The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-05-29
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| do not wish to be misunderstood. |
have not for one moment, supposed that
Mayor Thlstlewood intended purchasing
the beer for the celebration at the Park, the
4th of July. But he knows the beer is to be
sold there-that it Is part Of the entertain
ment offered to induce citizens and strang-
ers to be present on that day, and as a
staunch temperance man, should have SET
his face against the whole Of it, unless the
beer portion had been dropped. Then, as
Mayor, he has the power to prevent beer
being sold there, even when the council
have voted their permission. In the book
of Cairo City ordinances, under the head Of
Fines and Penalties, chapter v, page 100,
ordinance A reads; "Whenever the
Mayor of the city shall be of
the opinion that it is necessary
and proper that groceries and places where
vnous, spirituous and fermented liquors are
sold, should be closed, and the sale of such
liquors prohibited, he shall issue his proc
lamation requiring all persons to close their
groceries and abstain from the sale of such
liquors, designating the time during which
such groceries shall be closed and the sale
of such liquors prohibited, and during such
time it shall not be lawful for any person
to SELL barter or give away such liquors in
any quantity whatever, and every person
who shall violate the provisions of this
section shall forfeit and pay to the city a
sum not less than twenty dollars nor more
than two hundred dollars for each and
every offence"
Now does not that give the
mayor almost unlimited power, and clearly
demonstrate that he could prevent the sale
of beer IN the park if he choosel It has
been SAID to me that the blame should not
all be placed upon the mayor that the
nine councilmen who voted their permits
sion to perpetrate this unlawful act was
given. well know, and right here, while
l have not the slightest ill-teeling towards
any member of the council, as citizens, /
should like to inquire, what process of con-
science hardening they adopted, to make
them so far forget their solemn oath OF
office, as to consent to what they know to
be direct violation of both state and
city aws2
| was told by an official, high in autEorl-
ty, that because the celebration was for
the benefit of the tiremen, the city officials
were, fguratively speaking, "all to close
their eyes, or look away from the illegal
doings in the park on the 4th. Now, /
will not allow that there is better friend
to the firemen than myself. l have never
failed to defend them when | have heard
them uDjustly criticised, as often happens.
| have always been proud of them, and
have very warm spot in my heart for
them, partly, perhaps, because my husband
has been fireman since the first company
was organized here, and partly because l
have not forgotten and can never forget the
noble, self-sacrifcing, daring service 'hey
rendered me and mine, when my own little
home was consumed by fire. But
much as admire them, ana
strong as my regard Is ior
them, it Is not strong enough to make me
willing to see wrong perpetrated' that
they may be benefited a few dollars. There
are other and better plans for raising
money for our fire department, than com
pellng our city officials to be legally and
morally blind the 4th OF july while mems
brains are being turned and besotted by
copious draughts of beer L. D. H.