Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-10-08

advocates Just ~ hard this ran rs they
did in 1876. II is true that So long ~
Mckinley is President there i no dan
ger of the Democrats passing any silver
legislation. hut IL they make gains In
the next Congress they will he cucour-
aged and make the Republicans iigh,
just 80 much harder
Eastern men are afraid the war II
obsruring the silver issue In the West.
aud are anxious to have all the sound.
money forces on the alert. by defeat.
ing the silveritps this fall the Republi-
cans will kill the 16-to.l idea forever.
by allowing chem to make gains. new
life will be given the financial herpsy
and cause more trouble In 1900. The
safest and only way to do Is To beat
them In iS.'S as we did In iS.si.
The Congressional light In the SiNtl,
Distric; is one Of the pre;tie>' battles Of
the campaign. Emil Hoechstcr. the
Democratic candidate. Is making u
strong. vigorous canvass. and he Is n.
,piving valuable assistance from North
Town Assessor Gray. Supervisor Vim
cen; II. Perkins and n majority of the
well.known ierman. American resi-
dents of the district.
Congressman Boutcll who Il u can
didate for reelection. started ont Oh his
campaign under the impression that
because ne was victorious ut u special
election held about u year ago lIr would
have no difficulty In disposing of his
Democratic antagonist this year. Mr.
Boutell has found that Mr.. llocchster
Is u difficult opponent To handle ami
he has been compelled TO appeal Ia the
County Committee for assistance In
spite of his determination earlier In the
campaign To conduct independent head
quarters. The chief trouble that Bou-
tell IL having arises from the fact that
Sam u. Raymond halls from the Twen-
fy.fourih Ward and that he j. extreme.
~ unpopular with majority Of the
workers of the North Side on account of
his Identification with the Ackernian
asscssorship campaign last spring.
Mr.. Raymond has friends who are
Identified with Mr.. Boutclrs canvass.
and they are insisting upon the candi-
date for County Treasurer being given
u partnership interest In the net pro-
ceals Of Mr.. Boutclls personal work.
The workers have found ont about this
arrangement, and they are objecting to
IL 80 vigorously that Mr.. Boutell Is
growing worried. lie would like TO
lind u way Of unloading Raymond with.
ont disturbing his relations with mu.
tuai friends.
The people of Cook County nave had
occasion many times Ia be thankful for
the good administration of the affairs
81 the States Attorneys office by Mr..
Dcneen. His connection with the lin
ease furnishes another instance of
faithful public service. Mr.. Dcneen
was not q partisan of either side In this
controversy. He simply performed his
duty In helping tn get u proper investl.
cation Of the matter The public will
In grateful To Mr.. Deneen for his part
In helping To show To the public the out
rHgeOus work Of the police department
In trying TO ruin o man whose offease
was that he was honestly successful In
,suppresslng vice and crime.
The grand jury must also he COM
mended for the faithful and conscien-
tiOus manner in which II dealt with the
whole affair. The public must be
pleased with the operation of the jury
law In producing better class of Jurors
Than formerly We're obtained
%6
Ex-Alderman John 4. Rogers of the
Eighteenth Ward has filed his petition
a. an independent candidate for Rep
resentatlve In the General Assembly
from the Seventeenth Senatorial Dis.
irIcf.
Judging from his own remarks, Cor
pOratlon Counsel Charles =. Thornton
CwhO l. Democratic candidate for the
superior Court bench Is n spokesman
of n high order; as some of the boys
put II, Thornton Is out for the spells
Of office ~ every stage of the game
80 II seems that spells Of Office, and
nothing hut spells, AT all turns of the
road, i the motto of this ambitious
asplrant for a seat on the superior
Court bench Of Cook County. Candi
date Thornton addressed meeting of
South Town precinct captains on the
civil service question Tuesday evening.
He said In part:
THE civil service j. barbarous sys-
TEN invented by Republicans To debar
Democrats from office. Their object
II Ia take away from Democratic cam
paign managers the ability TO offer in
'incements Of any kind 10 their follow
Ing. thinking that they can rely on the
Republican press Of Chicago 10 mold
the opinion Of voters sufficiently to car
~ the day against the demorallzed
Democratic ranks.
The ciyll service Is a fraud in all its
workings. II Is unconstitutional; II
creates a privileged class and establish
-s an Oligarchy. II keeps many for
eigners OF the highest education from
serving their country because they can.
not spell twenty difficult English
words. II allows many Republicans TO
hold office In our city hall who. natur-
ally out Of sympathy with Democratic
measures, try to Injure us whenever
they have tbs. chance