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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-12-28

traction companies are afraid to re-
new their plant because you have
stood between them and final settle
ment of their franchises, thereby
causing torture and Inconvenience to
the travelling public In order that you
may still have an issue and continue
to pose as the champion" Of our UNI
fortunate streets.
but Carter might rs well make his
mind UP to the fact that the people
will stand no more delay and pro-
crTstinatiOn In this matter, they will
not allow themselves to be any longer
bamboozled by the humbug cry of
municipal ownership.
He might as well also make up his
mind that the people are with the
Council traction committee. that they
favor Its report, particularly that por.
ton of It which says:
THE immediate municipalizatiOn Of
the street railways of Chicago. as a
practical proposition. most persons
will readily admit Is out Of the ques.
tiOn. The wisdom of such municlpali-
| zatiOn In the future. whether near or
remote. Is an open question. and In the
opinion of your committee II should he
left open.
"lf II were the interests Of the com
panies alone that would he injured by
delay. your committee might favor re-
fusing to renew any franchise grants
until such time ms the desired enabling
legislation should he secured. But the
public II greatly Interested In early
Improvement of ChicagO's belnted and
Inadequate transportation facilities,
and to that end II should be prepared
to consider the terms of an early
settlement of the general franchise
question. In so far as u settlement
may he an important element In lead.
Ing to Improvement of service"
The foxy little alleged Mayor of Chi
cagO had better face the music which
his transportation committee IL play
Ing for him. II Ii useless for him to
be trying to hide his head In mares
nests; the public IL too well on 10
him. and he will he only exposing
himself unnecessarily.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-12-28
NO COMPROMISED!

Efforts are just now being made to
make easy the way for the return Of
certain prodigal sons of the Democ.
racy Of this county to the fold OF the
regular party organization.
These efforts have the full support Of
all good Democrats, particularly In view
Of the fact that In any temporizing that
may occur, there is to be no surrender
on the part Of the regular party lead.
ers, Of any OF the principles of right,
justice and fair dealing for which they
have fought such manful and such
winning fight.
In the first place 1t Is gratifying to
every true Democrat to know that there
is to be no clique on top.
The affairs Of the party will be run
by the regular party organization, with
Robert T.. Burke, the real leader of the
local Democracy at the helm as usual.
There will be no stock yards trust
in charge of the party affairs In Chi.
cago.
IL any scheme ever existed for the es-
tablishmcnt of a stock yards trust
within the party organization In Cook
County, the scheme has assuredly died
a.bornlng.
One Of the subsidized press agents of
n certain defunct clique announced
through the columns of daily contem.
porary very recently that n gathering
OF well known Democrats held con
clave In the office Of Street Superin
tendent Doherty on Monday evening
last with a view of settling up the diff
ferences existing In the party ranks.
That such n meeting was held and
that these differences and disputes are
In fair way towards being adjusted
in the interest Of party harmony Is true,
but that Il about all the truth there Is
in the article written by the press agent
OF boiling and factlonism.
From the list of names of those pres
ent people who are not well Informed
rs To the trend Of events in the local
Democratic organization might be led
10 Imagine that stock yards trust"
was in process of formation.
With the exception OF "Wabbly
Willie" everybody present at the con.
ference referred to was connected In
some way either by actual contact or
by "reminiscences with the old.tlme stock
yards combination which won so many
victories for Democracy when the town
OF Lake had IL being.
But these gentlemen are progressive
enough to know that a ''stOck yards
trust" or ring" ia the Democratic or.
ganizatlOn OF the great county of Cook
could not run things and they are not
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-12-28
MORE civiL SERVICE CONFUSION

