Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-10-12

priced, but the present Mayor has
proven himself equal to the occasion.
lie very sensibly gives as the reason
for the issuance of the order that this
woman's appearance ut public meet
ing of anarchists at this time would In
his opinion be almost certain to pro-
yoke a breach Of the peace.
This is the practical, cOmmOn-sense
way of fighting anarchy.
Muxzle II and. like vicious dog, 1t
can injure nobody. The next step will
probably be the suppression Of the fire.
brand newspaper organ Of anarchy
called Free Society. That organ Of In.
cendiarlsm has again made It's appear
ance, and will undoubtedly be sup
pressed for good cause mt the first OPP
rortunlty.
Mayor Harrison and the Chicago pO-
lice can be trusted to handle anarchy
whenever It raises Its head In this city.
II popular John Richardson, the
well.known justice Of the peace, should
be nominated for Congress he would
carry his district by an overwhelming
majority.
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| Would II not be good thing for
some Grand Jury with penchant for
investigation and reform to look into
some Of the big drainage canal con-
tracts, the bills for extras, and the fat
graft in which certain individuals who
are not supposed TO have perqulsltes
ION the side" are said to have shared
ana to he still sharing? Perhaps II 1,
did. there would be discovered and
made public some approximate Idea OF
the amount Of the $35,OOO,OOO Of the
peoples taxes spent by the Drainage
Trustees that found Its way into tho
pockets of "grafters.'
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If the SampsOn.Schley controversy
keeps up, the public will be forced t.
the conclusion that 1t was the Span
iards themselves. who destroyed theil
own fleet ut Santiago. II one IL to be
lleve both the rear admirals involved
In the dispute, neither of them had any
thing to do with It.
1t certainly does seem strange how
with Sampson twenty miles away ant
Schley running away, the Spanish wa
vessels ever managed to get wrecked
ana sunk.
The notorious william O. La Mont,
Is still connected with the Juvenil,
Court Of Cook County.
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Mr.. A. J. Hirschl, OF the Unity Build
Ing, Is not In the race for Judge. He Il
not even mentioned for 1t nowadays.
The question Of discipline has com,
up ut Waukegan, III. 1t Ii about thu
infiictiOn Of corporal punishment In thu
public schools. Under an old rule o.
, the board. the use Of the rod was al
lowed In the case of bad boys" bu
the rule had become dead letter. Re
Gently there was an aggravated case
which attracted unusual public atten
ton, and this aroused discussion of til,
form of punishment that should be up
piled to pupils on whom moral suasiol
and kindness had no effect, aid VIII,
I. continued to defy their teachers. 4,
dismiss them manifestly was not to tn,
point, and SO the school board agail
adopted an order that teachers SHOULD
use the rod In their discretion. But tn,
public had already taken SO much In
terest In the case that sentiment be
came divided, some citizens declaring
that II the rule Is followed with thei
children they will In turn whip thu
teachers-a thing that suggests posi-
bly, that II they had had little mOr'
whipping In their own school days, the!
might probably have been better citi
,, gems. There Is very good authority To-
the saying that to spare the rod mean
to spoil the child. says the Indianapo
lis News. Whether discipline take thi
form or not, or whether 1t must newt
ably In some cases be reduced to thi
form, there Is no question that disci
! pline must be maintained. Some teach
y ers are not fit to be Entrusted with tin
: power of chastising children, for the,
will abuse that power; they have no
Y to begin with the right kind OF govern
D ment over themselves. Others can b.
trusted, still others will be able Il
maintain order without whipping
8 There Is much also to be taken into &C
: count as to the pupils. Some might b.
Q punished with profit, others might b
made worse by 1t. 1t is, indeed,
{ most difficult question, but certainl.
: there should be an agreement on on
thing, and that Is that discipline mus
Y be maintained not merely for the SAX