The Cairo bulletin., 1907-03-24

WI al are Intended to improve IA
service. and a number Of lesser pro
jects--in the settlement of which lis
Honor has taken an active or isad''
| ing pert
Perhaps it goes without saving
that public sentiment Is the great
impcllirg force behind the active
Esprit of progress viii which Mayor
Parsons administration has been I'M
bued. The people Of Cairo are prae
tically unanimous and nncompromis
ingly insistent in their demand for
better streets. better walks and
sanitary sewer system. and no man
IN the public service as mayor OF
councilman. would dare % place any
insurmouptable stumbling block III
he way of such improvements nov
boping to find favor in the public eye
Stnl il is proper TO make acknowl
edgement Of good public service and
Mavor Parsons is entitled to a nun
share Of credit, not only as te'hs
cons silently a part of prpgrt ssiVe
Iatlminis tration. but as being Leading
mart therein and exeriing himself
effectively 10 haFmonize opposing Gle
ments in order that progress might
be made. He has given much yalu-
able time TO the peoples business
often to the neglect Of his personal
affairs and interests.
All this the people Of Cairo know
and doub less fully appreciate bn'
that the administration has been
open to uefavorable criticism. that
errors have been made the people also
know. AMI the maycr himself ad1i's
Some cxtenuation may be elaine
| for these shofteom .ags In the 1act
that "it Is human 70 CTR, and We
NAV also make some allowance iof
idlfficult!es which present themselves
lin practical administration. winch
The therorist fails or refuses u see
/ but rhpse ronsiGera ions must MOI
lpreyent us from recognizing am
| nointing out errors when they ap-
pear. and striving to overcome me
difficulties as they present them
selves. ID the end that the best pos
slbIe government may be a tainei ID
| all respects. The Bulletil has been
luuick and enthusiastic to give praise;
In has also been free with uniavof-
able criticism where 1t felt that TINS
was called for Nor will IL ACT the
part Of dead cat in the ash barrel
lin The future. should Mayor Parsons
/ e reelected (which seems now to
| be a foregone conclusionl. 1t admits
that It is impossible to satisfy all Inc
people all the time, just as II is i'm
possible to fool all the people al
| the time" but it Is no very difflcul'
to satisfy a large majority OF the
people all the time, for a large ma
ljority of the people in every COM
munity are the best people, the con
isevyatiye and reasonable people
The large majority Of the people
EVERYWHERE demand the enforcement
lof the police regulations SO that az
leYiI which can not be suppressed
tshall be kept within such BOUNDS ina
Hit does not become public evil
seemingly licensed or protected
leyil. A vigorous and broad publ'
Improvement policy viii cover much
will excuse much, but II can no
cover public gambling and publi
prostitute on.~ nor Is ii necessary: am
whenever either of these eviis, II
any locality. becomes a subject 0
street talk" then Is the time Tor
J healthy whack from policeman
! club. No one class of citizens hav'
ia right to carry on their business II
such a manner that ii becomes dis
grace 10 the community; no two o.
three men engaged in any line
business have a right TO go so IA
! in overstepping the limits SCI by law
} OF BY good judgment as TO bring tn
estirn business into d.srepute In tn
: com munity; and whenever any MAJ
goes b. yond these bounds. the people
have a right 10 expect that the stronl
arm OF the law shall be put for,h t
push or beat him back ACROSS tn
: line.
: If Mayor Parsons will pursue thi
policy. in connection with his puDll
Improvement policy during the mex
two years he can be mayor Of Cairo q
long as he wishes to be. and his az
ministration will go down in histor
as an ideal one.