Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-11-05

tain OF r.
elected as South Town Assessor. In
the discharge Of the duties apl1rtain.
Ia. to that office he has displayed such
singular aptncss for the work that the
party managers had no hesitation In
selecting him for nomination rs a mem.
her Of the Board Of Assessors Of Cook
County. who will he voted for at the
coming election.
Mr.. Stuckart II thoroughly deserving
Of the support Of all citizens who de.
sire TO see public Office honestly and
administered. and We would
urge the Independent voters who have
rallied to his support on previous occn.
slOns to show u renewal Of their con.
ildence by voting for him on Tuesday,
Nov. =.
Hon. Fred W. Uphunl. the honest
Twenty.sccond Ward alderman. Is sure
to liz elected q member Of the Board Of
Review No. :. lie IL the right man for
the place. This II u country In which
ancestry counts for hut little. yet Il
must bc admitted that there Is some.
thing In heretlity, and the fact that Mr..
Upham IL descended from good old
New England stock In not nj all to his
dlscietlit. The family always has been
noted for its patriotism and the inter.
est taken In public affairs. Lieut..
IAlilncns CphanA. the first Of that name
In America. served with distinction In
tho colonial army during tho King
Philip Indian war. AMI several III his
descendants were prominently iicnti.
fed with the struggles for American In.
dependence.
This particular branch Of the Up.
ham family came west In tho early
days and settled In Wisconsin. Fred
w. Upham was born at Racine, WIS.,.
In 1851, just before his father enlisted
In the Union army, from which he
came out captain. His uncle. OK.
Gov. Upham Of Marshhel,l, Wis.,, also
gained an enviable record during the
war OF the rebellion and has since
achieved distinction In civil life.
Fred Upham was educated at Ripon
College. and soon after gradual ting
from there became connected with the
Upham Manufacturing Company Of
Marshtleld, Wis. lie served that con
Germ In various capacities, spending
much Of his time In the Northern Wis
cOnsin woods. ana was Vice PreslIien,
Of the company when he left Marsh
field 10 come to Chicago.
Last spring there was u popular lie
mand that business men should b,
elected to the city Council. and the Re
publlcans OF the Twcnty-second Ward
responded to this demand by seeking
for u candidate who could he trusted
to protect the interests Of the peOplS
AMI oppose gang rule In the Council
They found such q candidate In the
person Of Mr.. Upham and elected hin
In the face of the strongest opposition
on the part of that element which Il
never In politics for Its "health." Iii,
record as q member of the Council has
tuuS JuStiucu tuC tNIltCtutIOuS W. uU
friends and met with the approval OF
his constituents. Indeed. Il may III
confidently asserted that the Twenty
second Ward never Ind better repre-
sentative, ana he can he depended
upon never TO cast his vote for meas
IRE which he does not believe IL for thu
public good.
The new revenue law, passed by tn
State Legislature In special session las
winter, makes u radical change In tn
| system of assessment heretofore u
force In Cook County. The old system
has long been noted for It's rottennesS
but the new one. while something u
an experiment rs yet, promises 4
work II much needed reform. Ono o
the provisions of the new law Is tn
creation Of u board consisting Of tire
members to be elected by tn
people, and which shall have prac
tically the entire direction Of tn
work of the assessors. together will
the power to raise or lower inllvi,lua
assessments rs circumstances ma,
seem to require. 1t will readily b
seen that this II body which shOul'
be composed of business men Of integ
rity and sound Judgment. And her
again the Republicans have hOnOre,
themselves ana their party by select
Ing Fred w. Upham rs one of thei
candidates for membership on TIL
board. He has accepted the nOmina
tiOA, not from personal preference. bu
from a sense of public duty and bt
cause his friends insisted upon 1t. III
voters of Cook County cannot exercis
too much care In choosing members ia
this board of review, but they wi
make no mistake In placing the nam
Of Fred w. Upham on their ballots
He should be elected, not because h
Ia Il Republican, but because he Is
business man and one whose integrit
never has been questioned.