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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-12-24
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Editor Independent: You will find
enclosed 81, which pays my subscrip-
ton until May IL. 1904.
| don't know where I'm at POLITICAL
ly. | desire to support the party that
stands for individual liberty; that
makes no unreasonable demands of
any; and that enforces no arbitrary
taxation either small or great.
We had a little man in our town the
other night. He told the boys how it
was and gave them to understand that
his expenses were paid, and charged
them 10 cents for the privilege of be-
longing to his party. promised to keep
up the charging monthly-and left
them. Now. what do you think.
Some day we will start in life and
everybody will be rich?
No. sir. People place values on
things. that Is. temporal things, ac-
cordlng to different rules. One man
counted them but nothing" one time.
DO we think he would have foresworn
himself and bound himself under a
curse that he would neither eat nor
drink I'm he had voted out struck out
or Killed out the rich meng
No. sir. Why Them Simply be-
cause be- did not covet their silver.
gold or apparel. Values are only rel
alive. that II. we know of the value
OF this paper In common way by
valuing II with something else. We
talk Of standard" No two men
will value gold exactly alike We
th.nk-and We feel sure that they viii
not II one possesses. the gold and the
other has none.
Solomon. | think. SAYS: III Ia
naught-lt IL naueht- sayelh the buy
or. but when he gocth then he boast
eth" 80 the man who haa no gold
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Is Gaining in Popularity Over All
Other Whistles


everything heretofore put on the market
- the ds I taste and stomach Of women and nvaid
favorite
Rhycian Of the family at tho bar we'll as the side board
tOddy, q ball.
tits tho Whikey
sold bulk under diters
distilled in the
trademark the OF high quality
artificial coloring favoing,
BECAUSE entirely upon merits without aid Of fabulous
advertising which be added the tho
which the
highest
BECAUSE small profit
acture and sale In extraordinary quantities by dstey
million dollars annually
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1903-12-24

1866 entirely failed to realize any of
the expectations that were held out in
its title or preamble. 1t did not in
crease the coin of the kingdom, but
OIL the contrary diminished it. 1t did
not ease the king, but on the contrary
robbed the state Of its prerogative of
coinage and the profits it would have
made by the Indian exchange; it did
Tot promote the trade and commerce
of the kingdom, but only that of the
East India company. 1t did not even
answer the expectations of Barbara
Villiers -. for she was soon after
supplanted in the kings affections by
the Duchess of Richmond, and she
tBarbara) thrown aside as a broken
toy" M2
So was Instituted the system of pri-
vate coinage, usually called Free by
which government loses all control
over the volume of circulation The
melting pot can be applied without
loss to the owner of the coins and the
LOT; he may have his bullion coined
Free" and just as freely afterwards
export or melt down without loss the
coins SO made for him. What differ
erence does it make, may be asked?
Simply this: Every dollar coined
and added to the circulation has the
effect of lowering the value or pur-
chasing power Of all the dollars in
circulation. This is shown by an in
crease in the prices of commodities,
by an increase in the price level.
A~1J Al cd
or exported and taken out of the
circulation has the effect of raising
the value or purchasing power OF all
the remaining dollars in circulation.
And this Is shown by decrease in the
prices Of commodities, by decrease
in the price level.
Now, no one will melt down an
American silver dollar today, for the
purpose Of exporting the silver, be-
cause 1t means loss of so to SIS cents
on each dollar so melted. But one
may melt down as many ten dollar
gold pieces as he likes, and the loss
is practically nothing. If he does not
care to export the gold, he may after
ward take his bullion to the mint and
have it recoined. Hence, the govern
ment has absolutely no control over
the quantity Of gold coins in circula-
ton.
No more than a passing reference
can be made to the Crime of 1742,
whereby the Colony of Massachusetts,
vas tricked into passing an act which
demOnetized its colonial bills" and
deprived it of the blessings of paper
money; to the Crime of 1868, when
August Belmont, Manton Marble and
Samuel j. Tilden wantonly slaught-
cred Horatio Seymour, the democratic
candidate for president, in order to
promote the schemes of foreign hold
ers of United States bonds-an act of
rerfidy which cost the American peo-
pie half billion dollars or more; to
the Crime Of 1870 in England and it's
counterpart, the Crime of 1878 in
America; or to the Crime OF 1900--the
latest, but not the last, if we may
judge from the actions of our leaders
iE congress.
every populist in America should
have copy of Barbara Villiers;;" it
will strengthen him in his fight
against plutocracy.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28
That PENSION BUSINESS.