Further confusion and demOrallza-
ton in the police department will be
caused undoubtedly by the recent de-
cision rendered by the Supreme Court
concerning certain examinations held
for positions In the force.
Under this decision, not only are
four of the commanding officers OF the
department reduced three grades in
rank, but ii Is a question whether the
decision does not invalidate the eX-
animation of every patrolman in the
department and thus place nine
tenths of the blue coats outside the
pale Of the law.
The decision holds In effect that no
officer Is eligible to take the civil SER
vice examination for the position held
by him. Under that ruling the ex-
aminatiOns by which Inspectors Hart
nett, Hcidelmeler and Kalas qualified
for their present positions are invali-
dated and these men will be reduced
to the rank of sergcants.
But what about the $500 police pa
trolmen who, being already members
of the force, took the examination for
the offices which they had been hold
Ing before and still held after the civil
service law went into effect!
Under the same line of reasoning
these men are not under the prOtec-
ton OF the civil service law at all, and
from sundry threats and pointed re-
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-12-28

The severe morality Of modern times
threatens the supremacy Of one whose
gray hairs alone ought to protect him
no less parsonage than that archgiver.
Santa Claus. II has been decided by
many wise mothers that this Christmas
fiction gives children their first knOwl.
edge OF hypocrisy and deceit, and that
there Is an unbecOming skepticlsm
about the young man OF seven or eight
who has Outlived the st. Nicholas delu.
sion and certain air Of cOntemptuOus
pity towards other victims Of this de-
ceit. Moreover, they declare that II IL
demOralizing to make an Idol Of one
whose only virtue Ii reckless habit
OF gift.giving and about whose other
habits little IL known. Yet on he 9th.
er hand 1t has never been proved that
those who have been thus amlably dc.
luded Were any the worse for the deccp.
ton In after life, and, In fact, many
who have Outlived all delusiOns love to
hug to themselves the memory OF their
faith In this giver OF good gifts. or
course the saint himself has felt his
power weakening In late years and he
has lived to see automobiles preferred
to reindeer as means OF lOcOmOtlOn
and to have his travels through chin.
neys marred by the OdOrs from gas
logs, yet he has persisted In his benevO.
lent habits In spite of these draw backs,
and 1t seems pity to add anything
more to his pack of miseries. Parents
will decide for themselves In this mat.
er. but at present 1t looks as II, on the
coming nights before Christmas. when
mamma In her 'kerchief and | In my
cap" settle down for long winters
nap, the worthy pair will not be dis.
turbed by the clatter OF Santa Claus
approach.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-12-28
"WABBLW WILLIE A0AiN.

"Wnbbly Willie" Is raising much con-
fusion In Democratic ranks by his ut.
tempt to assume the role Of dictator In
party affairs In West Side wards.
Loefiier has long had the idea that
he was cut out to play the same part
to the local Democratic organization
that william LOrlmcr does to the Re.
publican.
But "Wabbling Willie" bears no more
resemblance to the able and gallant
leader of the Republicans Of Cook
County and Illinois than II bull pup
does to n lion.
The bcsetting sin of LOeiilcr IN over.
weening vanity.
He imagines himself statesman,
when. IN reality. he IL nothing more
than very small precinct primary
peanut politician.
lie pretends to he the king Of the
Jews" In Chicago, and gives out the
impression that In political affairs lie
carries the Hebrew vote and influence
In his vest pocket ana delivers 1t nj
will.
The fact IL. however. that the lid
brew citizens of Chicago are II respect
able. law.abiding people; they are In
tlmntely ana prominently associated
with the trade and the business pros
perity Of Chicago. ana they do not de
sire any such anomalous proposition
as a wabbllng little Jewish pork dealer
posing ns II leader of their great race,
either In the business or the political
world.
In his arrogant desire to palm him.
self or rs n leader Of the Democratic
organization In this city he has set him.
self mp against Robert Il. Burke. u
man who possesses to an eminent degree
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-12-28

marks leveled by the Mayor at the rank
and file of the department in regard
to certain matters affecting the force,
1t is evident that the Lizard of the
City Hall IL Of that opinion also.
but if this be so what about the al.
legged jurisdiction of the Civil Service
Department over these men. Can the
irresponsible political triumvlrate still
punish. or reward. promote or reduce
class of public servants who are moi
under the provisions or protection of
the law?
1t would seem somewhat inconsist
ent and unreasonable to think 80.
To what n condition of confusion
and decentralization has this once fine
and efficient department been reduced
by Harrison's pet knownothing insti
tutiOu
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-12-28
'WHAT PRESIDENT ROACH THINKS
OF THE SITUATION.

