The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-28

when the expenditures are more than
the income, it is high time that either
| the expenditures are cut down or
the income increased. Most of us
feel that we cannot cut down the en-
penditures, that the city is going for
ward and that the expenses must,
necessarily increase, therefore it is
up to us to increase the revenue.
AT one of our Saturday luncheons
several weeks ago, Judge Dewey told
US what classes of business could be
licensed and believed that most of
them are being licensed at the pres
ent time, so we can get little heb
from that source.
Gentlemen, what | have said is
my honest opinion, and If am wrong,
ii desire to be enlightened. | believe
these talks that we have every Sat
lurday are a good thing for Cairo and
| a good thing for all of us and
think they would be far more bene-
fetal if the men who come here woull
give their honest opinions, regardless
of whose toes they tread on.
Now, | would be pleased TO hear
from some of you on this subject.
Mr.. Aisthorpe's address seemsd TO
have a Supplying effect upon his
audience. While there was hearty
applause, there seemed to be a lack
of readiness to respond in words
when he called for expressions CT
opinion. w. B. Huette was the first
to accept the invitation to say some
thing. Mr.. Huette did not agree with
Mr. Aisthorpe on Sunday closing. He
was not prepared to express himself
fully and freely en- the subject, with
Tout previous thought; he said he
knew little about high license, but If
the saloons could stand it they
should pay it, but should be given all
the time there was to do business in.
He was not for Sunday closing, brt
would have the saloons run respect
ably all the time. He would close
saloons permanently that did net
run right He expressed the belief
that Sunday closing was the popular
thing right now.
John S. Aisthorpe said he had not
been consulted by the chairman as
to the subject that was presented FIR
discussion. but he approved heartily
of what had been said. There has
been too much side-stepping on this
matter Business men are the me
who ought to bring it up and discu s
it. and they ought not to delay. He
declared himself friend of saloons;
he had been accused of fighting the
saIoors and he denied this; threats
had been conveyed to him that unless
he desisted he would be put out of
business: he defied any enc to do
this he was in a business that was
licensed and governed by law just as
was the saloon business, and in its
conduct he had to obey the law. The
liquor interests had no better friend
than he. he was not for putting them
out of business. but in what he pro
posed he was trying to save them
from being put out of business later
on. He would help to keep them in
business by eliminating the object
tionable men and methods; a large
percentage of the men in the saloon
business are good men, but there
are some mighty bad ones, and these
latter ought to be weeded out in or
der to save those that were good.
The question is not merely a local
one, said Mr.. Aisthorpe, but it is ma
tional and will have 10 be met ia rly
and squarely before it is settled.
To Clean Up.
Mayor Parsons was called on for
remarks and devoted himself t.
Cleaner Cairo. He said he had been
called on by committee of the Cairo
Woman's Club with respect to clean
ing the streets CT the city for Easter
and for the coming Trades EXPOSE
ton. The ladies had committee in
each ward to promote action in the
matter. and he had agreed that the
city authorities shall cooperate with
them. The mayor said eight or nine
teams had been donated for use on
April Sth. the date fixed for .Clea1-
Up Day." and these would remove
| all debris from the streets on ttat
Iday
The mayor said also he had secured
a copy OF the license ordinances from
Chicago and other places and was
gathering data with a view to fran
ling the right sort of revenue ordi-
nance for Cairo. 1t requires care to
prepare such an ordinance, said the
mayor. but it would be done and he
hoped to have measure prepare
ami adopted which would replenish
the city treasury In ample time to b.
leffective next year.
The Trades Exposition.
Thos. E. O'Shes spoke of the com.
ing Exposition under the auspices Il
the Retail Merchants associtaoin. He
lsaid it was hoped to have Gov. De