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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-03-16

That IL fearful church row that has
broken out ut GAINESVILLE. Ohio. Stories
have been circulated about the pastor
" the Presbyterian Church, ana the
pastor has turned loose u Hood Of sar.
casm In reply. The charges made are
unusual. too. The sin, according to
them, II not one Of commission. but
omission. No immOralitics IRE alleged.
and It Is admitted that the pastor IL a
tine theOl0ginn and scholar. hut hc
has never spoken a kind word to q
child. He does not say "tOOtsey- wOot.
sey" TO the babies of his flock. nor docs
he pat the heads of the children ami
call the boy who threw II brick through
the church window an "angel." Hence
the row and the accompanying sar.
casm. The whole matter Is to be taken
up mt church meeting. too. and NO
one can fOresee the end. Possibly IT
would be well In the future to have
some stipulation made as to the guam
tlty ana quality of kind words that are
due to children from minister, and
then hold him to strict accountability
under whatever agreement may be
made,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-03-16
CHARLiE 0ASTFIELD.

There was ono regrettable incident
IN last Saturdays convention. and that
was the refusal Of Charles Gnstiield IL
allow his name tn go forward for To-
nomination to the office which he has
graced for the last two ycars--thnt Of
city Clerk.
\ kindly hearted. modest, unass,inl'
Ing gentleman. he has displayed won
derful executive ability and conducted
his office In manner unelunlled by
any of his predecessors. No breath OF
scandal. of misiuanagement. or lack Of
strict performance of duty has ever
touched his administration even by
implication. He leaves model office
when he steps out. His successor will
find everything In ship-shape. The
Eagle tenders to Mr.. Gasttield on his
retirement from public office It's best
wishes. and sincerely hopes he will
meet the full measure OF success IN his
new sphere.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-03-16

However much there may have been
of religious prejudice and bigotry In
the mob gathering at Savannah, II Is
clear TINT there was no religion. The
lecturer who had engaged to make Us.
saults upon Catholicism had rs mucl,
right to speak his mind as 1ngersoll
had a right to derlde and decry the
Bible In Jersey town. What either
says Is not fact because he chooses
to make assertions, and no cause claim.
Ing to be good can possibly be benefited
by mob demonstrations designed to
close the mouth of speaker. The cries
of mob. the missiles they hurl, are
mere evidences Of savagcry. They do
not answer allegations. Free speech
Is an essential Of the republic. 1t II
guaranteed by the fundamental law of
the republic. The reputable school of
belief that cannot maintain itself and
Its following by intelligent representa-.
tiOn to intelligent beings Of the grounds
for Its existence Gun find no support In
resort to mob violence. No intelligent
supporter Of the Catholic church cOun-
tcnanced the mob violence Mt Savan.
nah. 1t was the work Of anger, ignor.
ancc, ana fanatlcism.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-03-16
- - -
CALL DOWN THE HVMBV0S.

