Chicago eagle., 1899-11-04
EA0LETS.

a fair way to obtain their rights.
The infamous Gas Trust will soon
have foe worthy Of Its steel.
When the Trust bought the Infamous
frontage legislation ut Springfield, 1t
shut out all new gas companies, but It
did not shut out the solid and honestly
conducted Ogden Gas Company, which
now proposes to parallel all Of the Gas
Trust lines In Chicago.
The Ogden company stands for cheap
gas and good gas.
1t. and that portion Of the city served
by II Is the best treated In the gas line
of any part Of Chicago.
The Ogden company means business.
1t has the money.
1t has the machinery.
II has the brains and the ability to
carry out Its projects In every way.
1t will bust the Gas Trust.
The best way to fight the Gas Trus,
Is to organize ward clubs to fight II.
In this way public sentiment can be
reused to fever heat, and the brIbc.
| giving sc0undrels and brlbc-taking leg.
islators will be driven from Chicago
| forever!
Organize!
Organize for your rights!
Organize against the Gas Trust
which is sapping the life blood out Of
Chicago and which owns its streets by
virtue Of legislative bribery!
The Gas Trust must 60.
When the Sangamon County grand
jury takes up the bribery cases against
the Gas Trust and Warehouse people
1t will also indict many legislators for
perjury on their oath of Office.
Although this oath Is administered to
153 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.bound 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.
er official act"
"Oh, that's only a matter of FORM"
explained one Of the old members to a
new ono who suggested "That's cast.
iron oatn, isn't itT"
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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 outlawed for over
a year yet.
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The decent Aldermen are getting hot
under the collar.
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1t was bad day for the people OF
Chicago when Andy McNally tele,
graphed from California that he was
going to support Harrison for Mayor.
A support by telegraph Is all that the
firm Of Rand, McNally Il Co, has ever
given any Democrat, but even for such
support they demand big returns.
Rand, McNally 4 Co. publish schooI
books, or think they do.
They are principally famous for print
ing railway time tables and Indifferent
bicycle maps.
But they went into the school booI
business, and of course they went into
politics at the same time.
The reason they went into politics
was to get their alleged school books
into the public schools of Chicago.
As stated, Mr.. McNally supported
Harrison by telegraph.
But no sooner was Mr.. Harrison re-
elected than Rand, McNally Il Co. de
manded a return for their support IN
the fOlstlng OF their alleged literature
upon the poor people Of Chicago.
Strange 10 say, this supporter by tele'
graph secured enough pull TO get
several Of Rand, McNally a. Co.'S books
introduced into the schools OF Chicago
to take the place Of the old, reliable
and standard works that were In the
schools for years, and that gave every
satisfaction.
The people did not know anything