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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-06-07
ONE MAN CHiCA0O NEEDS IN THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Chicago needs representatives In the
General Assembly who know the intri
cacies Of Legislative procedure and pos.
sess n genius for diplomacy and strate.
gic combination that will enable them
to accomplish results. Place such men
In the General Assembly, give them
good bills to work for, and those bills
will he enacted. This proposition had
an unanswerable confirmation during
the Forty.secOnd General Assembly.
Hon. Clayton Il. Crafts, a Democratic
representative from Cook County, In.
troduced and secured the enactment Of
two measures Of supreme Importance
for the general welfare. One, the now
famous public opinion law. the other Il
public accounting bill. We said then. as
we say now. we do not believe there
was another man In that General As
sembly, no matter how well disposed
he might have been, who could have
accomplished this result. The public
opinion measure was made law. the
public accounting measure was vetoed.
report said, largely to prevent Mr..
Crafts from enjoying well-earned
prestige through introducing the meas
ure and securing its enactment.
II 1t Is right to condemn men for their
evil deeds IL Is duty to commend them
for the good they do. Every voter who
gave official expression to his opinion
on the three questions of public policy
submitted to him nj the city election In
April, 1902, is indebted to Hon. Clayton
T.. Crafts for the right and power so to
express his opinion, There probably
never was n time In the history of the
United States when K was more din.
cult than now for the common-sensc
Judgment of the people to find adequate
expression on great questions Of public
policy through the machinery of politl-
cal parties. There Is little evidence
that true conception of social and
economic politics governs party poll
Cles, though there are only too many
evidences that the so-callcd leaders Of
both parties entirely lack the capacity
of apprchcnding the true trend of pub
4.c opinion. This law gives 10 the pcO-
pie n means whereby they can give
official expression 10 their opinion re-
gardlng measure Of public policy,
From such expressions party managers
can and will take their guiding points.
Three measures of great importance
to the people of Cook County should he
enacted by the Forty-third General nS-
scmbly Of Illinois:
|. \ proposition TO he submitted TO
the people to amend the constitution
on the subject of taxation To make II
possible toscstablish II simple and just
system Of State ana local taxation,
similar 10 the amendment submitted
to the people by the last General AS
sembly Of Ohio.
=, \ bill 10 establish ana provide for
n uniform system of public account,
Ing, 10 be prescribed and audited 10y
the Auditor Of State, similar 10 the
law enacted by the last General As
scmbly Of Ohio.
3. \ primary election law, similar To
the one now in force in the State Of
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-06-07
BURKE'S WNDiCATI0N Will Be
COMPLETE.

In spite of all the villalnOus villili.
cation which has been heaped upon him
by open enemies ana false friends
alike, 1t is now apparent to most peo'
pie that the triumph and vlndicatiOn of
Robert II. Burke at the approaching
primaries Is absolutely assured.
He ana all his true ana loyal friends
who have stood by him In the hour OF
danger ana distress will rejoice In this
all rhe more because OF the peculiarly
vindictive, malicious ana INSCRIPTIONS
nature of the attack which has been
made upon him.
From the first day that grand jury
commenced to Investigate the alleg'
cd Irregularities of the oil inspectors
office up to the last yawp from the lat
est migrate to turn upon him. 1t mas
been plain not only to the great army
of the Democratic voters of Cook Coun-
~ that Mr.. Burke has been the object
of a deeply laid conspiracy to destroy
him not only politically hut socially.
The Eagle exposed this conspiracy al
most in its inception, disclosing fully
the true inwardness of the activities of
the grand jury which began the work
OF dragging down to destruction the
powerful and successful leader of the
local Democracy.
The prompt ana timely exposure dis
concerted the cOnsplrat0rs somewhat
and has proven ever since an insur-
mOuntable obstacle to their schemes.
Notwithstanding the grand jury cpl
>Odc, the efforts of the payroll brigade
now In control In the central organlza'
ton of the party To brOwbcat ana in
suit the most faithful friend ana capa-
bic organizer and leader the party IN
this county has ever had, Mr. Burke'S
cause has grown steadily stronger be-
fore the people and the voters. In
spite of the lies, Misrepresentation and
calumnles of the allied band of in
CRATES who wolhshly turned and tried
to rend the hand that had fed them, the
great mass of the Democrats of Chi
cago have remained loyal 10 their tried
and trusted Lender, refusing to desert
him and again ana again enthusiastic.
ally demonstrating their loyalty to him,
Meanwhile Mr.. Burke himself has
not been idle. He has been saying lit
tie. He has borne in silence the Vi
and calumny of his assail-
ants, but he has been thinking n pile,
and furthermore he has been working
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-06-07
COUNTY DEMOCRACY'S ANNUAL
DEMONSTRATION.

