The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-24
Sentiment Unanimous at Large
Meeting That Action by Citi-
zens is Necessary
Name Law and Order League" Opposed Cairo S
Bad Name Growth OF Years-Press SewraIy
Criticized For Keeping Up Agitation
Strong Words For Law En-
forcement

the Cairo Commercial Club unani-
mousiy named the following members
to act with the like number of mem
bers rf the Board of Trade in form
ing an organization whose purpose
shall he t. sse that the moral condi-
tions IF the city are improved: ~
{. A. SMITH, CHAIRMAN.
e. L. GILBERT.
r. !. kERTH.
GEORGE J. BECKER.
J. n. GALLIGAN.
C. c. TERRELL.
CHRIS BECK.
DANIEL HARTMAN.
G. P. ElcHEN6ERGER.
A. KAUFMAN.
r, TElcHMAN.
Q. L. HERBERT.
w. B. HUETTE.
DR.. J. w. DUNN.
r. c. ScHUH.
E. &. cox.
CLAJi-lE WINTER.
WALTER WARDER.
SAMUEL WHITE.
w. M. HURT.
GEORGE q. WEAREN.
GEORGE r. CARNEs.
w. j. JOHNSTON.
DR.. w. E. GRiNsTEAD.
r. ]. PRYOR.
The rooms of the Cairo Commercial
Club were crowded last night 1t was
the largest meeting the club has had
since its annual banquet meeting at
Armory Hall and it was one of the
most enthusiastic The meeting was
called by President Smith for general
business and various matters were
disposed OF before the main purpose
of the meeting, which had brought
so many together, was presented.
Among these minor matters was a
shortage in the Taft Day fund, half
of which had been allowed by the
Board Of Trade. The club voted to
allow the other half The project of
the Mississippi Valley Transportation
Co. was presented by c. S. Carey. on
invitation of Mr.. Smith, and a COM
mittee of three was named, consisting
of Mayor Parsons, W. B. Huette and
J. B. Magee, to act with the like com
mittee from the Board of Trade in in
Producing representatives of the com
pany to the people of Cairo.
AT this point President Smith pre-.
sented the communication from Sec
retary Phil G. Barclay of the EIoard
of Trade, notifying the Commercial
Club of the action taken at the meet
inc Of the BOARD last woel namelv the
appointment of twenty-five men to
Constitute. with a like NJ nDer OF men
from the Commercial Club, an organi-
zation of citizens for the purpose Of
bringing abort better moral condi-
tions in the city.
President Smith spoke at some
length on the proposition. He thought
that the action by the Board was the
result of an excited state of public
mind caused by the tragedies OF re-
cent date, he admitted that conditions
were bad they had been bad many
years and should 1e improved, but
there should be no radical action. All
believed that conditions should be
bettered but when people were eX-
cited they were apt to do things they
ought not to do and under little
leadership could be induced to make
serious mistakes. Whether or not q
Law and Order League should be
formed he was not prepared to say;
that was for the club to decide. City
and county officials were blamed for
conditions, but these should not be
criticised too severely. One of the
things that hurt the community was
faetionaiism which showed itself in
the city elections. Citizens were al
ways arrayed AGAINST one another,
fighting among themselves and thus
hurting their city. One year 1T was
Prohibition the next something else;
and when any one class of business
men in the city were attacked 1t was
but natural that they should under
take TO defend themselves. He would
lead the people away from such con-
tests and would have party lines
drawn in city elections, which would
Mace the responsibility for govern
ment upon one or the other of the
parties. MIR, Smith criticised the
newspapers severely, declaring they
mad done the city much harm by pub
fishing renorts and editorial COM
ments OF things that were discredit-
able to the city
w. b. Huette admitted that the peo-
ple of Cairo were excited. The peo-
Dle of the surrounding country were
excited. If the events of the recent
mast did not excite the people OF
Cairo then what in Heavens name
wos,jd7 asked the speaker The people
of Cairo expect action from the com
mercial bodies OF tie city and they
should not he disappointed-they had
right TO expect it. The aepointment
OF committee OF 25 men from each
OF the bodies for the purpose indi'