Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-09-15
While the City Government Cuts Expenses, the
County Has Raised Everything
in Sight.
Some Facts for taxpayers to Ponder Over While Looking Over
the Big Ballot for the Election Next
November.

The supreme gall of the Republican
bosses In attacking the administration
Of Mayor Harrison from an economical
standpoint Is attracting the attention
of the tax.paying public to the manner
In which the Lorimer machine is loot
ing Cook County.
Sheriff Magerstadt. who enjoys a
Jail prisoners.
Treasurer Raymond. who enjoys a
rake.off Of 100000 from the interest
ON the peoples money.
The County Commissioners. who
raised their own salaries and then
laughed at the voters. are but markers
10 the rest of the crew.
When II Is understood that the whole
taxing power of the county Is in the
hands of the Republicans and that they
have cut down the allowance for the
city while they have raised that for
the county. the robbery looks all the
worse.
Sock 1t to the taxpayers and give II
to the machine seems to be the whole
LOrlmer battle cry.
The machine Is thriving all right.
The taxpayers are grooming under
their burdens.
Detailed examination of the county
appropriation bills of 1898. 1890 and
1900. made In connection with the 1T
vcstIgatlons by the Young Mems
Voters League, throws light on the
- Il, Il, -t,' la,
fcrred against the present County
Board. The Indictment penned against
the County Commissioners Is that they
refused to advance the salaries of ac,u'
al workers on the plea of ECONOMY"
but at the same time gave political pets
bonuses varying from Sl2O to $1,000 a
year. In reply to that charge the COM
mssloners and county officials have
urged that the majority of the raises,
almost the whole amount" In the
words of Deputy Comptroller james l.,
Monaghan. was given to union labor AT
the county institutions.
Tabuatlon of the raises shows that
no, only did union workmen fail to re-
ccive the larger part of the raises, but
they received less than One.siXth OF
III. amount voted from the public
funds during 1899 ana 1890 in advances
Of salary. The total amount voted dur
ing that time over the salary rates paid
in 1885 i SS3,360. OF that the County
Commissioners voted themselves $50
900 for tile two years. Union labor got
hut Si2,49O, all voted this year, OF
the amounts voted last year, not Il cent
was voted 10 member of Il labor
union, although salaries outside of the
commissioners salary grab" We're adj
yanced 20 the amount of $3.50. None
of the advances made in 1888, amount
ing to S2l.T9D, We're resclnded this year
but on the contrary, were again voted
in the appropriation bill making tOta
Of twice that amount extended Otel
the two years. Besides those raises
s23,7SO was voted in addition this year
aui less than half of 1t went TO union
labor
GUS were made on the plea Of econ
Omy." but the political pets did not fee
the sharp edge Of the knife. The vic
TINS were the men and women who il
the amount of their monthly stipend
were lt the very bottom OF the list
Eghl dOmrstiCs al Dunning had thei
yearly wages reduced from S2lG I,
slg4 Two wOrkmen al Cunning hac
their wages cut from $40 year I,
$50 year Last year the physician
in the County Agents ofiic"-men wh'
brave IN" weather day and night, eu
durc foul smells, invade filthy home
luI actually furnish medicines the
prescribe for their indigo patients
wcr" paid only $50 month for tire
month. ouI Of the so month npprC
prilrci for thcm-all on the plea u
economy
Nurse, At Dunnng and the Count
Hospital continue TO get their $40 an
their $500 a year each. Most Of then
are women who have studied years +
their profession and In consideration q
their preparation they asked the boar
- give them an extra - a month eacl
The board said; NO; economy Tn
advance the nurses asked for and cOul
not get was less than One-fOurth in m
aggregate Of the raise given the pOlit
cal pets In those two institutions alone