The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-09-03
PATRIOTISM.

Patriotism is the last refuge of scoun.
drel says Samuel Johnson
This sarcasm can be elucidated from his.
tory. Catliua joined the party of the people
and stood for the counsulship against Cicero
Having been defeated by his competitorJhe
organized an army to destroy aud pillage
| Rome.
| John Wilkes the Bradlaugh of his time,
Known as the Middlesex patriot, was ex.
7 PEELED iiyetimes from the house Of commons
between 1904 and 1863 We learn from
Priors life Of Edmund Burke that he
made proposals to no longer an.
noy the government If he was
granted the modest sum" Of fifteen hun.
bred pounds year, settled upon the Irish
establishment.
About the first Of the present century
many OF the members of the Irish parlia
meut thanked God they had country to
sell, " when voting for the union with Eng
land. Lord Castlereagh, the prime mover
in this measure, killed himself. The only
thing he ever done fOr his country's good
Nothing In hI. life
Became him like the leaving II"
Louis Napoleon, when elected president
OF the French Republic in ls4s, lin
the presence lot God, aud before
the French people represented by
thelnational assembly swore to remain faith,
ful to the Democratic republic" As
Napoleon's official term was drawing to
close, he consFired against the Liberties of
the people he swore to defend; massacreed
the inoifensive inhabitants Of Paris, and
exiled the foremos; and purest men of
France, opposed to his ambitious views
II has beer said ,ha, republics are I'm
grateful. This has been refuted by the
Republican party. 1t lis true that in our
time the executive and leg.
islateye department have proven
TO be corrupt when the chosen representa-
tiyes Of this party were in power. Never
theless they having recognized the patriotic
efforts of President Grant, his cabinet off
GERS, Belknap, Robson, and his private
secretary Babcock; Mcdonald aud Joyce,
who, according to their own confession,
wore the felon's garb for the par.ys good,
acting under the directions Of their su-
periors. He must also include the presi-
dents fondness for presents-this latter
being characteristic of Asatic despots,
who must never be approached without a
gift Those combined qualities cndeared
him so much to his party that
they honored his patriotism far
above Washington, Jefferson and
Jackson, that the third term was profiered
to him. He, not wishing "to hide his light
under bushel," and knowing his revered
predecessors never possessed his quality Of
patriotism. Their example was no criterion
for him, But his party, after placing him in
nomination, dropped him when they found
a superior patriot in Mr. Garfield, who is
member Of the legislative department Of
the government For we know that standard
authorities like MoYTEsouTEs and Black
stone show that more danger arises
from corruption in the legislative
than in the executive department.
Hence the party being progressive and
adopting the Darwinian theory Survival Of
the fttest.' Garfield was chosen in
preference to Grant Credit Moblier and
DeGolyer, are to be inscribed on his patri-
otto standard.
Republicans do not deny, but palate
the official irregularities of Mr.. Garfield
Though we do not desire to be classed as
an optomst nevertheless we most assured
" consider it providential that men with
the record of Garfield and Arthur are can.
didates of this very patriotic party,for our
county is in the position OF the
fox, that fell into the ditch, and being har-
assed by horse eeches, which were absorb
ing his lfe's blood. In this manner
hedgehog met him and, desiring to be of
! service, requested to be allowed to pull the
leeches from HIM. This the fox would not
permit, assigning as reason, "those are al
ready filed and can suck but little more,
and should you pull them from me Others
will take their place and drain the little
blood that remains"
This we think is fair illustration, al.
! though we know for certain that many Of
. the leeches arc compelled to disgorge the
blood which they have recently sucked; in
, the shape Of campaign assessments.
JOHN HALIFAX.