The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-04

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which does not make any statement
that has not already been advanced
by Mr.. Parsons and his legal coun-
sci.
Every statement made in the let
tiers issued by Mr.. Parsons is an
swered in the public letter written
by the First Bank and Trust Com
pany, to the effect that it will pur-
chase. at par. the entire s100.0 900
bond issue. Every objection raised
by the opposition in the literature.
is based on the possible effect and
the adoption Of the proposition
would have upon the sale of the
bonds and since the First Bank and
Trust Company has pledged to buv
them, and is willing TO assume the
risk Of litigation, the only valid OBJ
lection IS eliminated.
: In order to pass judgment upon
the statements made in Mr.. Par
sons literature, it first is necessary
to consider the Influences that might
{ have been used in obtaining legal
opinions favorable to the opposition.
To begin with, the firm of Gilbert &
! Gilbert has been Mr.. Parsons
legal counsel and it is to their in
terests 10 place a construction upon
1.-THE law tIrat will meet with the ap-
rrovsl of their client A clever at
I tornoy does not find 1t difficult to
! favorably construct legal points
that have never been passed ON in a
court of justice. Secondly. the firm
Iof Wood and Oakley does not special
lie in election laws and this is in
dieated by their statement TO MIR,
I I.aIsons that officers could not be
elected for at least year. AS 4
matter of fact, if officers could MOI
be legally elected on April Is, 1919.
they could not be indicted into Of
Ecc earlier than the next following
general election, which would be in
Il9l5.
4 10 NOT OVERLOOK THIS
POINT: TIE FIRM OF WOOD
AND OAKLEY DOES NOT STATE
| THAT AN ELECTION ON APRIL l.
| WOULD HAVE ANY EFFECT UPON
lTHE. SALE or THE. BONDS
lTHEsE LAWYERS KNOW THAT
| TIE VERY WORST THING THAT
| COULD SSIBLY HAPPEN
| WOULD BE A DELAY OF TWO
YEARS In THE INAUGURATION
1oF THE COMMISSION FORM
4 MOVEMENT AND THEY KNOW
4 WELL THAT a CONDITION or
rims SORT WOULD NOT HAVE
| ANY EFFECT UPON THE LEGAL
liTY OF THE BONDS. BUT THF
firm OF. GILBERT & GILBERT
MR. PARSONS PRIVATE ATTOR
| SEYs, TRY TO CRAM THIS DOWN
1.-THE THRoATS OF THE people,
| There Is not single sound argu
| nent advanced in Mr.. Parsons let
| er, and If you viii read it carefully
We believe YOU will agree with us
| lie is merely trying to bluff you int
citing his way, but we have enough
onfdence in your manhood to be
ieve that his effort to fool you viii
)e futile.
| He is shaking the hogy-hoo il
our face in an effort to Fighter
-ou into submission. He writes:
| BECAUSE THE ORDINANCE
| AUTHORIZING THE ISSUE or
cHE LEyEE BONDS PROVIDES
| CHAT THEY SHALL BE SIGNET
| ~. THE CITY CLERK WHILE TIKI
| COMMISSION FORM ACT MERELY
| AUTHORIZES THE COMMISSION.
| Frs TO APPOINT A CITY CLERK
| BUT DOES NOT REQUIRE THEN
| 70 DO SO.
Did yon ever in all your life read
| nything SO ridiculous Mr.. Par
ons infers that if the commission
,lan is adopted. the leaders of the
movement and the men who votet'
or il will not appoint city clerk
that the bond issue will not b6
agal. This IL rot and Mr.. Parsons
nows it as well as anyone. The
eaders in the Commission Form
movement and the men who vii
ote for it are just as greatly in.
crested in the successful floating o.
he bond issue as Mr. Parsons eve
Jared to be and they will not be
oulldozed
He writes
| BECAUSE THE CITY OF CAIRO
| s JUST NOW READY TO ENTER
| pom A PERIOD or GREAT
| iRoWTH AND PROSPERITY UPON
| WEIGH TIE BUILDING OF THf
tENEE AND THE RESTORATION
IF CONFIDENCE OF THE WoRLI
| 1F THE SAFETY AND SECURITY
)F OUR SITE. TO FAIL IN THIS
GREAT ENTERPRISE is TO IN.
| yITE CERTAIN DEFEAT. BANK.