Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-10-25

To the Editor or the chicago Eagle:
Dear Sir-One ]. Foster Fraser has
received considerable notice. more or
less unfavOrable. through the Chicago
press during the past few days for GER
tain matter which he has written IN
an English newspaper concerning Chi
cago and conditions there prevailing.
1t must be admitted that some Of Mr..
Fraser's criticisms are based npOn a
substantial stratum Of fact, but there
are others which are outrageous false.
hoods and Misrepresentation.
Not the least Of this IL the "whoppcr"
concerning the handling Of street traf-
llc by the police. Now. 4: IL fact that
downtown traffic In Chicago Ia the
heaviest and most intricate OF any
city In the world. This lis due to the
other fact that the great volume Of
business In Chicago Is confined prac-
tlcally to the pocket which IL glrdlcd
by the elevated loop. There is no such
tangled skein, Of heavy traffic ns this
in New York. London or anywhere
else. Now. It is also fact that scarce
ly ever do We hear Of n human being
being killed or injured on the streets or
street crossings by the ordinary traffic
thereon, a fact which speaks volumes
for the efficiency of the crossing pO-
llcemen and gives the lie direct to the
English scribe.
Again. would like to point out that
human life Is always in more danger
on street intersections In the big cities
Of England than In this country be.
cause In England teams OF NIL kinds
have the right Of way, while here the
pedestrian has II. II a man tries to
cross u street In London, Manchester
or Liverpool. he has to dodge the horses
and vehicles. and take his chances Of
being run over. Rarely will driver
pull up his team to accommodate pc
destrians there. The man afOOt must
watch his opportunity to cut and rum.
The idea Of a policeman stopping line
OF vehicles to let q bunch Of pedestrians
cross IL unheard Of Accidents on the
street crossings Of English cities are
very frequent. deemed It but fair to
the much-maligned force Of which !
am q member to address this cOmmu-
nicatiOn to you In reference to this
latest and most unfair attack. Yours
respectfully, MAC.
Chicago. Oct. 90.
To the Editor of The Eagle:
Sir-I now see that the Legislative
Voters League IL out again with Its
recommendations" In regard to the
candidacy Of the various aspirants to
legislative hOnors. l would like to ask
II there IL no way by which this organ.
izatiOn can be reached II 1t publicly
slander or vilify man who IL seeking
Office. ! know several instances In
which the savage attack of this organ.
ization permanently ruined the rep.
utatiOn Of candidates, and not only pre-.
vented their election but destroyed
their business interests.
Does not the law Of libel apply to or.
ganlzatiOns Of this kind as well as to
individuals, and can they not be held
accountable?
A CANDIDATE
Qf candidate IL libeled by an organ.
izatiOn to such an extent as to seriously
impair his standing In the community
ana thereby injure his personal and pri-
vate business, 1t certainly could be sued
for damages. The trouble IL that NO
many candidates who are thus attack
ed, for one reason or another, fear to
undergo the Ordeal.--Ed.)
Mr.. William W. Weare, Republican
candidate for the Legislature In the
Nineteenth District, is making splen.
did campaign and will undoubtedly be
elected, as he deserves to be. In his
nightly campaign addresses to the vOt-
ers of the district, Mr.. Weare dis
cusses the public questions now ut is-
sue ably, concisely and well, showing
that he has u thorough and intelligent
understanding of them and pledging
himself In honest and unequivOcal Ian
glage to approach the discussion Of
them with the interests of the public
and the taxpayers uppermOst In his
mind.
AS the campaign proceeds and Mr.
Weare meets daily with the rank
ana file of the voters of his dis
trict he continues to grow In strength
and popularity. In view of the great
importance to the people of Chicago Of
the questions which will come up for
settlement in the next Legislature. the
voters are fully alive to the fact that
In the next election 1t behooves them to
put none but honest men-men above
either suspicion or the possibility of
temptation. ON guard. Mr.. Weare Is