The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-02-17
POLITICAL.
THE CALL AND THE REspoHE.

pIuht pHuHHes-y ohys W. ''P'''e" Us
position on the police incorrectly. lie
wishes to say he did not charge them all
with ineileciency, but did say some of them
were id frauds. In this amended as
serton we agree with him. They are
that is 20 say, one-well, say two OF them
are frauds of that very kind.
THE OLD TICKET.
If we would have peace in tho family,
and the affairs of the city administered
for the best interest of the public, we will
put up the Citizens Ticket of last year
from A to Z-Lansden, llowlcy, Taylor,
Pope, Cain, aldermen and select council
men, and re-elect it. HASN'T TIE admins
tration been efficient? and doesn't the old
thing work we'll now Gentlemen, step
up to the counter and let us "repeat." So
say the coalescers.
CoMISGs.
This gentleman is a candidate for alder
man in the second ward-a distinctly pro-
nounced independent candidate. If cleo
ted no proposes TO labor for certain very
much needed reforms in the way of open
ing sewers, laying down street crossings,
cleaning the city thoroughfaiss, etc. He
says the second ward has been neglected ,
and that if he were one of its representa-
ton in the city council he should insist
upon its obtaining its share Of attention.
ROBERTSON, AGAIN.
II ~ IA, oapIi /
date for city marshal, says he has no de-
sire to run for the Office but so many of the
best citizens have persisten,ly urged him
to do 80, that to be rid
Of the annoyance of their per
sistency, he has reluctantly consented
to make the race He is to be pitied. l
is shame that he should be dragged from
the privacy he so much desires and w
are bold to declare the "best citizens
ashamed of themselves. We have see
many Of the citizens who are clnssed unde
the head Of "best, and have charge
them with the otrense complained of b
hiDtTlsOu, DuI W. hNNc NV ipuhu WV W.
has not declared his innocence an
er, asserted that he had no intentio
whatever of doing anything that migl
even tend TO drive Mr.. Robertson into an
office. But, of course, at least five hui
bred Chats the way Il. puts it, Of I'll
best citizens have urged HIM to clean o,
Cain, and he's geing to do tiff he car
but can no? If he does it will be aft
he has bought the support of good man
citizens not classed among the best, an
SO far as our knowledge of his purchasir
ability goes, he is failure.
WORD.
TL- S,.-. ~----.- .L.. A. Tansd
would be a stronger man than Col. Ia
Tor in contest for tho msyoralty. w
venture to say, MIR. Lansdcn himself do
IL, not believe this. The truth is land NJ
Lansden is well aware of the fact VI
Lansden is strong because he has frienC
like Col. Taylor to advocate his claim
Last year the struggle for the office W
desperate and Mr.. Lansden, without h
knowledge, was put up as the represent
tion of the men who wished n change
administration in the municipal affairs
Cairo, and those men, almost without
nowledge-certainly without truoblin
him with the details of the CANVASS
cured his triumphant election. Anon
the most active of his friends, an
tho man who did tho mo-
ne work-not the noisy work of the turbulsl
C. fellows who infest groceries and play pitC
&c and talk election during our charter cal
vases, but the work that counted--paid.
got voters to come to the polls and vo
~ right-was Col. Taylor. And, now, if
~ wished to occupy tho mayors office
e. could beat Lansden out of sight-or an
~ other man. But that he wi
"' not be candidate we ha,
NC been informed by reliable authority. w
u wish he would so that we might have II
Il Pleasure Of teaching the men who are a
ways croaking Taylor, " like birds @
evil omen on Internally disagrceable night
IT that they know little about the real pul
u lie sentiment of Cairo and have been dc
;" ceived by the pestferous outgivings
" their own little coterie of sorehesds.
a CHEATED.
% Some of our republican friends (and b
;, it known we arc sorry to learn this asser
: that they were cheated in the election las
year, inasmuch as republicans were electe,
for the short terms, and in some mysterou
way democrats slipped into tho Ion.
q terms. They are mistaken. They wer
a not cheated. They were dealt with yer,
- literally. Here are the facts Take tn,
select council On the 10th of March las
:, the terms of three select counclmen ex
" PRED. Williamson, from the city at large
"a went out, and Capt. Halliday was non,i
mated to fill his place O'Csllshan OF tn,
- third ward went out, and Col. Wood wa,
II put into his place. Jorgenson, of tn,
fourth ward, went out, and Col. Taylo,
in was nominated as his successor Here W,
nave two democrats to one republican
Iruei but there were three other vacan
eies in the council to be filled Movers
democrat Of tho RrSt ,,,rl Ia