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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-01-31
STEWARDS STRONG cAMpAi0M.

There Is no installing the steady
growth and daily increasing strength
of the Stewart campaign. He was n
strong candidate. even at the outset.
for Graeme Stewart II name well
known in the business community, and
he was n business mans candidate mt
the very beginning. In addition to
standing so well in the good graces Of
his regular party organization as to he
honored with the office Of National
Committeeman from the State of ILL
nois.
Since his name was first mentioned
Mr.. Stewart has been steadily gaining
ground. All the business men who
signed for Harrison two years ago are
with Stewart to-day. Two years ago
Harrison's strength came from the
business men Of the district bounded
by 18th street on the south. Indiana
street on the north. Halsted street on
the west and the lake on the east.
These men IRE all with Gracme Stew
art to-day. Every one Of them. Demo-
Gratis and Republicans alike. have
signed for him. They are heartily sick
and tired of Harrison. and they have
gladly fiocked over to the banner Of
the leader. who up to date seems the
most likely to rid the city Of the bane
Of HarrisOnism.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-01-31
DEFEAT rms Blue LAW MEASVREi

The Eagle trusts that the attempt to
pass bluc.law legislation in regard to
the liquor and saloon interests Of Chi
cago will fail. 1t Is a deliberate at
tempt to tie up IL not to destroy a per
fectly legitimate business. and one
which. under proper management and
supervision. Is not only useful but nee
sary. Notwithstanding. however. that
the liquor business of Chicago contrib
utes u large portion of the revenue
out of which the business of the mu-
nicipality is run and the expenses of
the city are betrayed. there always
seems to be disposition among u GER
tain long-eared element Of the COM
munity to seize upon every chance and
opportunity to make of this business
interest the target for continual at.
tack and criticism. In one of our
daily contemporaries of Jan. % the
following appcared.
From pulpits in every city and town
throughout the state yesterday minis.
tiers of every denomination advocated
tue VII tut ~
linois Legislature by senator Parker
of Hyde Park providing for a law
giving cities. counties and smaller com.
munities the right to decide by ballot
whether the saloon shall exist. This
great expression of opinion and In.
dorsement was the result Of general
request for sermons on this topic from
the Illinois Anti.Saloon League. and
In Chicago alone nearly an the minis
ters OF the Protestant denominations
asked that the members Of their con
gregations exert their influence for the
passage Of the measure"
Now. while the Eagle acknowledge
and respects the right Of ministers 81
the gospel to speak and labor for tn
welfare and advancement Of publi
morals, Il denies their right to use tn
pulpit for the purpose Of driving repu
table citizens out Of the successful
pursuit OF their legitimate business. I
also believes there are enough restric
tons and regulations Of the liquor an
brewing business now on the statute
hooks Of Illinois. and II In greatly mis-
taken II the citizens Of Chicago will
favor or support any measures Of
puritanical character such rs this on
seems to be. 1t should be defeated.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-01-31
ANOTHER FROST FOR TIVE "0E1
BUSY" STATESMEN.

The City Hall jObhOlders who are
growing cross-eyed with fright that
Harrison will be thrown out this
spring and their connection with the
payroll thereby terminated, experienc.
cd another sickening sensation on
Tuesday last. All the previous week
had been peculiarly unfortunate for
them. one black eye after another hav-
ing been administered TO their various
schemes to keep gas in the Harrison
balloon. but the experience Of Tues
day was the worst OF all.
The payroll boosters called meet
ing for that day M the Palmer House,
Mt which the municipal ownership gag
taIOther of the various fads by which
they hope to keep the Harrison balloon
Inflated was TO be set afioat with
great eclat and much fiOurlshing Of
trumpets.
II was confidently expected that
there would be II great outpouring Of
the faithful. and the hunky advance
guard marched down from the City
Hall In full expectation Of finding the
parlors and corridors OF the Palmer
House filled with great throng Of ar
dent municipal ownership men all In
u state of wild enthusiasm for Harri-
son AMI reform. They found the place,
however. in full possession Of killing
frost. Instead of the Presidents and
Secretaries, the officers and the rank
and file Of municipal ownership or
ganizations from the thlrty-fiye wards
of Chicago, they found just Al weary
looking individual sitting on the edges
Of the settees on the Palmer House
parlOr floor. The high hopes Of the
hot'air dispensers took sudden drop,
however, and an effort to adjourn the
fOriOrn looking little aggregation was
made. This also, unfortunately for the
payroll boosters, was unsuccessful, and
and the entire tizzle was displayed In
all It's misery.
What a falling on was here from
1.-THE army Of $1,000" whose names we
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-01-31
AN vxACCOvHIABlE CONDITION.