The annual picnic of the Chicago de-
mocracy promises this year to be one of
the most notable events in the history
of the organization.
Not only will II he the largest. most
enthusiastic and spectacular reunion
of the kind ever held under the aus
pieces of the famous club. but Judging
from the list of speakers aud the M.
tional--indced international - reputa-
ton of several of the gentlemen who
will speak on the issues of the day be.
fore the great gathering It is not I'M
| likely that the meeting Will sound II
sort of advanced keynote for the ma
tional campaign of 1904.
In addition to all this the Democ-
| racy's picnic occurs this year upon the
eve of one of the most important politi.
cal struggles ever held In Cook County.
The Democratic primaries. which
will bc held little more than Il week
from date. will decide whether the
voters or the Otliceholdcrs of the Demo.
cratic party shall rule at the primaries.
| shall control the convention. name the
candidates and dictate the policy Of the
party.
In this struggle the Cook County De.
mocracy stands for the people as
against the payroll. II has spread its
organization throughout the city until
in every ward. and In fact every prim.
AIRY precinct. branches Of IL In good
standing can he found. II will he the
duty of these branches to see to It that
the people come out to the primaries
to vote. and that when they do come
they are given an opportunity to ex.
press their wishes through, the ballot
box at the primaries.
The organization which will face the
distinguished speakers who will be
here from the East and from the West
will he. therefore, In many essential
respects. different one from that I'M.
der whose auspices previous similar re-
unions have been held. In the first
place II will no longer he a mere march.
Ing club. a sort of annex to the cam.
pnigns Of the party. Instead. II will be
"a lively. active and powerful political
body. with a fixed and definite purpose.
and the determination as well rs the
ability to accomplish that purpose.
or course the splendid marching club
element will he there. hut stronger and
more enthusiastic than ever. In the
knowledge that they belong now to an
organization which will see to II that
they will have more to do with their
party campaigns than merely marching
In handsome uniforms for the edificn.
ton Of the public and the. benefit Of the
party IN general.
The program arranged for this year
Is one Of the finest and most elaborate
ever arranged for County Democracy
picnic. hut the political feature Of the
days proceedings AMI the Importance
attached thereto Of course overslindOws
everything else. Nothing will be want.
Ing but fine weather to make Of the re-.
union II most marked and complete
success. and II Is hoped that this will
he In evidence when the days festivi'
ties begin.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-06-07
SOME OF THE FRUITS Of IRE.
FORM" VIM 4 Bi0 r."

To one who can or cares to read be,
tween the lines, the following para
graph, taken from lesson read the 9th.
or day to the County Democracy in the
columns Of a daily contemporary,
forms sad commentary upon the eff
forts of local reform organizations, and
particularly upon its own strenuous en-
deavors TO purify the body polite in
Chicago and Illinois. Near the close Of
its homily our esteemed contemporary
says:
Does IL lthe County Democracy for
get that all over Cook County the most
disreputable and notorious Doodle
gangsters are preparing 10 break into
the State Legislature because the Chi
cago American and the people of Chi.
cagO have made fight for municipal
ownership, for cheaper gas rates, for
the common interest of the common
people; and that, on account of this
fight, these same corporations will pay
more to corrupt legislative votes this
year than they have been compelled 10
pay In the past?'
What a sad story Of human incorrlgi.
bleness Is told IN the few lines above
quoted, and worse than all, what a hu.
initiating confession IL contains, not
only OF failure on the part Of all the
reform" organizations and "crusades"
that have been introduced hcrcabouts
forthe publication Of politics, the bcatl.
ilcation Of our public bodies, the purg
ing of evil and general Christening Of
our big corporations, and the regcncra-
ton Of the community as a whole but
Of actual evil as the outcome Of It all
Let us take the first half Of the para.
graph we have quoted;
''Docs II (thc County Democracy for.
get that all over Cook County the most
dlsreputable ana notorious Doodle gang.
sters are preparing 10 break back into
the State Legislature BECAUSE the
Chicago American ana the people Of
Chicago have made fight for munici,
pal ownership" etc.
II Is really saddcning that this great
fight has had such a result No doubt
those reform organizations which
backed up our contemporary never
dreamed that such condition would
be the upshot Of their joint labors. Had
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-06-07

