The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-04-12

10 TIKI EDITOR OF THE BULLETIN;
have read tho undulsting controversy
with some attention, aud am tired of 1t.
II lie tediousness long drawn out. Let
the fow remarks l feel constrained to
make on tho subject be the last.
GAS.
Before / enter upon the discuYion, AL
low me 70 say the result OF the gas com
pany election pleased me. WAS gratihed |
by the retention of Mr.. Gsrould the |
Gentle Gerould, AS yon have nicknAmed
HMM the position Of superintendent.
Mr.. Jack Winter, who with all his profess
sions OF interest in religious matters CON
tinuss TO DO = very vindictive person, may
say what he plesses, and still the tact will
remain that Mr.. Gerould i. tho most COM
petent superintendent the gas company
has ever had. He may occasionally make
mistakes, but generally he 10 fair, and the
gas company would lose valuable serv-
ant II no should be disposed Of or with
draw tho light of his gAs-iighted counte-
nance from our city.
TEMPERANCE.
In most of the cities Of the east and
the west the religious women have buck
led on the armor OF prayer, and have at
tackled the sale Of intoxicating liquors.
You have been pleased 10 say, several
times, that this peculiar crusade would
amount to nothing; but l cannot agree
with you. The zeal of the God-fearipg
women Of this land must result in good
Of some kind. 1t may not touch the
hearts Of many Of the saloon-keepers, but
In the providence Of the Great Master
who rules over oil, it will surely result to
his glory and consequently TO tho benefit
| of society. Why tho Christian ladies OF
CAiro--why the Christian mon--why the
| Enthusiastically the friends Of temperance
have not moved in this matter | cannot
understand. They seem to DO afraid Of
the saloon keepers and their frionds; and,
you must permit me to say, l more than
suspect that The BULLETIN, the Sun
and the Gazette have been thrown to the
side Of liquor by the fact that you ell fear
the power of the rum seller. had hoped
better things Of the editor of TaE Bull
LErIs, but you are SAID to be ambitious,
and probably you believe that, if you
should say word 10 opposition to the
deep dsmnation Of drunkenness, Herbert,
Gates, Blautsu, Jaeckel, StockAeth and
other liquor men would take from your
columns thor advertisements and not sup
port you for office when next you become
a candidate. know how frsil human ma
turs 10, aud can pity your weakness if !
cannot excuse your omission to do your
duty.
"A day or two ago you intimstod that
the saloon men Intended to attempt to
capture the council, SO that they might re-
duce the liquor license from 500 to $500,
and 1 inferred more from the tone OF your
article than from anything contained in
it that you sympAthissd with the move
msut You are wrong. The license is
not too high. 1t should be $500 instead
Of 5000; but with the allies the saloon
men Of Cairo have, l sm fearful they can
do anything and everything they please.
| INoTE.-We do not wish to say anything
harsh but this correspondent il either igno-
rant or else tells falsehoods with the coolneS,
| OF AN experienced ibber. THE BULLETIN
is under no obligation 10 the saloon keepers.
| They are not our patrons. We have given
them more than they have given us. We
| have drank far more Of the innocent beverage
known as weiss beer than they ever adver-
tised. The fact j. they don't admire US
NJ Eai'a.. mon shnnld navarro Of tho
flowing bowl. Thore is poison in 1t. 1t
kills. To adopt the impnging or undu-
lsting style of writing, l may say tina,
the lowing bowl acts upon the sscretory
and excretory organs, and phases of its
effects are ulcoratise gsstritos, do guiana.
tive nepprits, inters,isisl hepatitis and
cersbritis. Thore is large quantity of
death In each OF these phases of tho Of
fects Of the flowing bowl, and would
therefore advise the boys, old and young,
TO not touch 1t with their hands nor allow
any other person TO put It to their lips.
[NoTE.-This advice Of our correspondent
is sound, and We commend il 10 the prayer
iui consideration Of our readers
THE PENDING ELECTION.
II am not interested in the pending
municipal election, except to desire that
. the members OF the council to be elected
y may be good and true men. Tho present
:, administration 10 certainly II quiet one.
II is not ertravagant, because IL IL pursu-
ing no policy to the advantage of the city;
it docs no harm, because ii attempts to do
= no good. Mayor Wood Is a friend OF
% mine. esteem him. He 10 al honest
., gentleman and q good citizen but | hope
70 he will pardon me- for saying, his: council
q seems 10 have no comprehension Of the
70 necessities Of the city. Apparently,
I, he has nothing to do bu! to
draw bis salary and presida Al