Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-05-26

John r. Parker addressed the mem.
bers Of the Republican Party Club Of
the Thirty.frst Ward, Saturday
night. The hall was we'll filed.
Among those present were such lead.
Ing Republicans Of the ward as Aid.
E. j. Noble. John A. Watson, II. s.
lies, A. L. Drutzer, Col. J. s. Crane,
and A. II. Brinkman. The speech
was listened to with marked interest
and was warmly applauded. Mr..
Parker said In part: All wise laws
and great measures for the good Of
the people, the elevation Of mankind,
and educational advancement have
emanated from the Republican
party. Under Republican rule tho
country has always prospered
while the reverse Ia true
Of the Democratic party's attempt to
run the Government. The history OF
protective tariff laws in the United
States can be summed up Ia a few
words. During the periods that our
industries have been protected by
proper tariff measures great prosper.
ity has prevailed throughout the en-.
tire country, while depression and E
numerical disasters have been the
leading characteristics Of the years
following the rereal Of such laws.
During the first ten years that pro.
tective tariff was In force In this
country tho population increased
100000 and commercial wealth
five fold. What followed the repeal
Of these tariR measures In 1874? Ac.
tual suffering among the laborIng
classes, closing down OF manufact.
ures, and the collapse Of great
financial institutions, and not
until the great Republican party,
In 1860, took the helm Of the ship Of
state did an uninterrupted era Of
prosperity gladden. the hearts of
suffering people," Mr.. Parker said
should he be elected County Judge he
would use every effort to secure capa.
bic election commissions rs and honest
judges and clerks Of elections, and to
execute the laws In such manner
that the will OF the people rs OK.
pressed by their ballots should pre-.
vail. To reporter for TIE EAGLE
Colonel L. w. Whitney, q prominent
member OF the bar. In speaking of
Mr. Parker, said: ale is a careful,
painstaking lawyer, honest as man
can be. He comes OF an old family
OF high standing In DeKalb
County, Illinois. I have known
him from boyhood. He was
educated ut Hillsdale College with
Congressman Hopkins. He was horn
on farm not far from Spencer, Ind,
In ls47, and moved to DeKalb
County, Illinois, when yet u boy.
He came to Chicago In 1873 and stud.
led law with Wheaton, Garfield &
Smith, and was admitted to the bar
by the Supreme Court at Ottawa In
1875. He has grown to be a lawyer
Of high standing and acknowledged
ability. He is just the right kind Of
timber for a Judge While he is q
man Of independent means, he is q
hard worker" Prof. Bayliss, OF ster.
ling, ILL.,, the Republican candidate
for Superintendent Of Public Instruc.
tion, paid Attorney Parker high
compliment the other evening and
said that he hoped the voters OF Chi.
cag0 would elect him II he desired to
run.
y.
During the past week several new
names have been mentioned for
County Judge by the Republicans
John J. Knickerbocker Is talked Of,
and Mr.. Charles B. Obermeyer's
many friends claim he will have re.
spectacle following in the conven.
ton. Mr.. George Edmund Foss,
who, at the recent celebration o
Gen. Grants birthday by the Mar.
quette Club, made a decided hit by
a speech which electrified his hear.
ers by Its eloQuence and power is also
talked OF, but II Is claimed Mr.. Foss
may prefer nomination to the State
Senate from his district this fall.
-.
At the convention held at Liberty
vile Saturday an attempt was made
to indOrse one Coe for the Legisla-
ture, but the majority of the dele
gates favored James A. Quinlan, who
will be the nominee.