The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-04-16
FREEMAN AGAIN.
HOT SHOT FIRED AT SCOTT.
4 WHOLE PARK OF ARTlLLhRG
LET LOOSE Al HIM.

CAIRO, IT., April u, 1874.
/ Mr. EpIroR: feel the necessity Of
Troubling your peaceful columns onco
more, for the purpose OF roprlmanling a
/ sold h and ignnofant man that proposes
- run for alderman Of the frs, ward.
Iie seem, !, yakl my little cplsuo of
The l2.L ns quit, an onense. 4. has drawn
the gentleman out but only 10 personal
titles and in bio gt,empt to smooth up his
own bad character be complain Of mine,
asserting tina, 1 am an habituardrunksrl.
This complain. attribute ~ tho fact that
] DO not purchase any Of bis bad whisky
llr Ladou.t soil anything else; and That
q. ou, Of ny reasons FOR opposing him A.
candila.e Tor tho First ward. lie is adj
diclc1 70 bal habits, and thinks II he
could rol into the council DO could gct
the l.quo, license reduced TO tho Old .le-
urc, and take GA. his license next year 70
continue 10 -c!l bad whisky. TIA: would
be tho oytont Of his Legislation TO try
and pass an ordinance that would allow
him 10 cell choap whisky on cheap
scale. Til. would allow him - keep biz
ring about him, 81 that he could stand on
tho outside and act the part Of gentle
nan while lj' band performed his wishes.
Mr.. Editor, common sonse has taught
me, drunk or sober Though Bill accuse
me OF never b'ing sober 90 cas-: ny bat
lot intel igently,and ior en intelligent and
worthy man regardless of tint or color
friend or foo.
Bill accuses me OF being peraonal en-
envy Of HE, and on That ground he -ays |
oppose him; but thai don't control my vote
nor influence it. Bat Bill says | can't
control one vote, and that / hsyn't any
influence. Thalmay be possible, bu: there
is ore thing tina. is impossible, ard That IS
to prevent me from thinking that a,man
should no. do himself injustice ly max.
ing councilmon out OF bad material, white
or black. Bill says he would advise Col.
Wood to close up all the saloons on cleo.
tion day or else | will not be able TO get
to the polls to work against him. 1t il
true that | promised my5clt rs much as
TIRES weeks ago that | would not take any
part personally in the election though !
suppose if Mr.. Scott could persuade me 70
60 down to his saloon on election day and
slip in the back way to purchase some Of
his bad whisky lie would no. refuse to sell
II to me, regardless Of Col. Woods order.
And again | say to Willy, that Ac had
better be on tho lookout, or Col. Wood
or some other IF tho authorities will close
his ahebang, and leave it closed.
The gentleman Gays havn't any re-
spcct for society, and "thats whats the
matter with the purp" lie also speaks
of my cups and downs in this world" l
understand the gentleman to have refer
cnce to my past Affections and if 30, that
is very weak argument. Perhaps he
has reference to my ups ana downs in So
ciety and if so, ! will say 10 him that his
standing is too weak to elevate mo any |
in society, and his level ia too low for mo |
to go down TO-
Bill also speaks of his cgndescension in
answoring my card. Now, il tho world
kaew his condosconson AS | do they |
would know nothing too low and dirty
for Bill to condoscend to. l reckon Bill
will not giyelno any moro of his condos.
censon, rs woll us no moro ups and
Gowns.
Now, Nj Elitor,i don't deny the right
of this largo community OF colored voters
to three or four representatives in our
affairs, but whore is the mate
rial? Bring me the material and / will
show you tho representatives., but don't
bring me such mstorial as Bill Scott
Now, gontlemon,I think that the material
the fathers of tho city shogld be manu-
featured out Of should bend to tho sur
roundings and circumstances Of the city
and the Interest and cleyH-
ton OF the community ut largo--toos as
well a. friends. That Ia what wo should
lerislnte for-,ho interest Of the whole
community, black and white, friend and
foe.
We should not DO selAsh, ~ my friend
Bill would DO and only legislate on the
LIQUOR license. | regret that great many
of our ignorant colorad voters, who have
the right to vote and don't know how to
use it, and don't question the merits OF
man nor lind out tho merits and qualilca-
tons Of hun, but think as Bill thinks, and