The Cairo bulletin., 1914-03-05
,Jes Fore Election Time.

elections, to be held next Se2tembt
the opening of the campaign. th
CRATER will begging his 'moochin2,
bleeding and holding up of cand
dates. The candidates themselyt
are warming up and some of thei
have already announced their Will
ingness to serve the people.
u, When the race gets hot there vii
be let of fellows reay TO Suaran
tee any candidate that they can dc
liver any precinct from the blood.
first" 70 Delta. Others will be mor'
conservative and admit that OH
precinct is probably all that they
absolutely control, but they have IN
1luence in some others. Just at shf
time when these fiooence"' men ar.
in their zenith of power, cruel late
has decreed that their financial con-
dition be impaired and though hesi-
aatiug TO admit 1t they are finan-
cially embarrassed. A small al
vance--not, of course, as pay for
their ,wn votes or to buy other votes
perish the ghti-hut for
necessary expenses" is needed. Many
of these political powers couldn /
deliver their own votes straight, and
probably many Of them have no idea
what office the candidate they ap-
proach is running for.
The variety of reasons these cleo.
ton grafters can originate as eX-
euses 20 part candidate from his
money are so numerous and impreb.
able as to cause a candidate to won
der why the authors of such tales
do not take to writing fiction. Every.
thing from personal note for sew
eral hundred dollars to a dime for d
fiddle string so the orchestra cali
play at political meeting is begged
for. Assr
The picnic CRATER is the king boq
OF the profession. He gets a few
loaves Of bakers bread, small LOT
CT dill pickles and some burnt but
only half-cooked meat, spreads the
tempting { J menu on some uncov.
cred pine planks. and co-eonspirn.
tor sets up few kegs of beer, am
every candidate who will fall for tht
transparent swindle is plucked iol
$5 to S25. Sometimes it is water
melon, feat with soda water ant
cigars for all CT which the candidate
Pays.
The sellers of concert and enter.
eainment tickets never get left ii
election times. Tickets for every
possible form of concerts. entertain.
ments and musical infietion arr
pushed ON the candidates, Just be
causeNthey are candidates seeking L
win votes. #
Now. all these forms of graft I.
for such it is---are based ON the
proposition that the candidates will
be afraid to refuse to buy tickets, or
treat 70 drinks and eats. or to he'll,
any public enterprise. lest they ma,
lose votes.
What all candidates ought to Il
when election time rolls around i
to get together and make "a solemn
compact in writing, with penalty
secured by bond for breaking. thai
they Will not contribute a dollar t,
a barbecue, that they Will not sig,
subscription lists, buy tickets, con
tribute to mooehers or spend none,
In promiscuous treating. They vii
save money and preserve their self
respect.
Yielding to the grafters in til,
y divers shapes In which they come
and spending money for things tha
do not benefit them and that tho,
would not buy under ordinary con
hditions, is a species of bribery upot
The part of the candidates, and he
cause it's commonly indulged i
does not make 1t less immoral or in
HdeSent ! tsf, sass