The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-10-29

is by far the better man for the Office
The republicans martial band march
ed through the principal streets Of the city
5 last night, with the object of drumming up
a crowd to listen to Hon. G. W. Smith who
, was advertised to speak at the court house
When the band passed this Office on its
way to the court house it had following OF
one man and two boys and two colored wo-
men. The general impression of those who
heard the fife and saw the procession vas
that the salvation army had returned to
town
1t should he born in mind by the people
that on Saturday before last it was decided
in the circuit court, Judge Baker presiding,
That Mr.. John Reeve had overcharged Mr..
VIM. A. Rice for issuing naturalization
papers. And it should further be born in
mind that on Friday last Mr.. Reeve
was compelled to return to Mr.. Robert
Smyth three dollars Of the overcharges.
And finally, it should be born IN mind that
while Mr.. Reeve overchargcd democrats he
issued the papers freeof cost to republicans,
The record OF the circuit court bears US
out in this.
We are not prophet nor the son of
a prophet but il is our opinion that
there is more JOY in the republican party
of Cairo now, than there will be after the
melancholy days of November" have come
and gone, and we also believe and good
many leading republicans are with us in
that belief, that dating from the day the
old Cairo Sun was merged into a campaign
Sheet miscallcd the News, there has been
entirely too much Joy in that party for its
own good The fact Is the republicans
should have had the opinion of good
physiognomist before accepting their man.
The News is troubled because the Bule-
tin boards its apprentices and few OF the
men employed This does not trouble us
at all, and for the benefit OF the gentleman
from Carmi we will here say land If he
DESIRES we will prove it to his and every
body eses satistaction)that for one employe
the news has in Its office who boards where
he pleases, THE BULLETIN, has three in its
employs and that THE BULLETIN pays third
more per week TO each of the men who
board where they please than the News
does to either Of its employees. We will
also add that we do not believe there is
boarding house in town that would accept
the order Of the proprietor of the News for
a weeks board.
We were last night informed by one
of our citizens who is a republican that in
conversation with Mr.. Joy, the
editor OF the News, yesterday,
that individual stated that he knew
we'll enough that Mr.. Reeve had over
charged democrats for naturalization pa
pers and that the circuit court had so
decided, but that it was customary to do
SO Immediately preceding an election and
that Mr. Reeve would have been ID
fool if he hadn't taken all the money he
could get. He further stated that Mr..
Reeve ought to have kept the overchargc
which he returned to Mr. Robert Smyth.
and that the card he was publishing was
only intended to smooth over the mat
ter in the minds of those men who had
not been reached by the facts. The Re
publican who tells us this expresses his in
tention Of voting for Mr. Irwin.
Day before yesterday, for the first
time since Mr.. J. NJ. Damron has taken up
his residence in this city, he enjoyed the
privilege Of appearing in our police courts
in his professional capacity. Requesting
the privilege, he was permitted to defend
Mr.. Joseph Reeves, the man who is IN
picated in the stealing of the gold watch
and CHAINS from Mr.. John Stcltzer.
Although he had right to do so, it was by
no means commendable that he sh uld
show an anxiety to assist a man IN making
his escape who, it was pretty we'll known,
was indirectly the cause OF the goods hay
ing been stolen. Mr. Steltzcr is an honest
and hard working citizen and if Mr. Damron
desired an opportunity to display his ability,
he could much more appropriately have
rendered his services to that gentleman.
He was informed of this fact yesterday
morning and told that his action against
Mr.. Stetzer would cause Mr.. Stetzer's
German friends TO vote against him, when
he Immediately abandoned the case and
permitted Reeves to get out of his diem
ma as best he could. This last action Of
his IS the most objectionable and unprofes-
siona ever heard Of BY abandoning the
case after he had undertaken it he violated
the oath he took when he was admitted to
the bar and showed weakness that
"a ANYTHING but credit to him.