North Town Democrats have done
well IN taking the performers" at their
word ana nominating John "Wings"
Ella for North Town Assessor.
Mr. Ella Of course rcsigncd: the office
probably was not exalted and dlgnific,l
enough for u man Of his high stand.
Ing In the community. There iuuy have
been other reasons: Mr.. Elm himself
assigned pccuniary causes for his on.
forced dccllnation Of the nominal ton.
No arguments adduccd by Mr.. Ella fo,
his peculiar position In this matter will
hold water.
Like all the rest of the professional
''reforincrs' he Ii great In theory but
nowhere In practice.
Col. Cooper. Judge vinccn, and the
other leading North side Democrats
should follow up the course they have
marked out for themselves. and noini.
rate next such man as Lyman !.
Gage. II he should fail to respond to
the call Of duty. Mr.. Potter Palmer
should he named. In case of his dcclin.
alton some other gilt.cdgcd. reform.
long haired. blue nosed Democrat
should In put up. until the whole string
of those gentlemen who ~.
side ON North side boulcvapls and
drivcwuys has been exhausted. When
they have all failed to do their duty as
citizens. II will he In order for the Dem.
Ocratic party managers to tell the 'pro-
fcssional good people" who are a blight
and curse Ia the party In this city
to forever hold their peucr. II IL the
time and place here now for the Elias.
the Cages. the KcrfoOts. the itul'"nsrs.
ana others OF. the great reforming Tx
tn ''stcp up or shut up
As for The Eagle. IL has never had I'm
abiding faith In the sincerity or practl.
cal carnestness of the hystcricnl crew
which has manned the sO.cullcd ship Of
reform In this city for the past few
| months. II In II crew of cranks. blgOts,
knaves. self seeking Adventures. and
nOtorlety seekers. There urc rocks
ahead of the leaky old tub upon whicl,
II will go tn pieces In the near future.
/ M It deserves to.
Honest reform Ii all right In Its way.
hut we want practical reform. We dO
not want IL lot Of Idle theory. gosslpy
sun and gab and utter failure In the
performance Of plain duty.
4. \. Trule spoke we'll and truly when
he warned tho Democratic party In the
Inst convention to keep clear Of the
thing called latter day reform. which
II but "as the paint on the harlOt's
cheek" Let the Democratic party
stick by It's old principles. stand by Its
candidates. always straight party men
| and honest. capable citizens. Let them
elect to office men like Frank Wenter
and John =. Cooke and they will there.
by have done more In the cause Of real
reform than could bc accomplished BY
all sanctimOniOus tiieOrixers from here
~ Manhattan Island.
Meanwhile It II good policy once In q
while To call down the humbugs.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-03-16
LAVRELS Fur HOPKINS.

When the convention of the Demo
cratic party of the city of Chicago
voted completes and unicserved com.
incubation Of the administration Of
Mayor John T.. Hopkins 1t did that
which the citizens and voters of Chi
cago would have ratified and cmpha.
sized had they been given an oppor-
tunity to do so ut the polls.
The record of Mayor Hopkins was
such that the Democrats of Chicago
did honor to themselves In doing homer
to him. Fearless and truthful In all
things. his party has never failed tn
render honor to her valiant and worthy
sons. and In the long line of chief ex-
ecutives Of this city whose shades look
forth from the shadowy gallery In the
Mayors office there IL not one that
Democrats of to-day or tomorrow can
look upon with more pride from
u civic as well rs party poin,
of view than the genial and pleas.
ant face of John +. Hopkins
The grounds upon which the Demo.
cratic city convention indorscd the al
ministration of Mr.. Hopkins are rock
bOttOmed.
They are good anchOring place fol
any and every Democrat. bc he candi
date or IN he ordinary citizen.
Mayor Hopkins could. II he wish
| take credit for many notable publ,
uttcraDccs and documents Of his. hi,
actions speak louder than words. an,
| the achievements Of the present admin
istration are such rs to place II fal
above the range of ordinary criticism
Not only this; but 40 practically bcilr
fetal for the voters and taxpayers vi
the city has 1t been that already
movements fraugl,t with the futur,
welfare of the general body of the tax
payers are on foot which will come "a
full frultion when Mayor Hopkins will
have been long supplnntcd by another
and perhaps less worthy chief magis
tratc of Chicago.
Mr.. Hopkins administration hu,
| been one of fearless antagonism (,
trusts and monopolics. Whether these
| deadly blights to the spirit of Ameri
can enterprise and competition cam,
| from the sewers. the surface of III,
| streets. the allcyways. or the ambient
air above. Mayor Hopkins has unfall
ingly and nnfaltcrlngly stood by tn,
side Of the people and ~ acted In thcl,
Il, half. His one hundred and nifty
vctoes show that In every detail he has
watched and conserved the interests
| of the huinblcst citizens.
The welfare of the citizens of Chlca
go has been of more Importance and
abiding interest to him during his tern
of office than anything else.
Always loyal to friends. never cursed
l.! an Ovcrwcenlng sense of his owl
Importance oven after his election I,
high office. Mayor Hopkins has lost moi
II single friend. but the names of those
h. has gained are legion.
1t II u pity that he could not have
been induced to make the race again
lie would have been the logical ant
the winning candidate. Since lie II no
to bc either The Eagle joins IN the gen
cral regret over the retirement from
office Of one Of natures nOblemen, an
honest man and IN upright chief execu
tive.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-03-16

