davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-01-11
SAVE me SCHOOLS !

Mayor lIarrisOn's incompetent Board
or Education proposes to cut down the
school year In order to maintain the
pay roll ut Its present status.
This proposition IL made on the pre-
tense that the State Board of Eauuli.
zation has not sufficiently snndbngge,l
the big corporations Of this State for
the benefit Of the School Board pay.
roll iiends.
This cOld.blOO,led arrangement, Il
seems. Is to he made without any re-
gard to anybody hut the Overpai,l
school teachers, the satraps of the
board Of Education. and the City
Treasurer. Gum Drops Gunther.
Under the peculiar manipulation of
FUNDS ana figures so thoroughly under.
stood by public bodies, such as the
Board of Education, there Is now In the
control Of the body named. In one fund
alone. the sum OF $?,14OOOO.
According to President Harris of the
School Board this money must remain
In that fund, although the board claims
| at the same time to be- In u condition
of penury.
| 1t Is 50 poor, according to President
Harris. that II IL unable to keep all of
It's schools In operation. and further,
Inconsistent as It may seem. that its
| schOol-rOOm accommodation Is INSULT
cient to meet the demands of the pub.
lie.
| While the school children attend
overcrowded school rooms. or are turn
ed away for lack Of room, Gum Drops
Gunther Is allowed to hold In his DOS.
session II sum of ~, lIO,OOO ana draw
interest on II.
| Gum Drops Gunther must get his
pound of flesh whether the children of
Chicago 90 without education or not.
This is II fearful condition of affairs
for the people of Chicago to conteni-
plate.
1t Is one that will eventually cause
IN uprising among the voters of Chi
cago that will result in the swapping
Of Harris and Harrison. and all the
other misiit administrators of the pub.
lie affairs who are dragging Chicago
back into Il state Of semi-savagery.
Mayor Harrison sits in his chair of
office ana coOlly cOntemplates the idea
of shortening the school term; that IL
to say, crimping the education of the
children of Chicago, while the City
Treasurer, who was nominated and
elected at his behest last spring, draws
interest upon over two millions OF
school funds.
| lie allows a School Board that Is his
own creature to pay six thousand
school teachers about twice what they
fare worth in the shape of salaries
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-01-11

back into his position on the force,
from which he had been oustcd by
trickery.
There are at least twenty five other
eases upon all fours with these mem
toned. all going to show what u poor
law department the city of Chicago has
ut prescott.
And this is the man whom we are
told is in training for the Democratic
nomination to succeed Mayor Harrison
as Mayor.
Walker. who has made such u poor
job of it In trying to run the law de
partment. is Il tine type of duck to men.
ton for Mayor of Chicago.
No wonder Mayor Harrison Is laugh
ing in his sleeve over the not infrcuuent
references to the Charlie boy as the
man destined tn inherit his mantle.
Harrison Is bad enough In all con
science. but Walker perish TN,
thought
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-01-11
------------------
WONDERFUL MAN, 0AHAN i!

Some strange conditions have arlsc,,
I'm the local Democratic situation re-.
Gently. but not one perhaps 80 ppculiaf
as that of Mr.. Thomas Gahana
That gentleman now seems to occupy
the unique position Of being an absO.
lutte essential to the existence of boil,
the local rival contending organiza.
lions. II begins to look as II neither
could get along without him. and that
II he persists In remaining away from
both as lie did on Tuesday last, both
must Inevitably perish ana the poor
Democratic party be left without any
| organization at all.
To dislntcrcstcd observer the
strange case of Thomas Gal,un pre-.
sents u ludicrous and. indeed. comicaI
aspect.
Mr.. Gahan possesses the rare dstinc.
tion of being the Chairman of one
County Central Committee and "a mem.
Der OF the executive body OF another.
Lucky dog Gahan.
Talk about an embarrassment of
riches. In the case of this hnppy pa,rl.
OF. II has found Its acme.
And yet on last Tuesday the shy fell
low did not attend either one of the
committee meetings.
He was probably In the mood of the
ardent lover who, vacillating between
two adored ones, exclaimed: How
happy could l be with either ir 'totllcr
dear charmer were away"
but Mr.. Gahan had better look ont.
His wonderful popularity may result In
disastrous demands being made upon
his precious and valuable time.
Just think of II man having to attend
to the duties Of u National Committee
anu two County Central Committees!
IL this thing II to he kept NJ. the gen.
tlenan may In unable to lind any time
ut all to attend to Drainage Canal ar.
fairs. and that would be u very serious
matter to the public.
But such are the prices and the pcn.
altles Of popularity.
Yet we cannot help expressing the
non" that Mr.. Gahan may not take II
into his head to go away ami live IN
New York or some other distant point.
Heavens, just imagine the condition
the Democratic party OF this region
would bc In II he should.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-01-11
that "WINE-ROOM" ORDINANCE.