they believed for moment that the
notorious ''boodler" in Cook County on
the rampage in wild endeavor to
break back into the Legislature they
might have remained quicscent. and
Judging from the candid confession of
our contemporary. every thinking man
| must wish that they had
But to proceed with our analysis of
the situation produced by the reformcrs
"for municipal ownership" for cheap.
or gas" etc. Our contemporary says:
"On account of this fight these same
corporations will pay more to corrupt
legislative voters this year than they
have been compelled to pay in the
| past"
1t is hard to know whether to lool;
upon this MS an unmixed evil or not
1t is also equally hard to Judge from
1t whether the efforts of the reformcrs
have added to the enormity of crime in
our law-maling body or done some
thing in the direction of ultimately min
| imi2ing II.
| Undoubtedly the corrupting of lcgis
lative voters is crime. but it is uucs
ton whether it Is Il good thing or bad
thing to raise the price"
| According to our contemporary til,
effect of the reformcrs' agitation will
he to vastly increase the purchase mon
ey for legislative votes over the pric,
paid in past years.
Now. that would undoubtedly max,
it harder upon the corporations to cor
rupt the Legislature. and therein its Of
feet might be said to be good. But
there Is conveyed the saddening reflec
ton in our contemporaries article thai
when the proper limit Is reached evei
the just man in the Legislature ma,
fall "seven times day." or even often
or. provided always. etc. SO that ",
have then to contemplate the idea o
enormous brides, instead of small one
being dished out to the solOns for pan
derlng to the interests of the corpora
tons. This would suggest the furthe
idea of mortal sin in the present ~
compared to venial sin In the past. IL W,
philosophize along the line of the ol,
couplet:
1T Is sin to steal pin.
Much more TO steal u greater thing.
So that the reform agitation I'm thi
respect places both the bodies and soul
J of the officials of the corrupting corpOi
ations in double jeopardy. from hell
fire in the next world and the peniter
tiary in this.
There seems to he no suggestion
whatever as to the possibility of tn
Increase Of opportunity for bOodlcrs T.
sandbag ut increased rates of profit b,
Ing prohibitive either of bribe.giving o
bribe-taking.
IL would seem. therefore. that the ne
result of the agitatiOns of our contem
porary and the various reform bOdie
will be an increase on magnlticcil
scale of both brides and bribery. an,
a consequent scramble Oh the part o
every boodler In the locality for
chance ito break In"
But for all this the public. which |
the purchaser and consumer Of tn
wares of the corporations. will hav
ultimately to pay the piper.
All OF which goes to make up, as "
said before. n sad commentary, Il trul
bitter reflection upon the efforts Of OF,
great reform organizations which hav
been making the welkin ring with thcI
war cries for 10! these many moons.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-06-07
END OF TIVE STRIKE.

The Eagle II glad TINT the teamstcrs
strike Is over and that the packers and
their men have got together.
This II rs II should he.
The efforts of cheap politicians IL
foment trouble between the packers
AMI their men were frOwned upon by
both sides.
Packers and their employees are now
hn
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-06-07

Mans perpetual fight against nature
Is emphasized by the seismic cataclysm
In the West Indies, which will linger
long in the memory of the people Of
this generation. The ball on which we
live and strut ourselves Is frail thing
with troubles OF its own. We who live
OH the thick part Of the crust are for
tunate and can scarcely conceive what
1t means to be at the mercy of q vol
canic eruption, liable to break out at
any time, or to be tumbled out OF bed
ana possibly out of house and home by
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-06-07
BUNCOMBE IN THE COUNCIL.