The Eagle has been always consist.
ent and persistent In Its advocacy Of
the night school plan, ana 1t II sorry
to note the following report during
the past week from the Board Of Ed
ucutiOn:
The attendance Mt the evening schools
of the city Ia much lower than 1t was
before the holidays, but the officials
Of the Board Of Education refuse to
give any figures. The acknowledgment
OF the decrease In attendance was
made by Assistant Superintendent Me.
gan. who has charge Of the evening
schools.
"The attendance IL smaller than II
was before the holidays" said Mr.. Me.
gan. but ! do not care to make pub.
liz the figures. think that It II prob
ably due to the fact that children IRE
compelled to work overtime In the
stores and factories"
This matter should be looked into ut
| once.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-01-31
the MAYOR ACCEPTS.

It took six days OF hard work on
the part Of the City Employees Veter-
an Association: the Municipal Owner
ship Payroll Brigade and the Con.
tractors Munipical Ownership Society
to induce Mayor Harrison to run
again. Following Is the daily record
Of the hard task with
His Nibs:
Montlay-Delegation Of Municipal
Ownership League. headed by City
Clerk L.Oeiiier and Cap Farrell. OF the
Special Assessment Bureau. waits on
the Mayor and tells him the people
want him; also asks him to get busy
Tuesday Delegations from the City
Swill Drivers Union and Corporation
COunsel's Office wait on the Mayor
and ask him to get busy"
acknowledgements NOurse.
OF the Water Department, and Com.
missioner Of Public Works Block call
on the Mayor and voice the demand Of
the Municipal Payroll Ownership
League that the Mayor become can.
didate for reelection ana get busy"
Wedneslay-The BoOzcrs' Union. the
City meteorological Bureau. the Street
Cleaning Experts ana the Police Court
Cadets visit the Mayor and demand
that he announce his candidacy and
"get busy" for reelection.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of "PlaiT
Clothes" men from the Police Depart
ment. representing the Municipal Own
ership Of Gambling Houses League
and also representatives of the Boiler
Inspectors and Meter Department Blu
reaus wait on the Mayor and tell hin
to get busy" The people want him
Friday--MayOr's Secretary Lahif
and Assistant Secretary Mayer make
u demand on the Mayor that he be
come u candidate for reelection. Five
thousand non.uniOn postal cards pre-
scented to his honor asking him to ''ge
busy"
Saturtiay--The Asphalt Paving Con
tractors Municipal Ownership League
waited on the Mayor and demanded
that he become candidate for re
election. The Bridge Tenders NUM-
cipal Ownership Society also sent II
u delegation to request that he ''ge
busy"
The Mayor replied that he was X
busy looking over the payroll that h,
had hardly time to prepare a fOrma
answer, but In view of the strong de
mand from all of the Municipal Own
ership departments that he believed
he would be a candidate for re.elec
ton, just to Oblige his friends.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-01-31
HAsR,soH's IAsT GRAND MARcH.

The Executive Committee OF the
Cook County Democracy has declined
to invite Mayor Harrison to lead the
grand march ut It's annual ball. hav-
Ing decided by a vote Of 10 to to ex.
tend that compliment to Its own pres
ident. Hon. John Powers.
There II only one grand march that
Harrison - destined to lead, and that
will Ike the grind march Of the Pay.
roll Brigade from the City Hall when
the people start the music. II will be
n pleasing sight when the cOtillOn
begins. and by the time the man who
does the calling of shouts "balance
ALL" with the admonitiOn to lind seats.
the smallest piece Of political fustian
that ever posed IA "the peoples
choice" for high Office In Chicago will
he ready to 20 away back and sit
down.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-01-31

age Board has been and Is being well
and economically conducted.
A constant growth in the volume of
litigation. according to members of the
Chicago Drainage Board, causes the
steadily increasing expense incurred by
the commission in payment Of its legal
advisers. The announcement that II
legislative investigation Is to he under
taken into the payroll of the law de-
partment causes the commissioners no
apparent unea siness. Their accounts,
they declare. are In perfect conditions
vouchers are on file for every dollars
worth of expense. and the proposed
ovcrlauling cannot come any too soon
to please them.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-01-31

