The Cairo bulletin., 1910-05-04
THE MAYORS MESSAGE.


The mayors message was not a
lengthy document. His Honor re
ferred briefly 10 the improvement
work in progress in the city and
what We're in prospect, he expressed
the hope that something would be
done taword building city hall, con
graduated the people on the success
of his administration in securing
better transportation facilities. the
interurban railway, cheaper lights
the third fire station; urged econ
omy in affair. generally and ex
pressed the hope that the new city
council would work tremendously for
4 continuation of improvements. Per
haps the matter OF greatest interest
70 the community was referred to as
follows under head of
Concerning the Puhlic Morals.
In my Npw wears message. in
touching pcn the moral conditions
in CAIRO, said, IN a city like Cairo,
made up of many and wholly diverse
elements of population, representing
widely conflicting opinions and inter
ests, the question of the attitude OF
the city authorities with reference to
moral conditions is always a subject
of more or less bitter debate, arousing
personal antagonism and Ill feeling to
such an extent that the consideration
OF methods for the real improvement
Of such conditions Is almost lost sight
of, resulting in the entire inability of
the officers to secure such enforce.
ment of the law guarding the public
morals as would make for the best
interests of the city, both morally and
materially II has been demonstrated
times without number, In the expert.
euces OF the past. In this and other
cities, that a Decentralization can
go but little further in the enforce
ment of these laws than the average
OF public sentiment of citizens and tax
payers will justify and support. Reyo-
lutionary methods have Invariably
been followed with reactionary re-
suits. If not actual failure, making
worse, rather than lettering the ex.
listing order OF things. To become
permanent. all reform measures must
be carefully considered and OF such
character as to receive the substantial
support OF d majority OF the people af.
fected thereby" Acting In pursuance
Of the above belief, 1t has been the
constant wish and intention Of this
administration to keep well abreast
of intelligent public sentiment in the
matter of the reform OF public morals
and the suppression OF social and
moral evils Of every Kind, Public sen
timent is advancing In this respect
ana it will be my policy to cooperate
with the friends of law and order in
every honest movement for terrier gov
eminent and to lessen the burdens
caused by vice and crime. ! welcome
with genuine pleasure the members
recently elected to seats in this
municipal body. and | wish, here and
now, to assure you of my willingness.
| will say my very earnest desire, to
cooperate heartily with you In every
fair and honest move for the better
ment of the moral and material con.
dition Of Cairo. 1t is my desire to be
not the mayor of this party or that,
or OF this or that league, club or as
ISOLATION, but I try to be, and hope to
be- the mayor of all the people OF
Cairo. bearing in mind at all times
that the best government means the
greatest good to the greatest number.
It does not require the zeal of an
optimist to note that our trend Is up.
ward both morally and materially.
We are making Cairo big city and
good city; more boosting and less
knocking by the people and the press
will make It bigger and a better
city, win make our Surroundings hap
pier at home and greatly improve our
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