The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-23

body Is more than 500 coo higher than that
OF another perfectly r"~nonsi br party for
the same work: and worse and more srSDi-
riOuS feature in this transaction l. that the
bid now accepted is $50 600 more than that
made by - himSril within a VIEW few
weeks, openly and pub .icly to your honor,
abe bOlY fer = ri, ming precisely the
same services, This Latter c'rCu Instance is
Ia my mind nantes 4, on on the part of
the contractor Of IT. lance upon the for
bearancc and gen,rOai,y OF Your honorable
body, which would be more cr,ditabIe if il
were less expensive to the TAXPAYERS.
am not aware that any excuse is offered
for the acceptance of this proposal, thus
increased, except the very liimsy one that
the lower bidders cannot AFFORD to do tine,
work for the sums they name.
This extreme tenderness and COnSidcrl-
ton for those who desire to contract with
the city and this touching and pateual
Solicltude lest they should be improyldcntly.
led into bad bargain is, | am sure, an cX-
repton to general business rules, and seems
to have no place inthiS selfish, ,Urdid world,
except Is found in the administration of
municipal affairs.
The charter of your city requires that the
mayor, when he diSapproyys any resolution
of your honorable body shall return the
same with his objections
This is a time for Il plain speech, and my
y
body now under consideration shall he
plainly stated. withhold my assent from
the same, because regard il Is the culmn-
alton of a most barclaCed, Impudrnt and
shameless, scheme to bctray the Interests Of
the people and h worse than Squaudrr the
public money.
| Will not be- misunderstood in this mat
ter. There are those whose votes were given
for this resolution whom can not and will
~ ,.#t a. t,fll ttl 80.
teTe>t, they are sworn to protect; but ithas
been fully demonstrated That there are in
tiuenccS, both IN and about your honorable
body which II heNOuNe~ every honest man
to watch and avoid with the greatest care.
When cOot judgment rules the hour the
people will, | nope and believe have no
reason TO complain of the action OF your
honorable body But clumsy appeal, IT,
prejudice or passion, destinations, with a
kind of low, cheap cunning, as u the mo-
tVes and purpose, of others, and tie mock
hcruiNm Ui buZru tifrOut.r ~ which openly
declares that a wholesome public sentiment
Is TO tc set al uaug {, sometimes urrrIyr~
ana leads honest mcu tp d.u DO the CUuNuW-
nation of schemes, WhirN. II exposed, they
would look upon with abhJrrrucr.
II the scandal i'm connection with this
st!ctS-clcanlug contract, which has 50
aroused our citizens shall cause them tu ,t.-
whom they Iutru,t their interests. and IL
serves to make all of ID, WHO are charged
with Official duties more ctrciTl Iu their
Performance, IL viii not bg an u4UIJ-Jcd
uyu.
We are fast -aiuiugpp-i ions ia the grade,
of public stewardship There is mo- m.di e.
ground. Those who arc not for the people
either ID on Uat OF NoNg honorable body ar,
aEaIu>, them ANA ~ho III Boo treated act,rl-
lAE,y. GROVER CLEVELAND, Mayor
In view OF such expressions ami ac-
tons a. these. the leading Republican
newspaper of Buffalo nUW supporting
the Republican ticket, was led to say
upon the day succeeding Grover tlryc-
land 5 resignation aS mayor that yes
terday Buffalo lost the hes. mayor She
ever had"
Elected upon th., record To- the high
office OF governor, public expectation
demanded Of him as governor a cuutu-
uaurp OF his course rs MAYOR. This
sentiment. everywhere felt. VA. rutuu,-
iasticaily expressed hy the Hon. Ros-
well +. Flower. upon the night of the
election OF l>,2, when, in Il public
speech, hr said;
Ihi, victory , The voice Of the people
speaking lu thunder ton ,. WHAT does il
mean? II say, to Grover C.eye-
land: we viii uHu-lratc YOU. We expect
you 20 faithfully carry ont the platform of
your party. Il sou give us the ,tric. ac-
coul,"hi'''y N officials; pure civil. service;
pun uI '.,,',' ID 30" USE '.ni NICE a'
va ,.,. W .". '.'' "''"'t'
y,,. ,t w. ,"a}n', ,,.., r,.,, ','' IN
the pgr-lIrufIJ. rNIIr
IN administration of This Lf.r, ,g}o.
Gov. CLEVELAND has rnu1n fmiiC mn ~
the linz. marked n,,t tn,. Mn, ,nf L',s
fifty continued tie course commenced
at Buffalo.
His first message tO the legislature
in these words
Let us enter upon tine discharge of our
duties, fully approaching our relations to
the people, and determined 10 serve them
lallniu.iy ana well This involves a ieal-
", g.,. ,,' vi 'Hr pounI 'H.u' ana Ie!d,'
r'bic non .' Wv Ia '" ,.. ,",,1u tN'gPt l2I
ottIcas should me ah"ii.G"d ,rd ,iii',,,,,3
mrnt of doubtful brnriit di.c,ntfnn.J II
to this we add the enactment of sch visa
and well considered law, a, viii meet the
varied wants of orr irlIOw-citizrus and in
crease their prosperity we shall merit and
receive the approval Of those whose rpure.
,cdlatiycS we are, and with the conscious
ness OF duty well performed. shall leave
our impress, for good ON the legislation OF
the state.
Within few weeks after this he
was called rrnnn 10 cr,.;G,,, .,,.,f,, ~
rnnct tIa COX, , .7.'l'l q"
j., T. " I'm I',''4vi' a. ''i"O I'dtcu
III MS NtND lll'N0dLt bI me Decoration