The Cairo bulletin., 1910-11-01
DIRTY METHODS BY DIRTY MEN

DIRTY METHODS BY DIRTY MEN
The campaign Of Alex s Fraser for sheriff of Alexander
county has been Of the ceanes of the manifest ever
made in this county, for that any other office There has
been attempt by him any authorized to speak for
him to unfair methods against his opponent Mr. Nes
There has been suggestion of personal nature against
Mr. Nes Every who has heard the speeches that have
been made for Mr. Fraser every who has Mr. Fraser
land every who has read what The Bulletin has had say
must concede that this is rueust grant that Mr. Fraser
land his friends have held themselves and their upon
high plane of political ectitude and Of public interest
They have done this not because they feared just retaa
on for Mr. Fraser has nothing to conceal from the public
that may properly concern the pubc nor have they done
this because Mr. Neis likewise nvunerabe; they have
done this because they believed and do still believe that the
public interests involved this campaign great and
serious in their bearing upon the webeng of this city and
lcouny, that all considerations of personal nature and all
matters that have not direct bearing upon these interests
lare overshadowed and sink into insignifcance.
But Sheriff Neis and his henchmen may not claim like
immunity from criticism this They have been trying
or weeks past to direct the attention Of in the
county precincts from the real issue before issue
o bad negro domination which they themselves forced
us the primary election They have adopted the methods
the INSCRIPTIONS peanut politician order per-
sona i'll will toward Mr. Fraser They have been engaged in
circulating stories about Mr. Fraser in the county precincts
which they dared not circulate Cairo because they know
them be false and because they know that the people of
Cairo where Mr. Fraser is intimately known everyone also
know them to be false They have hoped by this to de-
cve the voters of the county, their personal feelings
and nejudce against Mr. Fraser and to reegae the real
issnethat Of law enforcement of clean administration in the
isheriff's offce-to the
They have gone far to prostitute religion in
lerder to their purpose named Crabtree from
Cairo has been travelling the county, pretending to be
Democrat pretending be stock buyer but buying
pretending to be in ouandary with reference to the sheriff
for Neis because he is Republican and
lbe id if he will vote for Roman Catholic meaning Mr.
Fraser, Whether not Mr. Fraser is Catholic has
more to do with the issue before the voters of this county in
the sherfs than has the tariff ship subsidy the
flowers that will bloom next spring 1t would not be to his
dscredt the minds of Professionals any than is to
his discredt in the minds of Catholics generally that he
happens to be. matter of fact Free Mason member of
the Masonic fraternity of Cairoa member in good standing
of Cairo Commandery No 3 Surely, have right to
sumo that Proestants broadmnded Catho-
lies known be; but the fact that this Crabree cir
clang his story ustifes the conclusion that he and his
bosses have formed different estimate of the people in the
county
This Crabtree is known to but few people in Cairo
It ranspres that he has been railroad conductor Why he
longer railroad conductor he may perhaps be able to
explain satisfactorily Why he has been canvassng the county
the interest of Sheriff Nells is easier expanHE rs
THE HIRELING OF SHERIFF NELLIS CIRCULATING
LIES AND PRoSTITUTTNG RELIGION TO IGNOBLE
PURPOSES TO SERVE SHERIFF NELLIS, WITH THE
THE KNOWLEDGE AND CONSENT OF SHERIFF MEL
LIS AND UNDER THE PERSONAL DIRECTION OF
SHERIFF NELLIS CHIEF DEPUTY, THE DRTIEST,
MOST UNSCRUPULOUS POLITICAL SCALAWAG THAT
EVER HELD PLACE IN THE sHERIFF'S 0FFICE-BEN
JONES'