The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-01
4 LIE NAILED.
HON. JNo. Il. oBERLY PROVEN INNOCENT OF
THE ONLY CHARGE THAT LYING TONGUES
HAVE UTTERED AGAINST HIM.
his pocket

HON. JNO. II. OBERLT PROVEN INNOCENT OF
THE ONLY CHARGE THAT LYING TONGUES
HAVE UTTERED AGAINST HIM.
The State Journal, a Republican sheet
published at Springfield has repeatedly
given publicity to articles in the form OF
communications and purporting to come
from persons who claimed to be in posi-
ton TO know, to the effect that Mr.. Oberly
had not been consistent friend of the la
boring man. 1t has used every
means, without regard to fair
ness, to iDjure Mr.. Oberly personally.
Bu, knowing that its attacks were unjusti-
fable ana without foundation in tact, it
sends al him arrows poisoned with malice
from out Of towards retreat, not daring
to give its assertions even the semblancs
Of truth by boldly proclaiming them. The
latest falsehood to which the man Of the
Journal gives publicity is the following,
clipped from late issue:
EDITOR JOURNAL 1t was more than sur.
prising TO me to notice in Saturdays Mont
tor very fattering communication con-
corning the ''striaght-forwardnesS" of Hon.
John II. Oberly, all Of which O. "endears
him to the heart Of every true wage-work-
en- The writer signed himself "a Green
hacker" aud he spared no pains to misrep-
resent the honorable gentleman in order
to make his words emphatic, and to prove
that he was the champion Of the working
men. If such men as Oberly were to be
looked to for aid to the laborlng class, all |
can say is, God pity the laborer."
The Greenbacker says
While engaged in his mechanical occu-
patton, he (Oberly) was always true to lis
craftsmen, straightforward and honorable.
This il untrue, and docs Mr.. Oberly a
great injustice, as it is an established fact
that, while Mr.. Oberly conducted The
CAIRO BULLETIN, he paid no living wages
to ais printers, and did not command the
esteem Of his workmen. He gave his men
board at such places as lie saw fit, and
then paid them So, 50 and s. per week,
and some of them only received board and
tobacco money. Was this showing friend
ship and love for labori
The writer endeavors to impress his read
ers with the idea that Oberly performed a
mericle as concerns tne'truck bills at the last
session Of the legislature. Now, what re-
lation did he have with said Legislature
that should entltie him to SO much credit
concerning the" truck bill"l Was he a
member of that Legislature, or did he,
through public official, perform hese al
legged wonders as lobbyist! The writ
err further state; that Obeyy's supposed
connection with that bill " had the effect
it Is charged Of arra yning some Of the
moncyed corporation in opposition to him,
and they will spare no efforts to insure his
defeat" This Is simply ridiculous, for
Mr. ORDERLY has never yet shown any desire
to antagonize the interests of the "moneyed
corportions," but generally supposed to be
actually in sympathy with them.
The following statement about Mr.. Ober-
" is false to the letter
The fact that he refused to remain q
partner in business giving every promise
Of lucrative returns simply because his
partners refused to pay their employees reas'
enable wages eudears him to the heart Of
every true wage.worker.
Mr.. Oberly did nothing Of the kind to
wards employees but on the other hand en-
deavored to compromise the "scale o.