Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-10-21

We clip the following from the per.
sonal property loan column Of daily
paper:
MONEY LOANE. sALARIED PEOPLE
holding permanent position with RESPONSE
bic concerns upon their own names, amounts
~ sSd Lnns ssi%isats g i oSr CARD EAcorr
We would like very much to hear
from salaried people who have done
business with Card 4 Eacutt.
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Who In the County Comptroller's
Office gets rake-off from the 1O.per.
centers?
Who In the City Comptroller's Office
gets rake-off from the 1O.per.centers?
The 10-per.centers IRE the leeches
who charge 10 per cent. month for
money loaned to city and county en-.
ployes and school teachers.
They recently tied up the pny Of the
whole police force Of Chicago. simply
because 300 out Of 1000 men had as.
signed their salaries to them.
The County Comptroller. 1t Is alleged,
kindly pays these assignments and
puts the assignments" In the employ.
es' envelopes.
A similar system obtains In the city
government.
Now, how much is there In this for
city or county officials?
Surely they would not help to skin
the poor employees gratuitously.
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The sharks do business without rev.
enuc stamps. They just tear Off the
signature and give 1t to the Victim
when his note 10 paid. They never
give up the note. Here is where I'm
Gle Sam gets It In the neck.
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When the Sangamon County grand
Jury takes.up the bribery cases against
the Gas Trust and Warehouse people
II will also indict many legislators fol
perjury on their oath Of Office.
Although this oath IL administered tG
1853 citizens Of Illinois every two years
It is not commonly known that eacl
Representative not only lifts his righ
hand and sOlemnly swears to do hi
duty, etc., but he also signs his name Il
the oath Of Office which closes with thu
following sweeping 0ath.bound prom
Use:
"Nor viii accept or receive. directl!
or indirectly, any money or other valua
bic thing from any corporation, com
pany or person for any vote or influence
I may give or withhold on any bill, res
olution or appropriation, or for any 9th
er official act"
"Oh, that's only matter of form,
explained one Ut the old members to
new ono Who suggested "That's a cas-,
iron oath, isn't it2"
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How much does O. 8. Richardson O
I.enke pay at the City Hall for takin
up half of Elston avenue north Of ID
vision street? HOY much does scheuu
nemann pay, and to whom?
"I.et a man tell you his story ever
morning and evening"" said a famOu
Englishman In characterizing tn
} newspaper. "and ut the end Of twelve
, month he will have become your mas
:. ter" What IL the man Is brazen-faced
} a chronic liar; one who rejOices In IN
iquity; and is utterly reckless In prii
ciple. who Is thus welcomed daily I
the home circle? Ought not a news
, paper that Is indifferent to truth,
i. self-seeking, ana has no regard for II
dividual rights or for public morals,
/, be treated as you would deal with
: scOundrel who seeks admission to you
room and company? Let IN unpril
cipled journal tell you Its daily q
weekly story, and by an inexorabl
moral law you win In due time hay
: an "evil spirit" for your master.
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Our great-grandfather knew nOthlu
about the germs that infest everythin
Q we eat and drink and wear, and died
their ignorance at f0urscOre and te
We are wiser. take proper precaution
. and live until we are 30.