John NJ. Roach. president OF the
Union Traction Company. has his own
Views on the municipal ownership fad.
incidentally In discussing It the other
day Mr.. Roach pricked the Harrison
bubble regarding IN alleged conspiracy
among the street railway people to
break down during the cold weather
Mr.. Roach has his own opinions on
municipal ownership ana disposing OF
cable power.
II don't feel that we would like To
take the peoples money at the end of
ten years." said Mr.. Roach. discussing
the municipal ownership proposal
'Ten years Is Il short time In the bust.
ness field.
"'rhere isn't company nor any one
In Chicago who could stand the expense
OF putting In the underground trolley,
II 1t was done It would take twenty
years to pay for It. At the end of that
time the company would have an I'M
foreground trolley system but It would
have no money.
I'VE are asking for nothing" he con.
tinued, touching changes which must
come through new franchises. "'rhere
are no plans whatever ut present look
Ing toward request for the renewal OF
franchises. When we get sready We
shall consult the people,"
The remarks anent the feasibility of
immediate municipal ownership Is good
reading for the general public. The ref
erence to the question Of franchise re-
newal IL q piece Of fine sarcasm ut the
expense Of the Mayor. We quote for
Carriers benefit and Information.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-12-28
"COMih0 EVENTS CAST THEM
SHADOWS BEFORE."

With the close of the first year OF the
twentieth century, the prospects of the
Democratic party are Frightening, both
locally here In Chicago ana throughout
the country.
The Schley incident Is not yet closed,
and the signs of the times would indi-
cate that 1t will yet cut much more OF
n figure in the destinies of men now at
the head of parties and of affairs than
many now imagine.
The feelings of the people throughout
the entire nation are more deeply
stirred over the attempted moral as
sassinatiOn of the hero of Santiago
than over anything that has taken
place In public or official life In this
country In recent years.
In the most extraordinary way men
of all ranks ana conditions In public
and official life have been dragged into
the affair, from the lieutenant general
of the army down.
Even the President Of the United
States himself has been unable to avoid
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-12-28
NO POLICE FUND RAISED.
Chicago. Dec. 20, 1901.


Editor of The Eagle:
Dear Sir-An interview has appeared
In this evenings papers, purporting ia
be by his honor, Carter IL. Harrison,
Mayor, In which II IL charged that q
large sum Of money has been raised
by the members of the POlicemen's
Protective Association, for the purpose
of cOrrupting the members Of the city
Council In relation to the MOynlhan or
dinance for the increase Of police sal,
aries.
The. Policemen's Protective Assocla,
ton desires to say authOritatively that
no money lWs been raised for any such
purpose. nor will any money of this as
ISOLATION be used for any such pur'
pose.
case In its statement OF facts. The
members of this association believe
that they have q perfect right TO organ
lie the same rs citizens in any other
walk of life, and so far rs the objects
of this association are concerned, We
desire 70 say that they are of the high
est, ana Its teachings tend to promote
the highest discipline, better morals
and highest degree of efficiency In the
police department.
Nor does the association, as Is int''
mated In some of the interviews In
some of the papers, seek to uphold
members In wrong doing, but 1t In
structs its members that 1t will In nc
way protect any member unless hi'
claim Is just. Respectfully yours.
POLICEMEN'S PROTECTIVE Assoc
CITATION.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-12-28
HON. ANDREW j. GRAHAM.

being tarrel with the same stick
that has laubcd NO many others.
But there II one thing certain us Il
result Of 1t all.
The overwhelming majority of the
common people Of this country are with
the hero Of Santiago.
And when all has been said and done
we must all acknowledge land that
with feeling Of thankfulnessD that the
common people stlllrun this country.
The Schley incident. unless all signs
fail. may be potent factor In demon.
stratlng this fuct to all OtiicialdOm In
this country three years hence.
One cannot help feeling that It may
be very potent factor In determining
the fate of the Democratic party at
that time.
Locally. divisions AMI fractional trou.
bles are beginning to lose some Of their
bitterness. and before there II any fight
Of Importance on hand. II now seems
probable the Democratic ,Organizat lion
will be once more united and solidihed.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-12-28
COUNCiL mas 4 8PASM.

