Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-31

The feeling of Indignation over the
matter on the Board of Trade still
knows no bounds.
4 local detective agency. which has
been at work on the matter. has se-
cured evidence sufficient to send three
men to the penitentiary sure. and prob.
ably two others.
The Eagle has secured atfidavlts
from several members of the Legisla-
ture directly involving well.known
Chicagoans who We're in Springfield
and who bought up that body for the
elevator bill.
Twelve other atlidavlts are in the
hands of responsible parties. and
things will soon be ripe for action.
A big fund will be raised ON the
Board of Trade to prosecute the hood
lers. and along about spring we Will
lose few of our prominent citizens.
whose ability as lobbyists has gotten
them into trouble.
Several copies of the report of the
Board of Trade Committee of 1897,
with reference 10 the warehouse bill.
are extant. The report l. scathlng In
it's tone and language and will prove
of great value TO legislative investi-
gatiug committee when appointed.
One of the big Chicago daily papers.
speaking of the matter after the Leg
lslature adjourned. IN showing the
temper of the Board of Trade In rela.
ton to the bill. said:
AT the weekly meeting of the di-
rcctors of the Board of Trade ycstcr-
day afternoon. the report of the leg!s.
lative committee sent TO Springfield to
aid In stopping the passage of the
warehouse bill. which was made a law
by the recent Legislature, was adopt.
ed. The report. which consisted of
twenty typewriter pages. and took
nearly an hour to read. teens with
hari words about the legislators at
Springfield.
$50 disguised We're the representa-
tives of the Board of Trade that they
return. they say. Thoroughly con.
WINGED that we are as a nation per.
mltting and tolcrating practices in our
Legislative bodies that mean the end
Of all things American The Board
of Trade men do NOT hesitate TO say
In their report, that the Legislature ut
Springfield Is a disgrace 10 the State.
The report praises the few honest Rep.
resentatlves. but says the great ma.
jorlty is hoplcssly and helplessly bound
by Individual interests ana party
abuses.
"'When your committee first reached
Springfield says the report, 1T found
the sentiment Of both houses strongly
opposed TO the warehouse bill. An Of.
fort to bring up the bill April 20 result.
ed In 4 miserable failure. However,
May 3. lawyer, known to rep
resent the Armour interests. appeared
Oh the ground. Sentiment changed
rapidly as the result OF snort inter-
views between this person and var.
iOus Senator's =,
While not openly accusing the mem.
hers Of the Legislature OF accepting
brides. the report from beginning to
end hints and insinuates that such
was the case.
1t denounces strongly those members
who pose before the public as opposing
Yerkes, In the following words:
another hypOcrltlcal class which
deserves all the censure that an out.
ragged community can bestow upon
them are the popular set members OF
the Legislature. who pose as being Op
posed 10 Ycrkes and his street car
lines" The reason for this attack I.
found when the report says these mel
refused 10 aid in defeating the ware
house bill. IL then tells the directors
that the Board Of Trade as an instsu
ton j. dlsllked %. Springfield.
The report closes by saying, "and this
Is n free country"
\ fine certified copy Of the report o
the Board of Trade Committee on tho
elevator bin Is In the hands OF q re
sponsible party and Is easily accessi
BILE. Several copies of the report were
1,ade and q legislative investigating
committee can easily obtain one.
4 leading ana prominent member OF
the For,lcth General Assembly, wht
made good record, and Is known u
he an honest man, said recently: l.
the next Legislature decides 10 investi
gate the rumors relative to the ele
vator blll, 1t will probably summon
some Of the following prominent clti
zens 10 tell what they know about thu
elevator In, anyway, what 1t Is, why
81 was passed, and what was done 4
secure rs passage:
Charles II. Crawford,
Charles Counselman,
George Z. Marcy,
l.. II. Armour,
Armour 4 Company,
Lloyd j. Smith,
Charles f.. Hin,
J.. -. Goddard.
Free l.. Morris,
Charles 4. Allen,
James Branen,
J.. Il. Weare,
". II. Harper,
John r. Thomas,
Louis +. Pcrrottct,
George J. Brine,
Frank Murdoch,
DclOs W. Baxter,
VIM. II. Northcott,
David +. Litter,
Isaac u. Craig,
J., T. Chapman,
falrb C. Johnson