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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-08-02
LOrAL DEMOCRATS WILL STAND
BY POWERS.

The mud singers union, known rs
the Legislative Voters League, has
gone out Of It's way to attack Hon.
John Powers In his candidacy for the
State Senate In the Seventeenth Dis
trlct, This, however, will only help
Mr.. Powers, who has SO often and SO
thoroughly triumphed over the organ
lied professional refOrmers and WILL
fiers In the past. His noble services ia
his party as president of the County
Democracy are well known and fully
recognized by every true Democrat In
the party. He has the loyal and united
support of every Democrat Of influence
in his district, and, better than all, his
neighbors Of the Nineteenth Ward, the
people Of the banner Democratic dis
trict of Chicago, are with him to n
man. Every Democrat In the district
worthy Of the name will stand by John
Powers, and he will he elected trl
umphantly over all opposition.
Mr.. Powers, therefore, can well af
ford TO treat with silent contempt the
yawplngs Of the professional reform
ers' league.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-08-02
JUDGE TvLEYS CAMpAI0N KEY.
VOTE.

While The Eagle yields to nobody In
it's admiration and respect for Judge
Tuley, 1t at the same time Is unable to
agree with him as to the appropriate
ness or timeliness Of choosing the trac.
ton question as the paramount issue
in this campaign. Neither can The
Eagle agree with the venerable chan
cellor as to the wisdom or good taste
OF making Hon. William Lorimer an
issue.
In the first place, 1t Is difficult to see
wherein the traction question cuts any
figure or can in any way be affected
in the election Of a set Of county OFF,
Gals who will have no more to do with
the settlement of the street railway
question than the Akund of Swat.
OF course, 1t has been intimated that
the election Of members Of the State
Legislature will be carried on coinci-
dentally with the election Of county
officials. But it's rather far-fetched, TO
try 10 argue, that this fact juctlies
the Juggling Of the traction question
into this campaign. To be sure, 1t Is
SAID there may possibly De lhtrouuceu
In the next Legislature another Allen
bill, and we may need men there who
would fight such n measure. Well
that might be possible, but the strong
probability Is there viii not be any
such measure introduced, nor any at
tempt to revive the memories Of either
the Humphrey or the Allen bill. Be
sides, there Is a legislative campaign
committee, self-chosen, it Is true, but
In that way differing little from the
Democratic sllk.stocking campaign
committee, known as the Legislative
Voters League, which is working over
time attending 10 that end Of the cam
palgn. And In addition to this 1t must
be remembered that all the undesirable
candidates for election to the Legisla'
ture are not confined TO the Republican
party, 20 that In order TO be consistent
Judge Tuley and his campaign com
mlltee may, II they follow out the lines
OF this keynote, find themselves forced
into the awkward position OF support
ing Republican or independent candi'
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-08-02

dates to the Legislature. as against
Democrats.
Where. then, would be its title to the
name Democratic campaign commit
tee?'
This. we think. 1t will be admitted.
would be an awkward predicament for
the silk-stockinged political pilots to
find themselves placed In.
AS for the attack on Mr.. Lorimer,
that certainly is not going to do the
Democratic ticket any good. Mr.. Lori
mer has grown wonderfully in the esti-
nation of the general public within the
last decade.
The people are beginning to know
him for what he is--a manly, faithful.
quiet. unassuming and generally esti-
mable gentleman. He Is no longer re-
garded in this community as the com
mon type Of precinct politician. He
is big man. in his party, and he has
given proof In Congress that he Is a
statesman of no small caliber. but one
with good grasp of the public affairs
of the country. and who is capable of
discussing ably and well both men and
| measures.
1t won't do to paint William Lorimei
as a plug ugly in politics. Everybody
now knows he never was that. BE
sides. in this very fight Mr.. Lorlmel
has started a system Of campaigning
that has brought him and his fellow
Lworkers in the party organization int
contact with the rank and file Of TIT
people. the result being that old-tim
illusions are rapidly fading away. Thi
system Of campaigning, too, 1t may b
mentioned, has given all the peopl
full and fair opportunity to join In tn
organization and to take full shar
in the work Of the party.
So that 1t Is safe to say, Hon. VIII
lam Lorlmer never was a bigger
stronger or more popular man in tn
eyes Of his party and Of the public tina
he is to-day. o..
So our esteemed and venerated frient
Judge Tuley, will pardon us, II undo
the circumstances We presume to tax
respectful exception to the campaig
keynote which he has sounded.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-08-02

tell his hearers how the machine was
organized against him; how he believes
that its purpose was at the beginning.
II not now, to prevent him remaining
in the field as a candidate for re-elec-
ton. According to his program, the
Senator will start on Aug. 10. BY that
time it is expected his campaign COM
mittee will be organized and In full
operation. j.
All of which goes to prove the truth
of The Eagles prediction that those
who imagined there was not good
fight left in Senator Mason ana a WIN
ming fight at that would find them
selves sadly mistaken at the close. Th'
Eagle tenders to Senator Mason III
hearty congratulations.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-08-02
THAT WATER. POWER CONIRO.
VERSY.

