The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-10-03

upon truth, is to be prejudiced to tell the
truth, is to attempt to create prejudice.
Webster and we were wrong.
We had believed, with good reason that
n political party was an organization of
voters, adherents of given principles of
government, who, in accordance with con.
stitutional provisions, at regular times as
sembled in conventions, announced their
principles in resolutions, and nominated
and voted for candidates who would be
bound by such resolutions. But the Dr.
tells us, political party is simply an oath
bound local club orsocicty, or number of
oath bound, local clubs or societies, which
hold secret meetings and only resolve not
to support for office certain men of certain
opinions on certain subjects, retrospective
of party Only this aud nothing more.
We yield the point Good reason and we
were wrong,
We had believed, with good reason, that
the nominee of the Democratic party was
bound only by such principles as were
enuncated in the Democratic platform,
but the DR.. has constructed little plat
form of crazy resolutions passed in the
heat Of agitation by the Cairo protection
lists, or other similar societies in the State,
which are opposed to prohibition; and
seeks to thrust Mr. Linegar, the Demo
cratic nominee, upon this little platform
because he is opposed to Prohibition. We
yield the point. Good reason aud we were
WRONG. We shall now follow the Dr.
good example: constructa little platform
OF our own, of any crazy resolutions passed
in the heat Of local agitation by the Cairo
Temperance Reform club, and by the
young peoples temperance club and the
Good Templars, and the Alliance, and other
similar societies in the State which are all
in favor of prohibition, and shall attempt TO
place Mr.. Scurlock, the Republican nomi-
nee, upon this platform, because he is also
in favor Of prohibition.
We had thought, with good reason, that
when so strong partisan as the Dr. is,
writing for newspaper, against political
candidate who, he has confessed, is, person
ally, very odious to him, spoke Of him as "a
SOW that had been Washed" "a dog that
returned to his vomit," and to vote for
which or whom it would turn his political
stomach"-we had thought, with good
reason, that such language, under such cir
has strong resemblance to
an expression of personal feeling But the
Dr. denies this he intended his words, to be
understood in purely Pickwickian sense.
We yield the point; good reason and we
were wrong.
We had believed, with Mr.. NJ. c. White,
secretary of the Anna Prohibition love
FEAST, that Mr.. Rogers, John A. Logan
Rogers, was the only man at the feast who
had sought to prevent any action that
might benefit Murphy and injure Thomas
but the Dr. confesses himself to have been
m accomplice, innocent OF course TO the
'cheEe which, he has also verbally con-
essed, Rogers would have introduced if
he had not. We yield the point. The
aud we were wrong.
We had believed, with the Dr., that in
discussion of political matters, as in all
others, it evidenced purpose to deceive if
my truth were withheld, and that to de-
,eive even in politics was sinful, The DR..
las confessed that he, and not Mr.. Rogers,
vas tue first to dictate the words of the
title song beginning, "resoIyed that We
hnk 1t unwise," etc, and thus leaves the
IMPRESSION that Mr., Rogers, Logan's broth
Republican deputy post master,
md member Of the Republican congress
ional central committee aud of the late
Republican congressional convention, was
lot at the Anna convention in accordance
With Instructions from his great political
,reator, for certain political purpose.
But the DR.. has failed to state in his com.
as he did in conversation few
lays ago, that Mr.. Rogers told him in open
convention, that if he, (the Dr.,) had not
given the segnal for the song, he, (Rogers)
would have done so. Knowing that the
Dr. is the impersonaton Of honor and truth,
md would do nothing sinful, we conclude
hat to gain advantage in political discus
ion, by Withholding little truth, is not q
in. We yield the point. The DR.. and we
we're wrong, We believe now as the DR..
believes now, and with NJ, Noirtier, of
Monte Cristo fame, that ain politics
here arcn men, but ideas, no feelings, but
interests; in politics we do not kill man,
Se only remove an obstacle, that is ALL"
Is this not enough1 Have we not re-
racted more than all2 Is the DR.. now salts.