The Cairo bulletin., 1913-02-09
a squirming Worm TAlls Into
Thyme as &c Tale Unfslds II
Trip to New o1leans
arDRK AND BEAltsn PULLMAN
LOADED Down With Booze and Beer
to Keep Up Good Cheer =
Grafters Shove tie Queer.

That the present widespread aUi-
tatien IA favoF Of the Immediate
anbstitntion OF the Communication
EerH d Municipal Government IT.
oar psssent .lce Wasnn Hystea1 sisk
not . ''iiash IN the pan and woui1
de cut before election day. as mas
Eeun pred ted BY the opponents OF
sac measure, is now settled beyond
i doubt. The cause gains greater
momentum day BY day: many RI
crnits coming into the fold. these
prior to announcing legiance to
the canse. heretofore declining To
commit themse yes. claiminS that
before giving an opinion they de-
sired to acquire more than super
fetal knowledge of the nature ot the
plan. its application and operation.
Having acquired the knowledge.
they are now lined up tooth and
inaif' III favor of the Commission
Form and the sky which immedi
ateiy Following the setting of March
4 for holding the election assumed
a dark aspect has assumed more
rcseate hue than ever before.
The latest one to fall into the
ranks Of the army II i very proml-
nent taxpayer who In giving his en-
dorsement to the Commission Form
OF Municipal Government falls info
pcetrY signing hiinse | * SQtiirtn-
ing Worm
I'VE Should Worry
Twas Just few short years ago
aNaught Eight or Nine Or
Ten..a fsa
When 4 Contractor of Paving d
And his hand OF sturdy Men
Embarked upon Pullman Car,
It's, name was "roork and BeAns''
they were headed for the Mardi Gras
Way down In New Orleans.
Cigars were In abundance
md Wine. Booze and beer,
i'd things galore, q goodly store
To keep up the good cheer.
The story and the song sped on,
Al likewise did the train
est tickle me, III tickle you,'
4G s*43 t&t- sx+&1
core on In boys the waters fine
The sBiIls are paid by Roy,
When lit comes to generosity
LIE Is the Candy Boy.-
RE - ths "a that pays the Bills
While we have all the run,
Ard II he wants to spend his kale
Why, we'll give him q 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."
MeanwhiIe the patient ploddiug
ones i
The Mr.. Common Folks
Were straining at the awful load
Their necgs jammed in the Jokes.
The Taxes aud Assessments
Are soaring year by year,
But we're the Ginks that pay the
BIS
When Gtaftsrs 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 to
the Commission Form OF Municipal
Government.
In the selection of men to fill the
Offices OF mayor and four commits
sioners | in my humble opinion,
think that no better fitted ana
qualified man can be found than the
present incumbent. Hon. qe0rxe
Parsons for tns position Of mayer.
There are two men in the present
council, thar have lied their oiIices
with 'scamen ana Aonor ane We can
hardly and better men Who VIII will
fngly. give their tins and bet q
forts towards the advancemenk pf
Cairo's interests.
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