CullOugh. a gentleman who. on vari-
Gus occasions demanding the exercise
Of sound judgment as well as expert
knowledge Of the work needed In the
position which he holds, has demon.
strated himself letter perfect" so to
speak, In the part he has to play in
this immense business enterprise.
In addition to the great works re-
ferred to, the City Railway people
have added several more of the large
Wentworth avenue cars to the rolling
stock of that important line. These
ears are the most perfectly construct
ed and comfortably appointed vehicles
of their kind IN the world. and have
been built and furnished at n cost Of
$1,000 apiece.
Room. light, ventilation. warmth and
the general convenience and comfort
of passengers are the objects aimed
at and catered to I'm the construction
and arrangements of these cars.
One point which should not he omit
ted in this connection IL the fact that
the Wentworth avenue line Is one
most largely patronized by the work
ing people of the South side. and the
City Railway Company in placing
such elegantly appointed and In every
way excellent service on this branch.
goes to show that this company plays
no favorites among its patrons.
The City Railway Company. II may
be mentioned. has been always re-.
markable for the excellence of its roll
ing stock and the comfort and supe.
riOr arrangements and furnishing Of
It's cars. and this excellence has not
been confined to those branches Of the
road which serve the travelling public
of the aristocratic residence districts
alone. All quarters Of the territory
covered and served by the City Rail
WY Company IRE served alike--that
IL to say, with equal excellence.
Perhaps one of the most remarkable
and convincing proofs Of the willing
ness and determination Of the SOutl
side Company TO keep pace with thu
requirements Of the times and the de
mands Of modern progress. is the fact
that during the past year the cOmpan!
has undertaken to give the grOOvet
rail n test, Of course with a view Il
future extensive improvements In thu
direction should the test favor thu
particular kind Of rail.
A mile of the groOved and the "'r'
rails have been laid side by side owe
part Of the system for the purpose o
comparison and the making OF the ties
as to general utility and availability
This goes far to prove that the Chi
cagO City Railway IL preparing In
broad and generous spirit for cOmpll
ance with all demands Of the futur
for increased and improved transpoi
tation services.
In this the directors and officers q
; the road are displaying their wisdom
The management Of the road IL no
standing on technicnlities; indeed. til
present management has long been di'
tinguished for the spirit Of concession
and general willingness to live up mo
only to the letter ana spirit Of II
franchise. hut to all the reasonable dt
mnnds Of the public. On this accoun
the Chicago City Railway II the mos
popular institution Of Its kind In til
world. and will have the hearty SUI
port Of the citizens ana particular
the travelling public Of the South Sid
. | whenever It wants It.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-01-31

sand burglaries. When man starts on
such career lie generally neglects to
figure that he has the world against
him. Once upon a time Kansas City
had a respected citizen" who was q
train rObber. He was SO smart that he
laughed Mt the law. When he robbed
a train he fixed up his alibi first. When
there was talk about him, his friends
said he was prosecuted. One night
a horse stumbled and rider was
hurled to the pavement unconscious.
Bystanders picked him up and took
stock Of him. He had revolver, II
sawed.off shotgun. a mask and a Ian.
tern. The Jekyll.liyde business Of
Jack" Kennedy ended there; and this
respected citizen Is In the penitentiary,
serving a twelve-year sentence. Frank
Brown made II work for awhile. He Ii
an Outcast to-day. Schneider, the New
Jersey bank clerk, made a success Of
the double life for time. AlvOrd. the
bank teller, who stole $7OO,OOO. did II,
and the list is miles long. But the
logical sequel IL the penitentinry, and
the man who falls to consider that In
his calculations IL good deal Of u
fool.
Immigration Ii now increasing at
very rapid rate owing to the efforts
Of the agents of steamship companies
In Europe. who tell the immigrants
that the new immigration law Ii to be
passed and that this IL their last
chance to come to America. There ID.
In consequence. an Onc0ming "wave Of
illiterate, criminal. insane. pauperixed.
weak. minded and diseased humanity"
Everybody welcomes the brave. self
reliant foreigner who has the energy,
the Initiative" to strike out for for.
tune In a strange and distant land.
but the assisted immigration urged
hither by the steamship companies for
the sake Of profit and the debased and
diseased beings which the European
countries wish to get rid Of IRE reaA
menace to the nation.
Daily newspapers with 'all the news
Of the world are now promised on
board the big Atlantic liners. Wire.
less telegraphy, Of course. will supply
the daily dispatches. SO that the
scheme appears perfectly feasible
Whether the enterprise will be pOpu'
lar may be question. for there IRE
people who like to escape the news
paper and the telegraph during the
ocean voyage for the sake Of rep0se
The wretched man with the brain faG
will now be harder pushed than ever
The only place absolutely secure vii
be overheard.
~6A
There 10 no sort OF uOuDG mat iht
pulpit and college have both become
more notably servile to very rich mel
than they were nifty years ago. ant
Professor BascOm has done his da!
and generatiOn>a service In sharply re
buking 1t. Men Of learning aud tn
institutions they represented used Il
respect themselves as entirely superi0
to great riches. The poor scholar
felt rich In his own right Of high In
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-01-31
ALDERMAN GEORGE K. SCHMIDT.
One Of the Most Useful Chicago Common Council

