The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-10-15
"THE STATE OF CHICAGO"


The Chicago Times, probably reflect
ing the sentiments Of . majority of the
people Of Cook county who believe the
board Of equalization has unjustly added
70 their heavy burden of taxation BY rails.
Ing the assessed value Of property in that
county many millions of dollars, adve-
catss the erection of Cook, Du Page and
Lake counties into . separate state to b
known BY the name Of "ths state Of Chi.
eAso."
The proposition will, % the Times pre-.
diets, b received with little favor outside
Of the complaining district. but in our
opinion Il 10 good suggsstion worthy Of
considsrats reflection.
Every person who has observed the
drifS Of legislation in this state during the
Last past decade, and who has studied is
probable consequences, must have been
taught by such observation that Cook
county 10 70 oil in,snts and purposes po.
Nsiesl holy distinct from the other coun.
ties Of the state, needing legislation not in
any partit ulsr adapted TO the great major
ity Of the other counties, and not willing
70 give to other counties the legislation
their interests frequently imporatively de-
nand. Under the old constitution Cook
county was the corruption Of legislation
in Illinois. II purchased the legislation
wanted BY the cliques that controlled il.
and among it, other purchases, bought
shs flake Front Swindle," IN part pay
meat for which lin the way of barter il
gave 10 the southern countiss-the then
railroad building part Of The stats-shs
law giving to the counties subscribing TO
railroads the increase Of state taIes in
those counties over those Of 1863, . law
against which the papers of Chicago are
now loudly invsigbing. Under the old
System, BY corruption, Chicago controlled
shs Legislature Of Illinois, drew TO itself
prosperity and drove pro'pMity out Of
Egypt Then Chicago WAS to ell intsnts
and purposes the state OF Illinois.
While the constitutional con ventisn Vas
dslibsrasiuy in 1867, unconscious position
Of Cook county in the state WAS fact that
gave 70 The members much difficulty. All
acknowledged that special legislation wss
~ evil the crushing of which VAS impsrs-
uvsly demanded by the interests of ,hs
people, but IL was obvious that general leg
blation, IN the broad sccsptation Of that
10
Cook county, with iu great population
and its peculiar interests, WA the stumb.
ling block. Liquidation necessary fol
Cook would DO unnecessary 10 any Other
county, and legislation adapted TO oil
other COUNTIES would b untirsly unsuited
70 Cook, Therefore, there WAS, 90 "a
speak, cons,itution for Cool
county, injected into the belly
Of the constitution Of the stat,
Of Illinois, and the Cook county del
sgstion in the general assembly
10 body practically separate
and distinct--in fact, il not in name, III,
Legislature Of the state Of Cook. Bill,
general In their terms, but especially ap
plicabls 70 Cook, are prepared BY this do
ssasion, ana pushed through BY the srgu
mont: 1--WE want this legislation F.;
don't Affect the people outside Of Cool
and you have no right 10 Say anythin
about IT," The only use the members on,
aide OF Cook srs even put 70 when Cool
county question 10 under discussion an,
she Cook county delegation 10 divided /,
rsfsrsaes 70 Il, 10 70 oct ~ srbitrators an
dssids between the factions. But, on Ii
other hand, the Cook county delegation
has ~ meddlssoms hngsr Il
svsrybodys pie, aud votes dow
every proposition Tor the bsnsAt Of Ii
sasGs outside Of Cook, unless the msmbs
VIE believe their part of the state need
Ne lsgislsaion will hist that whom Coo
vasu anything they will Do very accom-
medssisS.
II short 10 our opinion, Cook county i
. lssusy indsissses In which has sess ID
balance Of The stAss untold Gums Of money
~ speedily - pess'bls indulgence In
sbeuld b disssatinusd. Therefore v
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