The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-10-19

candidates OF whom few political leaders
say to the people, These are OUR choice,
Tor these you MUST deposite your unscratch
ed ticket in November" The same feel
ing will govern the untramme!ed men of
the republican party that governed those
democrats, who voted for Judge Baker, as
an independent candidate, against the
nominee on straight democratic ticket
in 1879 As the democrats rebuked their
party leaders in that contest, 80 should the
independent republicans rebuke theirs in
this election Of county officers, which is
brought so much nearer home
One OF the arguments used by republi
can speakers IN urping the necessity Of vot-
ing the whole ticket straight IS that its de-
feat would be claimed as democratic
victory. This is sill bosh, as every think
ing man will admit. The defeat of the
ticket will be the peoples victory. No
democrat asks or cares what the politics OF
the independent candidates are. 1t is
enough to know that they are Independent,
that they represent no party, and that they
are. in fact, the BEST men for the positions
they seek. When Jack Hodges was asked
fhe would go into q convention and be
come candidate on the republican ticket
His reply was; mo. Democrats and re-
publicans elected me before and republicans
and democrats, if they are satisfied with
my work, must do it again. will be the
peoples candidate, or will not make the
race This is the correct view to be taken
Of the matter, and his election will be q
triumph Of the people. THE BULLETIN sup.
ported Jack two years ago, at the close OF
his term as deputy Of sheriff whose
politics is unquestioned, and when his OPP
ponent was representative Of the demo
crazy; it now supports him, not as against
a straight republican nominee, but because
he is not only the best man for the position,
but as an Independent candidate represents
the principle, NO politics in county cleo
tons
We know that all democrats do not think
as we do, that there are good many IN
the city, some OF them good men, who will
vote against the independents, but that is
their right. On the other hand a large
number Of republicans in Cairo have ex-
pressed an intention to disregard the party
lash and vote as they please and out in the
country, "the woods is full OF EN-" The
other independent candidates are we'll
known in the city and county. Mr.. Fitz-
gerald, as coroner, has served the county
we'll and saved hundreds OF dol
lars of the peoples money, thereby lessen
ing the expenses of the farmers throughout
tie county on whom the burden of taxes
fall heaviest.
The same may be said of T. W. Halliday
to whose watchfulness, financial ability and
careful study Of the peoples interest," dur
Ing the time, he has been chairman OF the
board Of commissioners, the county owes
much of its present prosperity. Ham
Irwin has served the people in many capa-
cities, and as their candidate will not fail to
receive handsome majority over his OPP
ponent, whose only claim to any kind Of
popularity is that he makes first'clsss
end man in negro minstrel show.
Mr.. Leek stands against man who
came from another county to run for the
office, and who, after the election Will, like
the boy who crawed through hole in the
wall to steal apples, and found the
farmer on the other side, 60 back the way
he came. The question is not will the PEG.
ple triumph and elect their candidates
bu, how large will their majority be-