1t was entirely work of supererOga-
ton for the City Council to pass ut the
dlctatlOn Of Mayor Harrison the 50.
called wlne-rOOm ordinance.
Harrison, whose official ana political
existence depends upon gallery plays,
wanted the ordinance passed so he
might gain II little favorable advertls-
Ing from 1t.
Hut the passage of the ordinance was
absolutely unnecessary. 1t simply
amounted to u reflection upon his own
administration, because 1t was In ef-
feet an order upon the Mayor to eXer-
else the police powers vested In him
to compel saloons to be run In an or
derby manner.
Harrison, however, Is strong on
grand-stand plays, demagoguery and
buncOmbe, ana he did manage to have
his name mentioned In laudatOry fash
ion from the pulpits of few guile
less clcrgymen In connection with this
buncOmbe ordinance.
hut as n matter of fact the police
power vested In the Mayor of Chicago
gives him the right ut any time, ana
without the passage of any special or
dinance, to close up any bad or dis
reputable saloons that may be found
within the limits of his Jurisdiction. 1t
also gives him the power to discrimi-
nate In favor of decent places.
Everybody knows that there are
thousands of most respectable resorts
where drinks are served to the very
best classes of citizens, in company
with their wives, daughters and friends
of both sexes.
Our German fellow citizens, one of
the greatest and most potential ele-
ments In the community, have time
and again maintained the respectable
ty of such institutions, and defended
them from the attacks Of narrow mind
ed blue-law blgOts.
Every Mayor Chicago has ever had
has recognized and respected this senti.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-01-11

while the children of the Taxpayers
must go uneducutcd because there Is
not money enough to run the school
system.
These school teachers are paid very
large salaries for women of average
capabilities mnd we say great deal
when we say average In this connec-
tom. and the public has come TO the
conclusion that 1t would he well. If
Gum Drops Gunther must have his
pound Of flesh. to meet the exigcncies
of the occasion by making a horizontal
reduction In the salaries of the school.
marms.
They can stand II.
There are six thousand of them.
Their combined salaries amount to
several million dollars a year.
The average school teacher could
stand reduction Of 20 per cent and
suffer no real injury.
Such cut would make a saving. II
judiciously made. of at least million
dollars. and this would relieve the
stringency the Board complains of so
loudly.
Chicagos school teachers work about
seven months In the year; and they
work five days week out Of this
seven months. They attend to their
school duties about five hours u day
during their working season. The bal.
ance Of the time they use In vacations
or IN other forms of pastime and diver.
sion. But they draw their pay all the
time.
The ovcrpaid school teachers should
have their salaries reduced In face of
The much talked of shortage In the
school funds.
II the School Board does not like this
itlen. then It should make Gum Drops
Guntlcr loosen up on the two million
dollars of school funds upon which he
Is drawing interest.
The voters of Chicago are watching
with curious eyes the conduct of ITar.
rison's School Board In this cincr.
gcncy.
Will hc and his School Board stand
for Gum Drops ana his interest. for the
pampcrcd and Overpaid schoolmarms
or for the children Of the common PEG.
pie of Chicago. who ask for education
and are given the key to the street?
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-01-11
SENATOR MASON.

Senator william Il. MasOn's cam
paign does not anguish on account OF
any of the claims of the various states
men who would he glad to succeed him.
Some of these latter have publicly
declared their belief that Mr.. Mason
cannot possibly win out again, but Mr..
Mason does not seem to he very much
perturbcd on account of the predictions
OF his wOuld-be Successors.
AS far as the indications 20. they all
point to Mr.. Mason's reelection. He
has lost none Of his old friends, ana IL.
we learn, rapidly gaining new ones.
He has been right upon every Iues-
tiOn affecting the interests OF the cOun.
try that has arisen since his election To
the Senate: the people OF Illinois have
confidence In him; ana when the. whole
people are bnck Of Il candidate for pub
liz office he IL pretty sure OF election.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-01-11
LARGEST
WEEKLY CIRCULATION
IN CHICAGO.
our poor CITY Law DEPARTMENT.

