Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-03-04

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This was $1,000 each for eighteen of
them.
1t is understood that no further dis.
hursemeuts are to he made.
"Of course" said one official. "we
will pass out the usual amount to the
Sl00 men. as we call the cheap skate
aldermen. That's charity. you know"
When stockholders of the Gas Trust
openly charge in court that the money
Of the Trust was spent to bribe legisla-
tors.
When members of the Legislature
openly talk of the amount they receiv.
cd for their votes for gas measures,
When the people of great city are
deprived through bribery Of the control
of their streets. and are turned over to
the merctes of monopoly on account
of purchased legislation.
1t Is time for the Sangamon County
Grand Jury to get to work.
Let it ascertain who quieted the in.
vestigation in 1897.
Let 1t ascertain WHO the principals
were in the crime, r. Iembering at all
times that Jacob Sharp Of New York
was President of the /, ard Of Directors
OF the Broadway surface road, when he
was sent to Sing Sing Tor bribing legis-
lators in New York.
Mr.. Sharp only directed the move
ments of go-betweens
He said he never did anything per.
sonally
He was sent TO the penitentiary just
the same.
Let the Sangamon County Grand
Jury trace up the gas Doodle, and 1t
will find out who the man or men was,
or were who directed the go-betweens
in the gas matter.
The Sangamon County Grand Jury
can find out who the go.betweens were.
II can find out who the legislative
managers were.
1t can find out easily who the pro
tectors' were In the Senate and House
membership, who assured the members
that they would get their "bit' after
tne session was over.
1t can easily find out what members
took money and what members did not.
For never. In the history Of Legisla.
lures. was bribery SO openly done and
SO openly talked about.
This wholesale crime was committed
June 1. 1897.
II will not be outlawed until June /,
1900.
In other words. there are sixteen long
months left in which to find indict.
nents against the principals, accesso-
r.es, protectors, bribe- givers and bribe-
takers, whose crimes handed Chicago
over to the Gas Trust In 1907, to be its
shave forever.
A movement 10 on foot to bring the
matter Of the gas frontage and consoli.
dalton bill before the sangamon Coun.
~ Grand Jury for full and searching
investigation.
Some Of the men who voted for the
Gas Frontage measure did not receive
one cent for their votes.
They will make good witnesses.
Some Of the men who were promised
$3.50 each for their votes only received
500.
Some OF the men who voted for the
consolidation bill In the Senate and the
House never received any doodle.
They will make good witnesses.
Some Of the men who voted for both
gas measures never knew there was
any Doodle In II.
They will make good witnesses.
They will make good witnesses.
Some men who voted for the bill did
not know at the time that there wal
Doodle In II.
They should be given a chance to tell
what they have learned since.
Among others who are likely to be
called to tell what they know abou,
the passage Of these measures and the
incidents attending their passage are
the following well.known citizens:
G. X. G. Billings,
Baron JerzmanOwski,
James +. Meagher,
h Roswell r. Flower,
L. A. Wiley,
J. A. Zimmerman,
+. A. Crane,
Anthony y. Brady,
Walton Ferguson,
Perry A. Hull,
Charles II. Crawford,
The officers Of the Ogden Gas Com
pany,
The Senators who voted for the
bills,
Senators Aspinwall, Baxter, Berry
Bollinger, Crawford, Curly, Dresser
Dwyer, Evans. Fisher, Fitzpatrick
Granger, Harding, Hull, Humphrey
Hunt Landrigan, Leeper, Littler, Lun
din, McKinlay, Morrison, Mounts, Nun
roe, Netterstrom, O'Brien, Pemberton
Sawyer, Sparks, stubblefeld and Sui
lyan.
The Representatives who voted TO
the bills.
Representatives Anderson, Allen
Atchison, Barnes, Rarricklow, Bartline
Blood, Bovey, Branen, Brignadello
Brown, Bryant, Buckner, Busse 'i'
O., Butter, Carmody, Cavanagh, Comp
ton, Craig, De Woody, Dickson, Edel
stein. Eldredge, Ely, Farrell. Flanagan
Fuller, Galligan, Glade, Hall tRoss c.
Hall Frank L., Harnsberger, Horn