The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-23
OUR COUNTY COURT.
That August Body denounced as Ola
Fogtes and Judfrial Owls-An lnvf-
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We have seen floating around anon
our exchanges the late order of tn,
County Court Of Alexander county, con
corning the Cairo and vincennes railroad
Judge Bross and his conferrers hare GER
tdinty graduated in the school Of old fogie,
and are Thoroughly posted in the art Of
"hov not TO do IT," A more impractical,
and sensetess order mercer 'eas adopted B,
any Court.
| Ny Lords and Gentlemen, what would
your County Bonds be worth with an en-.
dorsement on the back that they should be
void il the Railroad was not completed in
two years. Not the paper upon which
they are printed. These Judicial opls
seem to think that Il ,oiu be a great accom-
naodation to the Railroad Company TO al.
top them 10 build their Railroad to Cairo
The course pursued by the Court is we'll
calculated 70 invite Paducah TO enter the
ring for the terminus OF this great route
TO the East, and IL is not at all certain that
she will not do il, and In doing 1t succeed,
while the loss OF the road 70 Cairo ,ootid
be vhotty attributable 10 the short-sighted
ness or sbstindney Of the County Court.
The Mercury has given expression "a
the opinion of nine-tenths Of the peo-
pie Of Alexander county, and the members
OF the County Court are the only men
within our knowledge who seem to be ig-
norant OF the fact that in their conduct
with reference to this matter they have
grossly outraged public sentiment and
committed crime against the prosperity
of the community in which they reside.
Each member of that court knows that
the construction Of the Cairo and VIM
cennes railroad would greatly contribute
to the prosperity of Cairo and each mem
Der Of the court has been assured that a
restoration of the donation contract
would secure the road. This being true
what are the motives which have in
iuenced the court TO refuse to restore that
contract and insult public intelligence by
the irnpracticable and senseless order TO
which the Mercury refers?
We know the members of the court
desire the prosperity Of Cairo and Alex
ander county. They have been informed
by able lawyers that the donation con-
tract, made By tho County Court a few
years ago, was u binding obligation, and
Gen. Raum the attorney Of the q. &V. r.
r. Co.. has assured the court 'most sol.
omnly' that refusal TO restore that con-
tract would defeat the road. The action
OF the court must then have been based
upon the belief that the people Of the
county do not desire the contract renewed,
or must have resulted from the stubborn.
ness CT the members Of the court, or from
the fact that they have more interest in
the defeat Of the project than in its sue.
cess Now, there is only one honorable
horn Of this dilemma. The court dare not
admit that they will be benefited by the
defeat Of the road. TO do so would ava.
ken suspicious that would, We know, be
very unjust. The Illinois Central rail-
road company would be benefited, but no
person in Cairo, not in the employ Of that
road, would receive any benefit by the de.
feat Of the c. & V. X. r. project. The
court cannot, either, afford to say that its
late action in reference to this matter has
been induced by the spirit Of stu bborn ness,
and no member Of that court is so great a
fool that he can bring himself to believe
that stubborness is frmness. Then the
matter is narrowed down to this: The
County Court have refused TO
restore the contract because |
they believe that the people |
ofthe counyt, do not wish the contract re-
stored. On this point we take issue with
the honorable court. We believe that
nine-tenths Of the people of the county
are very anxious TO have the contract re.
stored. The court should have as much
confidence in their judgment in this mat
ter as we have in ours If they have why
do they not submit the question to the
people for decision' Are they afraid
If So they show by their fear suspicious
cloven foot. The most conclusive way to
decide the matter is to have the members
of the court resign, and stand for re-elec-
ton on this issue. They need not say they
are too poor. We will enter into bond
with security to be by them APP
proved, that all the expenses Of
such an election shall be betrayed
out of other purses than theirs. !
We will print their tickets for nothing,
aad allow them to use these columns free OF
charge, to vindicate themselves. Now, il
they have confidence in their professed
opinion that the people endorse them can
they refuse to take up this gauntlet? But
If they do, what is the inference? Let
men who boast show by their actions that
their boastfnlness is not the outcry of men
who A~e brave only in words. If the
court believe they have given expression
to the will of the people they dare not re-
fuse to 60 to the people on that issue. If
they do, let them stand condemned.
WE see by our exchanges that the tickets
to the grand gift festival at Omaha are be-
ing rapidly taken. 1t seldom happens
when one has an honest chance to win a