The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-10-17
A CHANGE OF PARTIES WILL BRING
BETTER TIMES.

Albany Argus: The hard times prevail
ing in this country are clearly due to Re-
publicanism. The party in power is re-
sponsible for the conditions while it is in
power. A change for the better will only
come by change of parties. To Republi-
canism extravaganza is habitual. Democ-
racy is everywhere the party Of economy in
government. The great mass of its men,
bership comprises poor men. 1t is true to
its members when tits frugal in public
trusts The illicit wealth of the country,
on the other hand, is allied to Republican.
ism. 1t is the party Of rings and corpora
tons The Republican party is equally
true to its controlling influences, when it
is wasteful in management and corrupting
in tendency. Neither party should be an
object of wonder, for responding to the
laws of its own quality. A party in power
affects the business of the country in two
ways: First, it determines how much
money shall be raised out of the people
and spent by the ofiiceholders. Secondly,
the example which it sets in this regard
has great influence on the living customs
OF the people Just as "a strong govern
ment makes and means weak people," so
does an expensive government make and
mean prodigal and shortsighted peo-
pie.
The Republican administration of the
government has, for long time, cost the
people much more than necessary or than
could be honestly accounted for. In addi-
ton to the extravaganza which has prevail.
ed in this respect, over one hundred million
dollars year, for many years, have been
raised from the people by direct or indirect
taxation, more than the rings installed in
power have been able to spend, even when
they have done their utmost to get away
with it. This is what "a surplus" means
in government affairs. 1t is the amount over
and above the sum required for the expen-
ses Of the government and for liberal al.
lowance for wants which may occur I'm
necessary taxation is oppression and rob.
berry. An hundred million dollars a year,
for many years, shows that oppression ard
robbery, in the form of unnecessary taxa
ton, have become wrought into Republi-
can system.
The material effect of this Oh the general
mass Of the people is seen in the hard
times which prevail The moral effect of it
on Republlcanism is seen in the fact that
the corrupt and arrogant elements which
nave an interest in maintaining an extrava-
CANT scale of expenditure, have nominated
Messrs. Blaine and Logan, who are pledged
to adhere to such course, and who are
earnestly DESTROYS of it. The people can
understand why Messrs. Blaine, Logan,
James j. Hustled, Chauncey NJ. Depew, A.
d. Cornell and Messrs. Dorsey, Bradley,
Elklns, Phelps, Kellogg, Gould and the
other supporters Of Mr.. Blaine should be
for increased taxes and higher surplus
every year. 1t is to the interest of their
pockets that 1t should be 80. But Il is
against the interest of every man who does
not make a living out Of "the government
II Is against the interest Of the laborer, the
mechanic, the manufacturer and the mer.
chant. II is against the interest of all who
pay wages and Of all who earn them. The
evidence Is seen in the. failures, which arc
Increasing on every side; 10 the reduction
of wages, occurring among those who are