The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-04-15
COMPLIMENTARY RESOLUTIONS.

The City Council, at the meeting on
Tuesday night, unanimously adopted res
olutions thanking His Honor, Mayor
Wood, "for the efficient and impartial
manner In which he has presided. " and
expressing the belief "that in his retire
mcnt the city will lose not only an cili-
cient executive but also good aud filth
ful public servant"
We heartily concur with the Council.
Mayor Wood administration la, been
exceptionally beneficial to the city. he
and the council have labOrcd to do what
ever VA, possible 10 advance the Interests
of Cairo. Economy has been q rule they
have never departed from: the side
walks, under the careful eye of Calligan.
have not caught any unwary pedestrian
and made the city liable for danagc-. aud
yet The amount of money expended upon
them hasbcen very small the police force
under MclIalc, has been efficient and
faithful, and there is no city in which life
and property are more secure: the public
debt has been reduced. aud scrip hp, been
brought to par.
1t may he said, that nothing has been
done 10 build up the city. True: but
what could the Mayor and Council do
backed by citizens who seemed TO have
no disposition to help in the work of
pushing the city ahead? They had no
means--not a cent in the treasury, which
had been empty for eleven years. The
best they could do was to labor TO get the
city into good financial condition. and
this they have done.
During the next two wears the policy Of
economy should be pursued, and some
thing done to take advantage of the op-
portunity the building of the Eld's Jet
ties will afford uS to make Cairo the c,t,rc-
pot Of the Southwest, to devise ways and
means to lift from the city the railroad
and other bonded Indebtedness that is
wcighinguponuS 50 heavily, and to en-.
| courage the incoming ofmanuiac,ur,r,.
Now Is the time for this work, and thi,
fact the people, in making up their minds
about candidates, should not forget.
Those who have concluded 10 vote for
Mr.. Winter for Mayor should remember
that 1t will be dangerous experiment TO
elect him-that he is not wcll-balanccd
gentleman, and is liable 10 run into
cxtravaganccs Of policy; that hc is the
open advocate of doctrines that would
render less secure the persons and purses
OF visitors that he dcnounccs the policy
Of having scrip at par, and would proba-
bly, bring about a condition of affair. that
would compel the city to pay one dollar
Tor every fifty cents worth of services
rendered to it. The election Of Mr.. Nor
ris would not be an experiment. lie has
been member Of the City Council du-
ring the past two years, and is identified
with the policy OF economy that has dis
tingushed Mayor Woods administra-
tion. lie has no Utopan ideas
Is not an cXpcrimcntal,t-but
would administer the affairs Of the CITY
carefully, He would not appoint a pc.
lice force that would permit gambling to
be carried on with bOldness, and conf |
dence men to flock to it in droves. He |
would not pursue n policy that would
make scrip drug on the market but. in
sisting upon all necessary improvements,
make them at as little cost to the treas
ury as possible, enforce the ordinances
with fidelity, and do his best to advance
the interests of the city. He would use
every cndcavOr 10 induce manufacturers
to settle in Cairo, and use all the influence
he could command to take advantage of
everything that might contribute to our
At the worst, with Mr.. Nor
ris, We can lose nothing at the best, with
Mr.. Winter, We may lose nothing he
may prove TO be good Mayor. II is al
ways best TO be on the ,afe side.