The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-11-02


ciay improvements, and the hosps-
;aiity OF our people, and they so
rome VITA an entirely different opin
icn than when they came The
bankers Of our city deserve a great
deal of praise for the manner N
which they entertained our friends
from UP the state. Ii seems It is the
sentiment Of the people to have q
chance in some of our county offices,
ard from conditions at the present
time, think ii would be for the best
interests OF Cairo, and ii successful,
he the FIRST move for better govern
ment, so it is up to us to try and
elect the man that the public has
perfect confidence in, one that IS
fearless, and one that will enforce
the law. and would be sheriff in every
sense of the word, and in that man
Me have Alexander s. Fraser we
know him Well, ha was raised here,
and his parents were among our best
citizens. and by electing him sheriff
/ think we will make no mistake, and
that he viii serve the people faith
fully beyond doubt, and hope after
the election next week that he will
come out with colors flying"
Attorney Leek's Address.
by way OF introducing the next
speaker Attorney Angus Leek, the
chairman said Mr., Leek was largely
in Cairo and could have
only the city's interests at heart iii
what he might say.
Mr.. Leek declared that the audi
ance before him was large enough
and powerful enough to say who
should control the affairs of the city.
This was not meeting OF Democrats
or Republicans, but of citizens with
cut regard to politics; nor was it the
purpose of any man to make war
upon the negro race as whole So
far as there was any race issue in
this campaign 1t had been raised by
the negro politicians. He believe
the large body of negroes in Cairo
We're Industrious and law-abiding peo-
pie, who would live their lives peace
ably if they were not interfered with
and their fears and prejudices
accused by politicians. Sheriff Nellis
had arrayed them against the white
people; he seemed TO think there was
nobody here but negroes and had
sent out T. A. Head and others, to
grouse the voters of that race. Yet
there were enough good white people
who could and ought to control tne
affairs of this city and county, ano
prevent the domination sought to be
gained by the scheming negroes
through the election of Mr. Nellis
Mr. Leek spoke of the activity of ne
gro leaders in the state and the infla-
ence the Chicago negroes had exerted
in procuring the removal of Sheriff
Davis who hai done all in his power
TO protect the murderer of Miss Pei,
ley lie spoke also Of the influence
they had exerted in causing the sus
pens on of Capt. Greaney from the
command of Co. X. He urged al
clean white Republicans to join with
the Democrats to convince Mr.. Mel
lis and his associates that there was
somebody here who deserved consid
Grafton, besides negroes. The saliva
ton OF the city and county demanded
this and he hoped the voters of the
city would DO their duty on Move, s.
Hon. Reed Green.
Chairman Carey expressed the be
Lei that all citizens who paid taxes
and who must bear The burdens q
government should set aside party
considerations when issues we9'
presented in which it became ques
ton whether they should control tn,
citys affairs, or whether those al
fairs shouf1 be controlled by the PEG
ple who paid little or no taxes AM
who. as a class. were a burden to the
community The people who bea
Inc burdens oil government onght 7,
say who shall conduct the govern
ment, who shall spend the none!
they pay and in what manner it shal
be spent He approved what attor
ney Leek had said on this score an,
called upon Hon. Reed Green for ;
few remarks, MI Green said he di'
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