The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-10-20
BARTON'S INDICTMENT OF CAPT.
THOMAS.

BARTON'S INDICTMENT OF CAPT.
THOMAS.
AS time rolled on, the untitness of Capt.
Thomas for the position to which he had
been twice elected became more apparent,
and the masses of the party were not in
favor of again heapng honor upon him.
AS a representative Of the people he was a
cipher. He did not know what his duties
were or knowing them, did not have the
honor to perform them. But Mr. Thomas
shortcoming ms congressman were com
pensated by his cunning and trckery
He had formed ring around himself com
posed Of the federal oliiceholders of the
district This ring, by bribery and cor.
ruption, secured his third nomination
The Free Press, though Republican paper,
refuses to support Capt. Thomas. And for
reasons which We lay before the Repub-
licans OF the district,
We charge
First-That Capt Sohn X, Thomas, at
the second session of the 46th congress,
voted in every instance (when not ABSENT
in the interests of the bondholders against
the refunding bill for the reduction Of the
interest on the public to 3 per cent. See
Congressional Record Of January 10, 1881
Second-That at the first session of the
46th congress he voted in every instance
when not absent) against the bill making
silver dollars legal teuder, aud thereby
voted against the known will, of his con.
stituents and in favor of the bondholders
who want all their interest paid in gold,
See Congressional Record, May "a, 1879.
TLird-1hat when the very important
bill tor the reduction of the tax on tobacco,
matches and medicines Gin mich all his
constituents are interested) was voted on ut
the last session Of congress, he was absent
and did not vote.
Fourth-That when the bill in relation
to the building of steam and sail vessels
was before congress- he was absent and
failed to vote at every stage OF the bill; and
especially that he failed to vote for or
against the amendment allowing all mate.
rails for building ships and boats Of Amer
lean internal commerce or foreign com
MERGE to be admitted free OF duty. See
Congressional Record of July 22nd and
23rd, 1882.
Ffth-That Captain John r. Thomas
voted against the bill passed by the 18Th
congress making appropriations for the
improvement Of the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers, containing special appropriation
OF 100000 for the improvement of the
| Mississippi river between ST. Louis aud
Cairo, in which the people of Randolph,
Jackson, Union and Alexander counties
were especially in,erestod, ond that the
record shows that he (when not absent
voted against the bill at all its stages.
See Congressional Record Of February
18th and following days, 1881. And,
that at the recent session Of congress, when
similar bill, appropriating money to i'm
prove the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, and
containing a special appropriation Of 5000
900 to improve the Mississippi ryen be-
tween st. Louis and CAIRO, in which the
people of the above named counties were
vitality interested Capt. Thomas absented
| himself, and did not vote at all for the bill
at any of its stages, although every one of
| his constituents would be benefited
by the passage of the bill That when the
| final vote was taken in the house on agree
ing to the report of the committee Of refer.
ence (Which sealed the fate of the bill, }
Capt Thomas was absent and did not
vote See Compression Record Of July 2j
| 1882.
| Sixth That after the Presidents veto Of
the bill making appropriations to improve
the navigation OF the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers, the same bill came up for passage
over the Presidents veto, a two.thrds
majority being required to pass it, Capt
| Thomas refused to vote The bill war
passed over the veto, the vote standing
1872 to SO. But still, while it WAS IN immi.
nent danger of defeat, Capt. Thomas stood
by and failed to vote for the bill. (SeC
Congressional Record Of August, End 1882,
And yet, with this record against him, he
is now trying to convince the people OF the
| dgtrict that he was the friend of these i'm.
provementsl
Seventh-That during the second session
of the 46tll congress, and during the recen
session, also, Capt Thomas was habitual
absentee, and was absent or not voting
more often than any other member of con
gress, and that no other member Of congress
neglected his duty as did he. See Con
gressonal record of second session of-46tl