The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-10-03

We PosSussVu WIN buOllne ucgTee Ol
faith, and perseverance too to follow the
editor of The BULLETIN through all his
frstIys, secondlys, thirdlys etc., in the at.
tempt, must say, to create and encour-
age partisan strife and prejudice towards
the Prohibition movement; and while "my
vision is totally eclpsed by the little star
of Prohibition" yet this fact is so patent
IN every article that Mr.. II. has written
thata blind man can read it; and the de-
sire to create this bias is so strong, such
an earnest disposition to create prejudice
and party hatred towards prohibition, that
in almost every article written, there is an
evident over.reaching winch has to be cor
rected, taken back, or modified
do not wish in this to be understood
as charging Mr.. T. with untruthtulness,
not at all, but he lets his fervor and party
zeal, run beyond the point where the facts
will bear him out Let US see, Mr.. T..
says 'it was utterly impossible for Mr..
Linegar to have voted rs said he did,
against submitting to the people constitu-
tional amendment, and again, IN his issue
of 25th of September, he says, "Mr. Line
gar could therefore not have voted
against it as charged by the DR..
In this Mr., T. takes bold stand, in di-
rect conflict with the facts as stated in the
House Journal. First on page 20, a reso-
luton was presented by Mr.. Cnatfee, sub
hitting 10 the people vote, on constilu.
tional amendment prohibiting" the manu-.
tacture, sale etc, of ardent spirits.
This resolution WAS read and five hun.
drcd copies ordered printed, and it was
laid over acCor ling to the rule Of the
House. On page 800 it was brought up
again and was laid over for two weeks
again We find on page 307 it was taken
up and read by the clerk and on pages
39S & the vote was taken. Mr.. Lucgsr
voting against it, TIE BULLETIN to the
contrary Notwithstanding Moreover,
Mr.. Black informs me that the
was argued for two days, Mr.
Lineger making an argument against the
resolution and voting against it.
And then tell the people he is not allied
with that party of which THE BULLETIN
apprsed us some time ago, "that they were
al oath-bound and pleged organization,
made up Of men from both parties, who
were to work against oil fanatica aud
puritanical laws" so called, sand who
pledged themselves not to vote; or support;
or work for any man who believed in the
enforcement of these laws, irrespective of
all political atfiliationsl
"a part of the programme of this orga.
lizati0n, was to established daily News
Paper, and from the unwarranted assaul Is
If The BULLETIN on the 'litte fair mai
len Prohibition, am led to conclude they
rave succeeded also in that enterprise.
Mr. 7, States "in the latter half of my
that throw down the
gauntlet for personal campaign. No
air minded man will draw such unwar.
antei conclusions.
| only alluded to the past political career
# David T. Llncgar, and to what it might |
possibly be in the future.
| would not, even if could, "blacken |
he character Of Mr.. Linegar; or, soil his
iacn if clean"
Mr. Lnegar is before the people,
he dear people, it is for them to
determine for themselves whether or not |
le is representative man Of this senatorl-
Il district, and a suitable man to legislate
or Us and our children. One word more.
That last feather that was to break the |
Jack Of the Prohibition camel. The reso-
luton of W. S. Rodgers.
Instead of Mr.. RDges bringing that mat
or before the convention at Anna, | pre-
ientcd 1t myself by motion; and Mr..
Rogers merely embodied my motion in his
which he read to me before he
presented it to the convention.
But enough, expect the better men of
both parties not to be deceived or miss!ead
by any partisan thrusts from the editor of |
The BULLETIN, but to arise above all such
and with the dignity and iutell-
5el &c Of American freeman, vote for the
Des interests Of their country and let the
parties take care Of themselves.
When they do this am satisfied,
Sept. 2Sth, 1882. j. ). PErRIE.
Enough, good DR.. It's enough! we yield |
the point--al the points. Good authority |
tells us, that there was never yet philoso.
phcr that could bear the toothache patient
ly." Good authority is "bady off," We have
borne worse than toothachean dontprofcss
to be much Of q philosopher either. AS the