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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-11-02
THE SALE OF FRANCHISES,

Aid. Madden's proposition to put
franchises up for sale and in the fu-
ture to grant them only to the highest
bidders wusia good one. but 1t has come
too late. OF course the Council gang
voted II down. no doubt In the fond
belief that all had not yet been given
away. and that there still remained
something which, in the near or dis
tant future. might he made the subject
of private barter or sale between the
Doodle gang and bribing corpora tons.
In that belief however. we are sorry
to confess We cannot join. 1t IL the
common understanding. and The Eagle
so understands the situation with the
rest. that there is nothing on the face
of the earth In Chicago or In the bow
els of the earth underneath Chicago or
In the ambient atmosphere above Chi.
cago that could be given away or sold
that has not been so disposed of. As
q matter of fact there Is nothing left
to give away. Mains. conduits. gas.
electric and every other kind of pipes
and wires now fill the streets under.
| meath the surface from curb to curb.
Steel rails occupy the surface of the
streets and the air overhead IL dark.
cned with the network of trolley wires
that within the past two or three years
has descended upon the city like an
iron webwork.
So that. 1t would seem. while Aid.
Madden's idea looks all right in theory.
" would be useless IA Il measure of
| practical reform. 1t comes too late.
We have great respect for Aid. Madden.
but we fear that like all the rest of
mortality his ambition to do the most
good In the best and specdiest way
sometimes runs away with his judg.
| ment.
II Is pity that this idea did not
seize him years ago. or that he was not
elected to the Council earlier than he
|
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-11-02
He was PROPERLY BURNED.

a negro brute who assaulted and
then murdered poor young wife. only
10 years of age. In Texas. was very
properly burned at the stake.
II is nauseating to read the protests
of the Tribune and Inter- Ocean agains,
this righteous and wcll.deserved pun.
ishment.
Burning at the stake IL just about
the right sort Of punishment for rascals
white or black. guilty Of the horrible
kind of crime that this Texas desperate
committed.
And all the slckly sentimentality OF
some slckly editors will not proven,
the great mass Of the people North and
South from applauding the action OF
the Texas mob.
The Tribune says that the fellow
ought to have been hanged.
Is not hanging ''relic OF barbar.sm'
as well rs burning?
or course II II. but II II a pleasantei
death. far too pleasant a death for d
tiend who will outrage Il woman. ther
cut her throat and disembOwel her ~
this Texas devil did.
The stake ana slow fire were just the
thing In this case.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-11-02

Among candidates who are specially
recommended to the friends Of this
paper for support none Is more cm-
phatlcally entitled to confidence by
reason of personal probity. and ability
and experience that peculiarly tit him
for the duties that devOlve upon the
Drainage Commission, than James T..
Mallette, who has been nominated on
the Republican ticket. Mr.. Mallette
has demonstrated by the successful
management Of important business In.
terests his capacity for dealing with
affairs. His knowledge of values will
be OF great advantage to the board, and
his service In important committees on
the Board OF Education has given him
an admirable equipment for the I'D
ministrative work of the commission.
Mr.. Mallette was born In st. Louis In
1851. and after graduating from the
high school OF that city came to Chi
cagO In 1873. In 1887 he organized
the Mallette 4 Raymond Manufacture,
Ing Company. and successfully engag.
cd In the manufacture OF furniture un-
til 1883. In that year he became en-
gagged In the development of real es-
tate interests. In association with Chas.
Il. Eggleston, and the thriving and
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-11-02

Senator Charles BOgardus. Of Paxton,
president pro tenn. Of the last Senate.
was In Chicago Monday, ana made a
call on John Il. Tanner at State head
quarters. Senator BOgardus IL one of
the prominent Republicans Of rural
Illinois. and by virtue OF the absence
Of Altgeld and GIN In other parts Of the
country several weeks ago, enjoyed the
distinction Of being Governor under a
Democratic administration. The Sena.
tors term expires next fall, ana his
friends In the country are talking of
running him for Lieutenant Governor
He has plenty Of money, and almost AZ
many personal friends as he has dol
lars. so II Senator BOgardus should gG
after a place on the ticket he would be
a formidable candidate. II Tanner Ii
named for Governor ana charged to
Clay County, the Republicans will look
to Northern Illinois for the second man
on the ticket. Ford County. whence
BOgardus halls, Is not very far north
but that doesn't discourage his friends
Il bit,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-11-02
OBITUARY..
WILLIAM II. FORD,