All good citizens are glad when our
City Council shows signs Of genuine
progress and reform. and the Eagle II
no exception to the rule of paying hon.
or where honor II due. hut In com
mon with the great mass of Its fellow
citizens II dctests buncOmbe and all
forms of hypocrisy. whether It be
where. II has rarely been our lot to
come across case of ns palpnble ny.
pOcrisy. or glaring buncombe ns that
which was presented to and passed by
the City Council Monday evening In re-
gard to the disposal OF Interest on the
public funds by the County ana City
Treasurers.
1t was offered by Alderman Blake,
Rlake's ordinance calls for the ap-
pOintment of a committee which IL In
structed to draw proper bill to de-
mand of the City Treasurer ana the
County Treasurer an accounting of
the interest on public money.
According to Alderman Blake, this
order means that II bill shall he passed
by the Legislature (which shall put
these two officials on II salary basis
ana give the city ana county the bene-
fit of the interest which now either
goes to them personally or Is used by
the political parties for campaign
funds"
This Is about the rankest piece of
absurtlity perpctrated by the city
Council In u long time.
In the first place the question arises
how Alderman Blake figures II out that
the passage of Il bill calling for IN ac-
counting will result In placing these
two officials on n salary basis" In
the next place, II Is known to every
body who knows anything about mu-
nicipal affairs az NIL that the city ana
county authorities know all about ev-
cry dollar of the public funds ana
every cent of interest thereon which
passes through these two officials
hands and the disposition and disposal
of the same. Indeed. the arrangement
under which the city Treasurer ope'
rates his office has been specifically
made by the City Council itself, it's
carried out under the supervision of
the Comptroller ana the County FL
nance Committee ana the same Is fully
and regularly informed by the report
of the Treasurer of the amount OF
money received, It's disposal, the inter-
est thereon, etc.
In the second place, suppose. for ar
gument sake, that The city ana county
authorities We're IN ignorance of the
matter in question, Is 1t possible that
it requires an act of the Legislature
n statute of the State of Illinois, to
elicit from II public municipal official
Il report of the conduct of his office In
such Il matter as the handling of pub.
liz funds.
Again, il does not seem IN have Oc-
CURED to the father ana the promot-
ers Of this buncOmbo measure that the
County Treasurcr's office IL on ~ sal
AIRY basis" now, and all that remains
10 he done is for the proper authorities
Ia enforce the law. The salary for
this office as set forth upon the stat
ute books Of Illinois is just $4,000, hut,
of course, the buncombe manipulatOrs
in the Council are ignorant OF this,
There Is at least one level-headed
man on the committee appointed by
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-06-07

Mayor Harrison to draw up a bill
Alderman Sloan. and there Is just u
chance that the hot air Council bal
loon may he effectually punctured
through his exertions.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-06-07
HON. CLAYTON e. CRAFTS.
The Veteran Legislator who Should Be Re Elected

the trembling of the earth. In Quito,
Ecuador, earthquakes are of daily oc-
currence. Yet the people go about their
business with no thought of catas-
trophr. When catastrophe comes,
some lives are lost. buildings are tum.
bled down and things are twisted out
Of shape. The loss of life Is mOurned,
the houses are rebuilt. and each one as
before pursucs his favOrite phantom.
The daily gentle reminder does not ap-
pail the people. The great disturb
nnces pass from their memory like q
tale that Is tbld. Man is greater than
nature Of which he IL kin. He Is In
nature. but over II. and never abdi.
Gates his lordship. He cannot he per.
manently put out by eruptions Of
molten lava. the shivers of the earth,
consuming fires or tidal waves. st.
Pierre doubtless will he rebuilt. Man
must play his part on the stage. When
one party of actors disappears another
takes up the role. The thcater may be
injured. but the players cannot be put
out permanently. They will live after
the thcater Is destroyed. When comes
the wreck of matter ana the crush Of
worlds the actor. man. will witness ana
survive II.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-06-07

Did you know that Uncle Sam has
one snakeless Eden? There are no
serpents In Hawaii. The fact Is
brought out by a petition to Washing
ton asking that menageries be prevent
ed from bringing snakes to the island
lest they escape and start snakery.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-06-07
/ae7o

