Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-05
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STILL HEAR THE OTHER SIDE.

The Democrat, both editoria7zy and locally,
| replies to tine plain unvarnisaed statement of
the 'Friend Of the Manager which ap
peared in the TINES The editor tancies he
knows the writer. Perhaps he does, and that
knowledge may or may not be satisfactory to
him. Be that as it may, it does not affect, in
the slightest degree. the controversy which
the editor of the Democrat seems to court and
covet. He utters threat of what he means
to do or feels inclined to say, which, in his
opinion, is something terrible. If he have
| anything resting on his conscience that the
public ought to know, he should relieve HIM
self of the onerous burden. - -
Being unadvised as to the matter which is
held up as it were in terrorsna over the manage
ment, the writer of this cannot undertake to
say what it may amount to. The editor comics.
ses that he has ,availed himself ofthe privilege
free list, but claims that equivalent was rem
dered in notices of plays to be performed, and
of the engagement stars, &C. The ''&c., -
is comprehensive, and may include such enco-
miums as inefficient management" in addi
ton to the notices described. No attempt was
made to place him in a false position. He &C.
cupies the seat assigned him, of his own free
will z's.-.- - 4.
The ''local'' of the Democrat is more amia-
| BILE, and disclaims intended severity. He is
complimentary, 100, in terms polite, clubbing
the writer, who humbly pointed out hole in
his coat, "a fool or an IDIOT He claims that
his diatribe was ''rather apologize than Sc
vere,n forgetting the rule that "damns with
| faint praise His reason for ''desisting from
severe criticism must be very agreeable to
| the ''worthy stars" He claims to have made
all the explanation required as to the causes OF
the ''short comings'' of which, he says, COM
plant has been made, but there is where the
writer OF this thinks he signally failed. The
play may have been Hamlet, but it was with
out a Prince As an Offset, however, to the
less amiable, and rather malicious filings Of the
chief editor, the following paragraph may be
quoted:
/ We hope to see the Atheneum succeed and
believe that it will prove good paying prop
erty if properly managed; nor do we doubt Mr.
Bailey's ability to manage it, when the nu-
merous obstacles that he has had to overcome
are effectually removed. as we feel assured
they will be.
This isganswer enough to the chief editor
slur of "ineficient management 11ul f
The secret of the attack on the Atheneum,
and all who would do justice to the efforts
which Mr.. Bailey is making to repair the dam
age of scant and immature materials with which
he was compelled to commence the season,
(because it had to commence at the time ap-
| pointed to meet the engagements of stars,
leaks out in another part of the locals ar
ticle, when he says: a. <'S- - '5
1--WE earnestly advise him, however, not to
let those g. Friend of the Manager for in
stance, } who desire to curry favor with him,
persuade him into an attempt at "bucking !"
against the press. 1t has been tried in this
city several times and failed ANONYMOUSLY, as
we fear it will if attempted again. -
1t is not the writer's wish to have Mr.. Bailey
do any such thing but the. potency Of the
Democrat, with its valiant champions to regu-
late and direct the taste of the citizens of Cairo,
might not prove as available as these sanguine
youths imagine. Their unmeaning and fire.
auently ILL bestowed "putfs'' have never
| brought dollar to the theatre, and their pa
negyfies having fallee, not much need be aPpfe-
hended from their denunciation.
FRIEND OF THE MANAGER