The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-14

tllls deIi0hsuatloh nave steadldstly re-
fused, until quite recently, to do so; nor do
intend now TO say more than few words
to show you which side am on. came
to Kansas for my health's sake and TO seek
employment far removed from party poll.
tics My political convictions, though
clear-cut and positive, had remained as
sealed book to this community if my Re
publican friends here and elsewhere had
graciously permitted me to possess nv
Democratic soul in peace and patience
But this poor boon was denied me. I need
not remind you that a large majority of the
party of moral ideas notwithstanding
their many amiable and excellent traits
have a very hateful and exasperating way
OF claiming all of the brains. the sobrietv
the virtue and patriotism in the country y
4 voice; "They haven't got it."
No resumed the speaker, az happen
to be temperance Democrat myself, time
tried and fre-tested. Aye, more, wor.
shipper of the living God after the straight.
est sect Of the Presbytcrians. To speak
plainly, bu' charitaby, trust, | grew tired
OF this Pharisaical piety. twas to exuber.
ant spoke right out at last and gave a
Democratic yell tor Hancock and English.
am here tonight to unite my voice with
yours in ratification Of this excellent ,icketr
A voice That's good religion"
YES continued the speaker, ~ have
never found written among the ten com.
LAandments, Thou shalt not be Demo.
crat Applause. This melhiiuous cant,
whereof | have spoken. has done good ser.
vice for the Republican party, but its day
Is past and 1t will soon take its place on
the historic page with the emotional
excuses OF other times. The election of
the Democratic nominee, to the presidency,
lew years ago, was the beginning of a
new and better era in our national politics.
Since then there has been no backslidiug.
no talnting by the way. The Democratic
aeart Is brayer and more confident than
ever before. The Democratic clans are
gathering all this great Republic and.
with the infamous fraud of 1876 for their
battle cry, and the solder.statesman for
their leader are marching to the struggle.
and the autumnal victory.
The great poet tells US of a wretched
man whose occupation was gone" A
much saddcr spectacle is thar presented by
the Republican party with its occupation
gone. With the freedom OF the slave and
his elevation to the plane of American cit
lzenshlp, the mission Of this party was log
ically ended, but it was still kept com.
pact organization, through the riyalries of
It's leaders ambitious Of place and pelf, and
by the cohesive power Of public plumber.
Huggng the memories Of the bloody past.
and refusing to propose or accept new is
sues 1t was poorly prepared for those great
Democratic triumphs which were simply
the outward expression Of the liberal and
spirit OF the age in which we
live. Candor compels me to say that after
this came Democratic follies, quickly fol
lowed by Republican exaggerations, and
the northern heart was once more stirred
by the Oft told tale Of the southern briga-
diers' and the Republican party once more
lowered before the country as the party of
safety. This false but plausible claim is
now numbered with the hatreds of the
past, Hampton and Hancock have shaken
hands across the bloody chasm, or, if may
quote the truly good Murat Halstead, Of
the Cincinnati Commercial, "The rebel yell
has been set to the music Of the Union"
But "the most unkindest cut of
all was the failure of the
Democracy to re-nonnate Tilden.
All of their guns were heavily loaded and
pointed at him, but against Hancock they
would be as harmless as the signing Of the
November breezes that will bear the glad
shouts of Democratic triumph. Cheers
Thus it is that the original occupation of
our Republican friends is departed, and
for the first time in the history of their
party, they are compelled to act entirely on
the defensive. But you must not suppose
that they will be idle. They will be kept
very busy defending their model candidate
The statement OF your morning daily that
the retirement OF Samuel J. Tilden had
also retired the "frand issue is as silly as
it must be incincere. The wisdom of
Tilden has outwitted his calumniators.
They did not seem to realize that while
they poured upon him, the outraged rep,
lesentatve Of the peoples choice, an I'M
broken stream of falsehood and abuse,
The dgnifed silence OF the grand
Did man was slowly but surely
cha lpnpinp the admiration of tho civilized