The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-08-27
THE BAND AGAIN.
REMARKS OF A SPECTATOR.


lion Of ~. P.' censuring the Deltas for In
lerrup,ing tho lecture at 81. Patrick
church, on Tuesday evening last, seem. TO
have given the "spologis,s" Of the band
some little annoyance. ~ \
"J. p" unfortunately lab rs under two
difficulties in this Discussion; he IS GER
tainly a Cdth,lic, and heis, or has been
debating with 40 editor, which fact alone,
we think, should warn him TO throw up
the SPONGE
We do not wish TO be understood N
coming TO the rescue Of -. r." for We
believe him fully competent TO fight his
own battles. But we do wish to discuss
tho only point which We consider
vital ana material in this difference DO.
tween ~. T." and tho Dsltas.
The question as we understand IL 10 not
whether the Dsltss had right 70 play
for the public on that evening or any
other. For uuqucsiionably they had and
have.
The question Ia not whether the public
shall suffer, or be inconvenincsd for the
few. We do not think 1t should.
The question 10 not whether the "pop.
ish lecture" (as tho apolegists were
pleased to call IL, was free or for pay. II
should not on that account, we think, have
been disturbed or interrupted.
Tho question is not that the "three hum
dred" spectators had Assem- bled to listen
to the concert aud the band did not wish
to dissppoint them. The Del,a', no
doubt, will play again.
The question 10 not that Tuesday even.
ing was the regular one set apart for the
concert. For IL that wAsA complete an
swer to J. P.'s complaint, the loader o,
band when called upon and requested I,
postpone the concert, shoald, If they wer,
In good faith about the matter, have said
1--WE will play, lecture or no lecture" Ii
which case the "fsw," yielding to sh'
wishes Of the public, would have deferroC
the lecture to some other time.
The only proposition then which w
wish ana shall endeavor to establish
this, that the Dsltas whether designeedl
or not we are not prepared 70 say di
not keep their promise on that evening
Ana We appeal to a disintsrestsd and un
pre- udiced public for q decision.
Two gentlemen, whose names can b
produced, if necessary, on Tuesday in Ii
afternoon called upon the leader Of th
Dsitas and requested, rs . mattero favo
q postponsmsnt of the concer. on accour
of the proposed lecture. He, tho lsade
proposed First, either to postpone II
concert till some other tint
or Second, play in tho upper part Of u
!. city in case they should give the concs
on that evening. He remarked that
would DO call right" &c. The gentl
man left with tho assurance that the bar
would not play At their stand near u
church on that evening. Now, bsfo
!, tho lecturer had spoken twenty minute
he was compelled to lssvs Shs pulpit
consequence OF the music played by n
Deltas. II the facts are - We have stat
them, land we presume they will not
denied are we justified in concludin
that the "Deltas did not keep their pror
s ise on that evening"" or course OF
l. reasoning is bassd on the theory that Z
10 disciplined soldiers obey the command
y and follow tho instructions Of a bra,
Il and worthy officer. Et
Q But another view: We have been /
Q formed that the individual members
IS the band, the same evening, At the stan
z promised . certain gentlemen who wait
= upon them that they would not play th
:. evening anyway till 8 o'clock. But th
j. did play before o'clock, which fact '
r think We can establish by "three hundred
n Witnesses. In view then of all these ev
If dencss, we ask agsia, are we not forced
!. the conclusion that the Deltas did n
l keep their promise-the only vital Al
Q material point in this protrscted and US
les: controversy.
SPECTATOR AT LECTURE AND CONCERT.