The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-01
TAFFY FOR BEST CITIZENS.
ChicagO's Plan for stopping the
Flight to New York and the East.

Flight to New York and the East.
Chicago Letter in New York Sun.
The rapidly growing tendency among
Chicago's best citizens to go somewhere
else to live continues to make a profound
impression. From time TO time during the
last few years many men of wealth and po-
sition have decided to pun up stakes. take
their pictures out Of the art gallery, and re-
move to New York or some other Eastern
city. An immense amount of scarifying
satire from the local papers has followed
the departure of each, and not so very long
ago, when one man died before completing
his final arrangements for removing, his
from heaven. These constant assertions
from Chicago's One Hundred and Fifty
have set people who never hope to have
enough spare cash to get away and others
who have the city's interest at heart to
thinking seriously.
At one time A plan was suggested for
building a wall eight feet thick and twenty
feet high entirely around the city, with no
openings on the eastern side and a single
gate at the west. 1t was argued that the
so far as was necessary to get around the
wall, would permanently keep many of the
best people in Chicago. There were, more
over, to be near the gate a stand of arms
and sixteen watchers of gigantic proper
tons selected for their sleeplessness. Be-
fore getting this scheme through the coun-
ell. it was thought wise to submit the mat
ter to the city attorney. Meanwhile the
city engineer stepped in and stated that it
would be of no use for the city to build
condemned as unsafe. as most of the other
public buildings had been. That ended the
project.
Although this was a severe blow to those
who had at heart Chicago's welfare, agi-
tation was not given up as yet by any
on an entirely different plan; that they pro-
ject home comforts and amuSementS and
other enticements to induce people to re-
were suggested to put New York out of the
heads of the best people who had no bust
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these submitted ideas a code of rules has
been drawn up which is to. be promoted by
an association organized for the purpose.
The rules are as follows;
L. Any prominent Chicago citizen suspect
ed of harboring a design of removing to
New York snail be waited upon by a COM
mittee of three, who will ascertain the
truth.
2. Should they report that the worst is
the plans which the association has in view,
and which no doubt will soon be In practi-
cal operation; shall be represented to him.
3. At all exhibitions of painting and flow
err shows given by Chicago residents Of
wealth and taste, TIE public shall attend in
huge crowds and the press be unanimous
in its praise of the liberality, superior criti-
cal Judgment and universal benevolence of
the man who makes the exhibition;
4. All horses, ponies, mules and donkeys
entered in a race by any such person as has
been described shall invariably be allowed
to win. 'p
5. The same to apply TO bicycles.
s. The same to apply TO motocycles.
Z. Appropriate days in each year shall be
dedicated to particular persons suspected
in their loyalty. The exercises on these
days shall be commemorative, and shall in
clude large mass meetings and bonfires. and
orators shall extol the staying qualities Of
the before mentioned person There shall
be no labor on these days, except IN the
case of bakers, street-car employees and
public speakers. There shall be but one de-
livery of mail on these days.
S. Candidates for municipal offices shall
be chosen not as heretofore by election. but
from hints and suggestions dropped by the
best people. preferably those appearing TO
be rather uneasy in their situations.
9: A large sum shall be set aside from the
public moneys so that the grand opera may
come once a year and stay at least one
third as long as 1t does in New York.
10. Further regulations to be made as the
occasions may suggest themselves or happy
ideas be suggested.