Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-03-28

moneys ana credits. In 1904 the total
assessments Of the money Of bankers
and brokers In Chicago was S43,025
Yet In 1895 the Assessors reduced this
assessment to $14,SOO. 1t Is also shown
by the tax hooks for 1SsD5 that In all
Chicago the local Assessors were able
to find only $?7S,SO? In shares Of ma.
tiOIal and state bank stock. although
the actual value Of such stock approx
mates xiO.OOO,OOO.
"The total assessed valuation Of gold
nnd silver plate was *15.:piS. The AZ.
SCISSORS could lind only ?i1 billiard tn
bles. which they assessed at xii.3O4.
They found only 500 steam engines and
boilers, which they assessed ut 500
each"
The Democracy of the Second Ward
arc to In cOngratu In having been
able to induce Mr.. Clns. +. Guntlier.
the wcll.knOwn cOnfcctiOmer. to become
| their .AltlcriManic standard bearer. and
The Eagle cOngratulntes them for the
the wisdom they have shown In nam.
Ing Mr.. Guntler IA the regular Demo-
cratic nominee. All philosophical clti.
gems are Interested IN the election Of
men Of ability and integrity to the City
Council. MIR. Gunther ~ u member
will reflect credit. not only on tho sec.
Ond Ward. but he will honestly repre-.
sent the hest interests OF the whole
people. Ills whole business career
proves TINT he II for Chicago ana her
welfare first. last. ana all the time.
Civic pride should compel the voters OF
the Second Ward to elect Mr.. Gunther
by u handsome majority. Ills record
all through life hns been ~ clear ~ a
frnges of the best people Of his ward,
outside Of party lines. as he lms been
endorsed by both the Municipal Voters
l.cnguc and the Civic Federation.
Aldermen with bad records. who want
to l~ neglected. ana incompetent caMlI'
dates will lind the Municipal Voters
I"Ngu" an implncable enemy. the
league will not be content merely with
Undressing the good candidates. So
soon ns II hns finished that work II will
go ont after the records of the had can.
ditlntes. AMI the members OF lts exec
utlvc committee will not rest until each
bnd record has been published M Wide
~ az newspapers, circulars ana speech
az can do such disseminating.
Several candidates for the City COun-
I'll. disappointed because the lcngue IN
dOrsel their opponents. have sent COM
municatiOi,s To President Cole asking
why they have been sighted. I'VE
shall let them know soon enough" said
Mr.. Cole Wednesday. "nnd at the same
time we shall take the public into our
confidence. We ARE now hmv-
Ing prepared short statements
Of the records al every can
di,lnte who IL running for the City
Council. These statements will not give
opinions. hut plain. unvarnished facts.
These will be made public In time for
every man In Chicago who wishes TO
enlighten himself to discover who IL the
best candidate for the Council In his
ward"
The officials of the league are undc-
cided ms to Just when they will fire this
last bl0ndsi,le into the ranks of the bad
candidates. The officers OF the Organi-
xution probably will wait until the
time when interest In the campaign Is
NJ it's height and then tell all 1t knows
about the aldermanic candidates.
The executive, committee of the
league Endorsed for election Henry s.
Fitch, the Independent candidate for
Alderman In the Third Ward. His Op-
ponent, ii. ii. Fisher, was found to be-
II young man of good character, bht I'M
tried In any position OF responsibility.
Chicago Record.
Mr.. Frank Rooney, the popular grocer
ut 1910 Harrison street, who IL SO well
known among all lovers of athletic
sports, Is the happy owner of about
one half dozen bicycles. He has just
purchased another of GOrmully 4 JEFF
fiery, IS Madison street. Their latest
improved RAMBLER" Is the one Mr.,
Rooney now rides, ana he says he would