Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-05-31

loss Of thousands Of votes to It. As Il
Ii, his hosts of friends are well pleased
and will vote the entire ticket with sat
isfactiOn. Mr.. Busse. as well as being
great political leader and strategist.
IL also II tirst.class business man nild
iinancipr. He will make a splendid
state Treasurer.
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Attorney L. \. Hines would. IL nOmi-
mated for County Judge. make splen.
did race. Although u straight Demo.
crnt. he has hundreds Of friends In the
Republican party and among the great
army Of independent voters Of this city.
II II very probable that he could be
elected.
The nomination OF Mr.. william w.
We,re for the Legislature In the Thir.
ty.tirst Senatorial District has proven
wonderfully popular move OH the part
of the Republicans Of that locality. His
name will draw hundreds Of voters to
the ticket which otherwise Il would not
have got.
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Slgmund Zcisler's name as candidate
for Judge on the Democratic ticket
would add greatly to Its strength. Mr..
Ielslcrs standing In the community
ana as II lawyer IL such that his NOM
nation would receive the approval Of
all good citizens.
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Attorney John +. Waters II one of
the most capable men mentioned for u
Democratic judicial nomination. He
can secure place on the judicial ticket
II he cares to make the race for II.
>HA
Judge william Prentiss II one of the
great Democratic lawyers of Cook
County who would. II nominated for
the bench, make u splendid race before
the people. II IL very likely that Judge
l'rentlss will he heard from In the Dem.
Ocr1,tic county convention.
The City Board of Education has de-
clded to reinstate the kindergartens
This IL as IL should be. 1t IL universal
~ acknowledged and recognized thu,
the kindergarten II the very basis and
foundation OF our public educational
system. 1t II also one Of the most era.
clOus provisions OF the public school
system for the care ana benefit of the
poor.
Anent the opposition which developed
among certain members OF the Board. II
daily contemporary well says; ''rhe
taxpayers Of Chicago have the right
to demand that the base of the educn-
tiOnal policy shall not be tempered with.
They Insist on the fundamentals of u
common school education and are
righteOusly indignant that any School
Board should attempt to discriminate
against the latter
III the school fund must he sImring-
~ used, In the present financial straits.
II IL the popular desire that the aX of
retrenchnent shall fall on luXuries be-
fore essentials.
THE people have decreed AT the polls
that the kindergnrtens shall be regard
I'll rs the essential base Of the entire
school system.
They regard with Just suspicion the
continuance of eXtravagant outlay for
nOli.essentials while sacrificing the kin.
dergartens, which are rudimentnry AMI
basic"
The Eagle Is glad 10 say that the op-
position referred to has entirely disap-
peared and that the reinstatement of
the kindergartens Is now practically AS
sured
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Harry II. Gibbons, one of the best
known business men In Chicago, Is now
being prominently mentioned rs II good
man for the Democratic nomination for
Sheriff. Mr.. Gibbons is II typical Chi
cagoan. Il self-made man. ana one who
commands the respect of thousands of
ChicagO's citizens. irrespective of politi-
cal or party affiliations. His nomina-
ton for head of the Democratic ticket
would he one of the best selections the
party managers could make, and his
name would add materially In pulling
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