The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-16

his friends toland him In that Office
So, therefore, the Bulletin may rest
easy
1t can not be entirely clear to The
leverage mind just why the esteemed
Mound City contemporary should have
taken mp the cudgel in behalf Of
Cairos mayor. There seems to be but
lone theory upon which il can be sat
lisfactorily accounted for in all its
bearings, and that confirms The Bull
lletin's editorial comment of Monday,
we X ago. which is the basis Of the
suns complaint and wherein ii was
said Of His Honor's part in the con-
gressional and judicial campaigns that
lNit placed Parsons in position 10
ldemand something from Judge Wick
ers and his friends, when his time
shall come, and unless Vickers and his
friends are lacking in appreciation TO
a degr which Is not permissible
among politicians who have been sue.
cessful and hope to continue 50, they
Twin not forget"
The sun resents the suggestion that
Parsons was used as tool by the
vickers menihat be was set up BY
lth m as menace to the George VI.
I Smi b people, 10 force them into line
lfor Vickers. and was kept there only
ESQ long rs his candidacy would serve
their purpose.
/ The esteemed contemporary glories
Iin tn admission that Parsons with.
| drew from the congressional race in
The interest of Vickers; does it not
snow that he also entered the con
gressional race in he interest of Wick
ors and at til urgent behest Of q del-
ogation Of Mound City politicians who
came 10 Cairo one night and presented
their cause 10 him so strongly that be
Yielded To them in spite of the strong
ana angry objections from the Alex
ander q unity Republican machin
Zine SUNS suggestion that the de-
mands Of the Greater Cairo move
lnent were also an important factor
In causing the mayor TO wi hdraW
from the congressional race seems
pueril. IN view Of the fact that these
demands. tho gh as strong and as
wen known to him then as later di1
not prevent him from entering tho
race,
But all this is beside he question
THAT Cairas mayor played his part
HIS well as he could; that he kept hts
bargain il such it may 3 termed, aud
Ibefriended Vickers from beginning 70
end, Is not open to question. The inn
poriant circumstance presuming
'that thu sun Is authorized to speak
|for them -is hat Judge Vickers and
his friends have not yet forgotten II
their memories shall be as strong and
their gratitude as deep one year
hence as they att nos then the Smith
machine may find some Of lts cogs
missing. and some of It's wheels turae
ing The wrong way or refusing to turn
lat all. b. The Bulletin would adj
aonish lis Mound City contemporary
that II must lie vigilant and nrayerful
iii behalf Of It's chosen standard bear
or for til Alexander county Republic
car machine does not love him and
is living in wait for him to take his
scalp. II the Sun will keep Its ears
open Il viii probably hear some twigs
cracking 10 he bushes very shortly
However Parsons, the congression
Al candidat is of he past and Of
The future At present we are inter
ested only in Parsons the mayor Of
cairo: and the sun seems to be par
ticularly concerned and displeased
about The Bun tins attitude toward
His Honor IN that capacity. The sun
makes the error # assuming that The
Bulletin has been prompted IN IT'S
criticisms of Mayor Parsons by petty
.srite. There is ample proof In Ta'
Bulletins news and EDITORIAL columns
that this is not iru has been str
,iously persistent and sometimes even
.elomncnt. III giving him praise for SER
vice To Tho public when praise was
IN order. II was the ardent and con
sistent advocate of public improv
merits i'm Cairo long before Mayor
Parsons had seen Cairo-for many
wears wren d meant someEins more
than a mere phlegmatic yoicing of a
practically unanimous public senil,
meut-and It has not failed TO give
In city's present mayor encourage
meut aud acknowledgment for excel
len. work in that line The Bulletin
has no cause whatever 10 feel other
wise than kindly toward Mayor Par
sons. personally: on the contrary it
has many r asons TO REGARD him. per
sonally. with the most generous good
willard il certainly does so. That
The Bulletin has given His Honor and
some of his friends ofense IS true;
that ID has done so repeatedly aud
knowingly is true. that it has done 50
through petty spite or from any other
unworthy motive is most emphatic
ally not true
There are several different ways Of
conducting a new paper as there arc
Of conducting shoe store or ten
hin alley. and nearly everyone has
somewhat different ideas from every
one else as 10 how it should be done
The Rulletins offending has con
sisted. perhaps largely if not OK