Chicago has ut present about the
poorest excuse for u law department
that ever bungled It's legal affairs.
Nobody has ever heard Of II single
case of Importance won by the city law
department since that very weak sis.
ter, Charles NJ. Walker, was placed at
the head of 1t.
The Eagle does not know much about
Mr.. Walkers subordinatcs In this de-
partment. II may be, and probably IL. u
Tact. that most Of them are young men
of merit. but Walkers presence ut tn"
head seems to have produced a species
Of creeping paralysis throughout tn.
whole system.
As a result, the city of Chicago has
been badly beaten in every important.
litigation that has arisen In the past
three or -four years.
II Is only necessary tn mention few
recent Instances Ia show the inefii.
cheney of our law department, as well
as the tremendous financial loss which
this ineiiclency means to the city.
There Is the Weir X McKcchney ease,
Tor Instance, when, after n long and eX.
pensiye lawsuit, Corporation Counsel
Walker, was knocked clean of his pins
and the city of Chicago soaked to tn.
tune Of about half II million dollars.
The Duffy case was another In point
Mr.. Joseph Duffy, well known and
reputable contractor, through IA series
OF lawsuits, mctaphorically kicked u
1nng out Of Walkers invertcbrate law
department.
In all of its clyil-scrvice cases IL has
been badly wOrsted.
Lieutenant JOyce's sweeping victory
Is nm illustration,
In this case Walkers department put
forth lis most strenuous efforts To drive
this fine old veteran policeman from
alir force. Irrespective of whether by
ioimg so Il great injustice would h" per,
pctratcd
Of course the desires of Walkers po-
iitical patron was the impclllng motive,
but this fact made the law department
all the more anxious 10 do It's utmost
But JOycc's able lawyer knocked
Walkers law department into II cooked
hat. Joyce was acquitted of wrOngdo-
ing by jury Of his fellow citizens and
then came right back at the small and
impn,ent city law department with 4
successful lawsuit TO force his rein.
statement.
a bright young police officer Ser
geant I.uthardt had "A similar expert.
ence. Single-handed he met, fought
and conquered the weak sisters of the
fly law department forcing himself
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-01-11
Hob. JAMES n. ECKElS,
President Commercial Nationa, Bank.

ment--it has remained for Carter Har.
rison to prove the exception.
He finds himself constrained to have
IN ordinance passed that includes all
saloons In the same category.
Will the citizens OF Chicago realize
for moment that under the ordinance
passed. at Mayor uarrisOn's dlctatiOil.
u man cannot take his wife to dinner
In a private dlning-room IN ChlcngoY
He must have some third or fourtl,
party along as II witness. and In order
to Insure that they do not misbehavc
themselves.
This II an atroclOus insult to every
decent. law.abldlng citizen of Chicago.
Private rooms In saloons orderly.
well-rcgr,lated saloons. we mean. con.
Quoted by decent. respectable men
are not only u convenience; they are.
In fact. often necessity.
Sitting rooms In respectable saloons
are frequently necessary for men to
transact business that they would not
like to tai over In the presence of
strangers ut n public bar.
Business men, such as public con-
tractors. whose affairs take them away
from their offices, often wish for pri-
vncy In discussing matters of impor.
lance with their friends. or parties hav.
ing business relations with them. ana
to all such. private sitting rooms In sa.
looms are necessary.
Now, under Harrison's advertising
ordinance. such men are put to great
Inconvenience.
Respectable salOOnkecpcrs are hu.
inflated by being forced to dlsmantlc
their premises. destroy their fixtures
and ruin their business for the trans.
action of which they pay Il heavy H.
ccnsc fee to the city.
Such men nre doubly Inundated 10y
being placed IN the same category with
the thugs and lnw-breakers who make
of their premises hatcherics for vice
and crime.
All that was necessary for the misflt
Mayor to do was to enforce the police
laws against dlsOrtlerly premises and
houses of bad rcputc. without making
an election issue for himself ut the eX-
penses Of thousands OF honorable. hon.
est ana respectable business men.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-01-11

