Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-06-30

nUullt NY lalSe statplnents Us ~ Tue
amounts of money levied on the tan
payers, as the following figures will
show:
In 1899 the Democratic city admins
tration levied S239. 2SS33 less than in
1S'S or ever before. In 1899 the Re
publican county administration levied
S533. 29I 30 more than ever before.
We therefore charge that this cnor-
nous increase was distributed by the
present utterly discreditablc county
board among its members and their
hcnchmcn in salaries. extras and III
creased compensation to favoritc con
tractors. aud we illustrate this fact by
reminding the public that while In
lS9S the salaries of county commits
sioncrs were $1,000 each. the supcrin-
tendent of public service $1,000 and the
President of the cornty board $1,000.
these salaries in 1879 were increased
10y the commissioners themselves to 81
zoo for county commissioners. $1,000
for superintendent of public service
and $1,000 for president of the county
board.
We pledge the nominees Of this con
vcutiou To u radical reduction of sal.
aries aud an economical administra-
ton of county government.
We renew our demand for state
revenue law. which. in its operation in
Cook County. shall result in an equal
distribution of the burdens of the gov
eminent. and we especially condemn
the measure passed by the last Rcpuh.
lean General Assembly. under the gllise
forthc wealthy tax dodgers and corpora
tons of the city of Chicago. The al.
mini>tratiOn of this law by the county
board of review which has arrogatcd
In itself the functions of the board of
assessors. has become an intolcrable
public evil. and we call public attention
to the conduct of that board and its
president in reducing the sworn re-
turns of wealthy property owners In
DEFIANCE of law in order that the friends
of President tpham and his colleagues
might secure immunity from the bur.
dcns of government. and we condemn
the dcrclic,ion of the Republican states
attorney of Cook County in failing To
prosecute President Jpham and his as
sociatcs for this, tiagrant violation of
the revenue laws of the State.
We rejoice with the community In
the completion Of the great drainage
canal from Lake Michigan To Lock-
port. AMI invite attention In the con.
splcuous part which Democratic trus.
tees have taken In the contamination
Of the greatest engineering triumph of
the age. We especially commend the
recognized policy of the board. adopt.
ed under Democratic leadership. for
| the removal of the antipuatcd center
pier bridges AMI the substitutluSp of
basculc structures, To the end that the
great commerce of the leading city Of
the lakes shall he preserved aud the
interests of navigation adequately pro.
| tcctcl and promoted. We are In favor
of Congressional legislation to extend
this channel until 1t shall become u
great navigable water way connecting
| the lakes of the North with the Mis-
sissippi River and the Gulf of Mexico
of the South. We commend the propo-
si,ion for u highway along the channel
from the city of Chicago tn It's ter
minus at Lorkport, AMI we call pub.
| lie attention TO the fact that. although
the recent Republican county cony"n.
ton likewise demanded this improve.
ment. the motion for Its construction
was recently defeated In the engineer.
Ing committee of the sanitary board by
the adverse votes of the Republican
members of that body, and we point
To this betrayal ms only another evi.
! dcncc of the traditional insinccrlty of
the Republican platforms.
We indorsc the administration of Car.
ter II. Harrison, Mayor of the city of
Chicago. In It's strict adherence tn the
principles of the party on all local Is
sues and In It's rigid economy In all the
| functions of city government. AMI we
especially commend his declaration
that no franchises shall he extended
which do not involve the five cardinal
principles of:
| Compensation, based upon percent.
age of gross receipts.
Reduction of fares during the crowd
ell hours of the day.
Better accommodation for the public.
| Municipal requirement of the lines
at the expiration Of the grant: and the
| Submission 10 the public of all or'li'
nancrs granting extension of franchis.
cs before they shall become operative,
And We condemn the cowarlly elulvo.
cation Of the recent Republican county
convention in Withholding n public dee
laratiOn on these franchise ISSUES. now
Of such great import Ia the residents
Of Cook County and the city of chi,
cago.
We point with pride to the strict en-
forc"mcnt of the municipal civil ser
vie" law 10y the present city administrl,
ton In contrast Ia It's evasion and far.
cical Interpretation by the last Repub,
| llcan Mayor, AMI We again call public
attention TO the constant violation Of
the county civil service law by the
county civil service commissioner an,
the president OF the county board
which has resulted in making the coun
| ~ civil service law farce in This com
muniry.
The Democracy Of Cook County, IN
harmony with the Democracy of the
Stat" ana nation. hereby indors"s and