The accession 10 the throne of tho
boy king OF Spain again emphasizes the
dependence Of royalty upon the sane.
ton Of legislative chambers. 1t was
not always 80. AlsOluteism once held
sway. But rs the people have come up
the prerogatives Of kings have declined.
Constitutions, written or unwritten.
limit the power Of European monarchs.
.Alplionso solemnly covcnunted TO ful.
I'LL and TO compel all his subjects to re.
spect the laws Of the monarchy and
direct all his acts for the good OF his
people. Should he radically dcpnrt
from his solemn oath he would not long
be king Of the Spaniards. Only n short
time ago Queen WilhelmiIa promised
TO observe and maintain the constitu.
ton, protect public and private liberty
and the rights of her subjects. She Is
bound to do these things while she Is
queen. In Westminster Abbey the
English monarchs sOlemnly bind them.
selves to govern according to the stat.
utes OF parliament ana respective to
the laws ana customs Of the same.
They cannot go beyond these well.de-
fined limitations. II " a long cry from
the day of Louis, who said II am the
State" to the prescribed and limited
kingshlp OF today. Constitutions ana
laws are above sOvereigns. In other
words, the people are the rulers.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-06-07
/66ll

The extraordinary influence OF the
Empress Dowager of China over af-
fairs OF state Is not unparalleled In the
far East. In COrea the present En-
peror and his predecessor We're both
chosen by the Queen Dowager Che.
Chul-Chong was a lad OF 10, blowing in
the fields, when the great lords came
to hail him rs king. Thirteen years later
little ka-Dong, the present Emperor,
who relgns under the name OF III Heui.
was dying u kite in his fathers yard
when he was summoned to an I'M
dreamed-Of throne. A few years ago
the reigning queen was. assassinated
just rs she was becoming intensely in
terested, through her American woman
physician. in Western principles and
the Christian religion.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-06-07

Auctlon.rOOm rivalries do not always
end so pleasantly OF with such credit to
both parties us did the recent sale In
New York, the sequel to which Is that
the Metropolitan Art Museum becomes
the owner Of Rubens' painting OF "The
Holy Family" which Is said to be the
most notable painting ever offered ut Il
public sale. Two men bid for 1t. One,
who desired to present the picture to
the Metropolitan Museum, offered for
ty-nine thousand dollars. but the pic
ture went to his rival on bid Of fifty
thousand. 1t then developed that the
purchaser wished to give the printing
TO u museum IN the West. The two men
got together and talked the matter
over, and the conference ended In an
agreement on the part OF the purchaser
to allow the other bidder to have the
painting for the sum he had paid, in
order that It might go to the Metropoli.
tan Museum. 1T ought to be matter
for rejoicing that such noble picture
is to be forever possession of the
American people.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-10-30
EsAU BUCK AND BUCK SAW.
Writer on New York Tribune Prints
His rawlings.

writer on ne" YORK IrIbune Prints
His RAWLINGS.
In the woolly west a farmer hired
a man named Esau Buck to do chores
around the farm. The farmer wanted
some wood sawed and bought a new
bucksaw for Esau Buck. When he
reached home he hung the bucksaw
for Esau Buck on the sawbuck by the
see-saw. Just at this time Esau Buck
saw the old buck in the garden eating
Cabbages. AS he drove the buck from
the garden, Esau Buck saw the buck
saw on the sawbuck by the see-saw.
Esau stopped to examine the new
bucksaw. Now when the old buck saw
Esau looking at the new bucksaw on
the sawbuck by the see-saw, he made
a dive for Esau, missed Esau, hit the
see-saw. knocked the see-saw against
Esau Buck. who fell on the bucksaw
on the sawbuck by the see-saw. When
the old man saw the old buck dive at
Esau Buck and miss Esau and hit the
see-saw. and knock the see-saw
against Esau, and Esau Buck fall on
the bucksaw on the sawbuck by the
see-saw he picked up the ak to kill
the old buck. But the buck saw him
coming and lodged the blow and
countered on the old mans bread bas-
ket. knocked the old man over the
see-saw. crippled Esau Buck, broke
the sawbuck and the bucksaw and
the see-saw. AS the old buck saw the
completeness of his victory over the
old man, and Esau Buck and the
bucksaw and the sawbuck. and the
see-saw, he quietly turned around,
went back and jumped into the gar
den and ate up what was left of the
old mans cabbage.-New York Trib-
uup