Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-08-13

IL was left FOR the FOrtieth General
Assembly mt its special session to pass
new revenue law providing for the
assessment of the property In Illinois.
anu l say to you. my friends. that
when this law is in operation. as it will
he next year. II will put from onc.third
to one-half more property upon the As.
SCISSORS books Of the State of Illinois.
or 1t will put lot of people on the
road to the State prison of Illinois.
This new revenue law now in force I'm
Illinois. In operation one year. will re-
d'ice the nxes to the common people of
this State millions of dollars and will
reach people and corporations that
have not been paying taxes for many
years.
l beg your pardon. gentlemen. for
taking up so much time I'm speaking up.
on the issues that are before us I'm the
coming campaign in this district and
IN the State of Illinois. Time will not
permit me. nor is 1t necessary. to enter
into national affairs. 1t Is enough TO
say In conclusion that the Republican
party. under the leadership of william
Mckinley. has redeemed every pledge
II made to the people, and is conduct.
Ing the Affairs of the nation. both ma.
tionnl and international. to the entire
satisfaction of the people of this coun.
try.
The Committee on Resolutions. at the
conclusion of Senator Berry's speech.
made Its report, the principal features
being these:
1--WE sincerely indorse and approve
the administration and all official acts
Of Gov. Tanner. He assumed the du.
ties of his Office burdened with a leg.
acy Of debt. q relic of Democratic re-.
form. He found n large number Of our
State institutions I'm a deplorable cOndi.
ton. with empty treasures. and the
state without means to discharge Its
current expenses.
I'VE congratulate the people Of this
State upon their dcliverance from the
ruin and mIsmanagement Of four years
OF such inefficiency and dishonesty.
Gov. Tanner has administered the
affairs Of the state with econ.
Omy and care. Out Of bankruptcy and
ruin he has brought solvency and order
ana placed the public business Of hi.
nOis on business basis.
1--WE commend his conduct to all nat.
r!otic citizens In his prompt action ana
uilwearicd zeal In responding to Presi.
dent McKinley's call to arms.
I'VE indOrsc and commend the course
ami official conduct OF our senator.
Hon. Orville +. Berry. We recognize
his ability and services In all matters
OF public concern. His integrity ana
character are such as to give 10 him
the confidence and esteem Of this dis.
trict. and we renew our appreciation
Of his worth.
I'VE point with pride 20 the promi.
nent position taken by Hon. l.. y. Sher. |
man. and We remember the very valu.
able services rendered the people by
him In the passage Of q revenue law,
which we believe will prove Of great
value TO the people OF this State. and
we commend him TO the people Of this
district as an honest, earnest and able
and worthy the cOnfi.
Ilence ana support Of the people.
I'VE charge the Democratic Senate. |
rial convention Of this district with un. |
patriotic action In It's refusal to ap.
prove Of the action OF the national al. |
In Its splendid conduct OF |
the war for liberty AMI humanity and
condemn II as piece Of petty partisan.
ship unworthy an assembly OF Amer. |
lean citizens at this time"
When the nominations OF Sherman
and Jarman were made Judge Sherman
was called for ana responded IN a
speech that reused great enthusiasm.
Judge Sherman said In substance:
Mckinley's administration II making
history. II Ia efYulgent with
he glory Of victories on land and sen.
Who said the virllity OF our race
was spent ana the heroes Of this Eng.
disappearing republic In the new
world had ceased to beY The shirt
which suffered ut Valley Forge and
'ose eXultant. crowned In triumph at |
Saratoga and Yorktown, the spirit
which walked on the bloody slOpes OF |
Gettysburg ana gave soul and rhythm,
% the hosts which marched with Sher.
nan to the sea-that spirit, no longer
iivided In civil war, moves with meas.
ired tread beneath the ensign OF tho
on an alien foe.
No demagOgic cries of economy will
lgaln send our navy to the nth place
lih0hg the great powers OF the world,
Dur army ana navy are and will con.
lnue to he sustained by gold stand.
ri dollar. The great army OF labor
Will he paid In the best money known
o civilized nations.
Government credit IL unimpaired,
Tire" per cent. bonds 1T par were sub.
crlbed for by the people seven times |
'ver the amount of the issue. The
'Onds of 1898 will he paid In money
dual In debt paying and purchasing |
DOwer.
The morbid desire to meet the M
Ions debts by non-intcrest bearing
reas'iry notes redeemable nowhere
his side of eternity will he suppressed.
Neither will those debts bc paid In
appreciated dollar. Cheap money IL
he first symptom of the disease of re-
'udiatlon. \ wise system of tariff
Avs has filled the empty treasury,