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Editorial
April 28, 1876
The Cairo Bulletin
Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois
What is this article about?
In Cairo, over 200 taxpayers unanimously resolve at a meeting to resist paying taxes levied to cover interest on city and county bonds issued to the C. & St. L. and C. & V. railroad companies, committing to litigate against the state and urging continued support.
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THE TAXPAYERS' MEETING.
The people of Cairo seem terribly earnest in their determination to resist the payment of the taxes levied upon their property to provide for the payment of the interest on the city and county bonds issued to the C. & St. L. and C. & V. railroad companies. Fully two hundred persons—all of them taxpayers—were present at the meeting Tuesday night, and upon all motions and resolutions looking to a resistance of payment of such taxes, the vote was unanimously "aye." The magnitude and character of the undertaking was not under-estimated yet the unanimous determination was to make the issue with the State, and fight it to a final conclusion.
Well, the stream is passed, and the bridge burned. There is no avenue left open for retreat. The fight must go on. How vigorously it is prosecuted, depends of course, upon the people generally and upon the committee to whom is charged the duty of securing means to defray expenses, particularly. The report of this committee, to be made next Tuesday evening, will show, we dare say, that means for vigorous and protracted warfare, have been provided. Attend the meeting, and "keep the ball rolling."
The people of Cairo seem terribly earnest in their determination to resist the payment of the taxes levied upon their property to provide for the payment of the interest on the city and county bonds issued to the C. & St. L. and C. & V. railroad companies. Fully two hundred persons—all of them taxpayers—were present at the meeting Tuesday night, and upon all motions and resolutions looking to a resistance of payment of such taxes, the vote was unanimously "aye." The magnitude and character of the undertaking was not under-estimated yet the unanimous determination was to make the issue with the State, and fight it to a final conclusion.
Well, the stream is passed, and the bridge burned. There is no avenue left open for retreat. The fight must go on. How vigorously it is prosecuted, depends of course, upon the people generally and upon the committee to whom is charged the duty of securing means to defray expenses, particularly. The report of this committee, to be made next Tuesday evening, will show, we dare say, that means for vigorous and protracted warfare, have been provided. Attend the meeting, and "keep the ball rolling."
What sub-type of article is it?
Taxation
Infrastructure
What keywords are associated?
Tax Resistance
Railroad Bonds
Cairo Meeting
Taxpayer Determination
Legal Fight
What entities or persons were involved?
Cairo Taxpayers
C. & St. L. Railroad Company
C. & V. Railroad Company
State
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Resistance To Taxes For Railroad Bonds
Stance / Tone
Supportive Of Tax Resistance And Litigation
Key Figures
Cairo Taxpayers
C. & St. L. Railroad Company
C. & V. Railroad Company
State
Key Arguments
Unanimous Vote To Resist Tax Payment
Determination To Fight The Issue With The State To Conclusion
No Retreat Possible; Fight Must Continue
Committee To Secure Funds For Protracted Legal Battle