The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-28
THE NEW YORK PRESS.
Current Comments of the Metropolitan
Editorb Yesterday 49, An Interesting
CHAPTER.

NEW YORK, August 27.-The World
says: THE report OF the proposed cap
ture Of the Presidential party by bandit
cowboys Is probably little at premature.
The real design OF these COW. boys, i'm 0Gr
opinion, was to wait until Mr. Willard aud
his three hundred guests. Including all of
the wealth Of the United States and the no
Hiiiy Of Europe, had assembled 20 witness
the driving Of the golden spike on the
Northern Pacific and then corral the whole
crowd. We doubt whether the whole
Presidential party are worth quarter OF
mil ion ca,h assets, whereas million apiece
would be low estimate for the Willard
parry. II the bandits should, after taking
them. agree to compromise with them at
81 cents on the dollars this would give
them hundred million dollars with which
thcy could come TO New York aud at once
enter our best society, No Que who knows
anything Of the genial and broad-gauce
construction Of the Western cowboy would
ever accuse him Of STOPPING to such small
game as q quarter OF million, when the
Willard party was In sight, "
The sun says: "Ten years ago josiah
T. Walls was q mcmber Of Congress, from
Florida. After the restoration OF home rute
TO the reconstructed states he and Others
who had occupied seats In the House Of
Representatives went into retirement.
walls abandoned the trade Of politics like
a sensible man, and turned his attention
- To- Ia,
on which labor Y@ the principal
capita expended, Welded q clear revenue
OF IS. 900. This In an example OF what in
dustry and thrift canldo when applied with
manly purpose. II Ii an announcement
to the colored people Of tie South to 20 and
do likewise, and to become independent OF
polite, and politicians The South abounds
in opportunities for the black race and the
subdivision Of the great plantations into
small farms will put it IN the power Of the
poor. who are willing to work and improve
their condition, to become proprietors OF
the soil.
The Tribune SAYS: "a solid South " not
such a great advantage after ALL Hardly
worth resortiug TO violence, intimidation
and fraud to pc ,prtrate, for so long As the
South Is Sodly Democratic this condition
will continue. There can he no motive 10
take candidate for either OF the two high
Offices from that section. They must DO
taken from doubtful states for the winning
Of doubtful votes. Witness Indiana, a
doubtful and important state furnishing
more Democratic candidates than any other
hal lolcn states, and candidates too Of the
most wihhy.washy character. We are glad
10 sec southern Democratic newspapers
waking up TO q proper sense Of their party
relations. FOR the highest Offices In tho
goyernmcn nj they are now practically de-.
franChsed, And this will continue SO long
rs the Democracy can count upon solid
South with such certainty that they do not
feel the need OF making the least account Of
Southern opinions or preferences. -
The Herald says; "Whcu the working
ing man loses days pay for the sake ot
marching IN procession that has been OF.
gunIlcd for the purpose Of affecting public
| opinion II ts safe 10 assume that hc believes
tbo procession will make good his loss eth.
| er al once or la'or, The grand turnout
| announced for wednesday, the Goth inst.
Il said to DO for the purpose OF showing
capitalists that II Is useless for them to try
to deprive men OF their legal rights, II 10
! Quit necessary that men with money
| !hould BE- made TO know that no amount OF
cash In bank or registered bonds at WASH
ington can Justify themselves IN defiance OF
the law or disregarding the rights OF tho
men who work. But how will procession
have this cfiecti The Herald, which would
rather SEQ a capitalist made pear than have
any workingman deprived o the rights
which are his under The law, trighr which
gave the workman . chance " save money