The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-10-28

pound to be used by himself medical
purpose; but he must carry his hand full of
OF brown leaves to some paid emesary of the
government, who may live miles away under
this law there have occurred some of the
most distressing hardships ever known in
this country. A single instance, which oc-
Cured in st. Louis some time ago, was
given IN the columns OF the Post. Dispatch
at the time as follows:
"'Well, here am an old man in a strange
city, and without cent OF money in my
pocket, and two hundred miles away from
home, said Isaac Murray, as lie stood in
Jailer Ryan's Office at the four courts this
afternoon almost in despair, after serving
thirty days in Jail, a sentence pronounced
by Judge Treat, from selling some leaf
tobacco without license. Il live in Macon
county in this state and am farmer by oc.
cupation. Nearly three months ago was
arrested by the United States marshal for
selling a few strips Of tobacco without a
license. have only one arm and I'm al
most disabled I'm going on my sixty
sixth year. At my trial | admitted
selling the tobacco for a few dollars, and
was sent to the city jail for thirty days.
The time expired this morning, and was
discharged, but Lord knows wish could
stay there, for I'd something to cat aud
place to sleep at least. don't know
soul in this city, and what am | going to
dOI I've been over to the mayors Office
but he won't do anything for me. | was
at the United States court, but the deputy
marshal said he wouldn't let me see the
judge, and God knows don't know what
to do when night comes on il don't get
assistance from some quarter. II could
get back to Macon county would be all
right but it looks now as if I'd have to
starve right here in the city's streets He
was advised to 90 to the United States
marshal himself, and turning his coat collar
up about his weather beaten face he started
out in the sleet."
The Democrats sought to repal this in
famous law and to reduce the tariff upon
cotton, wooden and leather manufactures
and other articles used by every family in
the country, poor as we'll as rich, to an
amount nearly equal to the excess of the
revenue in the treasury, and this attempt,
for which all honest men will praise them,
is made the basis by mediocre Republican
stumpers such as Thomas and Oslesby, to
cast reproach upon them. 1t is needless
to say that the Democrats did not succeed
in their purpose. The Republic ans passed
their little sixteen million dollar
reduction BILL of which thirteen
millions is taken from bank.
ing capital and but three millions from an
article of general use, matches, fifty cents
worth Of which will last the average fami-
ly year, and the tax upon which no one
ever felt, The result will be that next.
year the Republicans, il they have the pow
er, will hoard another hundred and fifty
millions or more Of the peoples hard earn.
ings in the federal treasury, to be squan.
dered IN Jobs OF various kinds. But the
signs are that the Republicans will not
have the power; the people are aroused to
theirsown interests aud to the wrongs com
mitted against them by their Republican
representatives, their Thomases, in congress,
and they will hurl them down. And the
people of this district will do their share in
the good work, by politely requesting
"their captain to be content with his sec
Ond term.