The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-04-09

| OiihcS NY noiulng out 10 them as reward
a substantial meal and shelter from cold
and rainl Why are not the men, and wo-
men too, who purposely violate the ordi-
nances of the city, made to earn their bed
and board every day by using their muscle
on rock pile2 1t must be acknowledged
| by all, and it lisa self evident fact, that con-
fnement for a certain number of DAYS,
with enough TO eat and q bed to sleep on,
so far from being terror to the average
criminals really what he is anxiously long
ing for. There are now four strong, heal
thy fellows in the city Jail who, instead of
costing the city several dollars per day,
each, in board and the maintenance of DO
lice courts, jaier, and officers, might be
made to pay at least greater share of this
cost by honest toll. The Eighth street pave
ment costs about $500 per running foot;
the layer of small rock costing more than
the two other layers together because of
the labor in breaking it, the men employ.
ed in breaking it get not less than dollar
and half per day, which, for four men,
| would be six dollars that the city would
save daily if the four sturdy fellows, who
are idling away their days in the city prison,
were put to work. There can be no good
reason why they should be allowed to spend
their time in absolute ideness when the
city has work to do that they can do as
we'll as anybody else. In fact the city be.
comes party to the violation of its own
ordinances by being so lenent with the
principals in the offence--by holding out
inducements to yioators of its ordinances
that are known to be absolutely irresistible
the shivering, half-starved, lazy, impudent
constituencies vagsbond commonly called
tramp.
The News man pleads guilty to the
soft impeachment that he expected lucre
for supporting the republican county can
didates in the last election, but attempts to
Justify his "mercenary motives" by asking
whether or not THE BULLETIN had ever
been known to favor its party when such
action would tighten its pocket" and
proceeds in bombastic style to say that
THE BULLETIN would have repudiated all
the Independent candidates had that course
been necessary in order to elect two of |
them. We cannot understand exactly the
mysterious process of reasoning by which |
the News justiics its own selfish motives by |
the mere suppostion that, under certain cir. |
cumtances, THEBuLLETTN would have shown |
itself equally selfish. It's question is easily |
answered. The BULLETINS record. we
may be allowed to say without risking
question as to our veracity, is about as well |
known as that Of the News. 1t is known
that it has always been democratic paper,
but it has not been a rantankerous demo.
cratic paper. 1t has not pursued the old |
ruts; it has not been guided always by the
dim light of an age long past,
but it has had the courage at all times to
steer by the beakon lights planted along
the political highway in accordance with
the superior experience of modern times.
The BULLETIN has not, under its present
management been in favor of dragging
national politics into local elections and it
feels justified in that course. In its efforts
in favor Of the Independent candidates in
the last county election it was not, like the
News, actuated by the "hope Of reward"
but by its love of consistency in opposing
the interference by national party in local
affairs In this opposition to
the republican boss candidates
The BULLETIN saw itself compelled to
speak of the record of one or two of them
to lay bare certain facts that were not gen.
orally known and this the News terms
STOPPING tothe vilest and flthicst of mud
Well, we must admit that the News is
right. The BULLETIN did stoop-it had
to stoop. 1t had to stoop very low in Or
der to reach the pit in which some OF the
republican candidates had been wallowing.
And though some of the things it ex-
posed were "vile" and "filthy" and nauscat.
ing to the refined public sense--even to the
dulled sense of the editor OF the News, as
IL appears yet they were facts.
ms the News does not deny. II they
were vile" and filthy" it is certainly no
iault OF THE BULLETIN. II seems that
though for many years republican, the
editor OF the News was not looked upon
as very much pumpkin" by his party u.s.
sociates-he did not enjoy their commences
he has been very innocent republican,
for no has yet to learn that, to STIR up ana
expose the record of the average repuh'
lican office holder, is at best very low
and ia always sure to raise