The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-07-15

The Democratic majority in the 46th
Congress essayed the repeal
of the law that thus subjects the judiciary
to the control of these men, and straight
way the Republican leaders, in and out OF
Congress, raise the cry that the Democratic
party is striking dangerous blows at the
national life To rob rascally federal
officials of the power to wrest an important
arm Of the judiciary to the furthcrance OF
wicked and vicious aims, is, in the eyes OF
the leading stalwarts, an exhibition OF
States Rghtsism that is exceedingly dan
gerous to our national existence.
The Democratic majority in Congress
sought the repeal of the law that enabled
the INSCRIPTIONS politicians of the party IN
power, to surround our voting places with
federal soldiers, for no other purpose than
TO intimidate and to keep from the
polls, the voters of the opposing party. The
voice ofevery true American who sincerely
believes in the capacity Of the people to.
govern themselves, was raised against the
enforcement of so dangerous law, yet the
stalwarts in Congress, aided and abetted
by the federal Office holders of the country,
raised the yawp that the Democratic party
was at its old work of striking blows at the
life of the nation
Tothe Republican party may bechargedt the
law that enables INSCRIPTIONS members OF
the party that may happen to have control
of the government to hire thieves, short
haired bruisers, ex-convicts and prlze-fght-
ers to arrest voters by the score and humid
red, without warrant, and for no other pur-
pose than to defeat an expression of popu-
| lar sentiment obnoxious to such creatures.
For the law that renders such proceedings
common in our large cities, and that places
the polls and poll books and ballot boxes
under the control of election supervisors "-
officers not chosen by the people, and respon-
sible to nobody--for such a law the country
is indebted to the Republican party. The
recent effort of the Democratic majority to
wipe out this internal law, was denounced
by the whole stalwart organization as q
| fearful onslaught upon the life of the ma
ton, and as an alarming advance toward
another rebellion
AMI, thus according to the standard set
up by the Republican speakers and papers
of the day, to adopt measures that aim to
prevent the packing of juries in our fed
eral courts, and to prevent the wrestling Of
such courts to individual or partisan uses
to do this is to give dangerous rights to the
states, and to strike deadly blow at the
| life of the nation
To contend that American freemen shall
90 to and from their usual voting places,
unawed and unthreatened by federal bayo-
nets that are subject to the control of rcck-
less partisans, is, according to the Repub-
lican creed of the times, a stab at tho ma
ton damnable effort to strengthen the
state at the expense of the United States
To say that bummers and thieves shall
not have power to arrest and lmprison
voters, without process or trial; to say that
men not chosen blythe voters shall notpreside
at our voting places, with authority to ex-
clude voters, to revise and control the max
| ing up of the poll books-to say that the
voters Of the country are capable of conduc-
ting their own elections without outside die
tatlon to contend for this, is to essay the
overthrow of federal power and render the
State supreme and independents
Upon such foundation as this have the
stalwarts of the day grounded their charge
that the Democratic party has become a
States Rights party and seeks to divest the
general government of the powers that are
essential to its continued existence.
In making Roadway upon such plat
form, Republican takers and writers will
encounter serious obstacle; they will find
avery general dissemination upon the part
OF honest, intelligent men to agree that the
premises warrant the conclusion. In other
words, the obstacle in the way of the stall.
wart "States-Rights BOOM" is the unwill.
ingness of honest men to believe papable
and notorious lie,
THE BACK DOWN.
As the issues raised during the special