Those who are wont to shake their
heads over the extravagsnces OF this
age give an extra shake when they
contemplate the amount Of ingenuity
that goes to the making OF aud the
amount OF money that goes to the pur-
chase Of modern toys. There Is hardly
any article that grown up people use.
either In the way OF work or play, that
Is not reproduced In the toy world. The
luxuries OF the ballroom, the utilities of
the kitchen, ana warlrObes OF the
wealthy are all to be had In miniature
and to visit Il playrOOm Is to see our
selves rs the tOymaker sees us. The
child of three decades ago was content
with a hairless rocking horse and Il
NOah's ark In which the goats We're
scarcely to be distinguished from the
lambs; but now the modern boy de-
mands that the horse shall have hair
and gait of Its own. and that the
maker OF toy arks shall vie with ma
ture In the creation of animals. As
for dolls, when one remembers the
creature OF rags aud tags which first
issued out OF that doll chaos, the fam
lily rag bag, and compares her with
the finished wax maiden of to-day, who
lacks nothing but a soul, and does not
differ In this respect from human pro.
tOtypes, one Is convinced that this Is
indeed a world Of progress. or course
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-01-11
THM CIIICAQo HAaLM.

sons fad were to he carried to the
doors of the next Legislature. Valua-
bic time would thus he wasted and
the people would be kept in a condition
of diurnal misery all for the sake of
giving the Yellow Kid an election is
sue in the spring of 1903.
But whatever may he the actual mer-
its of the controversy over delaying
the settlement of the traction fran
cliisc question. there Is no denying the
motive of the Mayor In the matter.
The question Is not whether Harri-
son wants to postpone the settlement
of the traction question in order to
again make an election issue of It. but
1t is whether or not the traction u,ies-
ton IL to be used as u means for per-
petuating Il city administration which
has forfeited. upon all essential mat
tiers. the confidence of the people.
which fails to give protection to life
or property. which has failed to stamp
out one of the public crimes of the
age and one of the most formidable
dangers to civilization. attacking as IL
does the very home and iiresile--
gambling: an administration which has
been from start to finish one huge
negation without the rcdecning light
of Il single positive act of progressiv"
government for the metropolis of the
West.
That Is the question. and The Eagle
Is vastly mistaken In the public tenn
per II II Is not solved In n way at the
very first opportunity that will con-
vince Carter Harrison that the traction
issue II not for him source of per.
pctual political salvation.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-01-11

II the Anglo-AmericaD Air Company
does not succeed In cOrnering the cr0n
Of atmosphere between the continents
before the experiments Of Marconi are
completed there IL no reason why the
inventors prediction that wireless mes.
sages may be sent from the western
world to Europe for a cent word
should not come true. At a luncheon
given by Governor Boyle Of Newfound.
land to Marconi ut st. Johns the I'm.
ventOr declared his belief that his sys-
slble rate of one cent word for mes.
sagcs across the seas instead Of twenty.
Ave cents word. the present rate
charged by existing cable lines. In tho
light of the experiments at st. Johns
and the recent establishing Of wireless
communication between the Nantucket
lightship and the steamship Lucania.
seventy.two miles away ut sea, the pre-.
diction Of Mnrconl cannot be character
lied as the dream Of an enthusiast.
Even though we are inclined to look
obviously for more definite results from
the more recent experiments ut st.
Johns, the practicability of locg.dis-
lance wireless messages over the sea
has been demonstrated beyond any pos
slbility Of serious controversy. officers
Of the British navy have sent wireless
messages from ship to ship In the Med
iterranean over distances roughly estl.
mated by them TO exceed 100 miles.
Messegase were sent In this way OH
land not long ago from CrOOkhaven.
Ireland. to POldhu. Cornwall. dis.
lance Of 223 miles. The experiments Of
Tesla and MarcOnl have Mt least dem.
Onstrated that we may send wireless
messages across the ocean from ship
to ship stations. Just how far the dis.
tances between the ship stations may
be increased or whether they may be
In time dispensed with altogether are
questions to be solved by these aud
other inventors In future experiments.
As the cable represents the principal
cost In modern systems OF marine teleg-
raphy there Is no way Of telling ut this
time how much Its complete ellmina-
ton might cheaper messages between
this country and Europe.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-01-11
"WA6BLY WILLIE. "

