Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-05-13

nish gss at S1.10 per 1000 feet. in de-
fiance of law. Its franchise should he
forfeited forthwith.
When the Sangamon County grand
Jury takes up the bribery cases against
the Gas Trust and Warehouse people
Il will also indlct many legislators for
perjury on their oath Of office.
Although this oath Is administered to
i53 citizens of Illinois every two years
II Is not commonly known that each
Representative not only lifts his right
hand and solemnly swears to do his
duty. ETC.. but lie also signs his name to
the oath OF office which closes with the
following sweeping oath.bound prom
Use:
Nor will accept or receive. directly
o. indirectly. any money or other valua.
ble thing from any corporation. CON-
pany or person for any vote or influence
I may give cr withhold on any bill. res
olution or appropriation. or for any 9th
er official act.'
.Oh. that's only u matter Of FORM
explained one pf the old members to a
Ncw one who suggested That's u cast.
iron oath, isn't it?'
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Watch the Calumet Western. II Is
tough.
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Aldermen who value the good will Of
the people should beat the Calumet
Western Railway ordinance.
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% cheap are the materials now
used In the manufacture Of gas
that tho oommedity can 10 cold at
. profit fes % cents per 900 feet
tes Illuminating purposes and for
40 cents per 900 fest for fuel.
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Only a few aldermen are In on the
Calumet Western Railway deal Why
not take them all In!
Calumet Western Is a good name for
\ bad proposition.
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The people OF Illinois demand con.
siitutional convention.
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The Gas Trust had an awful nerve
to buy up the Legislature and to Sc
cure the passage Of measure killing
all opposition to II when II had no fran.
chlse from Chicago to do business 1t.
self.
" the members Of our Legislature
are 10 be regularly bribed. and II the
tribunals OF justice fail through cor.
ruption. what will become OF popular
liberty and popular rights:
With the corporations buying the
courts and denying the people justice;
with the corporations buying the Leg.
islature and depriving the peopl" Of
sheir rights, Of what use Is Republic!
Excepting China, 1t would be hard to
uad any country where the extortion
practiced by the Gas Trust on the peo-
ple OF Chicago would long be tolerated.
The Gas Trust robs the people In ev'
cry way.
II rents gas ranges to poor people at
outrageous prices. II then puts on ex'
tra pressure scientifically applied and
forces air through the pipes at great
rate. This pressure Is especially strong
evenings when supper Is being pre-
pared. The people pay for wind when
costs the Trust nothing.
Special assessments for gas lamps 60
right along. hut the poor people do no'
get the gas on the streets after they
nav their assessments. The Gas Trust
owns the streets. The city has moth
ing to dc with them.
The Gas T-pst IL not furnishing one
half the light y should furnish, ana Tor
years. according to published reports
il did not furnish 22-candlc power to
the city.
II Is reported that the Gas Trust II
getting paid for thousands OF lamps
which are not In service, and this can
he easily verified,
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The gas Is Of poor quality and the
condition OF the gas lamps was never
10 bad.
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The most baneful, threatening and
dangerous influence In public life today