Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-07-05

Chicago. July I. |
Editor of The Eagle:
Dear Sir-The pollution Of our courts
through jury-bribing Is just now the
paramount subject of public discussion
in Chicago. but I am of opinion that
In Il all the real basic cause of cOrrup- |
tion and jury-bribng in our courts has !
not been pointed out.
My belief Is that the basic cause Is the
awful and widely prevailing disregard
Of the sanctity of an oath. have II
from lawyers of all classes. ranks and
degrees that there seems to be no longer
any respect whatever for an oath
among litignnts In our courts. When
we can find people everywhere willing
to bring fake damage suits against
corporations, and to bolster up such
suits with perjury, we have some idea
as to the cause which impels corpora
tlOns to have recourse to jury-bribing.
They do II In self-defense from the
sand.bagging ana blackmailing which
Is the result of II depraved public con.
science. II Is only the fear of detection
and punishment that amounts to any
consideration ut all IN the mind of the
average litignnt nowadays. when the
question of the benefit to be derived
from perjuring himself or herself
on the witness stand arises. Even
the very manner of administering the
oath In court shows that the court Of
ficials themselves have no respect or
veneratiOn for the form. The day. !
fear. has come when the ethical point
of view as to the sanctity ana binding
responsibility Of an oath has been en-
tirely lost ana forgotten. do not say
all this In justification Of those who
would meet perjury with jury bribery.
but | do mention II as the real cause
Of the present dcplOrable conditions IN
this regard. ana as subject worthy
of some consideration In the same con-
nection. Yours very truly.
JURISPRUDENCE.
TO the Editor:
Sir-Can You explain why II IL that
ut the busiest hour of the day ana the
time when downtown traffic is thick
est ana heaviest. there IL never Il police
officer to be seen on the street corners.
and pedestrians have to take their lives
In their hands ut the street crossings? :?
Yours respectfully. A CITIZEN.
Crhe reason IL that all officers sta
OtiOned ut street crossings are per-
mitted to take an hour of from ~ noon
to ! O'Clock y. m. As that II the lunch
hour In the downtown district. the
streets nre more crowded with pedes-
trlans than at any other time Of day.
The police rule Is IN absurd one. ana
should be changed The guardians OF
the crossings could easily he given
some other hour for their lunch.-Ed)
TO the Editor Of The Chicago Eagle:
Dear Sir-lt II now announced that
there Is to he an investigation Of an
alleged attempt to bribe members Of
the City Council I'm connection with the
passage of Il switch track ordinance. 1t
IL not alleged that the Aldermen were
brlbed or even solicited n bribe. hut II
IL claimed two We're offered brlbes.
Now, If that he the full truth of the
matter. It would seeW that the only
really guilty parties We're those who
offered the money to the public officials
In return for their votes. Now Il IL to
he hoped that the investigation. II
started. will go further than usual. and
that the really guilty partles-the
-givers-will be unearthed and
brought to punishment. NJ. l.. i.
william Walker Weare. one of The
Republican candidates for Representa-
tive in the Nineteenth Senatorial Dis.
trict Is undoubtedly one of the strong
est men on that ticket, ana will sweep
the district by an overwhelming ma
joriy. Mr.. Weare was not Il candidate
before the convention and only agreed
to enter the lists when the nomination
was practically forced upon him. Mr..
Weare Is u young man of wonderful
business ability and energy. ana will
undoubtedly make one of the brightest
ablest and most useful Representatives
ever sent by Cook County to the State
Legislature. Mr.. Weare Is the son of
y. Il. Weare, the well-knOwn Board OF
Trade merchant ana capitalist, and
present manager of the Chicago Rail-
way Terminal Elevator. He was born
in Chicago July III, 1867, ana received
his early education in the public schools
Of this city. He then entered Racine
College, from which he graduated IN
1886 at the unusual age Of 10. He I'M