The daily sentinel., 1905-09-14


peace for Russia. after suffering such
awful humiliations upon land and
sea. by her armies and navy.
There might be some concerted |
action looking toward making
grand cleanup for Fair week. If we .
could not imagine how much clean .
liness in our streets and on the priv
ate property contributes to the gem
eral appearance of our city. we would
all lend helping hand to see the
work performed.
Alderman Carey. of the stock
yard precinct of Chicago, has retired
from politics after ten years in the
business. worth millions. The prin-
cipal reason for mis- retirement, so
he says. is to give the other boys"
chance. Now that is generous on
the part of Carey He believes that
politics is the best paying profession
in this country.
You couldn't raise a ripple of ex
citement about politics in this town,
if you tried ever so hard. II is really
hard to tell to what party a man be
longs. without he is holding office.
He knows then generally to what
party he is indebted for his office
Perhaps it is just as well that there
is no excitement, as men can find time
to do their legitimate work
Blackmailing of prominent men
seems to have become quite a pro-
fession in large cities. No man seems
to be safe from attack. Our advice
to anyone who is being made the vic
tim of a blackmailer or n blackmail-
ing scheme is to come right out bold
ly and expose the man or woman who
attempts it. The public will be with
the victim nine times out of ten, as
they reason to themselves that they
may be the next victim.
The manner in which Ryan, who
now controls the Equitable stock
which was formerly in the possess
ion of James Hazen Hyde, goes
about the business of reeonstructing
that great insurance company, ap-
peals to any man of business sense.
He has already Topped off 100000
of expense in the management of
the company. He promises to cut
down some more. At the great meet
ing of the 500 agents of the com
pany he stated in part that 1t should
be his aim to make the investments
of the earnings of the company in
such manner as would produce the
greatest returns. He furthermore
said that the officers of the Equitable
would not be open to spoilation by
the millionaires and corporations.
who have made themselves rich OFF
the policy holders money. Such
talk as that II it is lived up to will
restore confidence in the company,
That one outbreak in the streets
of Toxic, over the peace terms, has
set Japan back half a dozen years in
the scale of progress. No nation
seemed so happy in anticipations of
l.
treaty. Internal peace prevailed. alb
solute confidence and love for the
Milxado and the government existed,
but today she suffers the first real out
break against the constituted author
ity Absolutism in the conduct of
, affairs of the Empire was tolerated
with love and veneration, hut dis
l,s,aH Ia Il ~
4 even the Japanese mind and he would
4 rather dismember the Empire than
i to submit tamely, in accepting peace
n terms that are childish IN his mind
n Nor do we blame the Jap for his de.
n sire to see his country obtain that
z which highly civilized nations al
ways have rightly demanded.
900
Here we have been for years ad
A miring the Napoleonic financial ca
n pacity of such men as Morgan ant
e Hartman and many others who hav,
enriched themselves at the expens,
of the poor people of the country
Fl We have wondered what power OF
earth produced the untold millions
by which they carried on their grea
operations. We have found out thai
it was that great stream of gold from
d the poor and the rich of the country
RI to which they had access and it
Il no wonder that they could carry OF
n collosal operations, which seemed 1,
he beyond the ken of common peo
Fl pie Unless hereafter the giant n
n surance corporations conduct theil
business for the benefit of the policy
n holders, those who produce this
n great reserves of these companies
II and gradually cut down the cost o
E Insurance in reduction in prem
n iums, there will be only one end t'
3 all such companies. that is disorgan
4 ization and disruption.
Il 600
H What tortures do You believe tina