The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-05-02
CIVIC MIRACLES
PERFORMED UNDER
COMN|SS|ONFORn
What Has Been Accomplished Else
where Can Be Duplicated
in Cairo.
GALVESTON RoUTs THE GANG
Papsuckers at Public Crib Were
Finally Put to Rout--Cairo
Bound to Progress.

+; Cairo Yesterday began new civil
life with the Inauguration of the
lCommission Form OF Municipal Gov
ernment and the formal Induction
into office of the recently elected
Imayor and four commissioners who
will administer the affairs OF the
city.
This inauguration Of business
forn of government with its respon-
sibilities fixed upon the heads nf
each department, means new era
for Cairo. il the history OF progress
made by other cities under the same
| form OF government is repeated in
ICalro.
| II is not the vision of dreamer
to assert that Cairo can be made the
Capital CT Great Inland Empire
and that 1t can be made the Gate.
| way to the Panama Canal for Two
Valleys
Cairo by reason of its geographi-
| cal location in the natural order o.
all things Is bound to assume these
|proud positions under progressive
business government, economically
conducted fairly and squarely in the
interest Of all the people.
| There is at present general
lharmonizing Of the best interests In
Cairo with all striving for tha
erectIon Of the new leyee system and
there Is nothing on the horizon
apparently disturbing the serenity
of the situation except the dis
Igruntled. incompetent office holders
desiring to continue as papsuckers
at the public crib"
! What has been accomplished else.
Iwhere under the Commission Form
of Municipal Government, can bt
accomplished in Cairo with all ths
advantages arraigned upon the side
lof Cairo
4 Galveston. Texas. the frs
lefty in the United States to adopt
the Commission Form of Govern.
Iment, is a great example
1 The genesis of Galveston came In
l1S37 when the distinguished orni
biologist Audubon came. saw ans
! settled. The marsh that Audubon
saw has been transformed into tht
Ibeauty spot of Texas, the secone
lport In the United States and thu
greatest cotton port in the world
1.-The city suffered severely in 190i
from an unusual atmospheric dis
turbance. The rehabilitation o
Galveston was one of the mos
heroie accomplishments ever under
taken hy a loyal and devoted people
7 To-day IL fills an important part il
, the history of the United States o
8 America and stands forth in the his
tory of municipal heroism, lightinl
: the way for other cities in need o
, rehabilitation.
II The rehabilitation of Galveston
hegan with a complete change o
city government. In 1898 the cit
was IN the control of group q
men known MS the Eleven. This az
lsortnent was made up as follows
One saloonkee one bartender
a one drayman. two wharf laborerl
one negro politician, one journey
j man printer. one retail. grocer, OH
q retail butcher, one curb-stone real
= estate broker, one political agep
/ for railroad that never ex sted eN
\ ocpt on pa0er. This body SCENE
8 to rule matters with q high han
+ and cyer-rode more than thirt
! vefoes OF the mayor In two year'
n In 1894 Tie mayor determined tina
d an examination Of the eity's boos.
B was necessary. and being refused a
q appropriation for this work. he pal
for 1t out OF his own pocket. Fou
bcokkeerars worked four months {
lunsnaYy the thing. The whole sys
r tenn was honeyeombed; the city ha
been exploited right and left. Col
r. lectors were openly withhoidin
:. thclsands Of dollars. All the cit
! contracts were being given to on
4 lcontractor who frankly endorse
), lnotes which the Eleven never pait
THESE men did not trouble then
!. selves to steal in a quiet and bus
20 nesslike manner. They fattene
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