The Cairo bulletin., 1913-01-24
COMBINE
/ Use S1l[FITO 70
ST|FlE OPINION
Inject Bond Issue Into Campaign for
Commission Form Of Gov
ernment.
PLAY POLITICS ALL THE THE
Atmosphere Not to Be Fogged
Everybody Favors Issuance
| Of 100000 Bonds.
PLAY POLITICS ALL THE TINE

Steadliy ana longer grows the
procession of signers to the peti-
tions asking that the county Judge
shall submit to the voters Of Cairo is
a special election the question OF
"shai the city of Cairo adopt the
commission form of municipal gov
ernment?"
And with the passage Of each day
greater grows the number OF people
who are firm advocates OF the meas
lure.
This strength. constantly increas-
ing, is due to the campaign self-edu-
cation by those who are willing to
''be shown
| The more one learns In regard to
this type of government, the more
one favors 1t In preference to the
present cumbersome and inefficient
system
| Those who oppose it are, either
not conscientious, or oppose it for
personal reasons. or through lack Of
knowledge.
That, tharn arc persons, fcw In
Inuiuhcr but loud In opposition. In
Cairo opposing the adoption of the
commission form OF municipal gov
ernment purely for personal motives
no sane person viii doubt.
Many Of this ass now are raising
the bond issue trying to thwart the
viii Of the people In the issuance OF
the 100000 bonds by Jogging the
atmosphere by asking that the mat
ter. OF commission form Of govern
ment be deferred until next year
long after the bond question is set
tied and out of the way.
The advocates of a comm 'ssion
form OF government point to the
law and say that to defer the matter
longer means the preparation of the
old combine in office--two years fol-
lowing the April election.
Mr.. Bulletin man, | told you the
other evening that these fel ows who
are trying to work on peoples pre-
JUDGES are the real smooth article,
at least they think they are since
they have ''put over many good
thing on the people. In so doing,
they have grown proud. naughty and
arrogant until now they think that
they are vested with power through
a Divine right
"You have often heard certain
ones assert that 1--WE do as we
please" Again you have chronicled
in your paper since the first OF the
year the statement of an alderman
made in open council meeting that
they 1.-THE counciD have disregarded
petition or protest signed by 95
percent of the residents of square
block.
"You know that politics has fn-
terfered with the pumps. with the
construction of the broken sections
of the Commercial avenue sewer and
with the police force and the Lord
only knows what ese-It's fence
building time right now.
DO you blame the people for de-
manding change from such a sys-
tenn of government?
Now to- d you the other evening
how they were trying to defeat the
commission form of government by
endeavoring to arouse prejudices.
now | am going to take squint at
the other crowd as whole
Some of them are real good fell
lows with good intentions but there
is sad to be place down below
that is paved with good intentions
they are assisting in laying vitrlfied
brick
Now when measure up that
ipecae combine
"Ipecac combines" interrupted
The Bulletin repre- sentat i've.
what
h "Yes. lPECAC COMBINE. When
measure up that bunch and try to
swallow 'esu l am tackling a bitter
dcse--one that sickens and nause-
ates me. Watch 'eu trai. and stick
together ana you will learn whom
am referring to by the ipecae COM
(copeleded on raee Six.l