Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-09-23


serve full IN cd of recognition. When
they sacrifice the rights Of the people
they should he called stcrnly to nc-
count
BAD aS were these bills. the means
employed Ia promote them were far
worse. Devious methods guided them
along their crooked course through the
Leg stature. The most adr,it. power.
ful and wealthy lobby ever seen in
Springfield urged them forward. All
this was Il matter of public notoriciy
when the bills were pending The
hurtuating price for votes was rumorcd
from tine to time through the places
where members and those interested in
legislation were wont to congregatp.
No pJisun there of ordinary inttlli.
could TAIL 10 he aware that improper
Influences were being used
n
The vicious practice of log-rolling
may probably b. charged with some
of the aifiimliiv" votes for these co.,.
rup, twin measures. This unjus,iiia.
bic mode of conducting legislation cn.
ahl"s II bold. vcnil minority to domi.
nat" the body of which they are mem.
brrs and procure the passage of the
most INSCRIPTIONS measures. The
tim" has come for the people to rccug.
nizr and condemn such practices.
rhps' members who yield to threats
or Establishments of this sort are not
the Kind Of legislative timber which l.
needed They ought 70 br rcbukpd and
they ought no, to h, sen, back ,u
Springfield
Tainted AMI rotten To- the corp--ihusr
bills must br repealed. Much mis-.
chief AMI permanent harm has already
resulted from their pa sSngr. but much
more lies IL The future. We call upou
the friends of good government
throughout the state to put forth rv.
cry Legitimate effort Ia nominate and
elect men pie lgch To vote for The repeal
of these laws. They must b. erased
from the statute. of Illinois. Let the
voters SEQ 10 II that legislative Judnncs
do not b,iray th'm. Put none bnt
honest men On guard
JOSIAH LOMBARD.
Chairman Citizens Committee.
NEWTON \. PARTRIDGE.
Secretary.
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\. !. Heating. n bright young bust
ness man. residing In the Thirteenth
Ward. is strongly backed by RcpUb.
lean leaders for election tn tho Board
of Cook County Commissioners next
year.
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Chicagoans who desire to experience
the novelty of riding In IN automobile
hanson. hrOugham. carriage or phac.
ton may now indulge in this luxury
and automobile parties are possible
ties of the future. The Illinois Electrl.
cal Vehicle Transportation Is first IN
the field with n full line of horscless
vehicles for the convenience of their
patrons. Headquarters have been es'
iabllshcd AZ lI2 Michigan avenue,
where twenty up-to.datc automobiles
are stored. Drivers are furnished for
shopping AMI calling tours or for the
opera. while pleasure vehicles will be-
.ri to responsible parties.
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The Council Committee on Schools
held It's first meeting since the summer
vacation and took steps to reverse the
action of the Council at It's last meet,
Ing IN favor of the purchase of 115 feet
of land for IN addition to the Harrison
street school In I'D place. The price
for seven lots ana the Improvement.
thereon adjoining the schOOlhOuse as
agreed To by the Board of Education
was S2S,5GO, an average of more than
$1,000 for each house and lot, hut sew
crnl Aldermen declared the price was
excessive, ana the resolution put In the
"Omnlbus" instead of being made part
of n committee report,
In ease the price Is deemed unfa!l
the committee will recommend coitlpm.
nation proceedings under the new law
Al. Conner. IN whose ward the Fifth
the school IL located. made II strong
protest against any delay which won't,
prevent thousands of children from en-
ioyng school facilities,
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EN-Aldrrmnn Fred Alwari. of tn,
Twentieth Ward, is slated for III,
Democratic nomination for County
Commissioner next year. Mr.. Alwarl
made n good record IN the City Coun,
eli.
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Mr., Charles T. Knight. Secretary
Illinois Dairy Union, is putting up I:
grand and winning fight against the
Infamous huttcrluc combines.
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IIcymun Kanlcr, Weber anC Lew
insohn are on the run, They viii hc
running II good deal harder before III,
outraged people get through invest
eating their strange methods of doing
business
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Bumps" Billings has not instllled
very much confidence into the public
when the stock Of the Gas Trust Il
quoted NJ nine points less than il wa.
two months ago. bumps" Is II poor
manager.
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When the CaSS County Republican,