The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-06-16

inc prlnClphl orator OF the occasion. III was
not a very large meeting but what it lacked
in this respect it made up in enthusiasm.
Judge Damron and Mr.. W, r. Scott were
the speakers, and both seemed to think
the only opponent they had was
Captain Thomas, for the burthen of the re-
marks of both speakers was what Captain
Thomas did do, but should not have done,
and what he did not do, but should have
done. Another meeting will be held at the
same place tonight, when several more
prominent speakers will be present, Ike
Clemens among them.
All the would-be Republican candi-
dates for congress arrived in the city yester-
day and proceeded TO work with much
energy among the voters in the city, after
having sent out several proxies among those
Of the county. Captain Thomas arrived
yesterday morning and found his interests
well taken care of by several
influential Republicans. Money has
been used against him very
literally, in face OF the fact that 1t was un
derstood among all the candidates, that no
lucrc should be used in the primaries in
this county. One OF Judge Damron's
strikers who left the city yesterday morning
to work in the county, met one OF Captain
Thomas workers Wednesday, and accused
him Of using money in the interest of the
captain, The captains worker denied
this and made \ counter charge that his
accuser bad received eighty dollars which
he WAS to use in the judges behalf in the
county. Iudge Dlmron's striker did not
deny the charge, and Captain Thomas man
continued you fellows think you are
coming it over us IN sly way. You prom
ised not to Use any money before the nomi
nation, but VIC caught you in your lie the
first break you made. You may nave pIen
ty OF money, because your candidate has;
bur, you bet, we have too, and 1t isn't Cap
tain Thomas money either. BY -, it IT
comes 10 the use OF money at this stage OF
the game, you'll fad that you hayn't got it
sill your own way. We've got the lucre as
Wei as you, and plenty Of it, too" This
gives slight insight in T. the
character of the fight that
Is being waged in this county by the
rival would he candidates for congress on
the Republican ticket, and their respective
men Fridays This IS the beginning,
what will the end be?
The new fire ordinance includes
forty blocks, all Of them
contiguous and nearly all built up, aud
situated in manner that renders some
kind Of supervision over the erection Of
new buildings very desirable. In all cities
of any size fire limits are established. In
Chicago said limits are almost co extensive
with the city limits, and no frame building
can be erected within the limits without a
permit from the council or properly con-
stituted board. The primary object Of cs-
tablishing fire limits in any city is to place
the erection of frame buildings under
the control OF the city council or
some board constituted by the council
and the ultimate objects are TO guard
against great conhagrations in the most
substantial portions, against the erection
Of miserable, uusightly novels in the bust.
ness portion Of the city, and to induce lot
owners to build respectable houses upon
their vacant lots. 1t requires no argument
to prove that all these objects are worthy,
and if followed up discreetly can only affect
a city beneficially. Cairo has several IN
stances Of the evil effects Of entire freedom
in the erection Of frame barracks in con.
splcuOus places almost contiguous to fine
brick structures The row Of dirty little
dens on Ohio levee between Twelfth and
Fourteenth streets, are deporable examples
and are much more injurious
10 the good name Of the city
than the empty lots would be.
Certainly, they added nothing to the ma
terial wealth Of the city or its citizens when
they were--stuck together. Such structures
do not only rctard the improvement of the
city, by preventing the erection Of respect
able buildings, but they endanger the ad-
joining property, deprecate its value and
increase the rate Of insurance thereon. The
establishment of fire limits in any city is
not to prevent entirely the erection Of frame
buildings within such limits, but to bring
the matter under the control of the council
or some authority which will guard the best
interests OF the city at large in the matter
Of building frame houses. A strict en-.
forcemcnt Of an ordinance prohibiting the
erection of any frame buildings in any city
would be highly injurious to the city, and
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