Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-04-29
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If course. comes out Of the pockets Of
the people.
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When the Sangamon County Grand
Jury investigates Legislative bribery
1t must not forget the Gas Trust agent
who manipulated the deal of 1897.
That deal will not be outlawcd fOe over
a year yet.
Do cheap are the materials now
used In the manufacture o. gas
that the commodity can bs sold at
q prot1t Tor % cents per 900 feet
Tor Illuminating purposes and Tor
40 cents per 900 feet Tor fuel.
How humiliating 1t is to think of Gas
Trust people writing to England to tell
of what they can do with American
with little English
money.
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The Infamous Gas Trust bought our
streets of the last Legislature. and the
city of Chicago can never own gas
plant or an electric light plant of its
own until this consolidation" law Is
repealed.
Think Of an American city prohibited
from ssstusy 20 <x,s,u
Yet the city of Chicago cannot use It's
own streets II It wants to light them
itself!
The Gas Trust owns Chicago streets.
1t bought them from the last Legisla.
ture.
The people are just awakening to this
fact.
Wait until they are thoroughly
aroused, and some gentlemen will not
wish to remain long inside the city
limits.
1t Is stated by one who knows that
most important evidence has been oh.
tanned Of the amount paid out to pass
the warehouse bill in 1897. 1t Is also
claimed that certain middlemen. or 60.
betweens, have talked too freely about
the sum Of money paid certain mem.
bers. even having gone SO far as to
give away the names of the persons
who were brlbed.
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The Eagle proposes to follow up the
matter Of the bribery of tax officials
by the Gas Trust. 1t will be q source
of education to the public. 1t will
settle the bribers sooner or later.
Corporation money buys bailiffs and
brides jurles. Corporation money buys
legislation. Is this sort Of freedom
guaranteed by the constitution?
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The city keeps on collecting special
assessments for the benefit Of the Gas
Trust; many of those who pay them
never see their gas, and those who do
see very inferior quality Of the arti.
Gle.
The Universal Gas Company" OBJ.
tanned a franchise from the city on the
express stipulation that 1t HcIld
charge but 90 cents per thousand feet
for gas. The Universal company Is
>Ow owned by the Trust, una Is fur
nish ges ut $1.lO per 1000 feet, in de.
fance Of law. Its franchise should be
forfeited forthwith.
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II the people Of Chicago pei NIT them
selves to be robbed by an Octopus
which has no legal right to exist, they
are not entitled to any sympathy.
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The railroads of Illinois are not viii.
Ing to pay even 5000 for a human life.
This Is the reason why the un.Amerl.
can and inhuman 5000 limit law
should he repealed and wiped of of our
statute books.
The streets Of Chicago were never so
poorly lighted as they are at present.
BY bribery the Gas Trust beats the
people out Of over one million dollars a
year In taxes.
When the Sangam0n County grand
Jury takes up the bribery cases against
the Gas Trust and Warehouse people
It will also indlct many legislators for
perjury on their oath of office.
Although this oath Is administered to
l53 citizens Of Illinois every two years
1t Is not commonly known that each
Representative not only lifts his right
hand and solemnly swears to do his
duty, etc., but he also signs his name to
the oath Of office which closes with the
following sweeping Oath-b0und prom.
ise:
Nor will accept or receive, directly
or indirectly, any money or other valua-
BILE thing from any corporation, com.
pany or person for any vote or influence
I may give or withhold on any bill, res.
olutlon or appropriation, or for any 9th
err official act"
"Oh, that's only matter of FORM"
explained one of the old members to u
new one who suggested 'That's II cast
iron oath, isn't it?"
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