Dispatches from Springfield an.
nounce that an interesting contest u
going on ut Springfield between some
OF the higher officers of the Chicago
police sergeant and the scsEeants and
patrOlmen of the force In regard to the
proper way to amend the police pension
law, which has been made In Il meas.
ure vehicle for political and personal
schemes. insufficient revenue to meet
the demands has brought on n crisis
which has now to be met In some way
or other.
While the Eagle does not desire To
intrude in any matter which Is not
strictly public question, yet rs II
takes an interest In the affairs of our
police and fire departments II ventures
to make n suggcstionNin this regard,
and that Is this: That the bill of which
Hon. John II. Owens, our present city
Attorney, Is the sponsor. be given care
full consideration and favorable treat
mcnt.
First, because Mr.. Owens Is a mcm-
Der of the police pension board, and is
acquainted with the situation; ana
second, because he Is recognized rs the
friend of the bluecoat, and any meas.
IRE for which hc stands sponsor j. Ger,
tain 10 be framed with view 10 th"
welfare Of the entire department,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28

friendly to the present city administra-
ton. Drury says he will not seek fn.
vor through a ward boss. He insists
that his place always has been order
~ and that he Is as much entitled to
the privilege of remaining open as any
other man I'm that district"
This undoubtedly will have the very
opposite effect to that expected by the
bungling pay roll managers.
Again. we find that, according to
last reports. the Central Committee Is
in II hopeless muddle over the fixing of
the dates for the party primaries. So
far us these are concerned, however.
the date makes little difference to any
body. seeing that the Democratic pri.
maries and the convention have been
delivered in advance to the candidate.
II is mentioned here merely as one
Of the long list of tactical plumbers
which have characterized the Harrison
campaign from its very inception.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28
TO SAFEGUARD FiREMEN,

Chief Musham of the fire depart
ment. always alive TO the emergencies
of the hour and the needs of the force
of which he is the competent and trust
ed head, is now engaged I'm an import.
ant work intended for the safeguard.
ing of the lives of his men.
Since the accident by which several
Milwaukee, firemen died us the result
of inhaling nitric acid gas. Chief
Musham has been investigating for the
purpose of safeguarding his own men.
He has learned that large quantities of
the acid are stored In, hundreds Of
shops and factories, and also that there
Is scarcely possibility of saving a
mans life once he has inhaled the
fumes to any extent. lie has obtained
opinions from Health Commissioner
Reynolds and W. J. Jacques of the city
laboratory. and vii ask that the city
pass an ordinance governing the use
and storage of nitric acid.
Speaking of the danger of the stun
DR.. Reynolds said:
There II no known effective anti.
dote' after the fumes have been once
inhaled. Rest In bed with oil sprays
and oxygen gas are but palliative and
almost useless once the fumes are In.
hailed In recognizable quantities. For
the protection of your men the storage
of nitric acid should be regulated by
ordinance
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28


