The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-12-22
CONCERNING HON. JOHN II. OBERLY
Springfield journal (Republican.)

Springfield Journal (RepublCan)
1t is gratifying to be assured that the
democratic party is at last to have party
organ in this state worthy of the name.
For sometime past there have been rumors
aflcat of negotiations for the establish
ment OF democratic daily at some point
in the state exactly where did not seem
to be settled, as Bloomington, Peoria,
Quincy and Chicago have all been men
toned in connection with the enterprise
withsan ample capital and with Hon. John
II. Oberly, the democratic member of the
present railroad and warehouse board at
its head. The scheme seems at last to have
taken definite shape, and an apparently au-
thentic report now comes to us that it has
been definitely decided to establish the
new organ at Bloomington, and that Mr.
Oberly has been invited to accept its man
agement. The fact that he has taken
$4,000 stock in the enterprise (as stated in
Bloomington paper would indicate that
he is pretty certain to accept. The total
capital raised is said to be $4,000, which
will undoubtedly be more than ample for
the equipment of an office, but will proba-
bly, all be needed before the enterprise can
be fairly placed upon its feet,
The need by the Democracy of Illinois,
of respectable party organ has long been
manifest and frequently remarked upon.
Since the detection OF the Chicago Times, it
cannot be said to have had anything worthy
of the name-certainly nothing which
exerts any controlling influence upon the
politics of the state. 1t is doubtful if an
"organ" can greatly benefit the party-for
it can no more create voters than Glen
dover could call spirits from the 'vasty
deep"-certainly not in the present stage
of democracy degeneracy. Your true
political necromancer, and the only one
that has aided IN any efficient manner to
strengthen the power Of the democratic
party, in the past fifteen years, has been
the southern bull-dozer and tissue ticket
pedlcr. 1t is greatly to be doubted, there
fore, if the adherents of that moribund
party, who arc now signing tor an organ,
will not find that they are leaning on a
"broken reed"-onc that will pierce the
hand that holds it when they get 1t.
But, assuming that they must have an
"organ"- and we certainly wish to sec
them gratifed - we know of no one better
qualified to take charge oft than the recent
democratic candidate for secretary of
state. Ready, witty and talented with
experience as a journalist, he will bring to
the task before him an ability possessed by
few and surpassed by none in the state.
Not always in harmony with the self-con-
stituted ENTHUSIASTICALLY startling his
party by unexpected "spurts" Of liberalism
Mr.. Oberlys party would have mani
tested more wisdom, on frequent occasions
within the past few FEARS, if it had fol-
lowed him more implicitly than it has done.
Indeed, we suspect that wiser members of
the party-and perhaps others not SO wise
have discovered that fatal mistake was
made when Mr.. Oberly was frozen" out
of the State Register office in this city, q
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may yet live long enough to see revenged.
With this kindly warning to the party
against expecting too much Of their "or-
gan, and with lively appreciation of the
difiicult-not to say impossible--task be-
fore HIM, we personally wish Mr.. Oberly
abundant success in his new enterprise.
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