telligence, but the college to-day. It IL
frequently the case, cringes. cap iu
hand. to ill.gotten wealth.
&eA
One Of the English wOrkmen who re.
Gently Investigated Industrial condi.
lions here says that putting shoes on
the children Of American workers 10
better than building libraries. hut he
forgets that shoes wear out; they can.
not be used as monument to per.
petuate the glory Of philanthropic
deeds. Who ever heard of man win.
ming honor ana fame through keeping
poor children from freezing?
When the King Of Saxony declares
that the elopemcnt scandal does not
add to the prestige Of the royal house,
he is to be congratulated OH having
discerned an important and indisput-
able fact.
Elmer II. Beach Of the prominent
law firm Of Beach Il Beach. IL one Of
the lending lawyers OF Chicago Just
now most favored by Republican, lead.
ers for n judicial nomination next sum.
mer.
Mr.. Beach In In every way, qualified
for the high position Of Judge. He IL
a lawyer Of long experience, In wing for
!ears enjoyed most lucrative and OK.
tensive law practice. There In no ut.
tOriey now practicing ut the bur Of
Cook County whose opinion In more
valued or whose ability us Il first.class
lawyer IL more generally acknOwletlg.
cd than Mr.. Elmer Il. Beach. He IL n
man Of first-class educational acquire.
ment. both ~ u university graduate,
and as one who has had the better and
broader education than that OF the
schools ripe experience.
Mr.. Beach IL a lifelong Republican,
is member of the regular party or.
gnnizatiOn Of the Twenty.ffth Ward
lone Of the banner Republican districts
OF the city, ana belongs also to all the
leading party organizations. such as
the Marquette ana the Hamilton cldbs.
/ Ills uOuiiiiutiOu WOuiu sttcuStucu
the Republican judicial ticket. and
his election would add to the strength
and the dignity Of the bench Of Cook
County.
~GA
Alderman George X. Schmidt In UNI
questiOnably the best representative
the Twenty-fourth Ward has ever had
In the City Council. Since his election
last spring Alderman Schmidt has
done more for the interests of the peO-
pie. not only Of his ward, but OF the
city ut large, than any man ever sent
to that body by the voters Of the ward
he SO w0rthily and ably represents.
His constituents IRE fully aware
OF all this and deeply appreciate the
valuable services he has rendered
them. The prOperty.Owners and
taxpayers are grateful to Alder.
man Schmidt for the interest he has
taken and shown In the public welfare.
and there II no public honor In their
gift that they will not gladly show him
whenever opportunity arises.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-01-31

were told a few days ago had been
tabled In big "redbordered book"
Verify. these he doleful days for Har-
risonism and the payroll brigade.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-01-31
EAeLEM.