william II. Ford, for many years we'll
known In local politics and business
circles, died Thursday night ut his
home. $40 Washington boulevard. Mr..
Ford has been In poor health for three
years and for four months has been con.
fined to his room with Bright's disease.
yet his death was unexpected to his
family. Even the physicians thought
he was In no Immediate danger.
About q o'clock Thursday evening he
was taken with severe pains about the
heart. Medical aid was summoned and
a hasty examination convinced the doc.
tOrs that Mr.. Ford could live but u few
hours. His sisters, Mrs. NJ. c. MnrOn
and Mrs. Il. A. Holmes, and brothers,
John =. and Charles +. Ford were sum-
mOned. They reached the bedside OF
the sick man before his death. His
own family. consisting Of u wife and
two children. were also present.
Mr.. Ford was horn In Rochester, n.
Y. June 10. 1913. ana moved to Chicago
In 1866 with his parents. When II
years old lic started to work In cooper
shop on the North Side, ana within Il
few years he started In business for
himself. At the time OF his death he
owned the coOperage factory ut 1880.
II Austin avenue. He also owned the
largest milling supply factory In the
United States ut Pinconnlng. Mich.
Mr. Ford was appointed inspector OF
the House Of Correction by Mayor Gre.
gier. ana has since held the office. HI
was well known among the politicians
AMI business men Of this city as an up.
right man In all his dealings, and was
also cheerful gfver to the numerou,
charity societies In this city.
In 1870 Mr.. Ford was married tC
Katirine Garvey, ana boy IL ana d
girl IL are the only children living. Fol
Il number Of years he has been an nc
tive member Of 1t. Jarlath's Church.
The funeral was held at o'clock Sun
day afternoon from st. Jarlath'l
Church. Father eastman celebrated
the requiem mass and preached the fu
neral sermon.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-11-02
Drove THE NATIONAL CONVENTION
AWAY.

The Republicans In thrashing over
lot of old straw have managed to drive
the national convention away from
Chicago. Nothing would satisfy them
but to get into newspaper controversy
over u squalid row In the national con-
ventiOn Of 1858. involving a whole lot
of dead issues and men In whom no
body IL now Interested.
This brought out a TRADE of abuse
directed against leading members of
the national committee. and that has
had the effect of almost entirely de-
stroying ChlcagO's hope of having the
convention. Perhaps we have grown too
big to care for such things any more
for national conventions from q strictly
tirlde or business standpoint. but we
must remember that there IL such an
Intangible but wcighty consideration
In all such matters as municipal pride
and prestige.
It IL something to BE- thankful for
that the DcmOcr,ic party managers
have not involved themselves In any
such brOils. and that there IL every
hope and likelihood Of the Democratic
national convention coming to Chicago
next year.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-11-02

ccs. and ever since that conclusion was
arrived ut Mr.. Duffy has been the Oh
jcct vt the most virulcnt as well us per
sistcnt and continuous attack by the
Republican press.
This is damnablc and outrageous.
These hyenas of the press have hunted
and noscd around through the whole
history and record of Mr.. DuTy and
they have discovered against him
nothing save. forsootl. that he Is ana
has been n city contractor.
What of that Is contracting with
the city felony? II So. we would like
to know how the Daily News and the
Tribune have in the past managed to
get along in the community after con-
tracing with the city for its advcrtis-
ing
DO these papers mean To argue That
because Joseph Duffy Is now in the
contracting business with the city he
will of necessity worm himself into the
big drainage canal contracts and bring
himself within the purvicw OF the law
and the penitcntiary if he is elected n
member of the Board of Trustees!
| Such a contention Is impudent and
! brazen libel upon the character of a
| man who has for years enjoyed the
| good will and the respect of the COM
munity. 1t is an insult 10 the intell:-
| gcnce of the voters. and we trust 1t Will
be repudiatcd at the polls In the tri-
umphant election of Joseph Duffy.
| An Illustration of the lengths to
which the daily papers are going In
| their attempts to besmirch the char
acter of Mr.. Duffy and thus accom-.
plish his defeat Is to be found In the
attack through the Morning Record of
last "Wednesday. In that edition MIR
Duffy l. charged with having bid FOR
certain contract work in the north dlvis
ion. and with having conn.vcd AT Il
change of the figures. the prices being
raised in every instance. pockcted the
money thus Illegally secured for him
and finally with being forced. under
threat of prosecution. to return 1t.
! Now. this apparently very serious
| charge turns out to be very simple af.
fair when 1t comes to be explained. The
contract was an old one. and was orig.
innlly entered into by another firm
That concern threw 1t up and Supcrin.
tendent Cheney. of the sewer depart.
mcnt. offered 1t to Mr.. Duffy. whom he
knew to be responsible man. with
sufficient capital and honesty to carry
out his undertakings.
| Mr.. Duffy said he would accept the
contract II the bids were all raised by
Il certain percentage. and Mr.. Cheney
considering the proposition favorabl,
one for the city. jumped ~ 1t ana made
the specified changes In the contract
1t Is all very simple affair. but II
shows how the ingenuity of hostile
press can be perverted and directed
into the destruction Of an honest mans
reputation for an Interior purpose. Tn,
people should vindicate Mr. DUFFY OF
election day. and the Eagle believes
| they will,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-11-02
CULLERTON AND REFORM.

