The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-07-28
The Sun, secure in the knowledge that

from all sorts of sources, and also, if we
understand its twaddle, threatens to bring
suit against us for on attempt to injure its
own business. 1t intimates that the whole
Garfield club, individually and collectively
maysue The BULLETIN for saying "it meets
in the store room Of the City Brewery"
The Sun also says, in its oracular way, that
if Squire Comings "makes his case the edi-
tor and the publisher Of The BULLETIN
will not find it so funny" etc. For the bene.
fit Of the Sun we do not object to saying
that there is no IF about it. Squire Com
ings has a head as long as rail end knows
just what he is about. He is bound to
win his case. His own salvation depends
upon it. He knows too much of law not
to know that criminal charge of this kind,
brought against the advice Of a practicing
lawyer, is about as dangerous as telling the
truth about man in a public newspaper.
The Republicans made another at
tempt to rally their forces last night. AS
before, they made extensive preparations in
the way OF music, bon-fres, decorations,
etc. They had also, as before, secured
eminent speakers, among whom was man
whose reputation alone should have guaran-
t,,1l nf tthin ha ~
was capable; but alas, as before, the demon
stratlon was very sickly affair. The band
began to play at the proper hour; the boys
were on hand to make the noise; the bon
fires were started and burned out amidst
the yells of the kids the ''colored boys"
gathered tardily with torches, but for some
cause or other, there was no procession
as was originally intended there should be.
Probably because they were conscious Of
their weakness. A fair crowd had gathered
around the stand, large PERCENTAGE Of
which were Democrats and boys, very few
white Republicans and the balance were
colored faithfuls. The first speaker was
not Douglas, to see whom the Democrats
had turned out But the man made a
tolerably good little speech, and was
several times appauded. The next speaker
was Douglas sure enough. 1t was
the man whose father had borne
such a brillient part in the b.
tory Of our country and Of the
Democratic party. 1t was the man, whose
father had believed that the principles Of
the Democratic party were the true princi-
pies and founded upon the constitution Of
the United States. And it was also the
man who pretended to be following the in
structions, and in the footsteps Of his faith
er, by abandoning those principles and that
party and joining the, what was known dr;-
ing his fathers time, and IS known to-day,
as the anti.constitutlona' or Republican
party. This man of whom SO much has
been heard because OF his illustrations par
entage, and of whom, therefore, so much
was expected was introduced to the much
ly mixed audience as the princi-
pie speaker of the evening.
Everybody was eager to get a look at the
little man (for little he was both in body
and mind) and everybody expected a great
treat in the way of political speech. The
imprc ssions that were gained from the
looks Of the man were those Of doubt, for
be betrayed too much OF the dry goods
clerk nature. He seemed to be addicted to
the cologne bottle and the -hammer
coat, and the impression that he made by
his speech was one of extreme disappolnt-
ment 1ae Democrats all left In disgust;
the white Republicans smiled foolishly
The o,ored men were eagerly itching for
the place where the laugh and the yell
came in md the boys seemed to be listen
ing v It'll mouths, eyes and ears, for the first
note of It's character. This was the pic
ture that greeted disnterested looker-on.
To say that none but those OF very limit
ed mental powers were entire
" satisfied with what they
had seen and heard, is putting it very
mildly. It is certain that Mr.. Douglas dis
gusted nearly every sensible man in the au-
dience. His style was too emphatic for
the silly stuff he was uttering, his argu-
ment was shallow, his Wit was without
point and far.tetched--in short, his speech
was weak, disconnected, and gave very
good ground for the numerously expressed
convictions that the man was far from able
to sustain the family name. MIR. Douglas
amply verifes the CID adage that really
great men seldom transmit their characters
to their offspring
1t is worthy OF remark that, thus far
this season, a very large proportion of the
excursionists from the country around US
and from the south, have taken the Ohio
river route in preference to any other, The