"Wabbling Willie" made another of
his peculiar tactical moves last Tues.
day 10y once more doing the flop act.
ON Tuesday last he attended the
meeting of the regular organization.
giving his friends Of the Tilden or.
ganlzation the gO-by.
III ever there was u poor poll parrot
III politics. II Is this weak and wnbbly
bird, I.oefiier.
lie has been on every side of the ar
gnment since the split In the Demo
cratic organization. and there IL moth.
Ing now In either camp for him but
the most thorough contempt.
"wabhling Willie" snpaked lncL tn
tho regular organization last Tuesday
and took a place behind the door. 1.oef.
fer always gets near the door for OH.
vfOus reasons.
He was looking very sheepish TO be
sure. but that II nothing new with
l.oefiler; nobody ever saw him look
any other way.
Much care was exercised by him In
the direction Of keeping his mouth
shut. however, because he well knew
that the seventy.hve active Demo
Gratis who were In attendance ut the
meeting have his measure well taken
ana have no use for any of his sneak.
Ing advice.
Meanwhile over at the Tildcn Dom.
ocracy Committee meeting there was
a well defined though uncxprcsscd
feeling of satisfaction nj his absence.
But the whole incident In connection
with Ioeflier's sOmcrsault politics, IL
a sad commentary upon the condition
of the Democratic party In Cook Coun.
~.
To what u wrctched pass has this
once potent and powerful organization
been brought when individuals OF the
stripe Of Locfillcr are In Il position Of
Influence In It's councils?
Not only that. hut capable of keeping
the party organization in n condition
of continual turmoil. by fomcnting
dlssensiOn and keeping dIscord alive
through active participation In the fac.
tlOnal work Of both sides to the con.
trOversy.
1t II gradually dnwning upon tho
minds Of true AMI loyal Democrats
that something must bc done To drive
such men ns "Wabbling Willie" from
positions Of control IN the party.
II IL evident from the extraordinary
display made of himself by I.Oefiler.
that he ana such nv he who are In poll.
ties simply for what there IL In Il are
unit men to be IN commanding posi-
lions In Its councils.
Such men as LOetiicr have never been
IN element OF strength To the party.
they have had the kind of influence
that has been potential ut the prima-
rics but useless on election day.
Capable Of distractlng, dividing and
generally bedeviling the party Organi-
zatlOn ana Its leaders, they are Il mill.
stone around its neck when they have
to be carried on Its tickets.
Something must he done to drive the
"Wabbllng Willies" out of the Demo
cratic party organization. even II u
new organization has to he built up tn
do II.
Az for IOefiicr. he has put himself
beyond the pale of consideration on
any side. by his contemplate shutting
ana vaclllatlOn.
IIarrlsOn's friendship cannot save
this little political chameleon.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-01-11

Delinquent parents are Invariably re.
sponsible TOR delinquent children. In
nine cases out Of ten when child goes
wrong 1t will be found either that there
IRE positively vicious influences In his
home life or that there Is an entire NIB.
sence Of home training that Ia worthy
the name. There are parents whe have
good standing In the community. but
who fail to establish a restraining dis
clpline over their children. It 10 easy
to identify these people with the class
Of respectable men who fail to vote and
whose excuse Is that they are 30 ab.
sOrbed In business that their hours Of
leisure must DO hours Of pleasure aIYl
relaxation. Probably In no country In
the world is this apology heard so often
as 1t Is here. Business, being exalted
as the be.all and end-all of life. IL held
us matter of course to have an exclu.
sive claim upon persons thought aud
nerve energy. No reserve Ia kept for
any intellectual pursuit, none for any
serious or labOrious interest In any OF
the affairs Of life that are not directly
connected with business. The education
Of children Ii left wholly to unfortunate
teachers, who have absolutely no help
from parents. A boy who escapes being
q delinquent merely drifts along from
grade to grade. needing all the time
that home inspiration which would
start him right and save him an i'm.
mense amount of trouble In the future.
In fact, the absence or presence of the
intelligent disciplinary home training
win often explain why one man has
carried away little from his schooling
and is mentally confused and Incapable
OF sustained intellectual work, while
another remembers everything, Is clear
to his thinking an equal to almost any
intellectual task. The natural endOw.
ment may have been much the same In
both cases, ana the delinquent parent
Is perhaps wholly to blame for the fail.
ure OF his son. He asks far too great
an indulgence for his own Incidence.
and when he attempts to shift respOn-
sibility either to the child or to the
child's teacher he Is merely acting after
the usual delinquent fashion.