The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-10-24

attention and he recognized wherever he
might 80 as an extraordinary man. lie
is the exact counterpart of the fne engrav.
ings OF him On tho fancy bills. Yesterday
morning about II o'clock, headed by
cornet band, he lead his band of Indians
picturesqacly uniformed and on horse
back through the principal streets, and the
sidewalks along the line Of march were
crowded almost dcnsely with people, and
the streets were alive with noisy boys
From here the company went to Evans.
vile, leaving on the Wabash train this
morning early.
1t is difficult to see upon what the
few Republicans who are being led by State
Attorney Damron to agitate the question
of party action in the coming county
election lose their hopes Of success. At the
election Of 1878 the last "oil year" election,
according to the vote cast for the Repub-
lican candidate for state treasurer, tho
Republican vote Of this county fell 10
short of majority. Then there were no
Prohibition or Greenback candidates for
county offices, and had there been a part.
san fight for the county Offices the Rrpub.
lican candidates must have been defeated
Since then the vote of both of the msjor
parties IN tue county have increased in
numbers The Republican party, thanks
to the efforts Of that importer OF southern
Republican pauper voters, GLADDEN., has
probably increased more than the Demo
cratic party has; but by far not enough
more to insure success in a partisan night
under existing circumstances. There is now
Prohibition ticket in the field which, it is
commonly admitted, will draw more upon
the Republican than upon the Democratic
party. Besides this the people Of the coun.
", Republicans as wei, as Democrats, do
not want partisan county campaign. The
more intelligent OF them who are not seek.
ers after the spoils, are opposed from priuci.
pal to federal party action in local elections,
and will not be governed by the dictates Of
atew men whose only motive is an intense
haukeriDg after office. The peopl. Of the
county amply showed this by the over.
whelminc defeat Of almost the entire Re.
publican county ticketyat the last county
election, aud God knows, thy have had
ample reason to sorc.y regret its success
even to the extent Of only one candidate
who is now at tho head Of this new move
ment Last presidential election the Re.
publican party Of the county showed a ma
jority Of only $50, and then partisan EXCITE
ment was at white heat so 10 speak Ihis
little $50 will be absorbed by the Pfohibl-
bitionists alone, and the great majority Of
the more intelligent Republican voters, both
black and white will DO the rest OF the
work 1t would seem that this state Of
facts precludes even the possibility Of sue
cess Of Republican party action in the
coming campaign We are aware that the
most powerful Republican argument, a cor.
ruptiou fund, is to be used in the cam.
paign. We aware that the apparent apathy
of the colored voters of this county is open
lyattrtuted by Republican politicians them.
selves, to the lack Of money in the hands
OF the more INSCRIPTIONS leaders and we
known from an admission made by one OF
the most ardent supporters Of this move
ment last Sunday while in state
OF sem.soberness that money is T. be
brought into the county for the purpose
of carrying the Republican ticket through.
But we do not believe that there is a sui.
fCient number OF Republican voters in
this county Of either color, who, being op.
posed TO party action, could be influenced
by even 80 potent an argument as money.
We have more faith in the honesty OF the
average Republican voter than the leading
Republican politicians have, and We have
less faith ia the efficacy Of corruption
funds generally even though strong Re-
publican testimony 70 the contrary s'ares
Us ia the face,
The protectionlSts Of our own day say
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