The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-01-15
REMARKABLE CANDOR.

A few days ago We mentioned the fact
that democrat, who had been elected to
the Pennsylvania Legislature, had refused
to take the oath that he had not used mon.
cy to influence or secure his election, and
took occasion to hold him up as a worthy
example for republicans to initiate. The
Cairo News in replying to this says
"By refusing to take the oath that he
had not used the money to procure his cleo
ton, he tacitly confessed that he had. Is
1t in that respect The BULLETIN holds him
up as worthy eXamplei Any other view
would be an insinnatiOn that some at least
who took the oath procured thcmse Ives of
which there is no proof
1t may answer as a reply TO state that
it isnow announced by the dispatches that
a republican, OF Indiana, named Hazclton
is-to Use vulgar phrase--in precisely ".he
same boy" ThisIs all we need say in re-
ply to the News but the action Of these two
eccentric men is worthy of further notice.
'''t'' WIN 'il'HSIl Nlt llcL anu mural wear
and tear Of recent election, hastened to the
assembly to which they had duly certified
credentials, and there, upon the floor, dis.
turbed its session and shocked their col
leagues by declaring their unwiliingness to
serve. Such an irreyerent violation of the
prophecies challenges the roprobation of |
both the parties whose "disciplinc" has
thus been dcfcd
II the individual partisan may ferment
with moral scruples, how is an organization
to be kept ISOLDE" The danger is grayer
when a candidate smiles and swcars through
a canvass and utilities his triumph to be-
tray his supporters. To extend his hands,
heaped with riches, mellow promises to his
district, and then to announce from a leg
islatiyc seat to which he stands accredited,
but over which those hands refuse TO part
his cOat-taiIs, that he cannot take the Of
fetal oath are apt to impcll his constituents
and co.mcmbcrs of the same faith to some
considerable license IN the way ofunoilicial
'aths. The BULLETIN, as an organ which
occupies an advanced moral position be.
ieves that il must be admitted that if pro-
anity be wrong, he who furnishes reason
or it and spur TO it, is not
wholly inculpabc. What respect is due
o scruple that not only RIFLES parla-
nentary calm, but creates loud surg Of
in the breasts Of the individual
ogislatorsi Should man commissioned
D serve his district, assume an authority
lpcrior TO and to annul his commission,
nd (what is the special ailGnsc) $50 back
n his party whose back bore him E
trough the mirc Of the campaign!
Would any Of the democrats or repub. E
cans Of Southern Illinois have icroatod
milar sensation in u similar manner
lot much II they knew themselves. And
icy are right, for why should a man :,
''uBV III 'ho oApeno'o iu"uiy VI lutHc
,nvaSs with the laws at his elbows. A
an who seeks to assist in making laws
loud be familiar with those already (
ado and construc them in advance.
hus to posture AZ martyr is to confess
resell to have been fool or u rascal;
o IN not having acquainted oneself with q
10 statute, or rascal in having intelligent :
violated it. How democrats or repub- -
cans can retain their serenity under such
rcumstanccs is mystery to us, and we =
,ptule to believe that it was not retained. |
9th of the gentlemen should mate and =,
und u new party, In several hundred y
,ars 1t would increase to double ITS pres