Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-04-12

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Dear Sir--l am personally aware of
tie fact that In the recent election In
the Twentieth Ward Mr.. Hyde. the Re.
publican candidate for Alderman. WAS
opposed and bitterly fought by the
city administration. AMI that. too. by
the most cxirn,adinary methods. one
of these was u system of intimidation
towards the snloonkcrpcrs of the ward.
Any of these who dared to put II Hyde
lithogrlph In the windows were or
dcrcd ,o take them oui under pain of
being deprived of their ''privilcgcs.N
The "privilrgcs' In question consisted
of permission 10 run gambling games
,siud poker and the iike,. to make
hand books ON the races. run wine
rooms Oh the sly. keep their bars open
violate the laws and ordinances. Now
this had the desired effect and con
iributrd largely to the defeat of Mr.
Hyde. merely mention II now To
show what n hollow sham Is the ad.
mnisiraiion'A prptcisc at virtue.
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Editor Eagle
Sir--l notice by the papers Of this
date that the chief of police has lis.
sued an order that all saloons and dis.
orderly places must bc operated scpar.
ntcly." What Is tlic meaning of thiSI
Are "disorlcrlv places" being run by
order and under the supervision Of the
police nowadays! if so. II Is about
time the public knew IT, NJ. j. X.
April ~. 1907.
To the Editor.
Sir-Thc reports from the Health De
parmcni In reference to the condition
Of the public hcnltll-partlculnrly
In regard 10 the scarlet fever epidemic
are simply appalling, hut We do
not hear of any heroic measures being
taken to remedy the situation. There
IL nothing about flushing the sewers,
o,ling about preventing the streets
from being lillcd up to grade with gar.
| ,mgc AMI other refuse. not Il word
ing done save to issue bulletins to boil
the water. No wonder the city l. pest
ridden. Can nothing Il" done 10 prod
up the Health Department;
am yours.
WEST SIDE PHYSICIAN.
Chicago, April \.
|
Sir: The Republicans Of the Hyde
Park district appear tn have worked
themselves up into II fine frenzy over
the movement of the Chicago bnr Ia
nominate u list of candidates" for th,
forthcoming judicial election. Now, ~
your paper Is very generally read by
Republican politicians out our way
and nS had no opportunity to express
my views at last Tuesdays meeting OF
the Republicans of this district.
would like to do so very briefly In Th'
Eagle. What ] wanted Ia point ou'
mt that meeting was the fact that ih,
so.callrd bar primaries really amount
to nothing aud can have no more effect
upon the general public than the III
dorsomcnt Of any candidate or set oI
candidates by any club, clique, cotrrI'
or petty organization,
The voters of Chicago have growi
mp and beyond accepting dicla,ion from
any clubs. or cotcrlcs, whether they
call themselves Municipal Voters
Leagues, bar primaries, or rcformrrt
organizations. Every citizen has N
good II chance to judge Of the merits %
the candidates put in nomination n
have the members of such cabals, nn'
the great mass of the voters who cNer
else their right of franchise on election
day and then go about their business
will have very little use for the advice
of Sclf-electcd ccnsOrs or inpertincn
husyhodlcs who make politics Il huSi
ness. That being 81, why in the mann
of common sense should otherwise ley
ol-hcaded citizens 20 tearing each 9th
Crs windpipes out about the doings -
such cliWcs:
If the Republicans want tu 'cin mex
falls election, they must ir"ur" all %
these. HYDE fARN.
%eS
&. II. Mitchell would add grace, dig
nifty AMI legal lore tO the Cook Count!
bench.