Rock Island Argus., 1897-06-12
"Lst An the People eve Thanks."

mere ID . sample OF the way repub-
lican papers of illinois are viewing
the work Of the late Illinois legisls.
ture. 1t is from the Chicago Jour-
nal:
'On behalf Of the people of the
state Of Illinois, grateful to an all.
wise and merciful Providence for the
adjournment Of the fortieth general
assembly. We would request the gov
ernor Of this state to set aside q day
Of general praise and Thanksgiving,
that the people may return thanks to
God for those signal mercies He has
shown unto them and for the calam-
tiles He has averted from them dur.
ing the session of the Legislature
which has Just closed. We would
thank MIN:
THAT our masters, the legislators.
have robbed no graves go far as
We know.
THAT they have stolen no children
(so far - We know.
''Th.t they have spread no pesti-
lence (ditto).
That they have done no murder
ditto.
That they have not sent Martin
B. Madden to represent this people
in the senate OF the United States.
THAT when Manifold was thrown
ont Of the senate that Berry nigh,
have his seat, the upper house did
not unseat dozen more and fill
their places from the Market street
gang.
THAT when the payrolls were
stuffed with veual newspaper CORE.
spondents whom it was desired tc
hush up. and when jsnitors' salaries
were assigned to women relatives,
the army Of taxeaters was not made
even larger.
THAT when bills were introduced
to put trolley wires and electric
light wires underground and to reg.
ulate' insurance companies, railroad
| companies, and other institutions
which had money. to fix the rates oi
telephone and telegraph companiel
and the charges of sleeping car COM
panies, no blackmail was levied on
clergymen and Indians.
THAT when the members of the
lower house disported themselves
like wild hyenas and threw ink-wella
at the speaker, the trouble was con.
fined to their own reservation.
THAT the bill to keep in office for.
ever the men Mayor Swift appointed
before the passage Of the city civil
service law was not passed.
sserk~ . l. -
circuit and superior court Judges
were not reduced from $1,000 to g..
900. and the salary of Henry Hertz
raised to $4,000, as proposed by
Senator Kingsbury.
THAT when the salaries Of Chicago
aldermen we're fixed at 81, 500 q year
they were not fixed at s15, 900.
That Chicago was not surren.
dered to race-track touts and the
whole city turned into another Gar.
field park.
That when dishonest newspaper
men were hushed with lucrative jan.
itorships there were some honest
ones left. and that when these were
assaulted for publishing the truth,
SoSoRGu Will buOlI llV61.
THAT the bills seeking to legalize
the gas trust and guarantee it An ab.
soluto monopoly, did not confer sim.
tIar favors on every other trust now
amicting the people of this state.
THAT the parks and boulevards oi
Chicago have not been delivered tc
Gr. Yerkes that he may build power
houses and run cable cars in them.
''That the people Of Chicago have
not been sold into slavery to Mr..
Yerkes.
THAT the people still enjoy free
dom of speech and Of the press.
THAT the lower house did not fur.
ther degrade itself and abase the
state BY thanking Speaker Curtis
otherwise known as Gumboil Eddy
for turning over the chair to 9
friend of Yerkes while the neiarioui
Allen bill went through.
"For these things and more would
the people give thanks. they would
lift their voices in shouts Of reioic.
ing. would raise up anthems oi
praise. they would glorify benign
Providence and they would solemnly
promise that, having SO mercifully
escaped this time. they will never d.
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