No less than twelve ordinances and
orders were pitchfOrked into the City
Council last Monday night, making
all sorts of practical and impractical
provisions for the Improvement Of our
intramural transit systems particular.
ly the surface lines) and for the bet
ter treatment of the travelling public.
The whole business however, was a
spasm.
Waves Of reform of this character
rise ana sweep over this city with
every emergency or unusual condition
of affairs, but the wave Invariably
subsidies without having accomplished
anything beyond leaving u lot of
slOp and slobber in its wake.
The trouble with these spasms of
reform Is that it seizes those affected
with 1t In the wrong place.
1t Is condition of bellyache about
effects without reference to causes.
That Is the trouble with the present
City Council spasm over traction at
fairs.
The surface lines failed to meet the
emergency created by the recent Sc
we're cold snap ana the public suf-
fered.
They failed by reason of the fact
that their plants are Anticipated or
worn out, ana the companies have no
inclination to put new ones In,
Rut what Ia the real cause of nil
these conditions?
II the City Council would Judged Its
brains for an answer to this question
1t would In the natural course of
events arrive not only at the solution
Of the problem but ut proper under
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-12-28

A writer In BlackwOOd's Magazine
mentions as an incident Of life In Labra.
dor the burial OF live pet In barrel
under the November snow. The owner
Of the animal, black bear, by the way.
dug up the barrel twice during the win
ter, but did not awaken the occupant.
who was permitted to sleep on till May.
alternating pets give no trouble to
their owners or to others. and are hap.
py In their repOse. A barrel may thus
be the abode Of greater felicity than 10
to be found In palace.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-12-28

that the blues means that persons cen.
ter their minds on themselves. They
think of their own troubles. their debts.
their domestic ana business cares, Of n
thousand irritating things that grow
like poisonous weeds the more they are
nurturcd In the mind. So this wise ply
sician wrote prescription and uslered
the sober-faced one out. The depressed
man hnstened to drug store. for he
was exceedingly blue" and there
handed the prescription to n clerk, re.
marking gruiily. I'M that In hurry"
The clerk read the prescription. and.
with laugh. handed It back. and there
In plain English was written: Laugh
at lenst twenty times daily. and always
before retiring" This man of the blues
looked ut the words dumbly for an In.
slant. ana then laughed. and as he
laughed the dull care that had been
resting like cloud on his brain seemed
to grow lighter. and he laughed some
more. lie muttered something about
"clever trick" and left the store. and
on his way back to his Office he actually
whistlcd. something lie hadn't done for
years. Back at his desk, he buckled
down to work, still laughing. The
world seemed changed. From IN In.
definite somewhere he had secured a
new stock of energy. He cracked a
joke with the head clerk and instead Of
discharging a bungling employee. gave
him some words of encOurag cement and
advice ana another trial. He actually
enjoyed his lunch. The food tasted
good. ana he was hungry. He went
home with a laugh ana didn't groan
about business worries Mt the dinner
table. He told Ills wife Of the inter.
esting things that he had seen ana
heard downtown that day. ana when
she smiled at him from behind the tea
urn he remembered that she was n very
handsome woman, ana that he was u
lucky dog to get her He glanced
through the evening paper, read aloud
n little. rompcd with the children
awhile. went to bed with laugh. ana
slept like a baby. Try II for the blues.
1t IL u cure founded on science. Your
physician will tell you that laughter Is
eXercise-that It stimulates digestion.
moves muscles by the dozen. qulckens
the circulation OF the blood. helps the
liver. He will tell you that persona
who laugh much seldom look their
years. for mirth Is IN invig0rator, as
well as n health preserver. II Is cure
worth trying.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-12-28

