The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-01-14
CORPORA CHIPS.
HEwS FROM THE LOG OF THE CITY Gov
ERSMEST.

We think it was Homer or George
Francis Train who said Hew to the
line let the chips fall where they will"
In this way The BULLETIN hews
Mayor Lansden has concluded that
being mayor is not half 50 funny as it
seemed to be- He therefore proposes to
retire upon the iaurels he has gathered
and live in luxury upon the remains Of
the princcly salary he la. been promptly
I drawing during the past year
The time draws on apace when Coun.
/ Gilman Wood must make another raid
upon McHalc of the city jail. He is
treaslring his warsh implements to make
his raid irresistible; and when he does
/ move, farewell to the gentleman whose
name rhymes 50 well with the prison house
of which he is the keeper
Alderman Winter, he of the roseate
! complexion and amiable temper, is the
winter ofthe brick cistern mems discomfort,
and caunot be made glorious summer by
the sun of York or Pennsylvania, or any
other mans son. If he would consent
to wood he would be esteemed
brick, and Councilman Wood, who leads
tie fOrorn hope Of the bricks of the Sc
lect council, would no doubt forgive him.
We have been informed that applause
of Mayor Lansden's administration Of the
city government is an offenso against the
democratic party, which the same some
body should rise to explain. And the
democrats who believe 50 are passive
cus'es who wish to let the party slide in
the pending presidential contest! Pardon
US but we must be allowed to say tina,
The BULLETIN don't care continental
for the good opinion Of such questionable
democrats. They have been Of very lit
tie benefit to Us, their party, themselves or
the community in the past and if we were
mott religious journal, we would invoke
the questionable being sometimes called
Old Nick, to fly away with them.
Since the board of aldermen. led by
Alderman Winter of the Delmonico hotel
jack, who is host in more senses than
one, will not permit the public to have
cisterns unless the select council
Will consent to have them
cons,Tue,ea OF brick, possibly
by one of his masonically masonic brick
mason friends; and since the select council
members believe, MS every sensible man
who has Investigated the matter believe,
brick cisterns. are f-r-a-w-d.s-since, We
say-or are about to ssy-this is the situa.
ton of the cistcrn question at present
the only way to settle the
matter is by compromise. All great con-
troversles are compromised or they ain't
ana why shouldn't our cistern question be
thus determined Is it possible Alderman
Winter is so welded to bricks that he
can't even yield u brick bat? Forbid the
thought lie is too patriotic to bs 50
stubborn. lie will yield whole brick, at
least, and the select council men will GER
talnIy yield chip or aplank and thus by
mutual yicldings-which is very GOOD
term-we shall be enabled to get half-and-
half cisterns at least-half wood and half
brick How would it do, for instance. 10
allow Winter toput down u brick cistern
on Commercial at Eleventh street and the
select council to construct wooden els
tern at Thirteenth street, and so on.
what could be moro equitable ? We
therefore suggest a conference committee
VI 'he city council to settle this matter on
'"'s OASIS Compromise" is now our hue
a"' cry and we appeal to Winter to
'haw-to melt and flow out in stream of
Cancellation.