Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-29

Formdu is Il lawyer vt experience and
ability. and 1t is not ~ all likely tina,
rc would he led away INTO the mistake
Ut making public NJ this particular
iumturC any such attack upon the Off
cial character of the highest function
AIRY uf the State If there was not some
thirg t. suhstartiatr Ii. Unfortunate.
~ tug the Democratic party of Illinois.
the indications are tia. Mr.. Fornan's
open letter is not basclrss. Nearly all cf
the charges that IL contains have bpca
mace from time to time. AMI though
tie Governor has attempted to deny
them his answers have neither been
complete nor satisfactory. Their ~.
vival now is sure IT, do great injury to
the candidacy of Coy. Altgcld and of
the whole Democratic ticket To he
charged with dahbling in public funds
Is In the eyes of the homes, taxpayers
of the state of Illinois about Us grave
L not us hcinous an ofcnse us any pub.
| lie oliicial. and particularly the chief cx.
ccutive OF the commonwealth. could De
| charged with.
The letter of cN-Congrcssmau For
| mau though. ~ has been said. most
| Ct The charges are stale. coming rs It
| dot In the midst nj the campaign. will
| cost John l.. Altgcld thousands of votes
| down among the honest farmers AMI
business men of southern Illinois. Down
in Egypt the word of l'lll Forman ia
| as good rs gold" No one who knows
him would doubt him. particularly when
hc gives expression to an open attack
| upon the public life ana official char.
| actpi Of former acuua intancc and
| friphd. Under such circumstances no.
bod! who knows Bill Forman believes
hr would willfully lie or msreprcscnt
lou couldn't make the voters. particu-
| .arly the Democratic voters of southern
| Illinois. believe that Forman would
| throw mud upon a mans character sim.
| ply and solely for campaign purposes.
| They will believe that Forman made
this attack upon Altgcld because he
| believed every word of II tn he true
| AL had the proof to sustain II. and so
believing. considered Altgeld unworthy
| Gf his position and unfit to III rc.clect.
ed. and that being the ease. that 1t
| was u sense of duty rs u citizen that
| prompted him 70 speak out manfully--
| which he has done. Az for the new
| charges contained In Forman's open
letter. they mr., not only grave but high.
| ~ sensational. No charge IL made Ill.
| rprtly. hut the intimatlon IL thrown ont
tina. the Governor connivcd n the ~.
SOS mrnt of u candidate for nomination
| tn y lucrative office NJ Peoria to the
tame of $4,000 in return or payment
for such nomination. said $4,000 to bc
| ns1, In furtlcrancc of his ,Altgeld'sl
ca npaign. That Ii the innucndo. Ii Is
enc of the boidcst rs well rs one of til,
most serious charges ever made under
IKE conditions. Both mcn--FOrmar
AM A!lgcld--arc LAWYERS AMI under
stand the laws of evidence. II Is hui
fair to assume that Forman knows
what constitutes real evidence rs wei
III Al,gcld does. Formnn has mad,
the charges: will Altgcld answer! Will
his full knowledge of what the laws
of cvi lrnrc are. will he consitlcr hlmScl
safe IN rcpuhlnting Forman's clarg
anh challenging him to the proofI
IT Altgcld fails to rcpuliatc that par
ticu,ar charge his goose Is cooked II
Illinois. I, looks as II nothing cOul,
say him as |, Is. for while he has beef
su,king NJ Colorado Springs or sclIrnl
; Ing to take the management Of affair
out Of the hands to which they wer
entrusted by the people, John Il. Tau
ner has been stamping AMI canvassln'
this State IN that thorOughg0lng AM
, pa!nstnklng way for which lie has bee
famous all during his political career
But with this charge not properly AM
thoroughly dlsprovcn. hanging owe
him Altgeld will lr buried ont Of Sigh
. by the honest voters of Illinois on cleo
ton day,