The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-02-27
COUNTRY CLUB TALK
(For the Bulletin by X. Ray Faber)

Lawyer Bangs: Since the gran,
jury trials instituted by the govern
ment and others against the trus
magnates. great American capital Is
II will be in order to change the ex
preston of poor but respectable" tt
rich but respectable"
Judge Collins: But what has this
to do with the coming election, Of
which there are no less than five TO-.
lowing each other closely, the first
of which, the ROAD district election
comes on March 2d.
Bangs; 1t has this to do with
them; there are a plenty of rich Tut
respectable" men in Cairo who ha e
leisure to employ for the ben ct Ct
the public and let Us set them at
work. reserving the poor brit re-
spectacle for those offices that will
afford man a living. The most of
the offices to be filed until the judi
cial election comes, in June. either
afford the incumbents no incomes or
only trifliag incidentals or perdiems
that will hardly average fifty dollars
per year To place poor but re-
spectacle" man in such an office i'm
poses upon him hardship, for it in
terferes with the regular avocaticn
by which he makes a living for him
self and family.
Major Harris: You are right, Mr.,
Bangs. Give the rich but respect
able something TO do The most of
them made their money in business
and retired to give others a chance
yet, they do not feel quite contented,
owing to their former habits of in,
dustry. without more TO do than
merely taking care of their property
Some OF them will chearfuIly work
for nothing and board themselves, if
selected to serve the public, and We
come the employment.
Judge Collins: Yes. see the
point the lawyer is making, and it is
a good one; but he started in a
curious way to reach it, Nobody
would have discerned it ii he had not
made the explanation he did Cairo
is in road district seven. and pays
the bulk of the road tax, which is
fifty cents, | think, on each $4,000
Of valuation for taxation Half of
he revenue from this tax is expend- |
I'd on country roads, the other half IS |
-urned over to the city to be applied |
out of the chaos the Improvement /
work has kept it in for a couple of |
Years and has brick streets through I
'ut, the fund it derives from the road |
district should be ample 10 keep the |
pavement clean. In the broken I'D /
condition of the streets now, and as
hey are likely to be for a couple of I
ears 20 come if there is no halt in
he Improvement work, there prob
bly, is and will be other uses for this I
ind. ] mention these details to show
he Importance of the office Of road
commissioner in this district. The
commissioners should be interested
n the welfare of the city and the
ountry adjacent, and men of vile
experience.
DR.. Harter: have just such
nan in mind. He is progressive
ublic spirited man, is always ready
, boost along any project that af
lrds promise of benefit to the city
r tn ecountry tributary to it, has
al much experience in general bust
ess affairs, has been successful both
S merchant and farmer, and has
wen much attention to road inn
royement. He is largely interested
) a property owner In this city and
lie country part of this road district.
hieh embraces the drainage district.
q is rich but respectable" and I
as leisure TO devote to the duties of /
le office sf he were elected road [
strict commissioner at the election I
be held at the court house on the I
'cond day of March. The district !
,es not afford better man for the q
flee than is Commodore Goss. .
Bangs. Collins. Harris and others :
unison: Well said. Doctor. You
I'VE hit the nail on the head. The :
1mmodore is just the man for the
ace and if the property owners,
xpayers AMI voters generally turn :
It and elect him they will serve
cir own interests.