The Eagle IL entirely In sympathy
with the determined fight now being
made by the members of the Drainage
Board to maintain the rights of the
Sanitary District and those of the tax
payers. Upon this point our contem'
porary, the Daily News. makes the foi-
lowing very pertinent remarks:
In the efforts of the Gaylord syndi-
cate to grab the water power ut Joliet
belonging to the people Of the Chicago
Sanitary District the taxpayers OF that
district will see an opportunity to show
what kind of fighters they are. LII
spending s4O,OOO,OOO to send a flood OF
water down the state to carry of the
city sewage properly diluted they have
created a splendid water power Of
enormous value. From the outset they
have intended to develop this water
power and make II a source OF large
revenue to the Sanitary District. Blu,
now Gaylord and the persons whom he
represents coolly go to work to appro
pirate this water power for their Owi
benefit. They have invested In certain
lands and begun legal proceedings
against the Sanitary District with
view to scixing the property OF thu
people Of Chicago.
Any taxpayer who will not insis
that these Adventures shall be Tough
to a finish has little manhood In him
to say the least. The Sanitary Trus
tees are working hard to beat of THU
bold attempt to lift the public's valua
bles. They will be upheld by every cit
ixen. II this sort OF freebOOting Is to b
permitted the people Of Chicago ma!
az we'll shut up shop and acknowledg
themselves incompetent to manag
their own affairs.
1t will be a pleasure to fight thes
water.power grabbers to the end Q
the chapter. No compromise and n
quarter!
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-08-02
THE PENSION AGITATION.

While there Is no doubt that there Is
good reason for some steps to be taken
in the direction Of equalixing the police
pensions, there Is, nevertheless, much
being said that Is irrational, unfair ana
unreasonable in this regard. In the first
place, It must be admitted that the
right to pension Is earned always
under the provisions Of the law, ana
under and by virtue Of the law and In
no other way can It be fairly ana
Justly earned.
In the second place the condition,
the need, or the requirements OF the
beneficiary have nothing whatever to
do with his right to draw pension to
which he Is entitled under the law.
For instance, let us take the case OF
Captain Daniel Duffy. This ex.officer
draws a moderate pension, about $'A
a month, and fair and true perusal Of
the record Of his services will show
that under the provisions Of the law
he Is entitled to every dollar Of this
pension. The fact that exCaptain
Duffy IL reputed to be or may actually
be a rich man has nothing to do with
the case. Mr.. Duffy was brave and
capable officer, he received wounds and
injuries in the discharge Of his duty,
the effects Of which he will feel until
his dying day. To say that such q
man should be deprived Of the pen.
sion which Is the hall mark Of good
and faithful service Is to deny the very
essence and spirit Of the pension law
and system.
The same line Of reasoning could be
properly applied to the case Of Captain
Luke =. COlleran. Here IL an officer
who has a record In the department
that contains not one blemish. The
severance of his connection with the
department arose from mere techni'
cality upon which hostile tribunal
based grounds for dismissal. This
however, had no bearing upon the mer
its Of his application for pension and
the granting OF the same. He had put
In the statutory time In the service OF
the department, he, too, had received
injuries in the discharge Of his duty
from which he will probably never en-
tirely recover. and his pecuniary condi
ton outside the pension consideration
cuts no figure whatever under the law
Notwithstanding all that has beer
said and discussed about this pension
question, the fact remains that the Gus
tom is based upon law and cannot bt
changed until the law upon which 1t Il
founded has been changed.
The Eagle believes that the police
pension fund can be preserved only by
so amending the law as to fix genera
and even amount Of pension for eacl
and every penslOner, without distinc
ton as to previous rank, the colder
mean to be fixed at say, $50 per month
a man, or such other figure as thu
fund would be capable Of meeting. II
addition to this the widows of former
pensioners should be rendered ineligible
In this way only, we believe, can thu
police pension fund be rendered self
maintaining.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-08-02
EA0LETS.

The Legislative Voters League and,
1t is said, the friends of William l.. Ma
son are trying to bring about the de
feat of Frank G. Farnum, Augustus
W. Nohe and w. W. Weare, who are
the regular Republican candidates for
the State Legislature in the Nineteenth
Senatorial District. Instead of com
bining efforts each faction has or will
put a legislative ticket in the field,
Four tickets are expected to go before
the voters at the November election,
with the possible result, as indications
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-08-02
SHRiEHALTY CANDIDATES AND UN
REASONABLE PLEDGES.

