Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-08-19

| tails Of this payment. 1t was dished
out by certain members Of the syndi.
cate. Some Of the gentlemen who got
the coin IRE Of convivlal habits. They
got drunk the day they got their
graft" and they flashed their rolls In
saloons and other places of refresh.
ment; they blabbed and tattled. and
now their repose Is disturbed O. nights.
Two Of the men who got paid 5000
each for voting with the syndicate are
out of town Democrats. They hail from
down the State. Only one Of them came
to Chicago to get his coin. He Is
close friend Of the other Democratic
Senator. A sort Of Damon and Pythias
affection prevails between the two. He
took his own $1,000 and also the 5000
for his colleague, giving his word Of
honor that he would deliver It to the
latter. He did do 30, for In this case
the old proverb, that about honor among
n certain class Of individuals, held good.
The Damon.like Democratic Senator
fell prey, however, to his constitu.
tional failing before he left Chicago.
He got drunk. Among other places he
visited was saloon on Adams street
which Is run by certain ex.members Of
the Chicago police force. 1t 10 a well.
known resort. Its proprietors are
known to The Eagle. While In that 81.
loon the out Of town Democratic Sen.
atOr flashed his roll and boosted TINT
his wad consisted Of $500. 50 It did.
/ To cIo l,,,nx hou,ovop TINT <hn nv<lwo
sum was his individual 'rakc off, for
the session. That was false. Half Of
1t belonged to his friend and colleague
from down the country. This drunken
Democratic Senator WINS finally got out
Of town. but not before his babblings
and tattlings had reached the ears Of
nearly every member Of the Cook Coun.
ty delegation to the Legislature, In.
Guiding the leading members Of the
syndicate. Among these latter condl.
ton bordering on acute hysterla was
produced BY the entire business. The
] Democratic Senator who grows maud
lin and garrulous In his cups has not
been allowed to visit Chicago since. II
Is said, however, that he will make an
interesting witness before the Sanga.
mon Grand Jury. The Eagle has the
names Of these two Democratic states.
men from the country and can give
them to the States Attorney Of that
county whenever he Ia ready to take up
the investigation Of the doings of the
Forty-first General Assembly.
This paper would also suggest that
the members Of the Chicago Gas Trust
might make excellent witnesses rs to
how the pot Of 5000 each for the "Out.
slders" In the Senate was made up.
Perhaps the Baxter committee would
like to investigate the matter. The
Eagle can give the committee the
names Of the parties concerned In this
incident. 1t can also give the com.
mittee. II 1t SO desires. the names OF
several REPUBLICAN SENATORS
FROM RURAL DISTRICTS WHO
WERE MEMBERS OF THE OUTER
CIRCLE AND WHO POCKETED
THEIR 5000 EACH FOR TAKING
CARE OF THE CORPORATIONS.
This, however, might prove Simeon
venient" for some Of the honorable
members OF the Baxter investigating
committee. 1t may be said here how
ever, that The Eagle IL not prompted
by any partisan motives In making this
disclosure. II Is true the six members
who constituted the syndicate are Re
publicans but this paper has no hest
tation In stating that In the outer cir
Gle, which aided the Senatorial syndi
cate In its nefarlous plans to kill the
gas frontage and consolidation repeal
bills. the stock yards bill, the ware
house bill and other useful and mucl
needed measures. there Were mum
Der of Democrats.
The Senatorial outer circle, the mem
bcrs OF which We're paid brides of thir
ty-nlne hundred dollars each for be
traying the people ana violating thci
oaths Of office, contained seven Demo
Gratis. Two of these hailed from Cool
County. The Senate roll calls ON every
corporation measure will disclose how
well they acted up to their agreement
These roll calls, as disclosed by thu
journal. will In themselves cOrrOborat'
every statement herein made. II thu
committee clerks only preserved thei
roll calls, and 1t Is limited that some o
them have done so, they will give con
vincing proof OF how the nefariOu
compact was fulfilled In committee.
49,
The best way to fight the Gas Trus
Is to organize ward clubs to fight II.
In this wCy public sentiment can b
. reused to fever heat, and the bride
, giving scoundrels aud bribe-taklng lee
islatOrs will be driven from Chlcag
, forever.
! Organize!
Organize for your rights!
Organize against the Gas Trus
: which Ii sapplng the life blood out o