very best citizens OF Chicago Any
concern which has on its directorate
such men rs otto G. Butt. Bernard a.
rckhart. Marvin a. Farr. Lyman j.
Gage. Elbridgc q. Keith, John A.
Lynch. Max Pam, John q. Shortall,
Charles II. Wackcr. cannot he assuilcd
or its honor or methods impugned in
the State Legislature or anywhere else.
The Title and Trust Company IL II
great institution-onc of the most re-.
liable and substantial in the city of
Chicago.
II Is also II necessary institution and
In the line of its activities has been rec.
ognizcd by property owners and In.
vcstors as almost indispensable to the
transaction of business.
In discussing this particular piece
of legislation and the allegation that
the rates of the company are too high
Elbridgc q. Keith makes the follow
ing statement:
II would call public attention to the
fact that the present rates of the Chi
cngo Title and Trust Company are not
more now than they were for n period
of years in which there was constant
| competition. About 1898. owing TO
| slack business and overcompetitioh.
the abstract companies reduced their
rate from time ~ time. until II reached
~ per cent of the nominal prices. Dur
ing the two years I'm which these rates
prevailed every abstract company was
losing u considerable sum of money In
its abstract business. All of the com
panies ceased paying dividends and
did not earn them. and the business of
some of the companies was gradually
drafting into bankruptcy. Under these
circumstances II was necessity and
business prudence to restore rates by
uniting the three companies. thus in
surfing economies that would enable
them to earn dividends. -
During 1902 the earnings of the
company were about Sla per cent. Most
financial institutions. banks. ncr-
chants. manufacturers. did much bet.
ter than this during that year of pros.
perity. and most of them did not take
one.half the risk that this company
was obliged to incur. But. cOnccding
what perhaps you may assert. that II
portion of our capital consists of over.
valued abstract books. we will assume
that this value. instead of being 81
25O.OOO. Is not more than x15O.UOO. In
recent speech by one of the pro-
mOtCrs of the TOrrcns law It was
claimed that this sum was the value
of the abstract books of the county.
On this basis. we have. then. u profit
of less than II per cent upon tangible
assets. consisting of real estate. mort.
cages. stock. cash. cite. would ask
In all candor If suclA II profit Is one
which may bc called Ncxtortionntc or
unreasonable? am aware that some
abstracts cost exceedingly too much:
individual cases may seem gricvOus.
but n long chain of title is intricate.
AMI costs time. labor ana skill. which
In this world must always he recog
nlzed and paid for"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28
STATES ATTORNEY DENEEN AID.
YOCATES AN INNOVATION.

states Attorney Dcnecn has institut
cd novel idea. which, If carried into
effect. IL liable to aid very materially
In cXpediting the business of the
criminal courts.
Mr.. Dencen says:
I'VE have need of Il murder bureau
In Chicago to follow n case from the
time murder IL committed until the
case IL trIttl With such court and
six courts going u case could he tried
within thirty days of the time u muir.
der was committed. With the present
system we are getting way behind In
our C1hses."
This statement was made by the
States Attorney ut the first meeting Of
the criminal court and Jail committees
of the County Board and the advisory
board recently appointed by President
Foreman for these two departments.
The meeting was held In Jailcr Whit
mans office. Alexander II. Rcvcll act
ing az chairman and William G.
Graves as secretary.
After President Henry q. Foreman
of the County Board had made an nd-
dress Of welcome In which he outlined
the duties of the organization States
Attorney Dcnecn was called on To
speak OH the needs of his Office. He
told of the delay In the dispcnsatloh of
justice In Chicago due to lack of
money, saying that It was causing con-
tempt for the police ana courts.
Through lack of courts ana lack of
system $50 prisoners have accumulate
ed In the Jail" he said. This num-
Der should be reduced to $50. In 1000
we did succeed In reducing the number
to 200, but conspiracy cases In the last
year, which required much time, have
allowed the number to increase great
~" The Eagle IL always glad to note
and commend the suggestions of
states Attorney Deneen, who Is admit
teddy one Of the very ablest public
officials who ever served Cook County.
and whose suggestions are always
timely and for the public benefit.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28
EAeLETS.

Women are still the curious sex
They want to know" many things
which do not awaken the least desire
In the mind of mere man, For In.
stance, II Mary had missed the ten
minutes past eleven train. at what
time might she have taken another
trainy Why does not the telephone
management employ pleasant-yoiced
person To talk with the graphophonc;
Why does the postolllce insist on the
prepayment of postage on Christmas
parcels? Why do hens stop laying us
soon as the price of eggs goes mp?
These and similar queries will receive
serious consideration from wOnll u,
even on her busiest day, and she may
work out answers to them which win
satisfy herself But beyond these com.
paratlvely superficial questions, there
lies n great tract of individual human
experience, UNEMPLOYED and apparently
unexplorable. This is the region of
unsatisfied curiosity, and to woman
1t Is tempting but irritating country.
How does she actually look to her
friends? The story of the mirror or
the photograph is familiar to her But
the mirror, she knows by its reversing
trick, DISCUSSES countenance almost
beyond recognition. The suns trans
cript is softened by fatterng human
touch. The portrait painter is incapa-
BILE of the cold truth. So the woman is
forced to give over the attempt to sat
isfy her curiosity as to the image she
produces on the retina of her friends.
Then there is the large matter of love.
making. IL 1t not trying, considering
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28
CAMPAIGN PROGRAMME.

