The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-08-23
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IuhJ Il HE BULLETIN Is unuer OF ever
was under the control Of "the Cairo
monopolists" or any other persons or
person.
1t is very easy to make charges of
this kind. We might, for instance,
say that Mr.. Bouton has been from his
youth up corrupt; that he re.
ceived a consideration for having the
Cairo aud st. Louis railroad depot loca.
ted in a particular part of Joncsboro; that
bchas frequently attempted to blackmail
Messrs. Payson 4 Cauda, the contract
ors of the road that lie is in every
fiber of his body, in all his thoughts,
in every throb Of his heart, in all his
emotions, "dead beat" perfect in ev-
cry particular that he is under the
control of demagogucs who pay him for
dirty work. Itwould be easy to make
these and many other charges against
Mr.. Bouton--as easy as Mr.. Bouton
ever found lying to be but they would
be as unjust to Mr.. Bouton as the
charge he has made against us. Mr..
Bouton has no reason to believe that
We have ever been controlled by any
person to advocate anything inoonsist.
ent with honesty or devotion TO sound
political principles. When he made
that charge he did not know II to be
true; and, Mr.. Bouton will agree with
us in the assertion, that he who makes
charge without evidence sufficient to
convince him of the truth of the charge,
is what the world has agreed to call by
the name of "liar."
The BULLETIN does not, and has
not, at any time, received the patronage
the national banks of this city might
give to local printing office. The
First National bank has had nearly all
of its printing done out of Cairo and
the City National bank has also very
extensively patronized the printing Of
fees of st. Louis. We have re-
ceived patronage from it, but we have
always worked for it at the lowest
prices and we are sure it has never,
in any reckless moment, given to us
any money for agreeing with it-for
permitting THE BULLETIN to be con.
trolled by it. 1t has had no reason to
believe We were under its control. Its
managers know that our financial opin-
ions are not in accord with those who
believe the National banking system to
be unmixed good. The gentlmen who,
for long time, controlled the FIRST
National bank were very headstrong
men. We labored for many years to
eniighten them-to lead them into
pleasant political pastures, and by the
quiet streams Of hard money and bank
reform, but, with astonishing persist.
ency, they always voted as we did not
want them to; they always opposed us
always voted against us The gen.
tlemen Of the City National bank have
also lacked appreciation, and We have
therefore found it impossible to agree
with them; they have often been 20
thoughtless of the public interest. as
to take issue with us.
Controlled by the Cairo monopolists2
BY which Of them? "You are con-
trolled by Capt. Halliday, and you are
the Captains political instrument
says The Mound City Journal. "That
is true" shouts The Jonesboro Gaz.
cite. But, be little calm, good
friends. Don't be guilty of falsehoods
that are so palpable. Everybody in
Cairo know, that Capt. Halliday does
not cling to US affectionately. Every
body in Cairo knows that Capt. Halli.
day does not take to w.
You are controlled by the national
bankers and bond holders" SAYS the
Mound City Journal. "True," echoes
The Jonesboro Gazette. But how can
that be when one Of the banks don't
patronizc us at all, and the president
of the other bank is as unfriendly to.
wards us as either Mr.. Bouton or Mr..
Potter-when this gentleman, thus un.
friendly, is the heaviest holder of
bank stock in Cairo, and we believe
also the heaviest " government bond
holder in Southern Illinois ?
"You are controlled by Col. Taylor"
says Capt. Halliday and other gentle.
men. DIR. Potter and Bouton will please
take notice, that one Of the gentlemen
they believe controls ne is laboring un-
der the impression that he don't and
that some other person does. But does
Col. Taylor control us? II so, we are
not aware of the fact. He has never
tried to. We have agreed with him
many times because he has a habit of
being right very often. But
he has never endeavorad