The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-09-19

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gentleman remarked that if they had own
ed engines and hose carts the town would
have burned up. This opinion is not so
unreasonable when we remember that with
no water, the people dependent on fire
companies would not have made so good q
fight with buckets. The property burned
belonged to q widow and was with ito con.
tents total loss, there being no insurance.
The Perkins House, and others, were on
fire in dozen places from sparks, but
were promptly eItinguished.
The gathering at the Methodist par
sonage last night was one of the most
agreeable ever had in this city. The rooms
were all crowded with friends anxious to
show their admiration of Mr.. and Mrs.
Scarritt and to express sincere regrets at
their near departure. Numerous presents
were brought by their friends, but the prin-
cipal one was beautiful water service,
presented BY the ladies of the church as
token of their regard. Mr.. and Mrs. Scarrit
cannot help but remember last night as
among the hsppest of their lives.
Every day new Improvements of real
estate are started In some portion of the
city, and if the work continues but half IS
generally and energetically as it has been
going on for several months past, Cairo
will be completely transmogrified within
year. Mr.. Aisthorpe has already put men
to work raising his outbuildings, on bic
Seventh street premises, and next week
Mr.. r. Fl. Cunningham will have his new
frame houses on Fourteenth street raised on
to brick foundations, on a grade with the
newly filled street, and will have the lots
filled also. This nature Of improvement
may be seen in progress on nearly every
street and promises to make Cairo one of
the most attractive cities on the river in
the course of little time.
Wednesday was the ninety an
niversary of the adoption Of the federal
constitution; an instrument that every
American citizen should revere as the
panoply of the peoples liberties. 1t was
originally the production Of the greatest
minds and the most patriotic and liberty
loving men Of that or any other age. It
should be read and studied BY every citizen
and its provisions aud requirements be in
stilled into the minds of the youth Of the
land. If the people Of the United States
were fully imbued with the principles laid
down in this fundamental law they would
not so frequently have to hide their heads
in shame over the betrayal of public trusts
by public servants, no to often have their
righteous indignation aroused by oppres-
sions Of corporations and the monopolistic
use of power by individuals. 1t is because
the constitution has been ignored and
trampled upon, that princely fortunes are
being accumulated by individuals at the
expense of honest toll, and that the power
of the many has been reduced and the rule
of the few has been encouraged. Central
ization Of power is antsgonistic to the let
ter and spirit of the constitution. II was
the intention of the founders of the gov
eminent that governmental power and per-
sonal wealth should be diffused among the
people. But under modern methods power
is centralized-the rich become richer and
the poor poorer. That this anti-constitu.
tional order may be reversed should be the
earnest effort Of every p.trotic citizen. 1t
is the boast of the Democratic party that
it believes In the strict construction of the
constitutional upholding its authority
in obeying its requirements. They are
sneered at by Republicans for this, and are
called constitution. shriekers." But the
Democrats are right. We have faith to be.
lieve that the right will prevail, and that
the constitutional form of government as
founded by the fathers will be preserved
and handed down to future generations by
the efforts of those who are now battling
against its enemies.