There was something curiously sys-
tematic and business-like about the sui
eide Of Percy G. Chamberlain, the Eng.
lishman who killed himself In Chicago
His letters. addressed '"rO the coroner
or to whom 1t may concern" ana to his
landlady, indicate neither the excite.
ment nor the broOding elaboration Of
the Insane. The first misslve merely
alleges that there was no motive for
the self-slaughter except that the VIC
tim was very tired of living and chose
to "assist nature" by hurrying his de.
parture from earth. Ordinarily the man
contemplating suicide Is too much con.
cerned with the one important matter
Of death to consider the effects Of his
performance In detail. His last letters
explain his motives, say farewell to his
nearest friends and allow all minor
wishes to be inferred. Chamberlain,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-03-16

Mobs have of late years been 30 fire..
Qucnt In the South that they can be In.
cited by almost any plausible cause.
The attempt to throw the City Of Sa.
vannah into disorder and violence on
account Of the appearance of an OBJ
nOxiOis religious scnsat ZIONIST Is n nat.
ural outcome of the federation Of mob
outbreaks on other pretexts. What.
ever may be thought of sectarian
tiainps who go about infaming bigotry.
the principle Of freedom of speech must
he maintained Mt all hazards in every
pnrt OF the United States. That II
should be used by the unworthy. or that
Its use by the unworthy should tend to
cxasperate others, Is not valid argu.
inent for the violation Of the principle
The country will applaud the flrmncss
and patriotism of the Mayor Of Savan.
nah, who neither parleyed with com.
mittee assuming to speak for a mob
iOr hcsltated to Gull out the militia to
preserve the principle Of freedom OF
speech even when morally abused. II
would be well for the South II every
time constitutional doctrines were as.
sailed by violence public officers should
have the nerve ma the independence OF
the Mayor of Savannah. The Savan.
nah mob, like every other mob, re-
fused to listen to the counsels of even
those representing authorltatlvely the
doctrines the mob itself professed to BIZ
defending against blnckguard assault
No mob Gun be reasoned with. 1t makes
no difference what Its avowed purpose
or on what motive It processes to act
II Is to be dealt with as u lawless
horde and subjected to the rigorous
treatment which civilization demands
against unreasOn and fury. 1t IL q
wholesome thing for the South. aud the
lesson should he taken home In every
part of the United Statcs-that tho
peace of communities must be hello
paramount to any fractional. scctnriar
or political interest.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-03-16
WILL THE TAiLORS OF TOOLEY
STREET QUH?

There are rumOrs In the air that the
so-called police commission Is about tn
resign. Ii the members of 1t had any
sense of civic pride. not to speak Of
public decency. they ought to have done
so long ago. This expression of Opln'
ion Il made entirely regardless Of the
possibility of Il change In the city all
ADMINISTRATION as result of the approach
ing election. The general CONSENSUS Of
opinion Is that the police commission
Is less useful than IN ornament: II has
no legitimate excuse for existence.
John II. HIamline. II well-neaning work
az in the field of reform. II one of the
members of the board. lie Is "the head
guy" though politically he Is In the
minority. lie runs things on the board.
As II result of his eXcrtlons In behalf
of civil service and reform two hundred
members of the police force were or
,lered discharged il few days ago,
Ninety per cent. OF these We're good
Democrats and bore what n certain
church dignitary recently designated
"unpronounceabl names
p II was found on examination Of the
records that nearly all of these men had
proven themselves fearless and capable
In the discharge of their duty.
Many OF them had been shown ia
have acted In crucial times and circum-
stances with promptitude and bravery
Yet the commission says they must go.
The three bewlnged ref0rmers, how
ever, counted without their host this
time.
They found that there still existed
such u civic officer as the Superintend'
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-03-16

That the arid region, II reclaimed,
would itself I'LL up In the lapse of time
Ii, Of course, obvious. but Judge Emery,
Of Kansas, suggests a relieving feature
In the fact that the land reclaimed In
this way would be taken up by small
landowners holding many homes. The
millions who would work their way
into the new land would be land-Own-
ers aud not wage-earners. The large
farms which In the more fertile regions
have been made to assume almost the
nature Of agricultural monopolies play
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-03-16

