The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-06

tions thcy Virtualy admit that thew
, have Boon Violating the law. That IA
4 rne picture for 4 cartoonist, ala al,
Ddcrmnn saloon keeper with sixty
lcther saloon Keepers asking the
mayor 10 enforce law what is the
t,iusc oG tAisg They see tho "hnnJ-
writing Oh thn wall ana want II uos.
siflc III sioD the lldn which shall On
eniy iheai ar tne 2lsl Of ncxt Arm
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Tho creme coi n has decided that
Ne saloon IS mi outlaw The saloon
Feeuer Is q social cutcast. He Is for.
hiddcu to enter the best society. and
he is barred from benevolent orders.
lodges and churches, Some OF tie
state municipal coles forbid them t.
hold any public Office The demands
Ct public opinion save forced the
liquor dealers 10 orgaaizc IN order 10
combat the eneroaehment made on
their privileges to minister TO the
vices of the community. The cry Ell
distress is heard from the liquor
dealers an along the line Mr. Sculln
says that our pnpers viii NOT defen
ItAcm He certainly has forgotten the
Argus 0f December. 1897. But 1t only
east up once" and in 50 doing re-
minds me of Simpson who had been
on a spree for some days ana was
trying ia Get home. lie was deathly
sick from the effects of bad whisky. |
and bis head was swimming in a sea
OF trouble. lie could get no farther
and landed plum Up against gas
lamp to steady himself, Then blind !
as q Icon, ne leaned over the gutter |
ahi threw ~ Tracing himself up, |
ana feeling little better, he opened |
ms eyes ami was horror stricken az
me slght THAR met MS swimming |
gaze. There stood a dog suspiciously
e&eing the contents. Too drunk 70
comprehend the situation, ne solilo'
quized 70 himself Wen (hicl re-
member (hicl where ! got the cheese I
lhic,l and know thiel where ! got
tne sauerkraut chico but bIamme II
know thicl where got that dog
thicl am sure the brother editor
feels better since ne got that thing
on tis stomach am delighted 40 |
see that here in certain quarters even
the press y aNerse to giving aid 70
me liquor tranic Out OF one thousand
newspapers N one OF our states seven
Arndred ami eighty-seven will not
publish a liquor advertisement at any
lrice.
Have we gotten so low in Cairo that
he lawless element must meet and
tsk our mayor 10 enforce the laws. |
I'm told that one of the policemen was
asked to arrest a man and woman
who were in wine room a few days
'go, This man who had entered the |
vine room Is the husband of most
.harming woman. the woman who :
accompanied him into the wine room
s the wife Of a fine gentleman now
n Texas who sent his money back
iere that very dag 10 pay her travel. /.
ng expenses 10 Texas. The police
nan refused to enter and arrest thel
ouple. He remarked YOU swear out F,
warrant against them Our gov. /
Is not based upon the idea !,
nat the private citizen should enforce q
he law our mayor and the chief to :
he contrary notwithstanding Judge
rant OF the supreme court of Michi- {,
an says: u want to tell you right \
ere that the next time an officer q
avs it Is not his business to make .
cmplaint, and tells you that if you i;
i'll sign the complaint he win set the +
lachinery of law In motion, you can n
ssure him that it is not the duty Of
ny private citizen to DO this" n
The saloon keepers have passeJ !,
Il of resolutions DO thew think W. !,
70 to be fooled IN this wave Does a
OF every honest citizen know thar lf !,
lev carry the election next Aprl II
,at they vim have inst as Iittla "a.
ard for law afterward as thew have =,
I'd in the mast Our very system If ~