Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-12-10

conspicuous. despite the various dc.
vices employed to lessen the scandal.
for such 1t Is regarded by army men.
What makes the offcnse seem greater
from the army point of view Is the
fact that the American soldier Is prob
ably the best paid'und best furnished
military unit In the world, and will
hold his own with any other fighting
man. 1t must be conceded. however,
that the average American has no
taste for soldering In time of peace.
lie never thinks of quitting his colors
In time of war. but post duty il some
thing he cannot tolerate. This country
and its institutions doubtless furnish
ample reasons why the young Amcri-
can would not be u soldier In time of
peace. Work is plentiful. wages are
high. and the people are as free rs
air. There l. nothing In army life.
the young man concludes, that will
recompcnsc him for the loss of such
opportunities and privileges. It may
he serious problem for the hrmy that
! the American citizen doesn't like sol.
dicring rs n profession. although he
may take kindly TO the temporary du-
! ties of national guardsman. How
ever 1t * not regarded as II very great
misfortune to the public that he should
prefer civil to military life. There
need be no fear that the country will
not get all the soldiers it may need
| when danger threatens. Shorter enlist
ment Is the remedy prescribed by
many military men for the desertlon
evil. Making the term of enlistment
two instead of three years Is urged In
some quarters rs means of still FUR
thcr reducing dcscrtiOns ana bringing
into the service n better class of men.
~eA
Here are words that should be writ
large ana posted up In the market
| place. In store ana shop. In school AMI
church. They are the words of DIR.
| Rainsford of New York: "Will we new.
or learn that the >briber and briDe taker
nre social traitors? That they are the
real anurchists-the moral anarchists
of to-day? They are the real traders
In flesh and blOOd--thc men who more
than any others are defeating ana he
| traying the hopes of mankind. It's
| they who are morally responsible for
the deaths Of women ana children of
the SlOcum. IT'S they that plunged
hundreds of homes In misery. Even
this Incompatible disaster will not be
In vain II 1t but force our citizens to
see and resent the wicked crime
against humanity jtself--the Offering
and accepting of brides. It. may be
the multi-milllOnaire trying to buy his
way into the United States Senate, or
1t may be the little stOrekeeper trying
to gain unlawful use Of the sidewalk
In front of his stand. The one tries to
purchase the courts ana the voters; the
other tips the pntrOlman. Neither OF
them, perhaps, sees the enOrmlty of his
crime against free government" Isn't
that fine ana true? Bribery. whether
1t be Of legislature or Of Il police
man, whether 1t be by Use of money In
itching palm, or by official FREQ press
II anarchy. Let that stand out. Lot
1t br printed everywhere and echoed
from pulpit and platform and press
BUT see how DIR. RainsfOrd swings the
lash, Justly nnd with equal sting, upon
the backs of bribers as well us bribed
Tbey--the rich men and corpora tions
who buy legislators and judges rs wei
MS the petty brlbers of the cOnstabu
lnry--tl,ey are anarchists, enemies OF
the republic, traitors. Read the words
over again. Cut them out and past,
them up. Bribers and bribed-an
urchists.
~SA
Jullet's question, whats in
name?" might be answered in various
ways. One could say, something ant
nothing" and both with equal truth
The name is not the thing and ye
comes to be closely identified with 1t
Although merely name. it carries
with it history. geography, genealog,
and ecclesiastlclsm. How arstocrati'
the names of localities are now com
pared with those of Il century or TIVE
ago. Where once the term field wa
5 applied the demand to-day is for park
I Our ancestors lived in BroOkfield Suf
> field, Springfield Enfield ana Bytield
: We: live in Highland Park, Hyde Park
2 Morgan Park or Norwood Park. NJ
! plebelan "tield' for us. A sign of TIN
times is that biblical names are m
! longer given to towns, or II they ar
1 1t Is In honor Of some older town ant
not In commemOratiOn of n place men
toned In the Bible. Salem, Lebanon
Sharon and the others We're sacret
names to our ancestors and full of re
: liglous meaning. The era of the elias
. sizes Is noted In the settlement of New
York State when Troy, Syracuse, Itha
ca, Rome and other towns We're honor
ed with illustrious names. as II t
7 fOreshadow their own eventual great
, ness. Then the American spirit be
gan to prevail and the names of presl