The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-04-02

PULASKI Patriot;-"The Argus-Journal
and THE BULLETIN, Of Cairo, are not dis.
posed TO net square on the ration question.
The editors of those papers well know that
Alexander county has ordered and secured
more rations than Pulaski county. Gen.
tlemcn, come out like men and say your
people needed all they got and more too.
Publishing such articles as appeared in the
Argus of the Both inst, is not calculated to
benefit either county and will in no way
harm the persons responsible for feeding II
few hungry people for few weeks. Now
gentlemen deal in truths on this question
for once. We wonder why the persons re-
sponsible for ordering government aid for
Alexander county are not hauled over the
coalsl We pause for an answer
If the Patriot understands that THE Bull
LETIN denies that Alexander county re-
ccived and distributed more rations than
were needed, the Patriot makes a mistake.
The BULLETIN did not and does not deny
this, but did and does claim that many of
the negroes who apply for rations are not
in condition to need them, while some
who do need them, are too proud to apply
and must be hunted up by the officers and
commissioners. While The BULLETIN does
not believe in the sort Of pride which can
refuse crust kindly offered and sorely
needed, yet it believes that the action Of
the Mound City gentlemen and the COVER
nor, in going away from home to obtain aid,
WAS entirely unnecessary. The poor people
Of this and Pulaski counties
could have been furnished all
necessary relief by the well.to.do
citizens of both counties, aud the people
Of Cairo had already sent over hundred
dollars worth Of provisions to Beech Ridge
when the secretary Of war, in compliance
with a request from Mr.. Daniel Hogan of
Mound City, ordered sixteen thousand ra-
tons to Pulaski county tC be distributed
among the food sufferers of this part of the
country. In view OF this fact the people of
Cairo would have been very foolish indeed
tolhavc refused what the government Of
fered, allowed il all to be used to further
the political interests OF Il few INSCRIPTIONS
Puisski county politicians, and gone down
into their own pockets to relieve what lit.
tie suffering there might be IN this city and
county. The Patriot has no business 10
"wonder why the persons responsible for
ordering government aid for Alexander
county are not hauled voer the coalsl"
why. First, "the persons responsible for or.
dering government aid FOR Alexander coun
! ty,n did not, like The persons responsible for
ordering government aid fer Pulaski coun.
/ ", greatly oyeresimate the amount of suf
fering in the county, and thus SANDER the
county and lay themselves open TO the
charge OF containing something by false
pretenses"; and second, "the persons who
are responsible for ordering government
aid for Alexander county" did not, as did
the persons who ordered government aid
for Pulaski county, use that laid" illegiti-
matey; they did not abuse the trust re-
posed in them by the federal government
they did not make that "aid" means by
which 10 attain Il selfish end; they did not
seek 10 gain the good will OF the negroes
oi,hs city or county for political purposes
by issuing rations to all alike, even to those
known to them to be not entitled 10 aid Of
any kind from anywhere; ---- "the per-
sons responsible for ordering government
aid for Alexander county" have exercised
due care that none but the needy were sup
piled and have incurred the lasting dis
pleasure of much republican campaign
material in this city and county, because Of
their refusal 10 issue orders for rations
when none were needed. But enough, in
view Of the facts above stated, the Patriot
will probably take back its accusation OF
unfairness 50 far as THE BULLETIN is con.
cerncd, and will cease wondering why the
persons who are responsible for ordering
ratons for Alexander county are no. hauled
over the Goals"