Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-05-15
ANARCHY IS ON THE ADVANCE.

"In the defeat of the Humphrey
bill," said Charles T.. Ycrkes on
Wednesday evening. II congratulate
the socialistic element of this city.
and also the anarchistic element.
which In now working from the top.
instead Of from the bottom. ns II
did eight years ago. At that time one Of
their chief stewards was George Schil.
ling. whom We now find In the position
Of expert demonstrator for the Civic
Federation. to show them how little
street railroads are worth.
"Thc conditions In this city which
have been developed through the Hum
phrey bills show u really remarkable
state Of society. II seems that the peO-
PIE are ready to listen to the agitatOr
aud the newspaper liar. and to net ON
tho theories which they suggest. The
dishonest work done by the newspa-
pcrs and the Civic Federation II most
remarkable. ana stands out rs warn-
ing to the people Of this city. The Civic
Federation leaders. who are without
aoubt frauds-and this can he easily
pr0ved-have stopped to all manner Of
deceit and trickery for the purpose Of
gaining their ends and deceiving the
people, expecting thereby to come into
q position where they would be ele-
waited Into power for the purpose Of
filling Office at some time under the
city or State administration.
THE newspaper trust, having signal.
nss ia 1aI tn, In. In ~ all IA IN
In every election where there IL not an
overwhelming sentiment on the slide
which It favors, has done more to dc.
nOrnlize the people and to injure Chi
eag0 In It's unjust opposition to the
Humphrey bills than anything which
has happened for II long time. The mos,
braxen and glaring untruths have beer
placed before the people and every en-
deavor made to deceive them. failed
10 meet a single person in all my ex
perience during the controversy Ovel
these bills who fairly understood thu
subject. His Information was gOttei
from the newspapers. At the time
visited the mayor he frankly told mi
that all he knew of the bills was wha
he had seen In the newspapers AM
what he had learned from John NJ
Harlan, and here we lind him ut TIN
head Of the opposition. whipped Int
Tine by these dishonest sheets.
AT the time was at Springfield be
fore the Senate the opposition was LEI
by Senator Munroe. who there develop
ed the fact that he did not know tina
the City Council would have anythln
todO wlththe passage of the ordinance
II Ale Humphrey bills We're passed.
seems almost beyond comprehension
when we consider the serious effec
that the defeat of the Humphrey bill
will have upon Chicago, that such
course should he persisted In as "
have witnessed during the last NV
months The lesson which this teache
q that our legislators are reduced
the positiOn of abiect slaves To thei
masters who are running our dali
newspapers. There Is no bill. no maj
ter how just II might be, except one IL
libel, which particularly pertains to tn
newspapers, regarding which the news
paper trust would join hands ns II Ill
against the Humphrey bills, but that
would get every legislator who had NJ
che cOurnge OF his convictions 10 grove
Il its feet as We have recently see
them do at Springfield.
"A number of the members told III
candidly that they We're in favor q
the bills ana thought they We're jus
measures, but they did not dare To vol
for them for fear thar the newspaper
would place them In such positio
that they would he ostracised by thel
constituents. Intimidation was the o
der Of the day, and that In the mos
beasen manner. In fact, IL newspapt
would have no hesitation whatever
warning a member that II he did M
vote On II wished him to 1t would 80
to IT that he was never allowed 20 o.
cupy another public position. Whi
thsy meant by that was that he wOul
- % fslsified and maligned that h
character would be completely RUNE
end he and his family would be, 80 fl
On TIE newspaper editor was cOncerne'
Sutcsxts among their fellows.
AS ] said before, this condition I