Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-10-29

Henry \. Hertz will he the real asses
Sur. and Wolf only assessor In name.
AaCS~
Floyd II. Whlttcmorr. Republican |
candidate for state Treasurer. was
born IN the state of New York. hut |
came to Illinois ~ an early age with his
parents. who located at Sycamore. De- |
kalb County. He was educated AT the !
public and High schools AZ that place. |
Ills purpose to become n lawyer was
changed when james II. Bcvcridgc. of
Sycamore. brother of Governor Bcve-
ridge. was elected State Treasurer.
Immediately after the election young
Whlttomorc was induced To 90 to
Springfield to take charge of the State
Treasury. While filling this engage.
mcnt in the Treasury Department lie
attracted the attention Of Jacob Bum.
at that ;imc the owner of the largest
financial institution in the State outside
Of Chicago. and accepted the position of
cashier of the Bum bank. which he
filled with marked ability until the or.
yanizatlon Of the state National Bank
Of Springfield. when he was chosen Its
cashier. Mr.. whittemorc held this po.
sltion for more than twenty years. AZ
forwards he became the acting assist.
ant treasurer of the United States ~
Chicago. under President Harrison.
where he superintendent the receipt AMI
payment of more than five hundred
million dollars. I'm January. 1895. he
became Assistant state Treasurer.
which position he now holds.
Mr.. Whlt;emorc Is essentially bust
ness man. and has been uniformly sue.
ccssful. In addition to other enter.
prlscs he has for many years been
largely engaged In farming operations
In Sangamon and Madison Counties.
Mr.. Whlt,cmorc always has been q
stanch Republican and n jealous advo.
cate of the party's principles, but has
never before been u candidate for of.
lice. During his long residence NJ the
capital III has acquired u wide ne.
aialntancc throughout, the State with
the leaders Of his party and has enjoy
al the close personal ana political
friendship of Governors Oglcsby. Bev-
cridge. Cullon. Hamilton. Fifcr ana
Tanner. Us well ns Of the State officers
who served with them.
lie was nominated June ~ by ac-
clamatlOn. being the only Republican
who ever received the unanimous In
iorsement Of the party for that office.
The following speech OF Hon. D. w.
Mills. Of Illinois. was delivered In the
House OF Representatives at Washing
ton. u. G.. April ~. 1898. The House
lN'ing In committee Of the whole on the
state Of the Union ana having under
consideration the blll III. Il. 1OlOO, to
provide ways AMI means To meet war
expenditures, Mr.. Mills said:
Mr.. Chairman: ] 10 not know that
can add anything new on the question
before the House. ] voted for the MP
preparation of $5O.OOO. 900. and In doing
80 believed IL was the proper thing to
do to help the starving people Of Cuba
10 gain the liberty which they have
fought for under adverse conditions.
! have voted for the resolutions de-
manding the withdrawal of the span
ish forces from Cuba ana Cuban
waters. ] have voted for tho resOlu.
tiOns declaring war. and stand ready
10 vote for this revenue bill. In order
that the necessary funds may bc made
available TO properly back the resOiu-
tions passed by Congress. We tried 10
obtain the desired end by peaceful
methods, but II looks as though by war
only can IT be attained. Well, II II
takes war 10 free Cuba, LEI US have IT,,
and let us provide the necessary funds
10 carry Il on. We have waited long
enough. The starving of helpless wom'
On ana children must stop.
want To say that the voting Of SOD
GOO.UDD In N" House for war was an
act thar ] never expected TO witness.
! was In the Union army during the
war of the rebellion, and frOm,thc time
that war closed in 1861 until now
never thought | should see war lie
ciarcd by the United States again; but
tell You, Mr.. Speaker, II was worth
every dollar of that nifty million to see
on the floor of this House men who had
met in bloody cumbersome In blue
and some in gray-stand here side by
side, shoulder TO shoulder, and vote as
"a unit to maintain our national honor
] hope we will again stand here and
vote as we did then 10 provide The
money TO carry this war TO II successful
and speedy end.
The great city of Chicago, part OF
which represent, has sent to the STATE
capital nearly $500 of her citizen sol
diers, VINO are not only ready and viii
ing, but anxious To 90, not for the Sl'
per month, but for humanlty's sake, Il
free Cuba from the yoke of Spain, an'
10 ayengc the destruction of The a6'
lives and the noble ship of war, HI
Maine, In "a so.called friendly harbO
In the silent watches Of the night b!
the Spanish officers Of MORO Castle
The silent victims OF this uncquale'
treachery cannot speak for themselves
but their mute lips need form no words
We do not forget them; thelr spirits ar
with Us, and their names viii he born
ia the minds Of the people long afie
their treacherous assassins have bee!
driven from the American conl!nen