One Of our esteemed contemporaries
Is out with a demand that each Of the
candidates for Sheriff shall pledge
himself to diet the prisoners ut the
county jail Mt cost price II elected.
This Is ridiculous.
In the first place our contemporary.
we believe. greatly exaggerates the
profits derived from this source. 1t
asserts that the meals supplied by the
official at % cents each costs him only
10 cents. How does 1t know? No de-
tails m to the bill Of fare or the quail.
ity or quantity of the food supplied are
given. 1t il simply an unsupported
and gratuitous assertion. In the next
place, supposing for arguments sake,
that our contemporary was correct In
its assertion that this em0lument ag.
gregates 100000 In four years, 1t doe,
not seem 10 extraordinary matter that
an office which entails untold litiga.
tons and expenses upon former incum.
bents for years after the close Of their
terms should furnish some means Of
reimbursement.
1t Is a well known fact that owing
to the legal liabilities Of the Sheriff's
Office and the heavy litigations with
which the Sheriff has to deal under his
bond for long period Of years aftef
he has stepped down and out of Office
that most Of those who have held that
position In Cook County have found
themselves In the long run much poor
er men than they were when they took
1t. Besides, the duties Of the Sheriff'i
office In Cook County have increased
enormously during the last decade, an0
1t hardly seems fair, logical or reason
able to argue that we should now take
a step backward In this regard by pay
Ing the highest official, Of Cook County
less for his services to-day than we did
twenty years ago.
The public demands no such pledge
as our contemporary insists upon, from
the two gentlemen who are candidates
for this Office.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-08-02
/ARaSoA

Henry ID. Estabrook, who has Just
been appointed general attorney for the
Western Union Telegraph Company
is brilliant Chicago lawyer who came
to this city In 1896 from Omaha, where
he had distinguished himself In the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-08-02
/ae0l

Charles Schwab's apple donation gets
through the hide and into the heart
He was just such happy-go-lucky boy
as you can find anywhere now, and he
liked the taste of stolen apples. The
original sin In every boy adds sweet
ness to purlolned fruit. 1t shouldn't DO
so, but 1t Is SO. Let the sociologists eX-
plan 1t IL they can. Schwab used to
steal his apples from trees on the
grounds of Mt. AlOysius' Academy ut
CressOn, Pa. He never forgot it. Men
don't forget these things. They love
the memory of youthful FRANKS, and
tell the tales to their children ana their
grandchildren. And, way down In the
heart, there IL often sneaking desire
to 20 back to the old town, walk up to
the farmer from whom he used to steal
melons, laugh ut the dog, ana remark
"Mr. Jones, do you know me? Don't
you remember Bill Rogers boy, whom
you set the dog OH and shot full of rock
salt? Just thought I'd drop In on the
old town and see how things look"
And then you planned to pay off the
mortgage ON jones' farm, leave money
for new library, buy uniforms for the
"Umpah, Umpah Cornet Band" and
slather money around like prince.
Plenty Of men have had those dreams.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-08-02

Railway travel is fast losing Its per-
lis. According to reports recently made
public in London, not passenger was
killed on any English railway In 1901,
and only eleven people who We're not
passengers received fatal injuries.
American railways may be better
equipped than those across the water,
but they have not yet approached the
new English record for safety.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-08-02

There recently came TO us an appeal
from young man who wants to locate
where there Is more "luck" than In his
home city. lie says he earns living,
but cant seem to do any better than
that" The man who Is luck" hunting
who expects to improve his condition
IN life by accident--will probably die
poor. The young man WHO has a far
education and good health, and who
uses the word cant Is good deal OF
Il coward. 1t Is doubtful II he Is worth
saving. No man can progress without
Intelligent effort and hard work, and
the two combined will accomplish won
ders. 1t Is true that John ID. Rookie
Teller was once an errand boy, and
Thomas A. Edison train butcher"
1t Is also true that the young men OF
to-day are surfeIted aud sick OF the les
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-08-02

practice Of his profession. Before that
time. however, he had won numerous
friends among the members Of the Chi
cago bar Ivy his eloquence as a public
speaker and IL now the master Of a
large practice In this city. Mr.. Esta-
brook Is native of New York. and IL a
lineal descendant of John Alden and
Priscilla Mullen.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-08-02

With regard to Mr.. Weare and the
place he Is expected to get off at, 1t
may be said that Mr.. Weare and his
friends are very far from counting that
gentleman "out Of It," ON the con.
trary. The Eagle understands he Is
very much "ln It," as will be demon
strated conclusively before the fight Is
over. As regards the Pumping proc
ess. Mr.. weare's friends are just now
saying that's game that two can
play at"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-08-02

Louis +. Altpeter Is making n splen-
did fight I'm his candidacy on the Demo-
cratic ticket for Clerk of the Probate
Court. He is keeping himself clear Of
all intrigues for the using of this cam
paign to down tried and true Demo-
Gratis.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-08-02

