Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-06-21

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the largest and most representative
vote ever east at II party primary In
this city.
But II Is a long lane that has no turn.
Ing, even In politics. and the turn In the
lane for Walker will come when the
Democrats Of the Twenty-first Ward
march TO the polls on election day.
They will not forget how the long.leg.
ged political Jack rabbits Of his Office
hoped around the ward ut the pre-.
convention meetings. how they raced
around on election day painting for
their leaders political destruction. AMI
how one Of their number wept crocodile
tears because "the hest clawses" didn't
turn out ut the polls and vote against
Burke, as they promised to do. They
won't forget how one Of Walkers Ian.
tern-j -jawed chief assistants. who wears
silk hosiery, and considers himself one
Of the upper ten on the Lake Shore
Drive. "dOntcher know" wetted sew
eral perfumed handkerchiefs over the
fact that he had gone down In his jeans
tlemen OF leisure. begging them to come
to vote against Burke and the hOi pOllOi,
and all without result.
oh. no! the Democrats OF the Tween.
| ty-tirst Ward will not forget these
things when election day comes round
Neither will the friends OF Burke all
over Cook County.
| Neither will the Germans. nor the
German brewers. nor the great saloon
interests Of Chicago: and the pity OF l,
IL that popular men will suffer through
the nomination on the ticket Of "Cham.
paign Charlie" Walker, who, Judging
by every sign Of the times. II not only
| foretiOOmed to defeat himself. hut will
probably drag others down with him.
At last Wednesday evenings Council
meeting the expected Washburne
Alexander subway ordinance was In
troduced and is now In the hands OF
the local Transportation Committee. II
IL given out that there Is capita
amounting to S4O.OOOOOO behind this
measure. and In the arguments whicl
have been advanced in behalf of tn,
claim it Is asserted that the promoter,
offer to do something for Chicag,
which the city cannot do for itself"
This may be so, but there nre severa
questions involved about the proposi
ton which the public would like t'
have answered. In the first place Is Il
not possible that the city might b'
financially capable Of coping with 4,
subway project of Its own by the time
the promoters of this scheme wOul,
have II carried into execution? II II
to be hoped so, for II one We're to judge
from the wording of that portion O
the measure which gives to the "heils
assigns and srccessOrs' of the pro
mOtcrs the privileges conferred by til,
ordinance, they to become responsible
for its execution. il would certainl,
appear as II there was no intention o
carrying the project into execution
within the present generation.
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Again, II the promoters have sucl
vast capital back Of their scheme. VIII,
so much secrecy concerning the names
Of the people who propose to iinanc,
It? 1t Is all very well to talk about IN
told millions Of capital when lOOkin,
FOR grants and franchises of vas
value, but in such cases it would IN
well If our city fathers should be pos
sessed OF the Missouri Temperament
and adopt for the noncc the watch
word, "ShOw me-"
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The new subway ordinance is NJ
modest or trihng affair. Ii makes de
mand of one of the greatest public
grants or franchises ever asked Of thu
City Council of Chicago, II asks fo
the right TO use the subway for thu
purpose of transporting passengers
packages, mails, baggage, freight
heat, light, electricity in all forms
telephone, telegraph, etc, and giye'
the right to use space within the con
duits. 1t thus gives the promoters al
the rights the Illinois Telegraph ant
Telephone Company has and is askin.
for and many that it has not dreamed
Of asking for.
If passed it will be probably thu
most enormous grant ever made b.,
the City Council TO "A private corpora
tion. Before such step Is taken, IN,
public should know all about tn,
measure, what the city would get II