The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-16
THE BULLETIN AND THE MAYOR

Under Tho caption "A I.efthanded
Compliment" til Mound City Sun de-
livers a lengthy and somewhat severe
lecture To The Bullet n. The Sun PHI
jects very earnestly ID what 4 II
pleased to regard as The Bulletins
Gnfair treatment Of Mayor Parsons
and proves itself an able and entha-
siasiic champion of Cairo's chief exc
cmtiyc. la order that readers may
know tine full force of the suns argiit
ment lwaich. by the way. seems 20
have the hearty approval of the
mayors Cairo "orgaaal II is here re'
produced in full, to-Hii:
"The Cairo Bulletin il iis issuf'
Monday morning of this week, u.
dulged in AN extended, bur vague
speculation as To the prohabl Repu5-
lican candidate for the nomination fer
congress from this dis Ticts in 1905,
and paid It's respects 10 Hon George
Parsons, the Strenuous mayor Of thar
vigorous city, in terms not as compii-
mentafy as the gentleman deserves
Howev +, 1t is among the possibilities
that the Hon George Parsons gives
the esteemed Bulletin due credii foi
having essayed TO raise the Standard
CT It's editorial columns By referring
to him IN to remotest degree OF re
spect Aud the 8 n extends very cor
dial thanks to the almost persuade +
Bulletin for its efforts to rise above
petty spite. and, even though IN e
half-hearted spirit. give Mayor Pas
sons credit for ing willing to cor
re alleged blunders' and errors
Is 1ope1, sincerely, iha the
/ " railetin will cover up these
.biInacis and errors and pr coed 70
1 ly0calc az nminaion and elect on
OF Mayor Parsons 40 congress out OF
the profound respect it has for the
Greater Cairo move the Ohio river
improvement plans. and successful ct.
forts in securing for the Twenty fifth
district the favors il is entitl d To-
knowing full well hat 20 other man
in the district is more able TO al lac
expectations and hopes OF our neigh
Dor. the Bulleq1. The Bulletins IN
situation that Mr. Parsons played pol
itics' is not entitled to any serious
respect by all who know the sterling
qualities OF Cairos great mayor
They say, and some apparent rea-
son that he tFarsons) was made a
tool of by Judge Viekers and his
friends. mildly asserts The 2 lieiin
The Bulletin shonld apologize 10 Itself
for giving publicity TO sgch a self
evid Mt uatruth Even If il has been
said. as the Bulletin asserts. there is
Tot the least semblanCe Of ruth in the
they say that ae was made tool ol
By Nickers or the friends Of Nickers
aud The Bulletin SHOULD D. consider
ate enough ia place such insinuaiions
OF assert uns in The ,atalog Of profess
sional preYaric1tienE. rather ihan
opealy endorse the they say
Mr. Parsons had two mcst com
mendable reasons for retiring from the
rae for cuugress in 1906. and mosi
Clearly and nnTuesiimabiy proved his
loyalty 10 bis friends AID bis higl
regard for ihe interest 81 Cairo D
was clear 10 him ana 81 his friend
that the success ri TIE great jurist.
Judge NickeFs. AS a cznd date Cor the
state supreme bench would be- en-
d. eered Is roniin ing the race.
Hence. be withdrew. proving explicit
81 his unselfshness. loyalty and fins
diplomacy. Another very good and
sufficient reason was mis- knowledge
of m fact that his services as di-
rector and chief executive Of the
greater Cairo Move was greatly need
Cd. and that in view Of these very
apparent rsahsons. he could afford 70