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CHICAGO LETTER.
Republican Virtue Ventilatsd-Th
Great Railroad Exposition
Chicago and Journalism.
General and Mrs. Grant-Hard
Times Anticipaied-The
Pope and Affairs In
ireland.
From our POPULAR Correspondent.
" CHICACO. May Z5, 1855

From ouryoEulsr correspondent.
CHICAGO, May 25, 1888.
| Republican much vaunted virtue
was fully demonstrated in the Illinois
Senate yesterday, by that body reject
ling the Democrats nominated tor
Justices of the Peace of Chicago and
confirming the nominees Of their own
party school. This piece Of narrow
contracted work is wholly unworthy
of what once was q grand political
organization, but certainly what might
be expected from a set of men who
seek Office for the pecuniary profit
they calculate to make out OF their
positions. This action Of the majority
of the Senate assumes insulting pros
portions when it is known that the
nominations for the Office OF Justice
of the Peace for Chicago are made
by the judges Of the court Of records
Of Cook county, and by them handed
to the Governor, who inturn presents
them to the Senate for confirmation.
Chicago is entitled to nineteen JUS
tees, to be appointed in this manner
and not elected by the people. The
majority of the bench being Republi-
can. of course the majority of the
Justices nominated were of that
party school. and only FIVE
Democrats. Notwithstanding this
great advantage of party.
the so-called Republican Senator's had
to cast odium on their party banner
by vindictively rejecting a few hons
orable names who had been virtually
Endorsed by Republican Judges and
Republican Governor. Further com
ment on this contemplate proceeding
must be INDUCED in by the indulgent
reader.
New York, yesterday, wasnot much
ahead of Chicago, so far as public en-
terprise is concerned. Of course the
connecting link between the two great
cities of New York State, and that tie
bridge, is grand combination of
architectural and engineering skill, as
we'll as a magnificent display of un
daunted public enterprise, and reflects
immortal glory upon all concerned
However, it remained for the great
metropolis of the West, Chicago, to
gather within her limits specimens of
everything pertaining to railroad en-
terprise, from the earliest days of the
iron horse to the present era of sixty
five miles an hour speed. And this
programme has been successfully
carried out. The formal opening Of
the exhibition took place last evening,
Mayor Harrison making the opening
address. The attendance was very
large, and represented all walks
of life. Many distinguished
citizens, as we'll as railroad men, were
present, and many Of them made ex-
ceedingly interesting speeches about
the past, present, and future of rail-
roads. This exposition will be an
immense thing for the nation at large,
and Chicago in particular. 1t will |
bring men of money and go-ahead |
enterprise together in such numbers
as to demonstrate even to themselves |
that nothing they undertake for the |
benefit of the public can possibly fail. |
1t is now patent fact that the rails
road is to the nations prosperity and
general Advancement what healthy
blooded arteries are to the human
anatomy, and it is only justice to say
that, with all the faults attributed to
railroad combinations, without them
this glorious land of ours would not be
much pumpkins
Prof. Joseph Cook, of Boston, the
celebrated lecturer, predicts that Chi
cage will soon be the center Of the
world for great journals-morally and
intellectually. 1t is likely Joseph
does not intend returning to the Hub,
else he would not have had the cour-
age to give birth to such a prognosti
cation.
The salaries Of the managers and
operators Of the Mutual Union Tele>
graph Company, in Chicago, were cut
down 10 per cent yesterday.
General and Mrs. Grant gave the
Good Templars visiting Chicago an
opportunity yesterday Of taking a good
look at them. The reception was held
in the grand Palmer House. The
distinguished entertainers did the
honors in such social manner as to
leave a pleasant remembrance in the
hearts OF their numerous guests.
This nation should not for.
get that U. S. Grant won
his way in her service
from the ranks up to the command Of
the victorious armies, and to the high
est Office within the gift Of the people
that of President. / endeavored
to wear the Confederate gray as long
and honorably as any soldier Of the
lost cause" but | cannot shut my
eyes to the fact that there must be
something remarkable in the compo
sition OF a nan who attained to the
highest altitude OF fame, while so
many Of his supposed superiors fell in
the terrible struggle and were relega-
ted to comparative oblivion. And
this being the case cheeriully confess
that / feel proud when | see him hon
ored by his fellow citizens. General
Grants faults are only human, and
those which every human being pos
sesses in some degree. AS success
makes the man then, most certainly,
General Grant is grand specimen Of
success.
We look for very hard tunes in
Chicago this season. Very soon all
the iron manufacturing establishments
will shut up business for several
months. This, and the mislortunes
attending the various strikes, will
cause much suffering, not only to the
thousands who will be thrown out OF
employment, but by the merchants
who have been crediting them for
supplies with the hope of being paid
when work became plenty. Added to
this sad state OF affairs comes anotbor