Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-10-27


Democratic campaign for Bryan and
Alschuler has been kept alive by pr.
vate subscription. most of the men on
the county ticket refusing to contribute
a cent. The nominees for county com.
missiOners are among the principal Of.
tenders. although there are others. This
sort Of thing Is mean and contemplate.
Men who beg nomination from big
party organization are in honor bound
TO stand by that party In the hour Of
Its need. 1t appears that many Of the
Democratic county nominees regard
themselves as under no obligations
whatsoever to the party. Perhaps the
party will return the compliment on
election day.
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william Legner. who Is one Of the
best known business men In Chicago.
should be elected Drainage Trustee.
Vote for william I.egner on election
day and you will never regret 1t. He
will make model Drainage Trustee.
Kiolbassa and Stuckart are running
well for County Assessors.
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Owing to the political pressure on our
columns we are obliged to postpone
the publication Of many rare but new
facts about the Weber gang.
The notorious Weber gang are ont
with confidential circular denouncing
money sharks and calling attention to
the "fact' that they alone are the
friends Of the needy. 1t II understood
that little tiny Jakey Weber dictated
the letter. For supreme gall, 1t takes
the cake.
We used to wonder why people laugh
ed when ex-Judge Collins was talked
of for M office. We wonder no longer.
Hon. Charles s. Cutting will be the
next Probate Judge Of Cook County.
Vote for Hon. Charles >. Cutting for
Judge Of the Probate Court.
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Vim. +. Wiemers would make a good
Judge.
"Come back to me-" said the Kansas
City man who found his runaway wife
In Chicago. land you shall have the
privilege of going on an extensive shop
ping tour" There's man who knows
something Of feminine nature and has
the wit TO put his knowledge to prac-
teal use. He deals, not In abstract
theories, but in concrete facts. VI
course she went.
A New York railway man says tha'
there should be schools for the educa'
ton Of engineers, tiremen and Other
railway workers. While It. Is true that
railroad work can only be finally mas
tered In practice, the suggestion is q
good one and applies to other callings
where the members are public or semi
public servants. Schools for motOrmel
and conductors would no doubt dc
much good. In such schools the gen
eral education Of the pupil should re-
ceive attention. And in tine case OF
conductors and other individuals com
ing in close contact with the public
manners and department might be In.
cluded in the curriculum with advan
tage. With such schools In existence
and with laws providing that efficiency
should be prerequisite for employ
ment In these seml-public occupations
In which lnefficiency endangers' human
life, accidents might be greatly reduced
In number and extent of damage done
In reading the current notices of tn,
birthday celebrations of our centena
rians one Is struck by the fact tha1
these healthy livers are almost invari
ably people in modest circumstance
Even the very poor are permitted Il
live out their hundred years, Will,
such thing as wealthy centenariar
is almost unknown. This relation be
tween longevity and moderate condi
lions OF life Is illustrated by the care
fully kept statistics Of the incumbenti
or church livings in England. The 1Os
ciergymen who have occupied the same
living for fifty years and upward hav,
done SO on an average income of $3.50
or $3.50. In sixteen cases the incom,
after nifty years of continuous service
was between $3.50 and $40 year
The moral Of this would seem to b.
that the best assurance of reaching {