The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-10-30

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was enforced on Tuesday next FRS
ward, G.. NJ. Alden and Ii. Leighton
Second ward, Dr.Petrie and Moses Phillips
Third ward, George s. Fisher and j. +
Miller; Fourth ward, w. H. Whitaker ant
Joseph Hutchinson, and Fifth ward, f. w
Green and John Sullivan. Mr.. NJ. Easter
day is chairman of the committee.
The fire bells rang out vigorously
about five o'clock last evening. The cause
OF the alarm was fire in the grocery OF
Mr.. Jno Clancy, which was caused by the
explosion of a coal oil lamp. The lamp
was standing on the counter and Mr.
Clancys little boy, Johnnie, accidentally
knocked it down, when it exploded, and
the burning oil spread upon the floor The
little boy fell into the irery pool and was
set atire, but his father came to the rescue
and saved him from what might have been
a horrible death. AS it is, though severely
burnt from his neck down his back,
the boy will recover in week or ten days.
Mr.. Clancy himself had one of his
hands badly scorched No damage
was done to the house, though it might
have destroyed the entire property, as a
barrel full of oil was standing within a
| few feet of the fire.
The resolution adopted by few of
the colored voters Of this city at a meeting
in the court house night before last is any
thing but manifestation Of proper I'M
Outstanding on their part either of the
political rights OF the gentlemen against
whom it is directed, or Of their own inter
ests, 1t proves that its authors were either
entirely ignorant of the undertaking causes
of the action of Mr.. Bird and his colleagues,
or did not appreciate these causes and do
not grasp the real objects these gentlemen
have in view. That Mr., Bird or any other
man has a perfect right to change his
political views they seem to regard as a
novel and somewhat dangerous idea. cS
pecially if the culpit is one Of their own
color, and hence they see fit to denounce
Mr.. Bird and his colleagues as traitors for
daring to be free, indeed, and, not satisfied
with this, they even seek to draw the Ill
will of the colored men of the entire state
down upon their heads. If the men, who
drew up and adopted the resolution referred
to, would take the trouble to inform them
selves as to the reasons that actuated Mr.
Bird and Others, and the objects they have
in view, they would see the silli-
ness and injustice of their resolution.
The reasons that prompted the action Of
the Bloomington convention were two-told.
First, Mr.. Oberlys known sympathy for
the colored men, which has manifested it.
self both in words and actions on innumcr.
able occasions, not only while editing THE
BULLETIN, but also while he was n member
of the Illinois Legislature. And, secondly,
Mr.. Dement'S known enmity toward the
colored man, which has also cropped out in
words and actions. Mr. Oberly has always
advocated the rights Of the coored man as
q free citizen of free country, among
which was the right to share the benefits
Of our free school system, and while in the
Illinois legislature, lab0rcd and voted in
favor of the appropriation for our schools
On the other hand, Mr.. Dement,, Mr..
Oberly's opponent, voted against this bill
and has frequently shown that he regards
the colored man only as a repub-
lican tool When a colored man.
named Scott, was proposed as a candidate
in a convention recently held in Chicago
Mr.. Dement, Kissed, and taking the floor
unhesitatingiy expressed his disapproyal
of such action, saying, among other things,
that the colored people Of the state should
not yet aspire to any offices. This is only
one instance. A number of Others could |
be cited where he boldly expressed himself |
as opposed to the best interests OF the col
ored people These are the reasons why |
Mr.. Bird and the other representatives, of |
the nineteen districts, assembled in Bloom !
ington, decided to break the iron hold of
the party in power, assert their high preroga.
tive, and vote for their true friend, Obcrly, |
in preference to their open enemy, Dement,
And now, their object is not to abandon the
republican party and "seli out" the colored |
voters of their respective districts but TO
seek the election of the best man as secrc-
tary Of state, by stating the facts to their
colored friends, and then allowing
them to act as they may please
They are republicans still and will work