Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-05-22
LEGISLATIVE i,URsAC, }
CHICAGO EAGLE, !
SPEIN0HIEi.D, IT., MAY 20. J

lMSseU the Schete ny VOte Oi '"' ~ IL.
should bt' defeated In the House.
This Is one of the toughest AMI most
vlciO,'s bills ON record. and the power
full lobby which llns backed and forced
this infamous measure through the
Senate. is attempting to exert the same
influence upon the House.
1t II said. and the Information comes
from u reliable source. that over $40.
WW has been spent up to this date upon
the hill by Its promoters.
Russell Sage is president Of large
elevator Interest. and together with I'm
English syndicate. which controls large
holdings. is determined to push the
I'LL until u becomes law.
The elevator people are afraid to let
the decision Of Judge Tuley go to the
Supreme Court. where II is now pend.
Ing. ana have importuned the hw-mak-
Ing authorities to protect their inter.
csts.
This hill gives the elevator men the
right to buy and sell grain M we'll us
store II.
Cohorts and paid lobbyists. who wOr.
ship ut the shrine Of the miserly multi.
millionaire Russell Sage. are working
tooth ana nall to push this measure
through the House. post haste. not.
wlthsta nding the fact that II this meas.
urc becomes u law every retail grain
dealer In Chicago may Just ~ well pull
down the blinds and ~ out Of business
ut once. This bill will allow the clcva.
tor men To mix the grain Of their Gus.
toners with that owned by themselves.
senator Iandlgran looks on II as II
blow to the agricultural Interests. Rus.
sell Snge's crowd Of dwellings now mt
Springfield ARE afraid OF the just and
honest decision rendered by that ven.
cradle AMI highly respected jurist-
Judge NJ. +. Tuley. and instead Of nj.
lowing the supreme Court Of this great
State to settle the matter. they nre
here fighting In the dark, and attempt.
Ing to subsltlIxe the Legislature IN ia.
vOr Of i.eeper's bill: they dnrc not fight
In the open. ana they are constantly In
dread Of the senrchllght heing turned
upon them. This bin II not aimed ut.
nor will II iniurc In the least. those
members Of the Board Of Trade who
ARE simply Of u speculative turn Of
mind. but II II intended 10. and will
crush out Of existence every honest re.
taller OF grain In the city Of Chicago.
With these facts presented to them.
The Eagle does not believe that all the
hirelings Of Sage and Armour put to.
gcther. backed up by Goddard 1t al.
can prevail upon u majority Of the
members Of the House to stultify them.
selves by voting for this most vicious
hill. If they vote for this bill. they
must do Il with their eyes open. rs the
retail grain dealers Of Chicago will In
out en masse after their scalps when
they come up for office again-they will
get the scalps. too. and don't You forget
It.. In view Of the work now being
done here by the lobbyists In favor OF
l.eeler's elevator blll-whlch II desired
by Russell Sage-we herewith print a
dispatch from Joliet, Ill.,. sent to the
Chicago Herald May 18th. II the hon.
est members OF the House. after rend-
Ing this article. can vote to hold up the
hands Of this man Sage. by passing
l.eeIWrs elevator bill for him. then The
Eagle misses Its guess. No member can
support the bill by Ills vote. or infitl-
eilcr. ana expect to escape the nniver-
sui condemnation ana the wrath tn
come Of the righteous public:
Joliet, ILL.,. May 3.-Russell Sage u
ut last able to buy u $500 spring suit
and lay MP x44.Ot In the bank. He has
collected the so mortgage Oh his
nephew's homestead. He can even III
dulge IN white shlrt ana seal brown
socks. for there IL the matter of a
cents interest. Ellzur Sage. the nephew
of the Eastern millionaire. Is free at
last. He owns the roof over his head,
hut he paid u price for his freedom,
Fifty dollars Is not much to Russell
Sage-sometimcs. Fifty dollars Is u
fortune to Ellzur Sage OF Channnh0n ~
all times. Russell has his own again
Elizur sent II wet with n wife's tears
When Elizur bought hnif-bnriie''
building last winter ana moved II N
the foundation which was Ill fire Ieft
Of his own home he asked Ills million