Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-04-22
sA0LETS.

II IL stated on good authority that
the SangamOn County grand jury pro.
poses to do q little "Lexow" business
on their own hook and see II they can
lind out for the Illinois farmers and
others who arc In favor Of law, order.
honesty In public life. good govern.
ment, ETC., why twenty-three State
Senators willfuly and ruthlessly voted
down Senator Hamilton and eighteen
more honest men In their heroic effort
to drag out Of the Senate warehouse
graveyard the House bill to repeal the
infamous warehouse act Of 1897. We
trust the Sangamon County grand Jury
will he successful In their efforts. ~
the eyes Of the honest people Of iii.
nOis are upon them.
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There could he no more thoroughly
equipped man for comptroller than
Lawrence Il. Mccain. He has re.
celved IN education In municipal mat.
ters that II unequaled In Its complete.
ness and could take any department In
the City Hall and manage It success.
fully. The study Of municipal govern
ment In all Its branches has been u fad
with him, ana his experience as SUPER
Intendcnt of streets and commissioner
Of public works has made his knowl.
edge practical rather than theoretical,
80 that he has become recognized au.
thOrity In all civic affairs.
Charles NJ. Walker Is quite as well
qualified to he corporation counsel. He
IL a lawyer of excellent standing. a man
Of sterling integrity ana was the rep
resentative OF the administration In
the Council during the trOublOus times
when the franchise extension Orilin.
ances were under consideration. He
IL a personal friend Of Mayor Harrison
ana was also a friend of the late Comp.
trOller Robert A. Waller.
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Mr.. Il. b. Moore, the wcll-known
leader In the hardwood floor business,
IL now resident OF Chicago. Mr..
Moore has resided mt Austin for years,
and was one OF the leaders OF the an
neXatiOnists until the handsome su.
burb became a part Of Greater Chica,
go. Mr.. MOOre's place OF business II
at ~ East Randolph street, where he
does a most prosperous business, On.
jOying the patronage Of the best peo.
pie In Chicago. His motto IL Nothing
succeeds like success" which has held
true In Mr.. MOOre's case, for he has
amassed a competency, In his business,
and IL now being much talked of for
the Republican nomination for Cover
nor of Illinois.
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Can Gas Trust money beat the new
revenue law?
The new revenue law seems TO have
been designed especially for the rich
and against the poor.
Under It's provisions the notorious
Gas Trust, which cleared nearly So
100000 last year by rObbing the people
of Chicago, will escape taxation almost
entirely.
Last year the Gas Trust beat the PEG.
pie of Chicago out of $4,000 in taxes.
This year 1t will beat them out of a
clean half million.
The deficit caused by this robbery
will be made up out of the poor.
Everybody's personal property Is TO
be taxed.
Stock In building associations is 10 be
taxed.
Savings bank deposits are to be
taxed.
Industry Is to be taxed.
Frugality Is to be taxed-in order that
the Gas Trust may grow richer at the
peoples expense.
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Hon. Washington Porter, who was
chairman of the Committee on Resolu-
tlons, at the great mass meeting of
business men mt the Auditorium, who
favored HarrlsOn's reelection, Is now
quite likely to be appointed q member
OF the School Board next June. Mr.,
Porter Is n DatrOn of the Dublic schools