Mr.. Debus, a Chicago cable cur con.
ductor. was called before the Police
Commission TO testify as to the intoxi.
cation of Officer Mullaney. II don't
like to say anything against the officer"
said Debus. "You see how It II. We
like to keep In with the policemen an'i
have everything going smoothly. I am
sorry to shy It, but the gentleman was
slightly. Now you know I don't want
to say this, and am very sorry. He
certainly was little bit, though I
am not surc-stlll, am very sorry to
make the remark, and hope the gentle.
man will excu-sllghtly intoxicated:'
1t In evident that Conductor Debus Is n
very humane man, but policemen who
want to have things 20 smoothly must
not get drunk.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-03-16

The United States Is alone among the
nations Of the earth In one particular.
When u member of Parliament dies
his surviving colleagues go on with
their work and his lnterinent II left to
his immediate friends. The nation does
not concern itself about the dropping
out Of one member of Its national us.
scmbly. His work il done. There an
end. In the United States, however.
when any member of Congress dies. no
matter whether lie was worthy or
worthless, Congress sets aside n day
when members VINO delight to indulge
In elegiac OrntOry intilct their verbal
dirgcs upon an empty house. All busl.
ness Of the country, however pressing.
Ii brought to standstlll while this
lugubriOus and In many Cuses bOmbas.
tic and indec0rOus service proceeds
Nor IL this all. The speeches delivered
upon an occasion called melancholy are
printed and disseminated at the ex.
pense Of the United States. Who IL
there that In the course of long life
has not received some half dozen OF
these. and who IL there that has ever
given a moments perusal to then?
This memorial day IL subsequent to the
funeral itself, which IL conducted ut
the public expense. Members OF Con.
gress eagerly seek position upon the
funeral committees because they take
an excursion. sometimes across the con.
tlnent, ut the public expense-an ex.
cursiOn which In generally turned into
a junket The country would do well
to amend its practices In this regard.
The grief Of the occasion Is pcrfunctory
~ u rule and the expense IL enormous.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-03-16

dignificd aud representative n gather
ing of Democrats us ever met In con-
vention In this city. 1t was in marked
contrast with the turbulent. disorierly
and rutiianly crowd that put the Re-
publican city ticket In nomination. and
the people. ever watchful. will not fail
to note the difference In the manner of
selection Of the two tickets.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-03-16

on the contrary, could not have been
more methodical II lie mad been prepar.
Ing for merely earthly Journey. He
made his preparations, addressed note
to his landlady providing for the set.
Element Of one bill of SIS and another
Of $3.50. dictated the disposition Of
some personal effects, wrote note to
the coroner apologizlng for the trouble
imposed upon him and. after these bust.
ness matters had been settled. sealed
the contract.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-03-16

II II to labor and to labor only that
man owes everything possessed Of en-
chnngcable value. Labor II the tails.
man that hus raised him from the con.
ditlOn of the savage. that nus changed
the desert and forest into cultivated
fields. that has covered the cnrth with
cities and the ocean with ships. that
has given us plenty. comfort. and ele-
gancc. instead of want. misery ana bar.
l,u risn
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-03-16

The proposed law prohibiting tho
printing Of advertisements on the Unit
ed States flag Is Of course great stroke
Of patriotism. Next let us have llini.
tatiOns placed upon the use Of GeOrs"
Washingt0n's picture In any save pure.
~ patriotic connections. What this M
ton needs above all things Is u few hun
dred more purely sentimental laws
with no foundation In reason or com.
mon spnaQ
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-03-16

Harry Hayward. the Minneapolis
murderer, kindly explained to jury
that he was madly In love with Miss
Cling, the murdered girl. and In the
next breath added that no used to buy
whisky and get her drunk 30 she would
talk freely on money matters and play
into his hands. That looks loverlike!
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-03-16

their own part In destroying the eco.
monte welfare of the masses. Were It
possible to reclaim arid America AMI
give II over to the small but prosperous
farmer the result would not only be n
temporary relief of the crowded labor
market, but a permanent benefit in
the way of building up large popula-
tiOn Of Independent land holders.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-03-16

