Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-04-15

IL did not furnish 22.candle power to
the city.
II is reported that the Gas Trust Is
getting paid for thousands of lamps
which are not In service, and this can
be easily verified.
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Where was Mr.. l.. o. Goddard, attor.
ney for the Armour interests. May 3,
1897?
Where was Mr.. Goddard on the morn.
ing of May 8?
Where was Mr.. Goddard on the noon
Of May g?
Where was Mr.. Goddard on the af
ternoon of May 9?
Where was Mr.. Goddard on the nigh,
of May 3?
And. by way of no harm. will Mr..
Goddard kindly tell the Grand Jury
who the distinguished politicians were
that were with him on the night of
May 9?
What were they doing with him?
Perhaps Mr.. Goddard will kindly con.
sent to tell the Grand Jury what magic
spell. If any. he cast upon the Senators.
which Is referred to in the report Of the
Board of Trade committee-now In the
possession Of many-published in Au.
gust. 1897. in the big dailics Of Chicago.
The above questions are suggested
by perusal of the report of the Board
of Trade committee which went to
Springfield in 1897 to fight the passage
of the warehouse bill.
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There should he an investigation Of
the methods of doing business of the
Auditing Committee of the West Town
Board
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Watch the Calumet Western. 1t Is
tough.
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Aldermen who value the good will Of
the people should beat the Calumet
Western Railway ordinance.
Repeal the 5000 limit law.
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% cheap are the vnatoslals now
used In the manufacture q gas
that ss,e oommedlsy oan - soid at
. psons fos % cents pr 900 ssot
sos Illuminating purposes end tos
40 osnts per 1000 test tes fuel.
The audacity Of the Gas Trust. which
Is now trying to bribe the Legislature
aud which Is running Chicago Is awful.
On Monday petition for writ of
mandamus directed against the Mayor
and the City Council to compel the
payment of judgments entered on I'M.
paid city lighting contracts was filed
in the Circuit Court by the Peoples
Gas Light and Coke Company. The
judgments aggregate S1I1,4S3.O1.
The only way to reach the gus com
pany will suggest itself to the people
some day. when they are thoroughly
aroused to their danger.
Only q few aldermen are in on tn,
Calumet Western Railway deal VIII,
not take them oil in?
The people are crying for the repea
Of the frontage act, Senator Case.
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/. The Gas Trust apologist an
chief whlsperer and go-between, who 4
around the City Hsu ef late. served Hv'
years In the Oh. S<,itentiary for [
nameless crime.
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The Chicago Gas Trust, which b0ugh
and paid for the passage Of the infam
Gus consolidation law in the last Leg
islature, will try to buy another on
this winter. The one they bought doe
not suit them entirely.
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, The best way to fight the Gas Trus
Is 10 organize ward clubs to fight 1t.
. In this way public sentiment can b
, reused to fever heat, and the bribe
giving scoundrels and bribetaking lep
islators will be driven from Chicag
forever!
Organize!
Organize for your rights!
Organize against the Gas Trus
which Is sapplng the life blood out o
Chicago and which owns Its streets b.
virtue Of legislative bribery!
The Gas Trust must 60.
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Z The jury br!bers will be rooted ou
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How many members Of this Leglsla
G ture are friends Of the Gas Trust?
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: The most baneful, threatening an
dangerous influence In public life to-da
Is in the shape of the all.corruptin
corporations, and they are themselve
rapidly giving that fact the benefit O
public demonstration. The only way I
' secure our politics, our Legislatures an
Q our courts against their polluting infir
e ence Is TO take the great monopoly the
now control out Of their hands and at
minister 1t as trust for the people.
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What Is the Legislature going to d
with the Gas Trust!
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