Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-12-28
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of the Mayor and his particular pet,
why should not his honor have long
ago asked his Corporation Counsel for
an opinion as to the right of a subor.
dinate city official to draw pay at the
rate of $4,000 per annum for purely
ornamental duties?
He would have inquired whether
there was one law for former City
Treasurers spirited men like
Peter kiolbassa. who turned over near
ly all of the interest that accrued on the
cash in his custody-and another for IL
greedy old taxeater like Gum Drops
Gunther Il man who has never been a
loyal Democrat. and who has never
done anything to forward the interests
of that party or of its candidates in
this city.
We have heard of late considerable
talk concerning Gum Drops Gunther's
Democracy. his loyalty to Harrison and
to the Democratic ticket.
Those who talk in this fashion are
simply disclosing the fact that they
have extraordinarily short memories.
Gum Drops Gunther was never any
thing but bolter.
When the war of the rebellion broke
out Gunthcr bolted out of the state OF
Illinois and went South to take UP
arms in the Confederate cause.
He enlisted under the banner of re-
bellion to fight the State of Illinois.
which gave him refuge and asylum
when he came over here from Ger
many. the land of his birth.
Gunther may find plausible excuses
for this. now that 1t Is no longer fash
ionable to be identified with secession
and rebellion, but the fact will always
stand on record that he enlisted to fight
the institutions and the Government
which gave him shelter and protection
when he reached these shores stran-
ger and foreigner.
Gum Drops Gunther bolted the Dem.
standing that at the head of 1t was the
name of the late Garter ii. Harrison.
the respected and honored father Of
the present Chief Executive of the city,
to whom Gunther is now apparently
guide. philosopher and friend.
Old man Gunther in those days as
we'll as at present knew a good juicy
plum when he saw one. In those days
he had his eye on the city treasurer
ship, but the men In charge of the
Democratic organization repudlated
him. and so he bolted. He accepted the
nomination for City Treasurer on the
Heslng ticket. and was very properly
and very thoroughly showed under.
But old Gum Drops succeeded I'm
breaking back and Is now in the enjoy
ment of the fattest and juciest plum in
the gift of the local Democracy.
He never deserved any such consider
alton, and II was considered at the time
crying shame to turn down such n
stalwart and loyal Democrat as Ernest
Hummel for a chronic bolter like Gum
Drops Gunther.
Now that he Is right up against the
public crib. however. Gum Drops
should be allowed to munich only his
share. Not an extra nibble should be al.
lowed him, for as we have asserted
and, we believe, demonstrated, he de-
serves no special favors mt the hands of
true Democrats.
Besides, this Is more than mere
question Of party.
1t is a question Of right and wrong.
1t Is a question of public justice and
Of fair treatment to the taxpayers.
The Eagle does not believe that 1t
IN N nf hn In int
an official of the city of Chicago
should be paid nearly twice as much
for his services rs the President OF the
, United States.
Such proposition Is simply out.
rageous on the very face Of 1t, and the
sooner the City Council grapples with
1t the better.
Pay Gum Drops Gunther what he Is
entitled to by law for his services, and
no more.
Let Corporation Counsel Walker
clearly define just how much this is
and when the amount has been so de
fined not one dollar over 1t should be
paid out to the official In question.
Here are a few items the Mayor
might cut out II he wishes to save mon
ey for the taxpayers:
Gum Drops Gunther's fee.. :. $4,000
Mayors salary ............... 1OOO(
900 married school ma'ams. -. 12OOO(
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The only thing lacking to utterly de
stroy the public school system Of Chi
cago Is to put 1t under the control OF
the Lizards Civil Service Board.
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or course the "BoOZers' Union," bet
ter known to the uninitiated as the
Health Department could not possibly
allow the old year TO come to close
without a wildly jubilant howl about
the public health.
In an elaborate statement the Il. u.
announces this week that Chicago IL
the healthlest city on the globe
The story has very familiar flavor
10 It,
We believe we have inhaled it be.
fore.
1t is redolent of old-tlme fakes and
fancles, and Of other things.
As 1t is being borne along upon the