The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-02-05

AYE" Mr. Livingston was put into the
chair.
Mr.. Livingston Ia very Intelligent
gentleman--u saw mill man, we believe
and has heretofore. on every possible occa-
sion, manifested an interest In the pros
perlfy OF Cairo. lie did not surely APP
pear at this meeting simply because he
wished to give benefit to the Cairo and
ST. Louis X. Il. at the expense OF the
city. 1t must be. although we do not
know the fact. that Mr.. Livingston has
been constant laborer In the interests Of
this city-has attended every meeting
called to advance Its prosperity. We
admit We never before saw, upon the
part Of Mr.. Livingston, any active
interest In our city-never before saw
him at public mass meeting but, then,
Mr.. l.. is one OF those quiet men who
work great deal without making much
noise, and he may have done much for
the city without making much display.
This must he so, or else We don't know
Livingston.
Mr.. Livingston had evidently been So
lected by Mr.. Ward before hand. because
Mr.. Livingston had prepared afgu.
ment, which he intended to Illustrate by
maps supplied by MIR. searl'. AZ
ter speaking half an hour, and
about the time he was approaching
his argument. Capt Halliday drove him
of the track by calling him TO order. and
suggesting that Mr.. Ward intended that
Mr. l.. should preside more than speak
This was not the proper thing to do. Mr.
l.. had duty to perform. and Capt. Hal
liday prevented him from performing it.
II Capt. Halliday had not done this, aud
MIR. Livingston had been permitted TO
speak an hour or two, we have no doubt
he would have said something. He could
scarcely have missed sayinG something.
The interruption Of Mr.. l.. by Capt.
Halliday gave great pain to Mr.. Ward, u
fact We greatly regret. We always feel
bad when a citizen so useful as Mr.. Ward
Is panied. Everybody knows that Mr..
Ward is q good cl,ilcn--an cnterprising
citizen-one Of the men who build up
cities in desert places. II our TaylOrs,
nalli1ays, Barclays. STATIONS, William.
sons, Cuhls, Brosses, and other such men.
were driven out, and men like MIR. Ward
Induced to come into Cairo In their places.
how speedy would be the mp growing OF
the city, The Wards would push Il into
greatness without any hesitation. We
arc sure of this. because We hnow Mr..
Ward-hnow how much he has done Tor
Cairo. Has there been an enterprise that
he has not unselfshly supported with his
pei, voice and purseY Meihinks see
him now, Horatio," with his pocket book
IN his hand, the fire Of public spirit burn.
Ing in his eye, and his voice ringing out
the patriotic words: "How much will II
cost to get the city out of the suds ; I'm
the man that will put down the amount,
if somebody will nam" it," This Is Ward.
ism-this IS the manner In which the
w AT Us We I't"al.
we regretted when Capt. Halliday panied
Ward by interrupiing Mr. Livingston
ust as that gentleman was about TO argue
he question before the meeting.
After the meeting had been started. Nj.
Linegar talked. and Oberly talked and
resolution was offered. and the meeting
adjourned without adopting the resolu-
ion. This the meeting should not have
lone. and we know Messrs. Searls, Lily.
ngston and Ward, those earnest friends
81 Cairo, will bear us out In this asser-
lion. But the meeting did do this thing.
and, if 1t had been permitted, would have
wounded the souls Of this philosophical
trio by defeating all their suggestions
by voting them down. We are glad the
meeting didn't do this. By not doing so.
il gave convincing evidence that 1t was
not a cruel meeting.
Ta.ta. L., W. aud =. Cali again, gen.
tlemcn.
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