Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-03-29


ishly caused the defeat of its cnhdi.
dates What kind of n Democrat IL
Carter Harrison. anyway
j. j. McG---
To the E,lltur:
Sir--l see that the Mayor has thrown
ont the suggestion that It would be u
good thing for the city Council TO have
u chaplain. The Mayor ought to know
whether the souls of the city fathers
his honor attempts to hold them In safe
keeping. would suggest that to the
general public there should bc nothing
surprising In the Mayors proposition
that u chaplain he procured for the City
Council. seeing that they have one In
nll the pcnitcntinrics.
ORTHODOXY.
To the Editor of The Chicago Eagle:
Dear Slr-l would like to call the at
tcntion Of your popular and widely read
journal to u very striking illustration
Of the clOscncss with which our Alder
men sean the records Of the City COun-
ell. I n,lOIng 50 would first refer to
among the city fathers by the published
statement that Aid. Bremen had In
slnunted there were few Of his col
leagues who would not hesitate about
stealing u rcd-hOt stove. Now II Aid.
Brrnner had made any insinuatlOn Of
the kind It was bad enough, but he de-
MED II. and there was only the I'M.
authenticated newspaper publication
upon which to base the statement any
way. Hut In the printed official record
IN stenOgrnphlc report ut thaD of re-.
cent meeting Of the City Council. ut
which the question Of strect.car fran.
chlscs was discussed. AID. Brcnncr is
thus officially quoted:
aid. Rrcnncr: Mr.. Chairman. ] dill
not intend to say anything tonight. hut
this IL u very important question, and |
can hardly sit here and keep still.
want to say to you, gentlemen. that the
Union Traction Company never touch.
ed mo. neither did any corrupt body
ever touch me, for the reason that do
not associate with any such body.
want to say that the worst body ! ever
associated with In my life IL the Com
mon Council, but thank the Lord they
are getting better"
Mr.. Brcnners appreciation Of the
goodness Of God In making his col
leagues little more worthy of his assO-
citation Is hardly saving clause In his
wholesale Indictment of the Council,
but what ! wish to point out Is the fact
that while the Aldermen greedily de-
vour In the newspapers every line that
may contribute to their nOtOriety, they
hardly ever per,lse the Council records,
In which the. interests of the taxpayers
are vitality involved. If they did they
would not have strained ut II gnnt and
swallowed II camel as they have done
In the case of AID. Brenner.
Yours sincerely,
CITY HALL EMPLOYE.
Unclose name. but not for publlcn-
tionl
Chicago. March NJ
Sir-Thc Common Council and II
goodly portion of the community went
agog over the claim by Aid. Rrcnncr
that majority of the Aldermen would
steal n red hot stove. What viii be
said of the following statement by
Mayor Harrison, published In this
mornings American:
"The Chief Executive said yesterday
that the Council Chamber ON Monday
nights was hardly n safe place for wo
men of genteel disposition To frequent
According to the Mayor, they are likely
to hear something that might cause
them to hold an estimate of the muni'
pal assembly that Is not generally en-
| tcrtained."
This Is a mOnstrOus charge against
| al