Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-10-01
The Candidates Are Lining Up and the
People Can Take Their Own
Choice.
Interesting Gossip from All the Camps About
Prominent Citizens Talked Of
for Honors.

bearer will be In 1900. whcn once more he
will lead the hosts of Democracy, this time
TO certain victory.
tx.Govcrnor Aitgeid's Speech.
Ex-Governor Altgcld began his speech by
announcing that he would discuss the Fed.
eral and state administrations, but before
beginning with the state administration
referred to the deficit In the state treasury
charged to his administration by Governor
Tanner In his Golconda speech. He said
that In 1885 a Republican Legislature made
appropriations amounting TO about $1,000.
900 and then refused to authorize a tax levy
sufficient to pay this sum. IL left a short.
age Of s2.4OO.o0o lie called special ses.
sion " the Legislature. and asked u to au.
appropriations The special session In.
creased the levy s1,ooO.ooO: but still left |
shortage Of si,ioc,ooo. The deficit found |
them The Republican administration pre-. |
ccdins his trifed with the states credit |
to cmbarrass his administration.
The speaker then turned his attention to |
| n discussion Of elevator. gas and Allen
| bills. He explained the methods Of grading |
| wheat and the duties Of warehousemen. He |
| said that the different qualities OF wheat In
| spectors often made a wide difference In |
price. The best wheat In any grade some. |
| times sold at cents hushel more than
wheat Of q poorer quality IN the same grade:
The warch0usenicD. he said. saw they could
sell by sample the best quality Of any par.
ticular grade and supply Its place by a low.
or quality Of the same grade. and pocket
| ,he diuerence. me c,evntor owners NH.
| INTO the business OF nuyina anu senina
grala and mixing IL with that Of their Gus.
| tomers. a suit was brought TO cn1oin them
from doing this ana Judge uuiey ncd ,nat
| dams OF other peoples property, and that
II would be contrary to public morals to per.
init them to be In position OF constant
| .emp,n.ion 10 cnanse w. cHrsac,c. VI ny
| property !ne! neIu ~ trust Inc co"a, nc'"
also, thnt 70 peruit tne eIevator men ~
act as trustees oi ana dealers w gram
| wouiu ne 10 nrNc w o.her uuyers out ~,
| me Market. Inc suPr.me Sourt sus'"'"c"
Lcuisinturc passes N Inv.
, ,',
| Inc LeH'-'ature thcil passed a law per.
| mittihg the c,cvn!or men 10 20 tne things
| the courts hau held they could NOT 40. In"
eject OF this legislation was to create q
monopoiy anu plnce gu tnat secIion on .ne
| COUNTY, when ~ gram matters Tributary
to chicago at the mercy of the elevator
| owners.
taking w the gas Dill. the speaker snld
mat Ch'sago FORMERLY naa s s "a , Eom'
STOP competition. inner tue Jaws o. i!l'
nois THESE companies coull NOT consoiuIte;
a: the session of the last Legislature blu
was passed amthorinlhg the companies 70
consolidate. Then another bin was passed
when provided mat hereafter no gaspipc
could be iaid without the consent OF tne
the gas trust had It's pipes already laid, II
can easily prevent any new company from
gettins the consent OF majority OF the
r9hinsr III ehch BLOCK. ,
| MI Htsciu next TOOK up dlscussi1h nt
tue Alien law anu gave q skcteh OF tnc
street railway business. lie SAID that tue
business hni been 80 prontabie that SHARES
$500. IN recent years the operations Of
street rn'Wnys nnd greatly cheapeneu' nnn
IN many Instance. I'D America fares had
nt,Ie over cents. ~ Ehglahu, wnerc
some OF me cities hnd taken tue street rali.
ways an! opernted mem, the iare nad Deeh
reduced u about cents. ana u was founu
: Thought the time had come when the pco'
PIE snouIl hinkc hrrnhssnehts 10 ger rrii'
nonnp'e iarrs niu soinp', ,ne co'l!h,les 10
nnar 'h.,r share oi ,he nmrushs OF govern.
n'n!. Inc term oi inc irahcnisc SHOULD DC
shorter ,hnn tYrncry. YET W" companies
! sot the Lesisln.nre 70 pass pill eNtehuing
ahc iran'nises MY Years ana pro',M,,hs inr
o,ccht iar' ior twenty years. Tue DuI
maue no provision Tor redmcihs the fares
az the emu ~ thnt period. The grantlii. OF
irahchisc Tor even ,Wehty years au,n9rix,
. wouiu De crime ~ wouid author'ze roD'
. DEFY ny Jaw: ~
! Inc QUESTION ,,,, u asked s pid no. some
nennos ,i,a SUPPORT that iss,Islatiomr ies.
| Tue! ulu' put ou,suc OF Shicugo heariy cv'
q cry one OF theih nas pceh repuuiateu ny MS
2 constituents, ahu Tue pculocratIc party: as
g party, nus taken urn stnua AGAINST
{ TINS iesisMtioh' wn,,e tne MepuDncah stare
! ADMINISTRATION stanus " thcse ncts
] Two Years aso tue nehocratic party Gu!
,onse iron. Tue eorP.ru.ohs niu Trusts. anu
!, Wnhe w tne snor, ZINE intervening " nus
D not been nDlc 10 urly9 our ail its boodIers.
. ,ney Welc hot CONTROLLING " ns tney are the
i mepuplcnn party. he crlticiseu rove!hor
tanner ior signihg tue Jaws coilR!aihed o.
] anu successtuiiy claimed tue credit OF Vcto'
. | ,hs Tue suulc m,casu'es as passeu ny tue
{ LegIsiature ot isoo'
u Mr.; AVgeiu then turned MS attcntion 70
o .he reurraI numnistIatioh ahu ulscussei
q !he nihsey o''. IN lne caihpaish OF w.
!. the trusts anu tne great concentration oi
Q calh,ai III tnis country rnlseu az enormous
] iuhu 10, the purpose OF uepnuchihs Amerl'
0 ican citIzchs anu carrying the eiectioh ny
I improper meth9ds. As soon as president
= McNih'ey was ihauguraIsu the MiHereht ~
@ teres,s which hnu contributed 'his Iuhu ue'
: nianuru .h.' .hry pe given w opportunity
= 70 coiiea, u pncn. .oge,n'r Win an ehorii,'
. aud, although In session many months, II
niu no Das,fss eHcopt !" enhct the nihgiey
!, hhm' Dssy "as 1T .ne proectlon OF
,me ,nnu'rr, "n' ~ 'u,sn .'ohey tVr the