Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-07-08

lings' gang pays nothing for the use
of the streets. that 1t tears NJ pave
mcnts with iupunity. and that It II a
virtual tre~passer. this threat to injure
Chicago ought TO awaken the people to
Il fever of Indignation.
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"Bumps" Billings will br the most
talied of man In Illinois before a year
passes over us.
Why doesn't the Baxter committee
ask Bumps" Billings some luestlonsI
RGG
Bumps" Billings. the head of the
Gas Trust. should he called before the
Springfield grand jury.
He should he asked 10 tell. II he
knows. who the agents of the Trust
were ut Springfield.
lie should he asked concerning the
session of 1891 as we'll rs the session
of lSy9
There are numerous questions, over
800 IN number. which he should bc ask.
I'd To answer and which will he framed
mp for the state In case II decides to
summon the B!.C.ty boulevard Won.
der.
Pumps" Billings has become quite
II noted character In Chicago.
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The most baaeful threatening aud
dangerous influence IN public life to-day
Is In the shape OF the all.corruptins
corporations. and they are themselves
rapidly giving that facr the benefit of
public demonstration. The only way TO
secure our politics. our Legislatures and
our courts against their pollutng iuhu.
cnce is to take the great monopoly they
now control out of their hands and al.
minister It Us trust for the people.
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% cheap are the materials now
usei In the manufacture Of gas
that the commodity can bs sold at
. profit Tor 30 cents per 200 feet
Tor Illuminating purposes and for
20 cents per 900 fsos Tor fuel.
The Gas Trust had au awful nerve
to buy up the Legislature and to Sc
cure the passage OF Il measure killing
all opposition TO II when II had no fran
chlse from Chicago 10 do business 1t.
self.
Pumps" Billings has not !nstilled
very much conlldeucc into the pubic
when the stock OF the Gas Trust Is
quoted at nine go.ats less than 1t was
two months ago. Bumps" Is a poor
manager.
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With the corporations buying the
courts and denying the people justice;
with the corporations buying the Leg.
!slature and depr,ylng the people of
their rights, OF what use Is Republic?
VIII the officers of the Chicago Gas
Trust kindly state whether they know
anything about the raising Of fund
from which number of the members
of the last senate We're paid each
$1,000 for services rendered. The
Eagle Is In q position to state on the
very best of authority that such q fund
| was raised to take care OF u number
of the small'fry SENATOR'S. whose votes
! We're necessary to enable the Sena,
torlal syndicate TO fulfill their contract
| with the trusts and corporations. Three
thousand nine hundred dollars was the
atOrs. The six who formed the syndl
cate got ten times that amount each
They We're the big toads in the puddle
The little fellows We're glad To be rec
ognizcd even to the extent of thirty
nine hundred pluuks. The details Of thu
Whole business are at hand, The prin
cipal features are given In the stor!
that follows this statement. Names
dates and other particulars are a
hand. II the Gas Trust folks dcclln,
10 talk now. they may be more willln.
10 tell what they know about this In
lquliuus transaction later, and befor" /
different tribunal than that of pubil'
opinion.
In order to start this chapter of ih'
history of the infamous Forty-llrs
General Assembly properly, II may b,
stated At the outset that outside th'
members of the Senatorial syndicat;
AMI the select cGtorlc In the House, th'
! Furty-frst General Assembly was ,
cheap skate" Legislature. The grcai
Illinois corporations so regarded II
The members Of the little clique whlcl
controlled both houses came high. to bC
sure, but the combine was exceed