The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-11


followed it We are not progressive
but reactionary. This was the rule
of action followed by Plate nearly
nineteen hundred years ago. This Is
| the first time. ! venture to say, in
our history or ia the history oi any
civilized people that lHatp's rule a.
judicial artioa has met l.ith the ap.
proyal OF any any. save those who
would cruelty Jesus, and they d..
Gpise him for following ii.
What He Would Saw
'lf former President Roosevelt
had been standing on one side when
plate delivered Jesus to the Jews.
after having examined into the
charges and found no fault in him,
and at the demand of the peopln.
turned him over to them for crut'-
fxion, he would have clapped his
hands and exclaimed Most Righl-
eous, Most Honorable, Most Just
| Judge At least he would have done
| this if he had been as progressive
then as he Is now | am charitable
enough to believe. however, that he
| would have been a reactionary.
Senator Jones prefaced his speech
by saying that those who expected
to hear the sensational would be dis
appointed and that those expecting a
discussion of re presidential cam
paign need not listen He said he
would not discuss politics He re-
cited rapidly conditions which made
the present time prosperous, but
said that with everything to make
us happy I'VE are engaged in q
saturnalia of political vituperation -
Justice and fair dealing are
thrown to the winds" he added
Appeals to passion and prejudice
displace reason and logic Nileness
and corruption are sought for eager
ly and we rejoice if we are success
full in our search Sinister motives
prompt those who disagree with us
and none is good save ourselves
Anarchy Preached.
Under the banner Of progression,
anarchy is preached in honeyed
phrase and fulsome fattery. Our
sense of justice and fairness is dead
ened by loud defamation and in
sidious suggestion Until short
time ago supposedly new ideas, as
old as governments among men, We're
advocated with some show of reason
and prudence.
"A new Richmond, however, has
rushed upon the political field. The
real, consistent, faithful leader of.
radical political thoughts, whose
courage, consistency and faithful
ness we all admired, even if we did
not accept the doctrines advocated,
became i'll and exhausted The ban
ner he was faithfully and brayely
carrying was dropping.
"This new Richmond rushed upon
the political scene threw his hat into
the ring, and shouted to the waver-
ing hosts to follow him in the high
ways of progress and victory. Hop
ing to reap where others had sown,
he sought to pluck the fruit of VIC
worked and won with the despised
standpatters, and not being prac-
ticed in the principals of modern
political progress, he, with the reck-
lessness of ignorance and the rash
ness Of the new convert,i is appealing
to all that Is base, selfish and unjust
in the apparent hope of gratifying
an Unsuitable ambition.
Forgot Honors.
I'm his campaign for place and
power he seems to have forgotten
the honors bestowed upon him by
his party and BY the people of the
country He seems to be unmindful
of the dignity and department Of
one who has filled the most exalted
position in the gift of man. Wei
expect and tolerate the actions OF the
ordinary politician but it is a shock
to our people to see their idol seek
ing place and power by appealing 10
passions, prejudices and hatreds ana
whose most powerful argument Is
denunciation Of the motives ana
honesty of those who oppose him he
would substitute the biased, warped
and manned opinions OF the multi
tude for the Judgment Of those act
ing in a judicial capacity based on
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