The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-08-19
The Mound City Journal
Attacks our John. y
A RAILROAD PRINCE AND
MONOPOLlST.
He is Also a Salt Man and
Banker.
AND LIKEwISE A B0NDHoLDER
AND FRIEND OF THE HAL .
.yAeia E.L1DAY5. SOD E~f

The National bank and railroad interests
OF CMIo werp, We'll represented AT the meet-
aonadU ity journal.
Ims Drfck, we presume, va thrown At
Judge urees aud US Will The editor Of Ne
journal please TO Inform us IN what manner
we are interested IN any National bank, or In
any railroad that has auy Interest hostile TO
the interests OF the people, or Ia any railroad
70 the extent OF one dollar, We believe Mr..
Potter 10 be fair man. aud ask him 10 make
his charges without indirection or insiDua-
tion.--t SAIaO M LLIIN. namu.
We'll nov, We kaow that Mr.. Obssly 10
vice president OF che Cairo X 81. Loais
X. X. Co.; At least, be was recently, and
We have seen Go notice Of his resignstion.
And be stood so high in the estimation Of
the company thsi . locomotive w.s ri ven
his name. but then, We do not mention
this believing ihA, by his connection
With Ihe {. 4 81. l. n. X. Obsrly ID
biased N favor Of railroad interesis 70 the
ceirimsn, OF the Interests OF The people
We merely mention IL 70 answer The IN
ference Ia, would be drawn from Tux
bCILrux ehsIIsnge by psrrons not
kn0-ilg shs facts ~e have stated. They
would presume naturally, that Oberly
cever sSd say closer competition with q
railroad than ihsi Of traveller. We arc
no, OF iho-e ~ho believe the railroads
tie wont monopoly The people hsve ~
contend With ...-
But e. this li,.le distance from Cairo We
i s-e eaaol.t 20 perceive quite closely the
/ si;as;ioo Of ;ksi town, which 10 only ,hss
| cf .oo -ary others over the country. Mr..
os<r!y, OF Ary ether nesspspsr man Of
Cslse, dare not come % aasely ga and op-
rsss tas ic ,er-s.s Of Halliday Il o., or Of
.ss c.=t.cs. Ssiic,h bsn kcrs aod bond
ssi.s-s c. t.s. city, however loudly The
t-.srssa Q. iss Eassss night demand it.
| E.--s . .-s--z.y . p5lstiear vko care do
= az .-s .rb--.es z-c are sesrr, -h0
4 " 3 - crs=-y.
ss.- 1ssvE By tie Cairo psspls, II
-. z-.- a.sss a>.-i, ia; Halliday,
va 80 s..s- Ss.ssnAl bakers and car
I a.. rsirsA. .ntsfssss, virtually control
1 :.s ,.s.l.-s G. Caro- Az sc9ssyor through
rs.s-E srt u cs.:r>. throughout So1thsrn
| LEssA A raIrDac ints;ss, spprshs nsiye
Il ,os.!iio. ts.-s4n the Dsmocrs,s and
/ I,>sp@,1sc, Hs,0rmsri would do all 10
- Ds-s; 20 prsTsni zach coalition, even
- ias .IssEI Of f9rssia.ling tue sesisn OF .
csaTssgsE. tcrosgh ,hs executive com
z lee esi,irgi., 30 \ [
Was. w0gid Halliday. 100000, or
mare, !sys-.s1 IL SAT- works be worth II
The prohibiiory .sris vss tsfsn from salt ?
| "A Islt gorkr, they would not be worth .
picsysns, which no one know better
thar TIE ,azAci01s proprietor. And be
xEo~s IN, III a. IL The Democratic party
ever ys,s Into pc scr one Of tie frrt acts
| Niil " - take tho duty Of salt Whist
kind III eomfO.. esn be expected by the
| Dsnocrney from democratic salt manu-.
lecturers Mr. Halliday aud the ether
Ss.lonsl bankers and bondholder, OF Csi-
70 Know, that II tks Democracy get into
power the banking monopoly will 10 bro
ken up, grssnbseks will take the place OF
| National bank notes, and the bonds To-
| gslly psysbls 10 green backs will be paid
In them ouly whereas, IL the present sd-
rninisirsti party can continue 10 power,
their bonds wtll cOntinus 70 Appreciate bn
value; their power and banking profits
will inerss,s, and thsy will soon be
lords indeed.
Can ssy bod = di.oov or thea, say reason
Why tho Cairo bsaksss, bond-holdsrs.
| salt msnsfsetarsrs etc, should really work
for tho sacessa Of the Democratic party 2
And are not tAsis iatsrssts % entirely de-.
pendent upon Che favor of govsrnmsn
tina, they nsy BE- saspsstsd Of worKipg
deeply Ard effectively againr the Demo
cratic party Cannot they Afford 70 or
pend money In Large smounts doing this,
| and will they not when the nscsssity Tor
II 10 EVIDENT Must IL not Dc constantly .
part Of their business 70 ~ateh their vast
interests con psctsd With politics
II those things are no, 10 II unrsasons.
bio TO suppose that tho extraordinary sc-
ton OF the Cairo gsn tismen who attended
tho late meeting Of the Mccormick COM
mittee at Chicago was the mere reflection
| NJ ths assif A Of thu iuiarest that rule In