Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1889-12-07
THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

The Platform ana Nominees of the Demo
cratic Convention.
The Democratic party nominated a
splendid ticket and adopted the follow
ing platform in their drainage conven
ton:
The Democracy of the sanitary district of
Chicago in convention assembled reafiirms the
declaration Of principles of the nat onal and To-
cal Democracy rs indorsed by large maorities
at full votes in city and county, and appeals to
the citizens and taxpayers to emancpate them
selves from mere preludices of past party af-
fliatiOns and swell the Democratic majority by
indorsiug It's practicable admin shGtiye reforms
of municipal self-government The immense
concentration of capital and labor in this IA
vored locality compels expensive municipal UNI
dertakings under the authority of elected
boards responsible to the people through the
organizations Of the two great national parties
The board of nine drainage trustees will rep
resent both parties according TO their actual
voting strength on election day We declare,
therefore, that we can safely ntrust the work
of the drainage canal 10 the nine trust ees with
out regard TO the personal pa ty affiliations IOf
the Individual members, and demand that
the work be done under the supervision of the
board by the day and at fair wages, except in
special cases where private enterprise do
any work cheaper and better without reducing
the WHges OF honest ana competent labor and
without ovCrstocking the local market de-
press current wages
WHEREAS. The method Of defraying tho cost
of the drainage system about to be constructed
is OF the utmost importance to the people of
/ the drainage district, and the cost of the said
improvement should full upon the property
benefited thereby in proportion to the benefits
received
Resolred, That this convention hereby de-
| clares its opinion to be that so far rs the law
allows, ana lhe same mny be equitable, the
drainage trustees should adopt the method Of
] gnpgiul benefited.
proportion to the benefits received; and,
WHEREAS The condition Of the sewage and
water supply Mt periods is such that the much
needed improvement should be commenced MT
/ once and
WHEREAS. The issuance Of bonds Will facili-
tate the completion of the undertaking aud
WHEREAS. Beyond all peradycuture the past
growth of this community IS but indicative of
It's future greatness and he benefits to arise
/ from the creation Of this sanitary district are
not Immediate but Will be enjoyed by all the
inhabitants Of this district Ton all lime to come
be IL
Resoiu,d, That We favor the issuing Of bonds
! as allowed by law and rs the progress of the
work demands go that the payment of the
principal thereof viii dcvolye upon those who
will enjoy the substantial Dement'S Of tho snni-
tary system.
WHmE,s As the work viii require the cru-
? ployuent aud services uf thousands Of men and
the expenditure at mill 'uus 81 cnpitnl to accom-
pliHl It's completion.
Res0irsd That We favor u rigid enforcement Of
that part OF section l15 which is ms follows:
+ "No person shall bee employed ON said work
unless he be- citizeu ~ the United States or
has iu good faith declared his intention 90 be-
come such citizen. Ina all cases whore an alien
after filing his declaration ut Intentions to Doe.
come q citizen of tine United States snail for the
space of fhrop months after hc could lawfully
&C. So, fail 90 tnke out his huul papers and CONE
petn bis citizenship. such failure shall br
primn. faejp evidence that his declaration of iu.
toutiuus Hu- not made iu Hu0d faith. And That
eight hours shn lranstitute adh} Nork