Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-08-23
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who for the sake of his own abitions
chose the latter role.
Again. Colleran served his full time.
or within few months Of II on the
force. he won his rank through meritO-
rious service and he suffered severe and
almost fatal injuries in the gallant dis.
charge of his duty.
The murdered police officer did no
better. except that the latter died from
his wounds. while Colleran's physique
and vitality saved him.
know man now who II In active
discharge of his duty In the police dc.
partmeDt who received as severe n
lung wound MS one of the officers who
died In the alley fight the other night.
and who breathes through u silver tube
inserted In his lungs. yet he Is not n
ppnsiOncr because no dead set" has
been made upon him for political rea-
sons.
The murdered policeman had not by
merltorious conduct attained the posi-
tiOn on the force that Colleran did,
and consequently was not and his heirs
cannot now (whether the law he
changed or not) lay claim to the same
amount Of pension.
If II should bc argued that the mur.
dered officer was entitled TO equal pre-
ferment with Collcran. why. will any
one tell us. did he not get II under the
fair" equitable" and judicial" Civil
Service Commission. which was sup
posed to have recognized true merit
during the past five years. ana which
for about half that time was bitterly
nntagOnistic to COlleran for reasons not
now necessary to explain. The bitter
antIpathy with which the "IOefiier"
column In certain Of the dallies pursues
COlleran on account OF his friends and
relations" may he all very well as
campaign thunder for the Republican
organs, hut those journals which hope
10 see the Democratic party and Mayor
Harrison with his silk-stocking Advis-
ory Committee win out next fail and
next spring are greatly mistaken II they
think they are working In that direc-
tiOn by helping the Republicans To
"lambaste" the best friends and work.
ers the Democratic party OF Chicago
has ever had.
DEMOCRATIC POLICE OFFICER.
What the public would like to find
out Just now IL where will the saving
come In through the proposed and
mucll.advertised reduction Of clerical
help In the City Hall. Taxpayers
would like to know how much II cost,
through the hiring Of expensive expert
accountants. to discover where these
proposed reductions In the city's work.
ing forces can he made. Many people
think that when the balance between
the cost ana the saving has been fig
ured out the result will not be worth
talking about.
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Spencer Ward IL 'One OF ChicagO's
ablest ana most brilliant lawyers. He
ls also n loyal Democrat ana an excel
lent citizen generally.
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Hon. John Il. Owens would make an
excellent Judge, but his services as City
Attorney have been so acceptable to the
people that they cannot afford to part
with them for some time to come.
%6A
Judge John Richardson, the we'll
known and popular justice of the peace.
has the confidence ana the good will of
all who have the pleasure of his ac-
qualntance.
&dA
ID. j. Mcmahon. the brilliant attOl~
ney for the Board of Education, Is
Just now engaged In preparing an opin-
Ion ON the filter question In the public
schools. Whatever opinion Mr.. Nc
Mahon may render on this or any other
subject can be relied upon to be sound
law.
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The best element among the citizens
ana voters of the Twenty-seventh Sem
atorial district are with Frank Duffy
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