The talk about the Republicans put
ting up candidate against Hon. John
Powers In the Seventeenth Senatorial
District Is absurd. There r. normal
Democratic majority Of 1000 In the
district, and Mr.. John Powers has bis
foot OH his native heath there and will
command his full party strength and
vote.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-08-02

No wonder the Republicans are I'M
able to find any one willing to make
the race for Congress in Hon. George
+. Fosters district. Congressman
Foster has made such an excellent rec
ord that citizens of all party beliefs
will vote for him this time.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-08-02

Former Judge Thomas A. Moran and
Henry s. Robbins are the opposing
counsel In the big drainage dam case
in which Judge Hanecy has just issued
an order stopping the work of the Sanl-
tary Commission on the Joliet dam,
Judge Moran is one of the best known
iulists in the Middle West, and for
years has occupied u prominent posi-
ton among the members of the city,
State and national bar. Mr. Robbins
is just closing his lftieth year lie has
deep legal insight and notable talent,
rs may be judged by the fact that his
preceptor and former associate was the
late Judge Lyman Trumbull. Mr., Rob-
bins represents the sanitary district In
the ease, and Judge Moran the forces
which are seeking to control the water
power created in expenditure of public
moneys.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-08-02

The Health Department Is now blam.
Ing the rain for the recent heavy NOR.
tnlity among infants. The department
says the heavy rain has made pastur.
age watery and has consequently AZ
fected injuriously the quality Of the
milk. 1t Is a cold day when the CHEAP
Health Department fails TO find an ex
cuse for prevailing conditions.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-08-02

Mr.. Mccormick is head Of the world.
famed Mccormick Harvester Company,
and on account Of the uniform fairness
and generally generous treatment OF
the employees Of that great institution
under his management, the great man
ufacturer has the backing and support
Of the working people. as well as the
moneyed classes for any political Office
In the land.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-08-02

Hon. Miles ]. Devine IL aiding Alder
man John Powers In his campaign. In
fact, not alone is this well.known law.
yer and West Side leader with the head
of the County Democracy. but all the
men of influence In the party are with
him.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-04-12
Not Hard to Please.

A Washington woman who has a
home that is in reality small farm,
in the suburbs close by this city, en-
ploys a colored youth as a man-of-all-
work around the place. He attended
divine services recently and was evil
IDENTIFY very much impressed with what
he heard at church in reference to re-
ligious requirements during Lent Re-
turning home from the house of wor-
ship he literally took away the breath
of his employer by announcing, in ali
seriousness:
You needn't bother about me dur
ing Lent Just give me a dozen eggs
for breakfast every morning, and plen-
ty of oysters and fish and I'll manage
to get along very well without meat !.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-04-12
Gen. Miles. Abdominal Wound.

Soon after the attempt upon the life
of the late President Mckinley at Buff
falo, some army officers were discuss
ing in the Office of Lieut.-Gen. Miles
the percentage of recovery from alb
dominal wounds, when the general
took part in the conversation. Il pre-
sume,'' said he, 81 am one of the few
persons SO wounded that ever recov-
cred On May 3, 1868, while beating
back at the head of my regiment a
rush was made by Anderson's men on
Hooker's left wing near the Chancel-
louisville House. l was struck by
mimic ball, which penetrated my abdo-
men an inch and a half to the left of
the navel, tore through the intestines
and lodged in the muscles of the back.
When the surgeon of the regiment
reached me I asked him how long |
had to live. In tone which 1 thought
was very unconcerned he replied,
About forty-eight hours l doubted
the veracity of the surgeon on the
spot, and told him that 1 did not think
it was so bad as that. He refused to
argue the matter with me, and with
the aid of an assistant, proceeded to
probe for the ball and then sew me
up. Left to my meditations. l deter
mined to fool the doctor. AS the days
passed my temperature subsidized, the
wound healed as nicely as could have
been expected, and in three months
time l was on my feet again. The
Medical History of the Civil War has
a full history of the case, which is set
down as a most remarkable recovery
from an intestinal wound. "-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-04-12
A Y. NJ. c. A. Suggestion.

Young men living in London on
small means-and they are almost
numberless-are likely to hear good
news before long. The scheme for
providing a central residential club,
which has been under the considera-
ton of a special committee of the
Young Mems Christian Association at
Exeter hall for some. time, is now
practically settled. 1t is proposed 20
provide superior kind of Rowton
House, with about 400 separate bed
rooms and let them at the modest rate
of 8 shillings week This will give
the resident the free run of the insti-
tuticn, including library, recreation
room, baths and gymnasium, together
with the use of storage accommoda-
lions for bicycles. Meals will be sup
piled in a comfortable and commodi-
Gus dining room at a mere fraction
above cost price, and even the laundry
will be economically run. 1t IS likely
that this hotel for studious youth may
cost G25,000 and will soon pay for it
self.