Judging from the growing fashion Of
turning ones back, particularly II 1t
be a fashionable back. upon winter,
there Is an increasing distaste for the
chill season, and 1t would be quite In
order to change slightly the old adage
and say that as the days begin TO
lengthen not only does the cold begin
to strengthen, but the determination to
escape this cold grows equally severe.
The two pictures that confront pro-
spective traveller are those Of meager
coal pile at home and an ever.abound.
Ing blooming rosebush ana ever.bear.
Ing orchard tree abroad, and II IL not to
be wondered at that he decides In favor
of the roses and oranges. Time was
when literary men constituted them.
selves defenders Of the seasons and
wrote "a good word for winter" or "A
plea for summer" In way to win un.
loyal hearts. But where Is the modern
poet of winter who would have the
hardihOOd to write as Lowell tells us
did the ancient poet Of winter, lying
In bed with his hand through hole In
the blanket? Lowell also reminds us
that one of the first rules Of whist Ii
winter, and he declares that for "a good
solid read" there IL nothing like the
sense of safety that winter tempest
brings. Some deep observers Of society
20 SO far as to declare that the grow.
Ing habit of escaping from winter ar.
CUES the fact that people are becoming
more enervated, but II Is to be doubted
whether the habit IL sufficiently univer.
sal to justify these fOrebOdings. Yet
1t remains to be proven whether the In
dividual who takes the weather as he
does life, lust as 1t comes" does not,
after all, have the best Of 1t.
~
In our concern about what shall be
done with the dusky tribes that came
under our flag as u result OF the war
with Spain we have almost forgotten
the red-skinned wards who for -four
centuries tiercely resisted the encroach.
ments of the white man ana stubborn'
~ resented the paternalistic efforts OF
the government to civilize them. II
will be interesting news to many Amer
leans to learn that the identity OF the
Indian In his tribal relation will sOOI
be forever lost. 1t Is believed that an
other year will see his final disappear
ance from among the segregated com
munities of the world. The tangible
remnant of the abOrigines of NORTH
America now consists of the five prin
cipal civilized tribes - CherOkees
Creeks, Choctaws, Chickasaws ant
SeminOles, numbering, In round mum
bers, about $1,000 Some Of the nOmad
ic Apaches, Comanches and Arapah0e,
still exist as melancholy relics Of bar
barrie age In Oklahoma, New Mexico
and Arizona, but they long since los
all semblance Of tribal autonomy
Seventy years ago the five tribes wef'
moved to the territory west of the Mis-
sissippi, and for thirty years they hav'
been living under tribal government
under constitutions copied closely afte
those used by the States. In the course
of years thousands of white settler
have entered the territory and squat
ted" on any vacant lands they liked
The racial situation has been furthe
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-01-31

Philadelphia Is still a bit shocked be-
cause George Dickinson was burglar.
A burglar isn't novelty. But this
man burgled only ut night. BY day he
was a respected business man, a person
Of affairs. You would as soon suspect
the family doctor Of arson as this quiet,
clean-looking man Of being burglar
And yet, when the great part OF the
world was sleeping, Dickinson, coarsely
dressed, cap pulled over his eyes, armed
to the teeth, was out HOUSEKEEPING, a
thug from choice. When man starts
out on a Jekyll-Hyde career he IL head
ed for the penitentiary. He may be
smart and keen as fox, but the
chances are against him. 1t is a bad
gamble. There Is more money In being
honest than could be gained In thou
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-07-09

aim being to find men who were living
In the Snow Shoe lodging house, the
on the earnings of the women. The
women have become frightened be-
cause of these raids and have sought
other quarters. In the raid on the
Snow Shoe . young man was taken in
CUSTODY BY Sergeant Sullivan. Later
it was found the man arrested was
the son Of . prominent county official.
The young man was set free and the
matter was hushed up as far as possi-
BILE. S
1t has also developed that the po-
lice, in their sealous search for men
who are supposed to live Off the. earn
ings Of these women. have stopped in
offensive citixens on the streets re-
peatedly and put them through a pro-
cess of sprouts. but up to the present
the only tangible results obtained by
the department seem to have been
the .scatterins Of the women over a
wider territory.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-07-09

the eprasaae avenue Reishborhood IN
search 6ftla witness wanted in !
criininai case In three different lodg-
ing housee between Monroe street and
Mill street on Sprasne avenue 1t de-
;veloped that the tenants---and there
we're . number in each lodging house
were women identified with the life
Of the tenderloin. In each of theBe
houses 1t was stated the woman want
ed had been known by different names
in the different houses, but that It
was dificuit TO locate her because
the women change their names every
few days to suit their convenience.
1t was found that at least four other
lodging houses IN this strip OF terri
tory were furnishing Accommodation
for these women and their male
friends.
Proof of these conditions was fur
nished on lower Howard street, where
1t was ascertained that Sergeant Sui
Ivan busted the inmates late at night