The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-10-22
ru. Cor.raAs CuvrK DAM.

make an appropriation for the Copperas
creek dam. lie is saying "See now
much saved of the peoples money by
defeating this bill---ihis steal Al
bright defeating steal Now bring
forth Sataa. anI tell him to begin the
good work of rebuhing sin
But. the fact Is, Mr.. Albright did not
defeat the proposed Copperas creek
| dam appropriation, and it was not steal
| He NAV succeed in convincing Ignorant
people that what lac says about TINS Jam
business is true. This is possible; be-
cause il is II fact that there are Democrats
| in Jackson county who listen with pa
tiencc to this gentleman advocating The
right of all Democrats to mob negro
| school children in unfined peace
| aud security: but. in Uhth'
the proposed dam appropri-
alton was not Il steal, and Mr.. Albright,
in his speech opposing 1t. proved himself
| to be "A very ignorant man. altogether
| unfit to represent an intelligent constitu-
ency.
First. 1t was not a steal The propo-
sition was to appropriate Il certain sum OF
money to build dam in the Illinois river
where Copperas creek empties into that
river. The Illinois river /.
navigable stream-a large nav
ieablc stream OF the state. 10 i'm
prove it so as to give channel from
Chicago to the Mississippi river along
which steamers could pass FROM Cairo TO
| Chicago, carrying our goods 10 market
and bringing back to Us building mate
rails and other articles would benefit
Southern Illinois greatly. and particu-
larry the Fifticth senatorial district.
The Improvement OF the Illinois
river in this way would give This
| district, all the counties oi which
lie upon The Mississippi river and along
the Illinois Central railroad, Il competing
water line To Chicago with the Illinois
Central. This would compel ilic railroad
to reduce its freight charges AMI give TO
us cheaper building materials. which are
now high ia price bccause oi the
high rates OF freight on the
Illino, Central. The state con
vcntiun OF iarntr,--a large body Of
mcn-that met at Bloomington demanded
this improvement, at the Illinois river, and
an appropriation for that purpose. be-
caus. the improvement OF II" river would
cpnlribut" much ia tn" eau" at cheap
transportation. aud aid materially in tho
work of brcaLu. down the railroad
uoUopnlics al The state. ct course all
railroad companies opposed the 3ppro-
priation, and 1t is significant tact that
gentlemen IN the employment OF the
Illinois Central railroad were the men
who secured Mr.. Albright nomination
at Jonesboro, and are now his friends.
The Illinois Central railroad does not
want competition, aud Mr.. Albright is
working into the hands OF that railroad
while protesting TO be one OF the watch
dogs oi the state treasury.
Scrund. Mr. Albright IN hi, opposi-
ton 10 the Coppcras creek appropriation
proved himself to be shameiully igno.
'au,. me proposed appropriation was
for the improvement of the Illinois river
at Copperas creek, but Mr.. Albright fell
into the error of bell. wing that the pro-
posed appropriation was for the improve
ment Of topperas creek. In his speech
upon the bill ne said "lf it is proper
to build dam at Copperas creek,
why not improve Big Muddy
river IN my county, stream
four times as large as Copperas creek, an
Improvement OF which would be worth a
hundred times as much to the people OF
the whole state: There are in my dis.
trict al least a dozen streams that are
more worthy of state aid. | have made
diligent inquiries of persons residing adj
jacent TO this puny stream. Copperas
creek. have, by the aid of powerful
magniiying glass, discovered 1t upon O
map gotten up by its friends, but upon no
: other | have conned history in vain tor
a description OF tins noble river, and at.
ter untiring search and inquiry. have
ascertained that Copperas creek il not
worth dam(n).' Now, here was one of
the representatives Of this district, exhib-
lung gross ignorance OF the question he
was attempting TO discuss. "Copperas
creek Is not worth IA DAM" he shouted.
when there was no proposition
TO put Il dam in that creek.
IN my district are dozen
streams more entitled 10 state aid than
| Copperas creek" lie asserted, when no
person was proposing TO give state aid 10
Copperas creek. This was ignorance in.
excusable-almost stupidity; and now
this man, who did not understand the
question when he acted upon it, is stand.
Ing before the people saying Vote for
me because saved your money nv de-
ieating the Iopperas creek dam
steal We are amazed but where
fore; Are not these the days Of little
| mem Are not these the days ia which
| ignorance backed by ''impudencc i,
potent With the people - why there.
iore should we be surprised that Mr..
AIprl:h'' Who resisted the Improvement
oil 'opperas creek, now comes forward
aud claims that hc defeated the iuproyc-
m"ni of the Illinois river: ". ,I,ould
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