The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-11-29


just about as was predicted; with the ex'
ception of some minor parts, it was
we'll played throughout. Time and
space forbid a length par
ticularization and we must be
content with saying that Mr.. Thompson
in the leading part, and Miss Josephine
Laurens, as MARY Brandon" acted Their
parts as we'll as they could have been
done. They received frequent hearty APP
plause from the intelligent audience, ana
they deserved it. And If the approving
verdict II the audience, as frequently and
loudly expressed by shouts, capplng OF
hands and other demonstrations, is taken
AS guide, the conclusion must be reached
that the whole troupe was of high order
Certainly the troupe redeemed the prom
ises made for it to the public by the Opera
House management
ALREADY there is some agitation on
the subject of who shall.run for the office o!
MAYOR at the city election next April. The
time is vet some distance off, but that does
not seem to prevent some interesting talk
among those who make the affairs OF the
| city subjects of thought in their idle mo-
ments. Ia quiet way men and measures
have been discussed and suggestions made
1t is evident that strong pressure VIII be
brought to hear upon several good men TO
induce them to make the race, and that the
contest will be warm one, because it
seems that there will be opposing candi-
dates, each representing faction of voters
Oftwocandidates we are now certain because
they have already openly announced their
intention to make the race. One of these
is gentleman who "has been there be-
fore and has since tried several times to
"get there" again. He may be called the
Ben Butler of Cairo, and it may be that,
like his one-eyed sister Of Massachusetts,,
he will finally get pole long enough to
strike down the persimmon-that the voters Of
Cairo will be once more compelled to elect
him, for the same reason that Mary Jane
married her persistent lover-just to get
rid Of him, you know" But Jack" is a
good fellow, generally; he has a good
many brothers whom he recognizes solely
by their strawberry marks, and who stick
to him like Johnson county Damron.Re-
publican does to Thomas Jack is not
handsome man, either Of face or Of form |
rybody who has seen him knows this i;
"Jacl" does not claim to be handsome, but |
he believes implicitly IN the old saying,
handsome is as handsome does" Ben
Butler isn't handsome man, either, but |
he was elected governor of Massachusetts,.
The ladies Of Massachusetts don't vote; the |
ladies of Cairo don't vote, either, therefor |
a candidates looks don't count in either
case, and the conditions are about the |
same, except that Jack" can lay It all
over Ben Butler when it comes to writing |
pr0clamations. But Jack has an OPP
ponent even at this early day who will be
worthy Of his steel; bis name is Israel
Israel Rawins---a name made famous in |
sacred and profane history. Israel" the
chosen of God, and Rawins, one Of the
bright lights in the war record of this |
great country. Israel Rawlins," com
binGtion OF goodness and greatness which |
only Jack Winter or Ben Butler would |
dare to oppose in contest at the ballot
box Israel is a gentleman Of sombre
complexion, but that does not prove him to
be above running for Office, though it
would insure his defeat in four hundred
Republican Pulaski county. Israel has
been for some years janitor Of the AleXan-
der county courthouse under Democratic
administration and he is now, and any
man Of ordinary caibre and some asplra-
ton would not resign 80 dlgnifed and
renumerative a position for the mayoralty
even Of Mound City. But Israel is an ex
ceptionslly modest Republican, has allow
ed himself to be convinced by his Demo
cratic friends, that the great good Of the
city Of Cairo demands that he shall con-
descend to become its mayor and he has
graciously consented to condescend. Now
everybody knows, that knows anything,
that if there is any official position under
republican form Of government, in which
the incumbent is positively compelled to
become qualified 'as an executive Off
Ger within reasonable time, that official
position is courthouse janitorship. |
Israel has held the courthouse janltor-
ship Tor several years he has grown weak
in body but strong in spirit, poor in purse
hut rich in vrturp un1pr Democratic co,irt- |