The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-08

les, perhaps it will obigc the public by
next showing up the G. & V. branch of the
Wabash, showing how it was built, what
became of Cairo'S large subscription to it,
how the important privileges it enjoys in
this city were obtained, ETC., etc. THE b.
should not devote its time wholly to one
road, and that narrow gauge, but which
somehow pays the broad gauge taxes
Thank you for the compliment, old lady.
IHE BULLETIN has certainly been earnest
and honest in its endeavors to Justify the
city council and the citizens in mass meet
ing assembled in their endeavors to seek
tho citys interest in the matters at is
sue between them and the
narrow gauge roadr it lhas done this
by showing that the city had already con-
tributed enough toward the success of the
narrow guage road, and that, unless they,
the council and the citizens, would stand
up for the city's interests the narrow
guagc company, judged by its former &C.
tons, certainly would not. If THE BULLETIN
has shown itself to be "goOd at showing up
the swindling operations" of the narrow
gusgc company, it feels satisfied. But,
Old Lady, you're in too greata hurry; have
patience; let's take one at time, please.
There is now no occasion for Showing up
the G. & " branch of the Wabash" If
"the G. &.V. branch of the Wabash OBJ.
tanned franchises by fraud and swindled
the city out Of her stock, it enjoys them
in peace and by sanction Of the United
States supreme court, against which any
resolution or ordinance of the city council
would be naugbt. 1t does not, like Oliver
Twist and the narrow guage company,
presume to task for more" But wait. Wait
until "the c. & V. branch of the Wabash"
asks to be granted an important additional
franchise and then, because the city coun-
Gil and the citizens seek to grant that
franchise in a manner that will be most
beneficial to the city, denounceS them as
cruel prosecutors of poor, helpless, i'm.
mOculate little angle, resorts to idle
threats, to falsehood, to all manner Of
mean tricks and finally to naughty con-
tempt of all propositions looking toward a
, compromisc-wait until then, you fgity old
creature, and see if THE BULLETIN does not
pursue the same course toward "the G. & Y.
branch of the Wabash that it now pursucs
toward "the CO st. L. branch Of the
Amsterdam" which has been guilty OF
all these Objectionable things. Bat where
will you be then, good, but very simple
old soul I? You have a habit of trantically
barking, or rather meekly whining, up a
tree while the coon sits securely on the
topmost branch, cycling you disdainfuly,
and other game is playing "banter' on
your TAIL and you would not have the
the council and The BULLETIN follow
your ludcrous example. You would have
them waste wind" and effort on "the c.
& V. branch of the Wabash, which sits
securely beyond the reach Of all wind"
and effort and does not seek additional
franchises in the granting of which the
city's interest, are concerned; but you would
have them entirely ignore the city's inter-
est in granting an important franchise
asked for by the narrow gauge road which
has as deeply wronged this community as
ever community WAS. You are foolishly,
criminaly consistent in your advocacy Of
the interests of individuals and corporations
as against those of the city, when such
advocacy can be sof any effect either way.
Come, old lady, forSake your foolish ways;
follow TIE BULLETIN and the people of
CAIRO for once in their efforts to guard the
city interests in their dealings with rail.
road corporations, Don't rest your old
head in your honey hands and whimper
about wrongs that can't be righted and the
mention of which can do no good, but sail
in with the rest Of us and pat US on the
back while we protest against further i'm.
positions. Do this and redeem yourself
from the obloquy into which you have
fallen.