The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-14

Clay ton County, it may be added, is sec
ton OF Georgia spsrsely settled with un-
progressive ruralists, whose knowledge Of
unrighteousness comee mainly by hesrsay.
Among such innocent souls, and their
brethren, the Smiths who reside in the
village of vienna, johnson County, Prrh.-
biton ilourishes like green bay tree.
Mr.. W. c. Mulkcy has consented to
deliver the Grafton at a grand Democratic
rally to be held at Commercial Point next
Saturday A committee from the CIeve-
land aud Hendricks club of that pace was
in the city Tuesday, and Induced Mr.. Mul-
key to come ur. Mr.. NJ. is vigorous
talktr, and never fails to enthuse his audi
ence, He will doubtless take a prominent
part IN the pending campaign.
The Chicago News is calling on Uncle
Dick OgIesby 10 quit gallivanting around
the Eastern watering places and come right
home this minute if he expects 70 beat Car
ter Harrison flr Governor. In short, the
News says: "He is needed right here il
Illinois, where the Republican pig is under
the gate and is squealing dlsma!ly. There
is no denying the fact that the Prohibitions
lists are making telling inroads upon the
party here, and, unless something is done
Immediately, the most disastrous results
will be experienced next November. We
have no ambition to figure in the role of an
alarmist We simply call attention to the
fact that the Republican candidate for Gov
ernor is galhvanting from one fashionable
watering place to another when he should
be at home in the field leading his demon
allied army out Of the jaws of that defeat
which now threarenp" II tins doesn't fetch
Uncle Dck, posse crmitatus, armed with
= subj "A durts teCum and # jug of the ol !
familiar Oldham county, KY, applet lck,
will be sent after him.
The horse attached to the Pacific EX
press Company's wagon ran away last even
ing, starting from below Sixth Street On
| Ohio Leyec and coming to halt all IN
heap almost on the door step of the side
entrance to Mr.. Frank Ge2zolas ST. James
Hotel Hr ran straight up the levee until
| he reached Eighth Street when he turned
down tuwald Commercial In turning the
corner the wagon tipped, but was prevent
ed from turning completely over hy a tel
egraph pole which it struck, and which
caused it to whirl around at right angles
with the sidewalk throwing the horse onto
the sidewalk. The horse was not injured
at all, and the wagon was but slightly
damaged, the shears aud seat only being
broken. The horse is fine, large animal,
that has eeen in use by the company here
but week or ten days. There was no one
in the wagon when the runaway occurred.
The johnson County Journal contn-
ues its abuse Of Judge Bross. 1t enumer
ates long list Of the evils attending habit |
ual drunkenness, and charges them to the |
manufacture and sale Of intOxiCants, with |
out even SO much as hint that the Ex-
CEsslvE USE of the liquor might have just a
little something 10 do with producing these
evils. The idea that the manufacture and
sale of liquor is in itself an immoral bust
ness is nonsersical in the supcrative de-
gree; and is probably entertained, even
among ProhbitioDists, only by the Smiths
That there are rasCals among whisky deal.
ers, Just as in every other class of business
men, is not denied, and that these are d.
rectly responsible for much mischief is al
50 true. But we venture to say, that the
habit these Smiths have, of regarding the
man who voluntarily and knowingly ard
purposely becomes and remains drunk
ard, as entirely irresponsible for his dis
graceful condition and conduct, as entitled
to the commseration OF his brothers and
| the coddlng care Of sympathetic women-
this habit of assuring such men that they
are the helpless and innocent victims of de-
signing rascals, has done and is doing in
tinitely more harm than all the unscrupu-
lous whskey vendors have ever done or
can ever do. 1t is placing premium on
drunkenness, for which many will contest
without regarding the attendant evils
The Journal admits that if liquor dealers
never sold TO persons addicted to intern
perance, to intoxicated persons and to
minors, their business would be compara-
lively harmless; but it charges that Judge
Bross violated the section of the State law
relating TO this matter when in Vienns,
and says "there is no doubt that he violates
this law every day IN Cairo" The Jour
nal lies. 1t either lies thoughtlessly or de
liberately; but it lies, and it lies infamous
| ly and inexcusably. Judge Bross did not