The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-06-11
CASEY AM rpuE MONUMENT.

CASEY AND THE MONUMENT.
Mr.. X. u. Jones. of the Massae .Jo,frnai,
in an article on Decoration Day" in.
dulges in the following ungracious re
marks:
We are not disposed to criticise. where
everything went OH pleasantly. but We
Oberly's speech, a studied purpose In el-
evate DIR. y. Il. Casey at the expense of
somebody. We offer n sectariaA obiec-
ton and say to Bro. Oberly-"Iou lay
too much stress on Casey" Let II be UNI
derstood that We do not object
TO a reasonable amount of laudation
for this gentleman. but Bro. Oberly
presumed on the Ignorance OF his audi
tors, when he bored them by reading so
copiously from the proceedings of the
2Sth General Assembly in or,lcr Ia show
what Il great friend the soldiers of this
country had in Dr. Casey yes. We must
say that quite number Of people were
bored. not to say Disguised, ut this part
Of the proceedings.
We cannot understand why the charge
j. made. that we laid too much stress up
on Casey. and that We read copiously
from the proceedings of the Twenty
eighth General Assembly TO show how
great u friend Casey had been 10 the sol
dicrs of the country. We did not read
line from the proceedings OF the
lwentyeightii or any other
General Assembly. and We dill not lay
any stress whatever upon Casey. Ii
MIR. Mccartney, who i somewhat seat
:ering in his charges. had written the
paragraph above. We would have attribu-
ted it 10 the promptings of that pure
cussedne>s which. in very marked man
ner. distinguishes him: but that Mr..
Jones, of the JoDHai. who is generally a
very just man. should have written IL is a
tact that surprises Us. IL is possible he
penciled il while in one oi his ec,tatic
moods, while his eye was in fine frenzy
rolling. and We will therefore lay the
blame OF ii upon his Imagination and not
reproach his good .en-r or reflect upon
his veracity.
The fact Is. We did not attempt Ia eie-
waite DIR. Casey at anybody, expense.
and Mr., Jones will. We arr sure when he
has come down out OF the mountain of
! the muses.. and has condescen,ied to i'm
duige Ia pro-aical fact-. admit thi. to b.
true.
The occasion was the dedication oi a
monument and. in our speech, we had
to inquire: Who ordered the monument
to be built Why was il ordered: Ia
replying 10 the first question W.
said The people OF the state.
at the suggestion OF Dr. Casey.
member OF the General Assembly. or
dered it, aud then We proceeded TO tell
our auditor. why it had been ordered.
In doing this We used DIR. Casey
name twice only. We had 10 give the
history ofthe bill, aud. in doing 80. We
were compelled 10 name the member vi
the General Assembly who had intro
duced it; but We did not. Ia oar remarks,
evince any purpose To elevate HIM at
any other persons expense; and, Ia fact.
gave TO every person who was connected
with the construction Of the monument
a. much prominence as We gave Ia DR..
Casey, naming them all.
But the fact is-and this We know-that
10 Dr. Casey doe. belong the credit VI the
monument. II Casey had not been a
member OF the Twenty-eighth General
Assembly, an appropriation To build the
monument would not have been made.
He introduced the bill {; followed it 10
the committee got 1t back 10 the House !:
called itup without delay and pas sed it,
lie followed 1t to the Senate and to the
Senate committee got 1t reported back
without delay; had 1t called up without
loss OF time and passed. He took IL to
the Governor and had 1t signed the day
after It passed the Senate. We saw him
at these labors, and we know, as well as
we know anything, that 1t was Casey's
energy and tact that passed the
monument bin. lie managed the bill
himself--sOlitary and alone--from the
day Of Its introduction until its passage
and approval by the Governor, and he
must be mean man who would desire
to take from the doctor any credit that
may belong to securing this appropria-
ton.
This We did not say at Mound City,
but we do say 1t now, not for the pur.
pose Of elevating Dr. Casey at anybody
expense, but In justice to him, and IN
compliment of the skill he displayed
much to our admiration, in handling the
monument bill in the General Assembly