The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-24
SHARP CRITICISM.
OF Men Generally and of cairo's Dads
Particularly BY One Of cairo's
Bright Women.

esting contribution from Cairo:
Cairo. H., May l5.-To the Editor
II sincerely congratulate the Chicago
women on their prospects Of munich
pal suffrage. Many OF our wisest and
noblest men are anxious for the hell
of women Ia public affairs. The wiser
ana nohlcr the man the surer he is t6
see the benefit ana justice Of this
reformation.
Both in Chicago and Cairo there i.
a crying need fer women to have
the ballot for their own protection
and for that of their homes. Under
man government alone conditions are
| about as bad as they can be. Here
we have a wideppen town, which
has lately grown from bad to worse
for want of bettee and purcr Gle.
mant at the polls
or course men who are oppo ed to
women having. political privilege
give us all that idotic twaddle
woman's silent influence" al home.
They try tc feed lis on a pabuum too
insipid for babes much less for
women of common sen e. If that in
deGnable "silent influence" is 20 val
liable, why would moi stronger, ac
tive influence be better?
OF late matters are constantly com
ing up in this place which prove to
our thinking women how powerless
they are without the ballot. They
find that when they depend upon the
political sympathy, protection or chiv.
airy of their rulers. they are lean
ing on broken reeds. In this con-
nection let me tell YOU just one of
the several stories | have in mind.
Once upon a time there was a so.
called block of ground ON principal
avenue of Cairo. One half of the
year il was noisome. with from three
10 ten feet of surface and sipeage
water the other half it was riotous
with the rankest weeds Imaginable
No one would buy or improve 1t un
til a courageous little woman purchas.
ed one-half OF it and erected there
Ou HpitHulu Murray uuiuil6 III
memory of her decuused husband.
The grounds Were filed to grade
and made exqulsltely beautiful with
grass trees and flowers. The expense
Of the whole Improvement being
$4,000 or more The generous own
er of this magnificent place gave it |
TO the city, reserYing the second flooi 1
for lifetime home for the Woman /
club The library has over $1,000
books in il and Is the resort Of hun /
dreds of our best people
few weeks ago a company ask
ed to bring its railroad TO the city
and to make its terminal of eight
racks on the principal avenue and
1nIy promenade and locate all it, de-
pots within a few rect Of this lovely
building. shutting II in on two sides
Il also wanted rightofway Over an.
lther important stree: through which
,ver 400 school chliGren pass four
lines day. II
Now we all wanted the road in
own and We're glad to give it abund
lnt room anywhere elee, but Gid NOT ,
wish to destroy this one particular
ocality. Many of the people were (
utterly opposed, aud the club women |
we're heartsick at the prospect SO !
hey sent a modest trembling little
lea TO the lords of creation. the city
ouncil, asking that the railroads and {
epots should not be in proximity to !
he library. Their request was cold Il
7 received by the council and the {
apers quoted very unaind things said \
y the mayor regarding It. Among /
lese was a statement that he wished a
D go on record 10 the effect that If h
b. ladies would a tend TO their own Il
u ines the council would do the f.
anne "a
As the right of way was already
iven 10 the road for an it desired
bis slap in The face 20 the ladies -
as entirely rratitous W. who ap- p
reciate the library Gift and it's gen d,
r1us donor have fell humiiatcd ever Il
nce this occurrence. We arr left
, wonder whether The ordinance for 4,
De railroads RICH, of way could not =
e made legal without rudcuess to- :
omen. Sine there may be a com. :,
ulsory clause of that kind. We are .
wing 70 be charitable in our opinion. =,
will add right he.e ala, our mayor
one Of those five mayors out of
xty-nine Of Illinois opposed to equal
iffrage. sF =,
Early in The rail.oad discussion =
ere a proposition was made by the !,
tizens to raise a subscription for a
,rk adjoining the library. instead -
placing the depois there. This
Dubtless could have been done. a.
any were anxious for it, one lady y
fsred 10 contribute $1,000 TO the
Iuse aud TO put up a very beautiful
linking fountain 10 The memory of
'r late husband The piece was &c
ado in Italy. aud Is that magni6- "
nj siatuaiy admired so much at the -
iouir fair, Tho Hewer" u o. di
e Of he finest works Of ar known d
i ar ihis date Is hunting a location a.
rcrhap ONE Of our Cairo men p;
r. aattcring thcmsclvc- that tlcir M
ives will pat up something hand W
me TO Their memories II 30, 50
,uld suggest that they go some tn