Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-03-15
Pointed Questions Asked Regarding the Trans
actions Of Public Bodies and Of
Political Leaders.
Gossip Of the City and Of the Country
Forms the Subject Of Dom.
munications.

is one feature of Mr.. Muson's public
services. however. which you have
omitted. and that is his fearless atti-
tudc upon both the Philippine and the
Eocr questions. His position In this
regard. In my Judgment. II bound to
help him materially when the search
tor Republican Legislative timber bc.
gins next fall. One thing I know to
bc true: Not all Republican voters arc
In accord with the national ndministrs,-
tiOn On these subjects. and thousands
Of them In this county who were not
with Musor when he ran before. ARE
with him now. mainly on this account.
\ REPUBLICAN,.
Editor Eagle:
Dear Sir--I notice that your articles
ON the lodging house ana tramp voter
evil" has resulted In stirring up the
animals" very considerably. \ cru-
sndc of the better elements Of society
has been started against the First
Ward colonization game. but why. let
me ask. Inns the Eighteenth Ward
been overlooked?
Your articles did not Ovprtlr,w the
picture there. yet nobody has tnken up
the work Of cleaning out this dis
trict yet. Perhaps the reformcrs may
turn their attention to II later ON.
Mcanwhllc. what II the City Health
Department doing In the matter. Ii
could hO more tO clean up the lodging
house districts ana thus MD the cause
of good municipal government than all
the reform organizations In the state.
Yet II does nothing.
Why!
Has Mayor Harrison run away duck
hunting fearing he might bc asked this
very question!
Yours very truly.
WEST SlDEI,.
Among the many candidates for al
dcrmnnic hOnOrs this spring there IL
not one more deserving of support than
Charles II. Weber, of the Twenty-sixth
Ward. Mr.. Weber II II loyal Demo.
crnt. hut II. above all, u good citizen.
and with him 1t IL certain, IL elected
to office. the interests ana welfare Of
all the people will be ever the para
mount issue. Mr.. Weber was born In
Chicago 10 years ago and has resided
more than u years In the Twenty
sixth Ward. His personal popularity
Is shown by the fact TINT as candidate
for Supervisor of the Town of Lake
View II year ago he run considerably
ahead of his ticket. AS u business man
Mr.. Weber has IN excellent standing.
lie Is ut present the junior member Of
the firm of Osborne, HOlligan Il Co.
Previous to that he was with John II.
| Wrcnn Il Co., and In his earlier days
was connected with the Western Union
and the Carnegie Steel Company. Mr..
| Weber IL u member Of u number Of
fratcrnal societies. including the Ma
tiOnal Union. the FOresters ana SINH
lar organizations. lie has been always
IN active Democrat.
&e
Mr.. Robert X. Sloan IL strongly
urged by the hest voters of the Fifth
Ward irrespective Of party lincsJ To
run for Alderman. Mr.. Sloan Is an
undertaken, aud made the race Is an
Independent Democrat In lS'ED, at that
time having polled nearly 5000 votes.
| Alderman j, III. Sullivan continues to
be the favOrite for the Democratic nom
ination for Criminal Court Clerk.
&. ii. Mitchell would add grace dig
nifty and great legal ability to the Su-
pcrior Court bench.
%6>
Col. Francis \. Riddle Is away In
the lead for the Republican nomination
10 the Supreme Court Clerkshlp. \
stronger man could not be put up.
Attorney Spencer Ward would run
well as u Democratic candidate for ju-
dicial honors this year.
~6A
The truth Is apparent enough that In
politics, and even In the same political
party. the old rule applles-"ln essen
tinls, unity; In nOnessentials. liberty"
Times change and issues change with
them. The policy upon Il given subject.
whether of finance, administration or
what not, that seemed urgent and es-
sential IN past campaign may be al
together impractlcable and impOlitlc
to-day. Manlfestly, 1t IL absurd to label