, 1865-07-06

1t Ia time for plain speaking about the mn
nlclpal affairs of Chicago. The accumula
ten of nutsanct6 js 80 great that conform
bic living here is out of the question, ne
matter what wealth or position, the poverty
or cbscu,ty Of one who attempts 1t !; and a.
great part Of tie evil that all sufIer, is the
result Of groas cupidity protected by official
non'actioD, Of gross carc1essness Of the rights
Of othern in which the offenders are sure oI
tmpunity for their crimes, VIC ought not to
nE'tate in vain when we invoke popular
opinion fora thorough reform. The men
who have, IN pursuit Of gain, poisoned the
air, the water and tho very
sol Ct Chicago, have had
exemption from the proper consequences OF
their evtl-doipgs loug enough and we intend
that If we can arouse, either the authorities
OF the people to sense Of what Is their
duty in the premises, this work Of murder
inG tie children, and or slowly poisoning the
1iEouEer adults Of Chicago, shall 70 unop-
posed no longer. And we call upon all good
citizens Of all parties, to stand by u In the
efforts that VIC Intend to make to secure for
Chicago an air the young can safely,
and that men and women c3u sstisiac-
toril5 breathe, TO the end that the reproach
which now attaches to the city, Of being the
foulcst, and most tnsufferable OF all places on
the Contlnlnt, may be taken away. and that
The uuexce1led advantages Of the town
as business point shall have their full effect,
and more speedily make 1t, what, under any
disadvantages, II viii by and by become-not
only the best commercial and manufacturing
Place In the new world, but spot to which
pilgrims shall come, even from the Atlantic
6ea'boa1d and the mountains of New Eng
land, 10 enjoy the unapproachable summer
climate with which We are blessed. Nothing
but Individual greed and want of official de-
cency prevents that consummation row; and
those things We intend 10 aim at, and Keep
blazing away uutll ne get officials and people
bittered and banged into a knowl-
edge of what common sense requires
OF the latter, and sense Of decency
cxacts from the former. We intend to send
tusty reporters up the highways and by
ways. down alleys, into the distIlleries,
slaushter-houses, glue factories and render
Ing establishments, into the Board of Public
Works. among the Police Commissioners,
and. perhaps, If that Off :,al cau be found,
(Which we doubt, as his works tell nothing Of
his v Hhereabouts, into The den Of the Health
Uticer, wherever that may be; and II we
Lave ever. from a mistaken seuse Of what
Fas due to the material interests Of Chicago,
{ reused this man, snd amoothed oger the
chcnscs Of that, md begged pardon for all,
nc promise to do 80 no more. We intend to
speak out; and II those whose names are
called, and whose ot1enses are properly and
t'uth'ully described, do not like the plan that
We pursue, they can do the next best thing
1hey can put 1t Into their pipes and smoke It.
while the abused public thank us for oar ID
bars In their behalf.
We understand that the Board Of Public
WorIs-which by the by Is inefficient and
coed Tor nothing concern In its results.
Whatever may be the personal worth Of It's |
MEMBERSHIPS decided to drcdce out The
city. cary OF t1,s most offensive part of Its
generally fostering sndaoathsome contents,
70 be emptied Into the lake (probahly in the
sicinlty Of The watez-works) while the rc-
mainder, which stinks only Just enough to
knock man down, without killing him out
right, Is to be spread out on the geound ad. |
)acent, thtre TO dry out and exaust Its hor-
1ible odor On the July air. Thia scanlan
slough Is the foulest place in
fhis or any other civilized city. It Is stink
mlne; like the best Of Oh wells, 1t Ia now-
Ing; and in this weather It is always giving
out tts treasures In volumes which, II odore
were not colorless, would darkeu The atmos-
pherc for miles around. We pause for want
of something to which To compare It; but |
neither ancient or modern literature furniahes |
m account of ANYTHING akin to its fntolera-