Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-05-22

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there are high old times ahead. The
work that was to have been completed
In the early months Of 1893 will go lin
gering through the ages to come. anu
the evidence thereof will reach the clti-
zen Uf Chicago through his tax bill ev-
cry year. Contractors will wax rrh
and rejoice. and the atlage that pub
lie office Is a private snap" will he veri-
fed anew.
Larry KilcOurse and his license COM
mittec-SenatOr Fitzgerald and others
who are evidently quite anxious to
pass n racing bill. should not forget
that the people Of Illinois are far more
anxious to have cheaper telephone SER
vice than they are u racing bill.
The travelling men Of Illinois and the
public ut large demand the pnssage of
Mr.. Weitlmaier's twO-cent mileage bill.
The Legislature should stand by the
people. Illinois should not he behind
Michigan and other states.
There II war In the Democratic camp.
The fund made up Of the price some
Of the Judges had to pay 20 make their
election In June 'sure thing" by hav.
ing their names placed upon the Demo-
L. IN la vxs
been swallowed up ere this and money
ls needed to carry on the fight. The
seven sitting Judges on the ticket see
no reason why they should contribute
further. and the seven Democrats are
kicking on paying what they call ''all
the flddlcrs."
The Illinois Senate stock jObl,ers can.
not defeat the gas consolidation and
frontage bills. They will he recOnsid-
cred. called up and passed inside Of the
next ten days. Senator Crawford
kncws what he II doing. and will pass
both hills In due time.
When he called N, thc consolidntlo
bill senator Crawl said:
'''rhis Till gives aas companies the
right to consolidate and does not tenn
to create a monopoly. as has been said.
Some years ngO the gus companies In
Chicago formed what II called u trust.
and the courts have ruled that this was
illegal. and their stock Il now floating
about the country without the proper
stamp. and they ask the Legislature
to remedy this AMI to take away n cloud
which II lowering over this stock. This
bill In no wise attempts to Tx the price
Of gas. 1t provides that II shall not l,r
more than 81. the present price. The
Governor Of New York has Just signed
u bill providing for the consolidation
Of gas companies In New York City.
and under that Hill Il will be three years
until the price Of gas there will be ~.
duced rs low aS Ii now Ii In Chicago
] appeal to YOU to say whether II II
wrong for them to consolidate when !,
does not injure the public. The plain
proposition IL whether thcse millions
OF dollars now represented In tllri,
stock shall 20 about the country will
u cloud hanging over them"
The nOn.pnrtisan judicial Committee
II going to rum u billboard and button
campaign. 1t Inns been decided thu,
the people have recently had such d
surfeit OF speecll.mnking that the!
could not In induced to attend nm!
more meetings. especially Mt this tim,
or the year, and when there ls no Rrea
amount OF enthusiasm. No In lieu u
the usual campaign methods Il Ii pro
posed to have the bIllbOaryls Of the cit!
plastered with great colored posters ~
| that he who runs to swIll box or ride
by on the street ears. the suburban u M
elevated trains. may read. These fian,
Ing sheets will set forth briefly an,
succtnctly just why the old judge
should all bc reelected.
In addition the committee will scat
ter 15.WOO buttons with the legend. -
Am For the Present Judges" on them
and forward circular letters to voter
urging their support. The autllor o
this scheme ls John T.. Shaync. win
managed Hesing's button AMI bill
board canvass with such success thi
spring.
!. The Illinois State Senators, Il II said
ARE beginning to Initiate the Un!te'
states senators. and to take atlvantMg
Of their fOleknOwletlge OF Legislative
action to speculate In the stock mn,
kets. Chicago gus went down fou
points In Wall street after the cOnsOll
dalton and the frontage bills had bee
defeated In the Senate. II II state,
that u cOterie Of Senators. In cOnJlu.
tlOn with some spectators, had sol
short an enormous lot of gns stock 4
anticipation OF tO.tlay's action. In faC
some who are anxious that the g,,s bill
should become laws ARE trying to Civ
: the impression tonight that to-day
: defeat was u stOck.jObbing schem
pure and simple. and IL no guarant
that the bills will not have enOug
votes to carry when they come u
again on recOnsl,leratiO
! The House adopted the Senate res,
luton for adjournment June 1. Cons,
Quently there II only little more tha
!. two weeks left Of the present session.
J. Hon. Peter \. Rowe. member of tn
Legislature from the Second Dlstric
il In favor OF II fair primary bill--an
D all other good measures In the lntcres