One Of our contemporaries announces
that Edward +. CullertOn proposes to
re-enter the political field Us candi-
date for aldermanic hOnOrs In the Ninth
ward. We hope that this Is true, for
n more capable and able representative
the people have never had In the City
Council. Time was when Edward Cul-
lerton stood at the helm of the city's
financial affairs and pilOted her sue.
cessfully through more shoals and
Quicksands than now beset her.
To-day financial difficulties confront
the city and threaten to Overwhelm
her. In the words of the chief execu'
tive, there Is danger OF the city being
compelled to shut up shop. There were
worse financial storms than those that
are with MS now In the days gone by
when Edward CullertOn was the man
at the wheel, and he steered us quickly
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-11-02
CITY Nall EMPLOYEES TO 90.

Mayor Swift. Commissioner Kent,
Commissioner of Health Kerr and
Comptroller Wetherell spent the great
part Of Wednesday making plans for
retrenchment In the clty's expendi.
lures. since Mayor Swift returned
from the East i61 men have been dis.
charged from the city's employ. AL Of
these the Mayor decided could be dis.
pensed with without injuring the SER
vice In which they were engaged.
Thursday. after making this announce
ment. he followed 1t up with the Us.
scrtion that within the next few days
discharges would be made bringing
the total let.Out up to 1000 men.
While the Mayor was looking into the
expenses Of the present administrati ton
he compared them with those Of Mayor
Hopkins reign. At the conclusion of
the conference Thursday Mr.. Swift IN.
nounced that the records show that dur
Ing the month Of September. 1904, there
were 0,505 men on the pay roll, while
In the corresponding month under his
administration there We're S,SO4, Or 1SS
IlleIt FEWER.
THAT comparative statement" said
the Mayor, "speaks for itself. We are
going to cut down to the last notch
and make both ends meet II possible.
One thing Is certain. we will not run the
city further into debt. lam letting one
man 20 ut time. This causes less ex'
element and less comment than II
made a wholesale discharge. The work
will be kept up until know exactly
where We stand"
To-day the Mayor will have prepared
a statement showing the difference IN
the pay rolls between this month and
October. 1894. 1t was estimated OF
Thursday that the difference could bt
fairly calculated upon basis Of x6,SO(
per day. This report Of the difference
In the number of city employees was II
the nature Of surprise to the Mayor
While expecting that the excess Of las
year In September would be exceeded
by that Of the month Of October. 1t wa
not expected that the difference would
be nearly SO large.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-11-02
1HE COMiN0 ELECTION.

