The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-30

THE Bulletin believes that its car
difate can win, but ii would be II,
less in his favor il he led forlorl
hope instead OF being the choice o
Ithree-fourths of the best men of TIL,
city. 1t is the policy of this news
paper to uphold the principles O
fright, truth and morality. whether
they prevail or not, for it prefers de
Heat in a righteous cause TO victory
IN any other. But in this case RICH,
rs might and inclination and duty
loften strangers. are hand in hand"
1t can not be claimed that The
Bulletin said all this on its own re.
sponsibility, without having any as
surances from Mr.. Parsons which
warranted the declarations. Mr.. Par
sons will not now declare that he
did not then endorse all that The
Bulletin said for him; he will not
say that he dbl not stand upon those
declarations before the people. In
his address on March 50. 1905 speak,
ing to the convention which nomi
mated him be declared: Il am no!
prepared to give an exact outline Of
my policy in city affairs but state
THAT / will work toward a greater and
a better Cairo, In his letter of ac.
ceptance he pledged himself to zen
force the law for the equal benefit OF
all and special privilege OF none.f
Whether Or not His Honor has
kept the pledges made for and by
him TO the people of Cairo every one
knows. In the matter Of material i'm.
provenlent he has done so, as The
Bulletin has frequently stated, accord |
ing him due praise for this. In tie /
matter Of moral Improvement he has |
not done SO, as The Bulletin has also |
pointed out at frequent intervals |
Even II We would grant that condi- |
lions had been as bad or worse under |
former administrations than they
have b~en during the last five or six
years, that you'd not justify Mayo |
Parsons nor would il operate to dis
credit the present demand By the
citizens League for betterment. But
y - fact. susceptible Of proof b. |
.he records. that never before in the |
history Of Cairo, IN the same pefiott
II time, have there been SO many |
oul murders committed in Cairo. aS
Turing Mayor Parsons administra
ion; never before were woull-be |
nai9lerers So lightly handled BY the
never be-ore fexcept an |
Ter the administration OF his prede |
'esor La protest to whose conduct
Mayor Parsons was eleeted) was pub
AZ gambling 10 rampant. under the
lainly apparent protection of thu |
.aliee department. newer before were
he demands Of citizens for the sun
fession of disardeFfy houses in de-
ent neighhorll0ods more persistently
~ 80 contemptuously ignored AMI
esisted; never before did the police
apartment seem more contemntibly
teak III dealing With dive Keepers
no publicly deiied them in The pres
nee of a multitude Of strangers tn :
ne streets never before Wer
special privileges to violate the law
iore generally and more opanlt
ranted II administration favorites;
ever before did the personal repre-
Of the mayar--the acting
aaEor OF the appear in court
Y bonds-man for tile keeper of al
glorious robbers den; never before
ii police officers appear as witnesses
gainst the people and periure them
elves To prevent the conviction OF
ife Keepers who were under police
rejection
These are some Of the evil things
few Of them-efor which Mayor Par j,
OILS administration Il distinguished
leN have overwhelmed all the good
1at he has done, and they Justify. III
lew Of the pledges he, had made I'd
ie people Of Cairo, that his admins
alton should be singled out from y
mong all others for arraignment a
10 bar OF public opinion at this time !,
he mayor has yet over q year in ;,
hieh TO partially redeem himself ana :,
Is administration and he ought 10 a
AXE the most OF the opportunities ~
lat time will present. T.