The Election Commissioners have IL.
sued their calendar for the spring cleo.
ton. Registration day Is fixed for
March II. st. Patrlck's day. Election
day will fall on April Z.
The following IL the calendar: 4
March 23-Last dry to file nOn,ina
ton papers.
March 17-RegIstration day. Polls
open from 3 u. III. to OPP. III.
March IS ana 10-ltegIstration can.
vass by clerks of election.
March 21--Revision Of registration.
March - and 25-ElcctiOn Commits.
sioners will hear complaints from quail.
flied voters who have been denied the
right to. register.
March 80 ana 31--ElectiOn Commits.
sioners will erase names from registra.
ton lists on application.
March 81, April / and ELECTION
Commissioners sit to hear applications
to register and erase.
April 3 and County Court sits to
hear applications for registration.
March 3O-Last day for withdra wing
names OF candidates.
March D and 1O-I.odging housekeep
ers' sworn statements filed.
April ELECTION day. Polls open
from u a. m. to 1 p. m.
Voters who failed to register last
October must register on March II or
they will not be allowed to vote. Vot.
ers who have moved out of their pre-.
cincts since last October must also reg.
lister,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28
AN UNWARRANTED ATIACK UP0N
A USEFUL CONCERN

The attempt 10 sandbag the Chicago
Title ana Trust Company by means Of
the peculiar methods which have, I'M
fortunately, been so prevalent in the
State Legislature, will not be success
full.
The ostensible motives back of the
attack on the Chicago Title ana Trust
Company will not appeal to public
sympathy and, certainly cannot be sue
cessfully used as basis for any such
attack. The Chicago Title and Trust
Company is useful concern, and the
men who belong to 1t are among the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28
HARRISON HENCHMEN STILL
ARLUNDERiM0.

AS The Eagle has frequently pointed
out, the Harrison campaign managers
are apparently incapable of doing any
thing except falling from one blunder
into another.
Notwithstanding some fOrtuitious
circumstances such as the delay over
the txactiOn question, the attitude and
actions OF certain candidates or would.
be candidates. Harrison's chances of
recollection continue steadily to decline
from day to day, partially due to the
awakening Of the public mind to the
necessities Of the hour, and largely
through the blunders and mistakes
of his campaign.
Take, for instance, the action Of the
HarrisOnites on the County Central
Committee In wantOnly insulting the
County Democracy in reference Ia the
invitation to its annual ball. The ac-
lion was tantamount to "A declaration
that Harrison does not want the aid
or the votes of the premier Democratic
organization Of the West
Take again the action of the Harri.
son managers In the Twcnty-irst
Ward 0IarrisOn's home ward IN the
treatment Of saiOOnkeepers there,
Those who are not for Harrison ana
tOrnery" Palmer, the ,OOO-saloOn-
license candidate, are disseminated
against, an attempt being made 10
drive them out of business.
The case Of Thomas j, Drury Is a
case IN point. Here Is a report ON
this particular subject that was pub
,lshed IN all the daily papers of Mon
day.
Tile saloon of Thomas j. Drury, IS
North Clark street, which was ordered
closed at midnight beginning Friday
night was still obcylng that order last
Monday night, but the other places
along the street We're open as usual
after that hour Drury has not yet
seen tit 10 see "a Harrison ward boss,
as was suggested by Inspector Camp
bell, who said the "Twenlyiirst Ward
boss' might be able 10 fix matters for
him.
"Ihe proprietor Of the place says
there is politics in the move, and 1t Is
believed It Is only the beginning Of
the punishment that II 10 be melted
out TO the saloOnkeepers who are un.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28
W0MAN'S MOVIE COMPANION.

