Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-08-30

WIN. OAme
One OF the Insurance
urged tO enter the race by most Of the
leading politicians down the State. The
argument II being made that his cleo
ton would strengthen the party organ
ization throughout Illinois. rs he IL not
Identified with any faction. 1t was
said the other day That Mr.. LOwten
had practically decided to accept the
honor II II came to him without n con.
test.
The name Of Frank o. Lowden has
again been mentioned as possible
dark horse for the United States Sen.
atOrsliip. Mr.. Lowden In good enough
Republican and citizen for this or any
other Office In the gift Of his party.
He should beware of making too many
false starts. however.
r. ]. Haran. Democratic candidate
for the House of Representatives In
the Seventeenth Senatorial District. IL
a popular and respected business man
Of the West Side. His election IL prnc.
tically assured. rs the district In strong
~ Democratic. Mr.. Haran II just 10
years old. He II a native OF Ireland.
but has lived In Chicago since he was
II years Of age and was educated In
the public schools. He has never been
n candidate for Office before nor has
he ever held n political job Of any kind.
The statement that ne held position
In former West Town Assessors Of.
flee, circulated by the Legislative vot.
ers' League. In simply IN unmitignted
falsehOOd. Mr.. Hnran. however, has
always taken an active part In local
political affairs, and has always taken
great interest In all matters affecting
the well.being Of the community I'm
which he Inns resided.
He IL vOuched for by the business
men Of his district as an honorable.
square.tlealing business man.
Mr.. Harm has resided at his present
address since his boyhOOd.
Congress has taken an important step
In the history Of the national develop.
ment In the passage Of the Irrigation
act. The settlement Of the United
States followed. naturally. the lines Of
least resistance. First the land near
the Atlantic seabOard was taken up;
then the settlers cut their way west.
ward through the forest. crossing the
Alleghanies Into the Ohio valley, and
later spreading over the prairies and
alluvial bottoms Of the Mississippi val.
ley. But the home-seeking movement
was halted ut the one hundredth merl.
dian by insufficient rainfall. West Of
that stretched the region which used
to figure on the map as "rhe Great
American Desert" This region Is no
longer altogether desert. Thirteen
States and three territories lie wholly
or In part within Its limits. and private
enterprise has irrigated considerable
areas which once seemed Incapable Of
cultivation. What private enterprise
could not do may now be done by gov.
eminent aid. The reclamation fund
which the new law creates out Of the
sale of public lands In tho arid and
semI-arid States and territories will
provide means for storing ana dlstrib.
uting water for irrigation. Ultimately
1t Is estimated that an area equal to
that of the States of Illinois and Iowa
may be redeemed for the plow. The
best feature OF the law IL that Its ben.
Gifts are restricted to actual settlers. |
ana the area which may be sold to a
single owner Is limited. The measure
may fairly be described as a bill to
promote the making Of homes.
Admiral Dewey says he Ia not a poll. |
tician. The public found that out some
time ago.
%eA
Arrested for beating his wife, q we'll |
TODD New Yorker addressed the court
MS follows: II am a gentleman, sir, and
! have an income Of $1,000 a year. | |
WV" ouSut ulS
Is only family trouble and | don't
think 1t Is necessary to hold me-"
the magistrate said: "You'll
get the same treatment here as any
other gentleman who beats his wife,"
and the bail was fixed at $500. o Just
Judge! 1t matters not whether his in
come Is $500 or $1,000 or $4,000. the
man who strikes his wife Is a brute.
The definition Of gentleman has
with the centuries. In PlatO's
time a gentleman was a landhOlder who
lived on the labor of slaves. When
lived gentleman was one
given gentillty because he bore court
armor. Then the common people as
pired to be gentlemen. and the defini.
ton again changed. A gentleman In
our time Ia an honorable man. a man
Of high principles who shows his quail
tiles by gentle behavior. In our day
man may have all the appearance of