The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-02-09
"A squiming wsrns lAlls Into
Eayme as Ee Tale UnfSlis \
Trip to New 0zleaas.
arpRK AND BEAltss PULLMAN
Loaded Down With Booze snd 86er
to Keep Up Good Cheer =
Graftezs Shove the Queer.

s-F---r--s-~--~-~
That the present widespread agi-
.taticn IN favor Or the imnedtate
ssubstituticn OF the commiunlen
FERN d Municipal Government ~
oar psssent 'lce Wason Systss w
not '.iiash in the pan" and wouszc
de out before election day, as nns
hecn pred ted by the opponents of
sac measure. is now settled beyond
i doubt. The cause gains greater
momentum day BY day. many re-
cruits coming into the fold, these
prior to announcing 4 iegtance 10
the cause, heretofore declining to
commit themse YES. claiming that
before giving an opinion they de-
sired to acquire more than a super
fetal knowledge OF the nature d the
plan. its application and operation.
Having acquired the knowledge.
they are now lined up tooth and
nail' Iii favor or the Commission
Form and the sky which tInHiedi-
'ately following the setting of March
for holding the election assumed
dark aspect has assumed more
roseate hue than ever before.
The latest one to fall into the
ranks OF the army is very promi-
I nent taxpayer who in giving his en-
dorsemant to the Commission Form
of MunIoipA Government fails into
poetry signing hifHse "a Squirin-
Ing Worm"
I'VE Should Worry
Twas just few short years ago
"Naught Eight or Nine or
Ten,.a ses
When q Contractor OF Paving
And h 8 hand OF sturdy Men
Embarked upon. a Pullman Car,
It's, name was "Poork and Beans"
They were headed for the Mardi Gras
Way down in New Orleans.
Cigars were In abundance
And Wine, Booze and Beer,
Gced things galore, goodly store
To keep up the good cheer
The story and the song sped on.
As likewise did the train
e. tickle me, II tickle YOU"
Macd ts,low shir will ra IN
core on in boys the waters fine
The BiIis are paid by Roy,
When 1T comes to generosity
4le 3s the Candy Boy.
He II the ~ that pays the Bills
Whiie we have all the run,
And II he wants to spend his Kale
Why, we'll give him a run.
But Roy was laughing in his sleeve
In the Baggage Coach ahead.
As onward toward the Mardi Gras
The joyous solons sped.
For weren't they accepting work
Which wasn't up to snuff,
The final reckoning was worth
A little OF the ''stuff."
Meanwhile the patient piodding
ones, y
The Mr. Common Folks
Were straining at the awful load
/ Their necks iammed In the yokes.
The Taxes aud Assessments
( Are soaring year by year.
But we're the Ginks that pay the
BITS
When Grafters shove the queer.
Moral
The moral TO this little tale
I'll tell with your permission
We had Commission Government
then
But We paid the Commission"
"A SQUlRMING WORM
In Favor Of Parsons.
Editor The Bullet'n--Grant me
space. please. in your columns that
may make suggestion relative 10
the Commission Form of Municipal
Government.
In the selection of men to I'LL the
offices Of mayor and four commits
sioners in my humble opinion,
think that no better lifted and
qualified man can be found than the
present incumbent. Hon. Qeorse
Parsons for the position OF mayor.
There are two men in the present
council. thai hare al'ed their offices
vim Sr,fsnsun ana hoSorr "a ~ enn