We perhaps never detect how much
Of our social demeanor Ii made up of
artificial airs. until we see a person
who IL ut once beautiful ami simple.
Without the beauty, we are apt TO call
simplicity awkwardness.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-03-16

A Philadelphia girl who was dumb
for four hours was startled into speech
by the strains Of .;Sweet Marie" from
an itinerant barrel organ. How many
things that old sony has to answer for:
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-03-16

A Kansas City exchange says that the
Oklahoma desperate who killed himself
and left behind note requesting that
he be buried on his wlfe's claim might
have become poet had he gone to col
lege. Yes. had as he undoubtedly was.
he might have been worse.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-03-16

To cover shortage due to gambling
CASHIER Sparks. OF the Cincinnati post
Office. thumped himself on tho head. In.
vented robbery yarn which nobody
believed and landed In jail inside OF an
hour. Evidently Sparks isn't bright.
though he has been accustomed to SIN
iii 1nta
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-03-16

The late Senator Fair seems to have
teen very thoughtful man Alter
tispOsing of most Of his property he
added In bis will bequest OF $50,O0O
apiece for any children which the law
may decide to be his.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-03-16

"Seven thousand boys arc learning
military drill In the schools OF this city"
says the New York Recorder. And
thrice n many are learning lOafing and
thievery In the streets because tls'
school board which will pay for musket
and military drill will not furnish
enough schools to accommodate tho
children who want to learn to read.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-03-16

Hobart Chattield same-thIns-again
Taylor's new novel IL called 1.-TWO
Women and Fool" 1t IL not II ditfi-
cult job to guess the sex of the third
party, but ordinarily 1t doesn't take
more than one woman to make u fool Of
Il mnu
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-03-16
The Eagles
CIRCULATION
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EVERY WEEK IN tine YEAR.
NOHCs
eveay WEEK IN the YEAR.

THE EAGLE can be ordered at Chaa
Macdonald & Co. literary emporium
and book store, IS Washington street,
and at all nrst-class news stands
throughout the West.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-03-16

The disposition of mind that Is
truly great Is that which makes mis-.
fortunes and sorrows little when they
befall ourselves, great and lamentable
when they befall other men.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-03-16

1t Is said that all the penny valentines
are made In a little village In central
New York. The government ought to
try to identify this hamlet and reform
Q
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-03-16

Ind you over happen to notice that
The persons who differ from you In
their opinions are inva 'iubly i,rsons
Ut narrow minds and insanely prciu-
IiS .lr
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-03-16

1t Is safe to say that never again will
any person be 80 foolish as to take any
pains to save the life Of Millionaire
Russell Sage.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-03-16

liza person can be hypnOtixed to COM
init crime. can he also be hypnOtixed
to do good?
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-03-16

The Chinese idea of war seems 10 10
~ DO caught mapping and kidnapping.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-03-16

Arthur j. Cation, OF Chicago. one of
the most prominent horse breeders and
fnnciers In America. came In this
morning, bringing with him half II
dozen friends from various parts of
the State who We're opposed to the bill
now on third reading In the Senate.
This bill Is dead. 1t IL beyond the hope
of resurrection. Its provisions on in
vestigation We're found to be clearly In
the interest Of the race tracks run for
the benefit of the gamL ling fraternity.
Half dozen Senators who voted as u
matter of courtesy more than anything
else for Its consideration aud advance
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-03-16

W" clip the following from the
Springfield Morning Monitor Of March
IL:
"Thr House Committee Oh Corpora
ton yesterday hung out It's sign. On
last Thursday this precious body Of
statesmen recommended for passage
Mr.. Cody's hill regulating telephone
rates. 1t was remarkable ut the time
how awfully anxious the members Of
the committee were to get the bill out.
Yesterday the committee got together
and reconsitlered' its action. 1t vas
remarkable how anxious the members
were to take back their former action,
and The desire to reconsider was al
most rs strong as was the original de-
sire tn report the hill. IT IL to he said
In favor Of Mr.. Cody that he stood by
his bill and fought the 'reconsidera-
ton to the end"