, 1881-01-02

dignity Of the occasion. and to q meeting OF
the demands Of the growth of our city 10
the proportion OF a mnniclpaiity-thet third in
size in the United States-which we have be-,
I give no credit To the Democratic party for
this. give the need OF praise wholly to the
individuals occupying the chairs. I do not
deny that possibly as good men could be
party has all the good. as it is true that no
political party has all the bad men in it.
Perhaps 1t is Il pity that this is true Per-
hays it would be well if all the bad men were
lproyiled the latter were in the majority;
for then we would have q political mitlell.
MUM, and yo,1-poiitical letlitors-would have
something else to do than to abuse the eanli-
dates Of your opposing party.
Success to the City Of Chicago IS far above
all qualification OF party zeal or pride. AN
administration of the affairs Of such grow
ing commercial and financial metropolis Is
Chicago, which is adequate to. and comHet-
surate with, the foundation which should BE-
! matter what MAY b. The: party or political
! views Of the persons conducting that admin
| istratl0n, those persons should be commend
| ed, anu at least the heads Ut the bureaus be
| retained in place. This is desirable civil
service
OF course, men in position taking grounds
against extravaganza and pilfering will al
ways, at first, ti.lI those whose raids upon
| the treasury have been stopped ready to eS-
cite ill-feelings towards the preyentors Of
| johbers In the patronage Of the municipality,
LOBBYISTS, and scllelners will vent their spleen
| against heads of departments when those
! heads thwart them.
abuse. His persistent and consistent course
| in right has shown the futility of these out
I cries, and they seem to have ceased.
| Our friend, Controller tilrney. who has
shown his utter untitness for anything like
mere political jobbery or planning, has now,
! for some inscrutabie reason, Incurred the Ill
| will Of some. pen on the Chicago Times,
/ which, dipped in vinegar, is trying to distort
7 the wonderful success OF the Lutte per cent
S the ppearanee G1 ot
ing but bookkeeping, business-system finan~
ceering, and attending to the duties 0f hls
! position. But he knows these from Alpha to
Omega .,,
| that, untried, it was Il bold experiment to
venture the placing OF popular loan herein
| Chicago.
Just think, popular loan of nearly s1,ooo.-
goo at 4 per cent-without a,syndlcale TO l2ke
! it; sell what they could and return what
| they did not sell; retaining the percentage
| on what they sold, guaranteeing nothing
has proved success.
Suppose it had failed. who would have
been Blamed? Who would lave proven hun.
If, then, it has succeeded who has proven
himself success
Not one Of the banks stepped forward to
take the loan, or any part OF IT, The money
| liberations was not to tnuch it. Full notice
was given and no indication OF 4 rush WIS
eyinced. Failure would have secured what
/ the capitalists wanted-namely: an auSeftlse.
| ment for bids or proposals, and concert ol
action would have made 81 per cent MAY; !;
imum bid or offer; and then Chicago would
| have been below par.
Whera is she now in financial credit? Her
own people have taken the bonds at par, and
are crying for more. The American Ex.
Change Bank Of New York by her President
says, in writing to a citizen: of Chicago:
| Accept my cordial congratulations upon the
| high appreciation in which your city, bonds are
held Il Is IN 70
| your credit ut home and abroad Nothln9 coaao
be better in public esttmanon a aouPs Psa5,t tsy
| And ret, forsooth, after tlle risk has been
! run. the experiment has succeeded, the wise
acre Of the Times is trying to detract from
the credit due the Controller because that tha
| holders and not the city may profit BY tha
confidence which he has established IN Ena
The United States Government pays per.
/ centage to have Ter 4 per cents sold. Sue
does not, she cannot, participate III tne ~
vantage OF the rise after they are soit-
l. IGElfIpS Mlet lallH VI A4O l. mig Asss' e@S'
heArt} of the lamentations Ut the Dutchman
over the fact that his foresight was not az
good as his hindsight; more elegantly stated
that his prospective vision was not as cleal
as his retrospective. The story Of Columbus
the egg, and the wonderfully wise spectator
after iie Ind shown then, how t9=l.lake i
:sta1u Oh emil. is commended to the geHt1e
ulau Of the Times. f.:
: Aud this brings me to the opening sentene'
I of this communication.
Why does the Times try to foul its oMl ,'
nest, ,ciyilly, by defaming the ereale Oh cns
Whv does it try to foul its own nest, 20
liticai{y; by casting aspersions upon II,
Controller, who is ut least in office undef
Democratic Mayor?'
Thls .Ishnaelite, whose hand is raise,
against every one, and against whom o.
hands are: lifted, stops at nothing when II
| ANYWAY it has been offended.
i write this simply in tho interest OF
large party in Chicago who do not care Wh.
rules the city, provided It is done 1udlclons
", aud rebounds to her credit tnanciaily
commercially, and socially NoNrAnr1sAS.
More health, sunshine, and JOY In Hop Bitter
than III all other remedies. =.
! | Ety1.