Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-03-19

based on morals anu gOOu sense. THIS
slandering of whole ward in order to
defeat an imaginary criminal Is very
much like the pOlluting of a source Of
water supply In order to kill of a ss,s.
pected member of society. Let charity
and reform begin at home. please.
Thus far the only specific charges
brought forth and proven against Mr..
John Powers, as the tcn-year alderman
Of the Nineteenth Ward. are that lie
has done and Is still doing and intends
to do more real good for the poor and
needy of the Nineteenth Ward. without
regard to sex. age or condition, than
any one man or dozen men and wom-
en- have done or are capable of doing.
In any other ward. or I'm the Nineteenth
Warl. The very evidence that Mr.. John
Powers ~ the eft" and right man Hes
IN the fact that all his opponents mud
enviOis enemies assert and agree that
the only way Mr.. Powers can be lefeat.
ed Is by someone initiating his waye
and means Of doing good and endearing
himself In the hearts and ninds Of the
voters. who, this epring more than ever
before. are determined to manifest to
him their gratitude for all lie has nc.
c0mplished for them and tieir welfare.
Mr.. John Powers has been successful.
Success has way Of ifs own. II can.
not be npcd. Borrowing Mr.. Powers
thunder won't land anybody in Mr.
Powers place. II IS always healthy to
| remember. or to bear iii mind. that the
advice. "minding ones business" has n
collective as well as an Individual ap-
plicatfOn.
II is now plain to everybody In the
Nineteenth Ward that the spirit en-
bodied in the management of the Hull
House IL intensely selfish AMI narrow.
In spirit and purpose the Hull House
II antagOnistic to the real spirit and
good Of the Nineteenth Ward. II
would he easy to show the truth Of this
l,v adducing many facts. but the indl-
viduals concerned and those It sup.
ports don't deserve even that much
consideration.
It II generally conceded that as re-
CARDS the morals Of the people. the
Nineteenth Ward Is better than any
other ward. It's proportion Of church.
going people is greater. II has no
houses Of prostitution and the like. In.
stead. the ward supports larger mum.
ber Of fine churches. schools. colleges
and converts. Now. then. X this same
ward consists of the toughest ana most
criminal people of the world. we are,
therefore. to understand that some
newspapers and the wOuld.be reform.
crs who nre clnmOring against Mr..
John Powers are claiming that the
priests. rhe nuns and sisters nre ai
laboring to inculcatc crime and rascal
lty In the people and their children
Therefore all VIC men and women
boys and girls. who MI the streets Of d
Sunday and holiday morning going to
and from churches In the Nineteenth
Ward. are we all aware that the news.
paper stats and cliques Of rcfOrmer'
In this otherwise respectable and scnsi
bic town are accusing all Of us Of going
to church In order to expiate the blacl
deeds which they would make cretiu
lOus and bigoted people believe W.
daily commit, ana to cOncOct In prayer
and frame from sermons new plans fol
committing more? And TO think thu
they have the efYrOntery to insinunt'
all these accusations just because they
are sore ut one single individual. Mr.
John Powers. II they could lick hin
they would get over their soreness. Bu
here In q way Of relieving their sore
ness. however. When child cries TO
nothing. spanking will make It cry fOl
something. We shall work ana vot'
for Mr.. Powers. His reelection by ,
very large majority will make big
ger sore relieve a lesser one.
People who don't know Mr.. JOIN
Powers say he is a thief. When aske,
.. why. they have different answers
, which when teased apart mean: wv
cnckle because ether hens cackle." Le
us suppose. for the sake Of argument
that Mr.. Powers Il u notorious thief
Yet he has been appointed chairman o
the Finance Committee. Strange /
say. both Republicans ana Democrat
praise his able and honest management
OF the same. How can this fact bc as
+ sOciated with the preceding theory!
People who know Mr.. Powers know
= him to be u most kind. liberal-minde'
> ana self.sacrlhcing man and friend
u Tha, he does much substantial good T.
!, the poor ana needy of the Ninetcent
! Ward no one will deny. That he ha
always sought for ana furnished On
\ p!Oyment for II larger number Of fatl
! ers OF families residing In the war;
! than has any other alderman or polit
! clan for his constituents IL also mos
positively true. What, then, IN tn
name OF good sense, are editors ana n
formers chewing the rag about, any
o howY What can they want OF MI
7 Powers? They must think he has
whole lot Of money to throw away.
i Here are two 'ads" which the peOpl
g of the Nineteenth Ward have decide
0 to send out: "FYrst. an advice 20 Ou'
!. slders. We can do our own voting
: Please see TO your own affairs. SecOnt
q u great business chance. Material an
y n fine site free TO whoever removes til
g Hull House ana Its managers out q
Il this ward. Wen accept any ana a
j. offers.
h In conclusion let 1t be well know
= That this Business Mems Club of til
l. Nineteenth Ward IL not Il political clu
l. ana Is not organized only for the pu
l. | ,,nsn Of in,upiuy tha pn-nlp1.tinu nf .tnn