The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-10-30

together iruitiess. Tho city hes been |
Tor years growing 10 prosperity, and The
respects spreading out before " In the
oture are very encouraging
1t cannot be ,ru,hfully said Of US that our
,dvocscy OF projects Of public enterprise
las been obtained by pecunisry or other
'vslusble" considerations. We have la
bored for the benefit of the city (and thus
for our own beneft) on all occasions, With
out promise or expectation Of pay, and
have always, as cheerfuliy as possible,
paid our proportion Of every subscription
sba, has been raised by the friends Of che
city.
We do hope, therefore, that our people
At the election on neIt Tuesday will not
vote for men like Mr.. Thomas Wilson,
who for some reason satisfactory to him
elf, 10 opposed to the completion of the
Cairo and ST. Louis railrosi, and Is seek
ing the position Of com missioner that he
may strange tina, project so necessary TO
The best interests Of this city.
1t IS necessary to the bast interests Of
this city. Mr.. VIM d Ogden, one Of the
mos. experienced railroad mn in the
country, has written a letter, in which he
says the Cairo & st. Louis road Is one
of the most promising railroad projects
in the United States--,hat il Is doing an
immense business, tor its age, between
| Murphysboro and IT. Louis that lis
early completion to Cairo is demand ed |;
that the road from Murphy sboro to Cairo
will do more business than the st. Louis
end of the road in the tran .portation Of
coal and -four and grain I; and much
moro of tho same kind of commentator.
Now why should Mr.. Thomas wilson
wish 10 prevent the completion of road
which will be Of so much benefit TO Cairo
road, too, the construct on OF which ho
urged and 80 loudly advocated, as Judge
Bross, who hesitsted and received Mr
" ilson's condemnation, will no doubt
bear witness7 We cannot tell. II Mr..
Wilson, since the time hc and o.her ci,i-
z'ns were very angry because they feared
Judge Bross did not want the road
constructed, had became dealer
in coal or -four or grain, and
believed the completion Of this road would
bring competition to his door, VIC could ex-
plan his chang, from an advocate to m
enemy of tho Cairo and St. Louis road.
Blu, Mr.. Wilson has not, we believe, be-
come dealer in coal or flour or grain,
and Why therefore should lie fear compe-
tition2 He don't.
II may be his opposition 10 the result Of
pure cusscdness but we doubt IL IL IL.
Mr.. Wilson never works without con-
siders,ion received or expected, and no
vice man will. Iii is true il cannot be
said of Mr.. Wilson that he has been pub
Ii spirited. He has never done an thing
TO benefit the city, and has generally been
one of the men who repealed the coming
among Us of new citizens. He is one of
the old-timers who used to believe all the
Off es belonged to them and that their
rights in this regard were endangered
by newcomers. But We fear
il 10 not simply lack Of
public spiri: that has induced Mr.. Wilson
to become SO active an enemy Of rail
road project. And since his conduct cam
not be explained by lack OF public spirit,
-four, grain or coal, we are u, ~ loss to hnd
an explanation for II. But this We do
know, he is opposed to completing the
road, and ell those who do no. icsr COM
petition in the businesses the Cairo and
ST. Louis road will foster in our mist
should not vote for Mr.. Wilson on Tues
day next.