Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-30

Alderman Smulski, In the new Sew
enteenth Ward. finds himself In a ward
rearranged for u Democratic Council.
man. Though Republican Alderman
Smulskfs good record In the Council
ought to commend him to Democrats
ana Republicans alike. The chief thing
In every ward ought to be to secure a
good Councilman, and the citizens of
the new Seventeenth will have u faith.
ful ana honorable representative II
they return Alderman Smulski.
Francis ID. Connery Is making a very
strong canvass for Alderman In the
Twenty-eighth Ward and with excel.
lent prospects of election. He II u young
man and has large following of rail-
road men, being a yard superintendent.
ana Is popular among business una In.
boring men Of the ward. Although this
Is the first time Mr.. Connery has en-.
tered the political arena he seems to be
of the sort that make good public OH.
clals.
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George DuddlestOn has the people
with him and will be the next Alder.
man Of the Twentieth Ward.
Julius Solomon il the best Collector
ever elected IN the Town of North Chi.
cagO. lie has served the people hon.
estly and well, and they will re.elect
him April 3 by an increased majority.
Being n native ChicagOan. | have the
natural devotion to the city which ev-
cry man has for his birthplace. know
that | have Inherited much OF that faith
In Chicago which has helped to make 1t
great. | believe 1t Is the duty anu
should be the pleasure of those whom
the city has benefited to help the city
| In SO far rs they are able.
| In presenting myself as q candidate
to the voters of the Twenty-tirst Ward
! can affirm that am prompted by no
motive but an earnest desire to perform
my share of the public service. | have
no aX to grind. ana l shall endeavOr not
to be the grindstOne for the axes of
others.
Chicago Is most urgently In need of
Intelligent, constructive legislation. Ev-
cry ward In the city should he repre-
scented by active, aggressive Aldermen.
To be quiescent and to vote honestly is
not all that the citizens have n right To
expect from their representatives.
Our much needed reforms can only be
brought about by u nOn-partisan COuli.
ell. Party politics as inevitably impair
the value of Council legislation as they
would the proceedings of the Board of
Directors of large company.
No person in Chicago to-day can say
definitely how all the details in the
street railroad problem should be set
lied: the people need the cars and the
car companies need the people, the ont
being the complement of the other. The
rights of both should be considered and
fairly dealt with. Our service ut pres
ent is far from what we have Il right t.
expect, and compares unfavOrably with
the standard of other large cities.
We need more paved streets, more
electric lights, more school buildings, d
larger police force, etc. The one essen
tal to the supplying of these needs II
money, In the last seventeen years
our population has increased four and /,
half times, our territory five and Il hall
times and the revenue accrulng To tn,
city from taxation only two and a hall
times. This unnatural financial condi
ton should be rlghted, then the neces
sary reforms would be possible.
As 10 my personal experiences, | may
say that | have found my short journey
into the field of municipal politics an in
teresting and attractive one. Thus far
| have only been accused of being
young. As to this atroclous accusation
| can best reply as did Pit to Wapole
The atroCiouS crime of being 4
young man. which the honorable gen
rlcman has with such spirit ana de
ccncy charged upon me, shall neither
attempt to palIlate nor deny, but con
tent myself with being one of those
whose fOllics cease with their youth
ana not Of that number who are ignor
ant in spite of experience"
HONORE PALMER.