The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-07-16
READY WITH THE GOODS.
Teacher What Is the meaning OF ex-

of delegates, and such nominations
were purely private affairs of the po-
litical organizations. 1t was to rem
edy this condition that this primary
law agitation arose. 1t was this con-
dition of affairs to which the COVER
nor referred when he said in his mes
sage of October s. 1907 Il was led
to make these statements by the con
sideration of the evils. which had
grown up under the old sytem. These
had become, SO grave that they would
daye no. rapologists except those who
desire to profit by corrupt caucuses
and shay conventions and by the
kindly offices of credential commit
tees.
And yet il must be understood that
no law is effective unless its pro-
visions are observed and the best
way to enforce any law is to observe
liz yourself Having waited thus long
always demanding a primary law, are
we to achieve the benefit of it and
assume the powers of government
ourselves, or are we now to sit silent.
.ly by and see this law violated in its
letter and spirit in the first primary
called under it's operation? | speak
not as Republican, but | speak as
an American citizen, and as a citizen
|of Illinois, familiar somewhat with
thesneeds of government in this state
and familiar somewhat, | am sorry td
say with the corruption in public
office in this state And ! speak to
YOU men aud women of Illinois today
to know whether we are satisfied
with merely having the law upon the
statute books, or will we assert our
| selves and observe it in its every let
ter. land in all its spirit ourselves, an}
demand that all others observe 1t il
the same way,
The Law Violated.
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the machine politicians, win we nov
lpermit them to wrest 1t back from
Ius? If there need be anything t.
arouse the citizens of this state, i
lis found in the political history o
the last ten days in the great count,
of Cook. in the administration o
whose affairs you are as much inter
Iested as the citizens of Cook county
We find the great offices are agaiI
| to be filled, and what do we see? d.
We see the letter or spirit of this pr
mary law followed by those who er
acted it and those who advocated il
or do we see the very evil that
was enacted to remedy appearing j
d more fragrant form? quote fror
the Chicago Daily News OF July
| 1910:
Republican party chiefs pm
through tho slate prepared by tn
big FIVE this afternoon at a meetin
of the county committee without
hearing a protest from the follower
of Senator Lorimer, who were elm
mated in the drafting of the count
ticket, The Lorimer members of tn
county committee were present an
sat by in silence while one after a,
other the names on the slate Iii
were laid before the full committe
for Endorsement
Coy. Deneen attended the meetin
the first in years. He occupied a Sc;
next to Mayor Busse The city e
d. ecutive started the ball rolling |
proposing the name Of Frank A. No
Ter for the shrievalty nominatio
This selection was Endorsed witho,
a dissenting voice, the Iorimer me
refusing to vote. Gov. Dcneon the
: Followed by placing in nomnatio
Thomas j. Healy of the 30th ward f,
. county treasurer"
And the big five" referred to a
. the, governor of the state; Villa
I Weber, county assessor; DAM
Campbell, postmaster of Chicago
Fred A, Busse. mayor of Chicago, al
James Pease, former sheriff Of Coz
4 county in the days when race tracl
were running unmolested. tAnd v
see the ticket, and with two exec
lions, that is, members of the coun
aboard, every solitary candidate nc
holds a public office And when y
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