standing of the only efficient means
to the desired end.
The cause of all these conditions lies
In the fact that our present Mayor in
sists on fighting of all plans for
reasonable and permanent adjustment
of the traction question. and he main
tains this attitude because he Is more
Interested in his own political fortunes
than in the welfare Of the public.
Let the City Council take the settle
ment of the traction franchise ques-
ton out of the hands Of the scl,emlng
little Mayor and settle II once for all
upon a permanent basis that will
give the public satisfaction. ire
spective of whether 1t aids the political
ambitions of little Harrison or not.
In that way only will the whole
matter ever cease to lie n public nui-
sancc. and II handy machine for grind.
ing out clectioncering buncOmbe.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-12-28

A man went to great physician and
asked for a cure for mental depression.
disease which ID very common aud
Ia better known as "the blues" Now
this physician was very wise. He knew
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-01-15
The Thinkers.
OR MEN ?

In a recent issue of the Southern
Planter we find the following from
the pen of that able and practical
agricultural educator, Prof. w. F.
Massey, Of the North Carolina Elk
pertinent Station:
GA small farm may be the ideal
existence for the man who wants to
be the head hand on the place, and a
small farm so situated that it can be
used as a market garden may pay
very we'll. But in ordinary farm
crops, forty acres and a mule will
furnish about as slavish an existence
as any man need wish for. The
praise Of small farms we see so much
about, looks to me like very poor
business. If a man has not capital
enough to manage a large farm, of
course he is wise not to attempt one,
and in his case the small farm may
be best. But there is not the slight
est doubt that a large farm, carried
on in a business-like manner, and
using all the mechanical aids that
such a farm can use, and which the
small farm cannot, a grow crops
at a lower cost than the small farm,
and a make money at prices that
would ruin the small farmer. There
is room for administrative ability on
a large farm, and men seldom make
a great deal of money by their own
labor, but by what they can make on
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-01-15
Editorial.
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In this issue we begin the publ,
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-01-15
THE RE-APPORTIONMENT BILL.

Both the House and Senate have
passed the Burleigh re-apportion
ment bill, which increases the mem
bership of the House of Represen-
tatives during the next decade from
357, the present membership to 1856.
By it no State loses representation
and the following make gains:
Illinois, New York and Texas,
three each Minnesota, New Jersey
and Pennsylvania, two each Arkan-
sas, California, Colorado, Connect
cut, Florida, Louisiana, Massachu-
sets, Mississippi, Missouri, North
Carolina, North Dakota, Washing
ton, West Virginia and Wisconsin,
n each.
While the bill as passed gives
NOrth Carolina an additional reDre-
sentative and was supported by our
entire delegation with the execution
of Kluttz and Kitchin, we regret
that it was adopted. The House is
already too large for effective work
and we e no advantage that car
come from the increase except &c
those who secure the extra Salaries
for which it provides. A very wise
provision of the bill, however, !.
/ that aimed at gerrymandering, pro
viding hat hereafter Co~ngressiona
districts in addition to being "con
: tiguous, shall also be compact"
5 The Crumpacker recommendation
t to recommit the bill for the purpos,
OF reducing the representation 0
Notwithstanding States, was de
1eaUed, 40 to 10. There was NJ
: roll call on the vote, but the a num
Der OF Republicans voted with tn,
Democrats.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-01-15
MINE INSPECTION.

"Lest we forget" it may be well
to speak again of our ineffective law
providing(D for the inspection OF the
mines of the State. The matter at
tracted some attention early last
summer when a score of human lives
were lost in the terrible Cumnock
explosion. More than sixty persons
have been killed in this one mine
during the past six years. From
what we know of it we are confident
that very considerably less than 1000
people, all told, have worked in the
mine proper during that time. Ii
this supposition is correct then more
than six per cent. of the operatives
have been killed outright by explo-
sions within the past six years. With
such facts as these before them, can
our legislators adjourn without
making arrangements for putting
the mine-inspection statute into
effect? The Commissioner of Labor
and Printing is charged with this re
sponsibility. 1t should be taken
from his shoulders unless the Legis'
lature enables him to enforce it.
Something should be done.