Within the space or Few days an
election OF very great Importance will
be- held In Chicago. and 1t will he decid.
ed whether the stupefactiOn and de.
SPAR resultant from dissa tisfactiOn
with the national mismanagement OF
the party affairs and Its consequent de-
feat are to continue or be thrown of.
The Eagle Il certain that the great
Democratic majority OF Chicago can
assert itself Mt this election II the right
kind of a campaign Il made. The trOu-
BILE Is the right kind of campaign has
not been made. There Il yet time for
a grand rally of the Democratic forces.
and The Eagle sincerely hopes the time
ana the opportunity will be availed OF.
To some II may seem that there II
not much In this election. anyway. ana
that suppositiOn may furnish excuse
for apathy and carelessness in this
campaign. Such an idea Is erroneous,
as well as perniciOus.
1t IL erroneous because there IL con-
siderable at stake. From mere
"spoils" standpoint, there Is ut stake
the question Of the patronage OF the
great Sanitary District for the next six
years. From party standpoint there
Is the question at issue whether the
Democratic party originally entrusted
with the work Of carrying out the
greatest Of modern engineering enter
prises will be allowed to continue In
charge OF 1t, or be set aside by the peO-
pie the trust taken from Its hands and
handed over to the Republican party.
Such a result or occurrence would be
an insult and a smlrch upon the fair
fame Of the Democratic party that II
could not soon remove. Again, defeat
now, on the threshold Of the mOmentous
year Of 1896, would be serious matter
TO the Democracy Of the Western me
tropOlis.
Coming on the heels Of the disasters
Of last spring and fall, 1t would lOOl
40 the average voter like clinching ar
gument that Chicago Is hopelessly Re
publican, that chameleOn-like she has
changed her cOlOrs once more, but thii
time permanently, and that for the III
ture there would be no hope and there
fore no use In active work.
1t would be dispirihng, and this fal
should not he the time for despair. o.
this account The Eagle hopes to see
liyelier campaign carried on between
now and election day, and II there Ii
good rally there may yet be hope 10
all five of the Democratic candidates.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-11-02

beautiful suburbs Of Eggleston aud
Auburn Park afford proof of his bust.
ness acumen and foresight. He still
continues the active supervision Of the
real estate interests of the firm OF Egg
glestOn & Mallette. He has for several
years been Identified with the Chicago
Real Estate Board In Official capacities.
and Is ut present member Of the Cali
Board Committee Of that body. He
has served as q member Of the Board
Of Education since 1902, when he was
appointed by Mayor Washburne, being
re-app0inted during the present year by
Mayor Swift. During his term Of SER
vice he has been an active working
member of important committees of the
board, at the present being chairman Of
the English High and Manual Trainins
Schools Committee. and member of
the Finance and Building anu Grounds
Committees. Mr.. Mallette, who resides
at 1916 Yale street, was married In 1877
to Miss Mabel l.. Stevens. and has an
interesting family of three boys and
three girls, the two older boys being
pupils of the st. John Military School
Mt Manlius, n. Y. He Is In religion q
Protestant, and IL member Of the
vestry of the Trinity Reformed Epis.
cOpal Church.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-11-02
PROSECUTING MR. DUNLOP.

The recent Indictment by the Fed
eral Grand Jury of Mr.. Joseph L..
Dunlop. proprietor Of the Dispatch. ap-
pears tn SAVIOR strongly Of petty pcrsc-
cutiOn. The Indictment charges Mr..
Dunlop with publishing the advertise
mcnts Of massage parlors. 1nasmucll
as these massage parlOrs are all H.
censcd by city ordinance 1t Is hard to
sec how the Dispatch could dlscrimin-
ate against them II It published mas.
sage and bath advertisements at all.
There II something back of this that
the public would like to hear about. II
IL singular that the Dispatch should be
singled out when several other of the
great dailies" are guilty of the same
Offense-if Il II an Offense to advertise
concerns licensed by the city Of Chi.
cugO.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-11-02
A MEAN AT1ACK ON DUFFY.

The attack which has been made
npon Joseph Duffy, one of the Demo
cratic candidates for Drainage Trustee
Is perfectly understood.
The Republican press, like certain
coterle OF bankers and another coterie
of contractors, desire ring on the
Board Of Trustees that they can con-
trd. In order TO accomplish that pur-
pose IL has been found that 1t VIII be
necessary to defeat one Democratic
nominee. A Democratic majority On
the board would mean the destruction
of the hopes and plans Of the rinssters.
The conspiritors have made up their
minds that Joseph Duffy would be the
easiest one Of the Democratic nomin'
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-11-02

into a harbor of refuge. without eves
having to shut up shop. This he did.
too. under a Republican administra-
ton. and despite the dog-in-the manger
policy of wooden-headcd city treas
urer.
Hampstead Washburne can testify to
these facts. and to Cullerton's fine ex-
ecutive ability as chairman of the
finance committee gives the credit of
saving his administration from being
forced to issue scrip.
IL he were in the Council to-day. he
would be an invaluable aid to such
men as Aid. Madden and Mayor Swift
in getting the city out of present diff
cultics. We hope to see him in his old
place after the next spring election.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-11-02