The March number of the Woman's
Home Companion contains the OPEN
ing chapters Of new serial by Eden
PhillpOtts, the well-known English au.
thor. The scene of the novel Is on the
mOOrs of Devon. and 1t promises to
he as strong and as popular as Lorna
DOONe,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28

complished more work In the ventilated
room than ever before. The employer
wisely raised wages. ana llas since
added better lights to the improved
ventilation.
"Have the courage Of your ignorance
ana never be ashamed to say that you
don't know" Is the motto Of a man
who Is continually learning. Indeed.
the FIRST step, toward knowledge Is to
he conscious OF ignorance.
The powers are very powerful. OF
course. but the sick man OF Europe Is
a cllriOusly uncertain patient.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28

known local literary cuss has long
maintained the doctrine that NIL men
who get to be IS years old ought to
be executed because they become satis.
fled with the status quo ana thus i'm.
pede progress, but the gentleman him.
self IL now considerably past the age
specified and evinces Il disposition to
linger ON for forty-hve years more II
possible. Theory and practice IRE not
always cOnjOined.
%SA
When man who ruined himself by
being Il good fellow" runs away aud
then comes back to pay his debts no
gets column ON the first page; but
the thousands or other men who are
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28

An employer who had attended
free lecture on hygiene recently sup
piled fresh air TO II workrOom where
F, ome dressmnkers Ind long served in
II close atmosphere. After u few days
the women complained that the fresh
air gave them such appetites that they
had to pay n third more for their
meals. and that unless wages were In.
creased they would prefer to go back
to the close atmosphere. 1nvestiga.
ton showed that the women had nc.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28

Mrs. Eastman. who II herself
preacher, probably would object to Il
personal application Of her theory TINT
preachers who reach the nge of 30
should be taken out and shot. a we'll
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28

Max NOrdau incllnes to the belief
that the American people are degcn.
crates. What makes his opinion the
more interesting IL the fact that he
has gracefully narrowed this thing
down until lie now holds that he Is
about the only fellow IN the vineyard
who IL not u degenerate. whercat the
rest of the world seems somewhat re.
assured.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28

such good fellows that they pay right
along have TO wait to get an agate
notice In the obituary column.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28

When you 80 to Europe you may
now travel by rail from the head of
The Cuff Of BOthnia to the Atlantic,
ms the road connecting the iron mines
Of sweden with Victoria Haven. one
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28

The president OF the New York
Cloth!ers Association recently defined
pants rs trousers under three dol
iars pain" Not bad definition, and
yel ms The New York Sun declares, 1t
'ails n little short OF absolute accu.
tacy, because there are poor but proud
legs That condcscend to mark ,downs"
and great lire sale garments and
SIN wear trousers; and there. are also
well-to-do mon, all unworthy of their
'aiiois' who pay twelve ana fourteen
collars for pants"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28

Graeme Stewart IL one Of the men
public office has often sought. I'M
assuming. In fact, Indifferent to pO-
litical advancement. he has bent his
great energies to looking after the
business Of w. NJ. HOyt Il Co. \
good mixer./a !inan Of great prOblty
ana executive ability, all these clarnc-
teristics are embodied In the daily life
of Graeme Stewart.
Greene Stewart Is II Chicago prod
net. He was born here In 1853, ana
educated IN the public schools ana in
the old Chicago University. In 1872
he went into the grocery business In
the employ of Stewart. Aldrich n Co..
with whom he stayed eight years. In
1850 he entered into partnership with
w. NJ. Hoyt n Co., where he still Is.
: He has always been interested in
politics, but has never held office He
was on the Board of Education for six
years, from 1883 to 1850, and was
President OF the Board.
Mr.. Stewart resides in the Twenty
first Ward, and Is the son of William
Stewart Blessed with the heritage of
II noble name, Graeme Stewart in the
prime of life, mas gained great promi-
hence in the commercial life of Chca-
go, and is logical nominee for Mayor
II business efficiency prompts the
choice of his party.
Mr.. Stewart is II man of brilliant in
tellect and forceful ability. He Is pos
tive In the courage of his conviction
and determined to sustain the cause of
right In every emergency. He tenn
pers his politics by n conscientious be-
lief that politics is patriotism, and his
business course with men il regulated
by high sense of honor AS public
spirited citizen his name IL Il familiar
one on committees where n few repre-
sentative citizens are picked from u
population of two million people. Mer-
1t, ability and character Is the triple
alliance with which Mr.. Stewart has
risen to a position of prominence In
commercial and political Chicago.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-02-28

The people are with Captain John &.
Dalton In the Twenty.tirSt Ward; the
payroll brigade IL with his opponent.
but the people are more numerous than
the jobholders In the Twenty.first, al.
though that ward has Its share of the
latter.