The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-07

and vote your honest sentiments. u
no political boss dictate to you.
! great part of the Ills OF our publ
life has come from too many goo
citlzcns of the country staying ava
from he polls.
n But whatever ticket one may vot
on national affairs, the elective fran
chise of every patriotic man in Ales
ander county shcu'd be used wit
deep carnostness on questions whic
more directly concern him. his wifi
and children. and the moral wellbeini
of the county in which he dwells.
This brings us to the county cam
paign in Alexander county, and TIL,
Bulletin would speak just a word witt
| tho intelligent, honest and decen
manhood of this county, regardless
OF party lines. For whoever you
! elect circuit court clerk or coroner on
states attorney in this county wi
have no more TO do with the settle
ment of national! political questions
than the most private and the humb.
lest citizen of this county.
When the small coterie of politici-
ans nov in command OF the Republi'
I h I'M af A Ir.x.n a -.
made up the ticket last September /.
,sas seen hen that they had little re-
gard for the public decency and the
public morals of this community, fer
upon their ticket they placed as their
candidate for county coroner a negro
live keeper of Cairo whose very bust.
ness in this city is stencil in the
noetri.s of respectibili.y--the I'M
speakable Dick Taylor. In vain did
the better element of citizens who
compose the rank and file of Republic
canism protest. for he slate was
made up and its personnel known for
days before the convention was held.
The Republican bosses, however with
an Indifference and a contempt that
was amazing, ignored all protests and
calmly rammed down the throats of
the Republican voters this disreput.
able nominee He is still on the tick.
G. and unless the se.f.respectlng man
hood of Alexander county rises up t..
morrow and smites the insolence that
has sought to outrage the morality OF
the county by electing him to office
The day will come when 1t will rue IL.
The opponent of Dick Taylor is DR.
James McManus, gentleman In ev-
cry respect, who has made. one OF
the best coroners Alexander county
has ever had. VIII the decent, pa.ri.
otic citizenship hesitate as to a choice
between these candidates simply be
cause McManus is Democrat?
And in the closing days of the cam
paign additional light is coming upon
he character of another OF the Repub
lean machines nominees, and the |
character of the campaign he wages. |
This is Ben Jones of Sandusky, can.
lidatc against Lee II. Davis, for cir.
uit court clerk. Do the patriotic Re.
publican voters of Alexander county |
now anything of Ben Jones? II not
hey had better investigate him before
hey turn the office of circuit clerk
yer to him. On last Sunday night,
,ct. 30. the town of Thebes and the
ublic road from there to Sandusky
Tas covered with a vile and SANDER.
us circular rejecting upon the char
cter and official conduct of Mr. Lee
!. Davis. As yet the author of the
1ul SANDER has not been run out OF
is hole, though it is believed that he
as been freed. But whoever he was
was eminently fit that he used the
over Of night to do his dark and
ase work. The circular had an an
nymous signature attached 10 it,
he neverfailing sign of the coward.
,r assassins of character always
hulk behind false names. The sigma.
ire was BY Taxpayers Who Are In
,rested." The author OF the circular
as evidently an ignoramus. in add.
on TO being a poltroon and liar. as
lie article is full Of grammatical or-
'rs. The charges are really not worth ,
for on their face they are {
famous falsehoods. But here is a
rotation:
He has been in the office four
Ears. and all the good he has done q
} the taxpayers is to draw his salary I
,esides getting extras now and then
: fraudulent schemes or otherwise
e has made the nest disrepu:able !;
'ficer that was ever elected to any :