The Republican Campaign Commit.
tee has issued u circular addressed to
the Republican voters In the country
towns calling on them to vote for Fur.
lin q. Hall for the vacant Superior
Court judGeship. 1t In stated that MIR.
Ball was nominated because he was the
choice Of the delegates from the corn.
try towns. Notice Il served that unless
Mr.. Ball receives 5000 majority In
Cook County outside Of Chicago the
city Republican managers will not
hereafter give to the country Republi-
cans u FUR share of the offices ana Of
the patronage resulting therfron.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-11-02
IMPORTANT NOTiCE.

Railroad companies and their man.
ayers are hereby warned not to extend
courtesies or issue passes on account Of
The Eagle upon the request Of any per.
con other than the editor and proprietor
Of this paper. The Eagle seldom asks
tavors Of corporations. but It has been
brought to the attention Of the proprie.
tor that certain unauthorized parties
have been asking transportation on nc.
count Of this paper. Hence this warn.
Ing,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-11-02

The Minnesota courts will have to de.
eide what reparatiOn can be made u
man who was attacked by moose In
that State. ana seriously injured lie
defended himself Us well rs he could,
but did not dare use his gun. as there
IL a Minnesota law forbiddfng the
shooting OF moose except mt certain
seasons. When will people learn that
the right to defend ones self IL superI'
or to all laws. and that II IL impossible
for State to protect an animal conf
hitting an assault ON human being
Whatever force IL necessary to destroy
such animals Ii within the law.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-11-02

The Republican managers have al
ready begun to divide the patronage
which will fan into their hands IL they
succeed In electing their candidates for
the Drainage Board. They propose to
elect a Republican as president OF the
board to succeed Frank Wenter.
Charles 8. Deneen, one Of the leaders
of the county faction, Is slated to sue
coed John p. Wilson as general coun-
sel for the sanitary district Mr.. VIII
son, the incumbent, stands at the head
of the Chicago bar. Mr.. Deneen, his
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-11-02

John Il. Tanner. chairman OF the Re.
publican State Central Committee,
went down into the Eighteenth Con-
gressiOnal District and will probably
remain there until after the election.
Under Mr.. Tanners direction the Re
publicans are making Il still-hunt can
VASES OF tho district and hope to succeed
by this method. The Republican man.
ayers are very DESTROYS of retaining
the control Of the district. They fear
that the election Of u Democratic Con-
gressman this fall would exert de.
pressing influence on the Republican
State canvass next year.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-11-02

There are many shining qualities In
the mind Of man. but none 30 useful AZ
discretion. 1t IL this, indeed, which
gives value to all the rest. ana sets
them to work In their proper places, and
turns them to the advantage OF their
possessOr. Without It, learning Is ped.
antry; wit impertinence. ana virtue It.
self looks like weakness: and the best
parts only qualify man to be more
sprightly In error aud active In his
own pretudIces.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-11-02

American farmers are unquestiOnably
at the head Of their business, ana there
Is good reason to believe that American
frult-grOwers will occupy similar posi-
ton before many years. The demand
for our fruit Is growing In Europe, and
1t Ia already acknowledged that our ap-
pies are unequaled. The Italian lemon
crop Is very poor this year, ana but for
the Florida freeze we might perhaps be
shipping lemons to Palermo.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-11-02

The value of the Kafiir gold mines In
1893 was quoted at $S5,OOO.00O. Now
the market quotations reach total Of
5OO,OOO,OOO. The South Sea Bubble
of John Law did not involve more than
$500 100000 when inflated the most. but
of course there is difference between
1720 aud 1905.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-11-02
NOTICE..

The Eagle can be ordered at Chas.
Macdonald 4 Co.'S literary emporium
aud book store. IS Washington street.
l.. II. Jackson's wholesale and retail
cigar store. 1O5 Washington street, and
at all first-class news stands through.
out the West.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-11-02

Thomas A. Smyth Is one of the most
popular men ever nominated for u pub
lie office In Chicago. A native of this
city. having been born forty.four years
ago OH the North Side. he has grown
with the Western metropolis. and every
need. every ambition and every pulse
tlrob OF Chicago has ever found
u warm response in his heart.
He has ever been Identified with