The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-21
PURITY PLEDGED
FOR SPRIbGFItL D
SHERMAN SEEKS ELECTION AS
MAYOR ON PLATFORM OF
LAW ENFORCEMENT.
WARNS liberal" VOTE
He Save Saloons Must Run on Bust
ness Lines and Close Their
Doors on Sunday-Ring-
ing Address.

A spacial from Springfield, H. IN
der date of Tuesday. gave aa impor-
tant piece Of news concerning the
local political situation:
Declaring personal Indifference to
| his political future, former Lieut.
iGov. Sherman opened his campaign
for mayor of Springfield with a
Ipledge for law enforcement
Il want TO be elected" declared
sherman. but I would rather b.
thrown into the political discard than
SECURE my election on any platform
other than tho enforcement Of the
Illw II Won don't want ne statutes
and ordinances obcyad, don't eiect
line"
Shormau's speech pledged him 20
| Surday closing of saloons, separation
of the LIQUOR business from gambling
and the social evil. and the suppres-
sion Of wiHerooms aud pretty much
! everything in the way of Law br ak
ling.
Tho speech was q surprise TO some
hacaus it had been whispered that
| in the event Sherman was elected
the old order OF things would con-
tinuc. It is now certain taaJ Shet.
man viii be bitterly opposed by tn
i"liberai" element aud that there vii
be an ORGANIZED dght made alone
lucnpartisan lines for the Democratic.
nominee, John S. Schnepp
License System on Trial.
Sherman declared the license sys-
tenn of Illinois was on trial Unless
it was demonstrated that the saloon
could be conducted under legal res.
traint he sail. there would be no
saloon.
81 can afford to be beaten on this
platform" he said with emphasis.
but you cant afford TO beat me
The saloonkeepers who want to con.
duct their business in Il legal man
ner must stand with citizens who are
for Law enforcement in order to pro-
tect themselves against the lawless
men in the business"
Speaking ON the question Of tire
Sunday saloon sherman announced
that SO long as there was a statute or
ordinance against fl he was unallcr
ably opposed to it. Then he added
that there wasn't much prospect Of
changing the statutes
He continued:
you saloonkcepers should he sat
isfcd without wanting to run over
time on the holy Sabbath. The sun
day closing law is not only The law
of holy writ it is not only The law
of morals. it is the law Of human
health. 1t is not civil law. Re Is |
police regulation It is the law lail |
down for the health the peace. aud
the good government of men.
Seeks no intimidation.
you ought to observe it, Every
man ought to observe it, and yor are |
about the only occupation ! know OF |
who refuse to obey IT, I am not say
ing this that | may incur your oppo |
sition at the polls. There is not one
of you who can answer why in NOR
ais or in law either you ought to do |
So upon this ground. II YOU vote
against me because / called uucn you
as saloonkeeners to obey the law ! !
shall object to IT, n ! am elected !
mayor it viii be because the laN
abiding people Of Springfield vote |
me in and sou out Upon that issue
| am content to so either to defeat
OF to my election.
Il have no means Of intimidatng |
you nor do ! care to DO so. own no
here i'm which you are cen
Quoting your occupation as saloon
keeper. ! cannot make you move a.
my tenant if YOU don't deliver yogr
vote in accordance with my wishes
! am appealing to your sense Of NOR
ais and manhood. J an appealing to
your sense of a better Springfield. : |
am appealing to your loyalty to the
laws of this state and the ordinance
OF this city.
1T is time that Springfield take an
Inventory of It's present condition II
is the fault Of no particular man
is the fault OF an Of us. We haze
reached the rapids. From now ON it
is the man VINO prns the oar that