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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-02-11
RACE SUICIDE CRANKS.

Our New York friends Of the Society
of Political Study have at last discov.
cred the panacea for all sorts Of evils
--over.crOwded schools. child labor.
the submerged tenth and every kind Of
poverty and distress. Their idea Is to
frame and pass antipanperism laws
that shall restrict the propagation Of
the human species. They find In this
the solution Of all evil and are going
at once to work to secure the passage
OF the desired laws. Evidently our
friends are nOvices In the study of
governments and the power Of a peO-
pie. however united In Its votes, to
control what OH the surface seems re.
markably easy. They are reckoning
without taking human nature into nc.
count. They are blaming President
Roosevelt for declaiming against race
suicide and they believe II he would
but open his eyes to the misery Of
things he would come on their side and
advocate children only for the well
to do, the intelligent, the morally
sound and the happy. Nothing is more
desirable than that everyone should
be we'll bOrn--a sound mind In a sound
body. receiving the heritage Of all the
ages and making good use Of 1t. Yet
1t Is marvellous how from these very
ranks condemned by the Society for
Political Study as having no right to
existence there often comes the
strength and stamina Of nation. The
so.called upper classes would soon die
IL they were not constantly replenish.
ed from below. Many mainland
woman. too. for that matter-nOw oc.
cupying a desirable social position was
child In u family of ten or dozen
where poverty was pinching and every
child obliged to do the utmost to keep
the wolf from the door. The very
straits to which they were put develop
ed strength, tenacity of purpose, and
made them TIT to cope successfully In
after life. Nature does not let the poor
and struggling die out and permit the
idle and luXury.loving 10 take posses
sion of the earth. She has her owl
way of doing things and II some well
disposed organization proposes tt
frame and pass laws that shall dc
away with poverty, discomfort ant
OverpopulatiOn they have the privilege
but she always looks out to see tina
their plans come to naught. Natur,
Is opposed to race suicide.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-02-11
1HE FINE DEPARTMENT AND 7HE
PERFORMERS"

by q very close vote the city Fire
Department has been saved from the
fangs of the busybodies ana faddists
who have been bounding IT for Il long
time under the guise of reform.
The Council has shown It's wisdom
in saving the people of Chicago from
the spectacle OF placing the affairs of
one of the most important of its civic
institutions nj the mercy of II few
notoriety seekers ana impudent inter
lopers. The Fire Department hence
forth will be administered without IN,
reference by its able, eXperlcn, I'll and
honest officials.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-02-11
THE PRACTICAL ACE AND WHAI
IT MEAN8

II one were to choose single word
by which TO characterize the present
uge. that word would almost newt.
ably be practical" This IL by no
means the same as saying that the
watchwOrd Of the day Is matcrialism.
The really practical Is seldom wholly
lnaterialistic. 1t includes much that II
spiritual. sentimental ana ldenlistic.
hut practical" the age certainly IL,
and among practical subjects there arr
none more vital than work AMI wages,
savings, and the security Of income In
old age. These are essentially lues-
tons for young men. for modern meth.
DDS Of industry and modern tendencies
are making this a young mans age
Old men find II more and more diff
cult to secure or hold profitable posi-
tons. Even those who knew that this
IL so We're startled when one of the
great steel companies recently estab.
lished an age limit of thirty-iive years
IA dead-line" it is aptly called-fOr
the employment of new men. Argu-
ment Is of little avail in matters of
this sort: protests are of no use. 1t
Is the old men who have to bear the
burden, but young men must meet the
emergency, ana meet IL while they are
young-by thrift. The probable period
Of their working life Is shortened;
therefore they must make ii yield
greater results. must save more and
lay aside more for old age. 1t is prob
able that few young men have con-
sldered how much they should save
| In order to make the future secure. A
New York Insurance actuary has lately
made an interesting study Of the mat.
ter, and concludes that at least ono
sixth of the income should be set aside
| for insurance. If married man with
| children Is To make the future of him
self and his family secure II any con.
tingency. But what Is most b he en-
phasized Is not SO much the need Of
saving a specific amount or of invest
ing II In specific way. as the neces.
sity Of establishing the habit of thrift
in early life. Young men should adopt
as motto 10 work while 1t is day,
and remember that 1.-THE night cometh
| when no man can work"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-02-11
THE SAN D0M,xo0 QUESTION.

Santo Domingo Is lucky to have an
honest, good.natured, powerful friend
ready to do her service. BY the
protocol recently signed the United
States assumes the burden Of helping
the little nation straighten out her
finances. and In addition guarantees
her territorial integrity. II the United
states were not ut hand to give aid
the future would be black, for Santo
Domingo's European creditors have
reached the limit OF their patience.
The best treatment the delinquent na.
ton would receive from the European
powers would be good deal worse
than the worst treatment she will re.
ccive from us. 1t Is true our action
Is not entirely disinterested. We take
Il small burden upon us now In order
to avoid the possibility Of great deal
larger burden later on. Nor will We
be disinterested IN the action we shall;
take when Santo Domingo's finances
are finally put In good order, since We
shall withdraw from the custom.
houses and rid ourselves Of the NUS.
nnce Of managing them as swiftly
as possible. II any OF the South
American republics are excited or wor.
ried when they hear of the new ar.
rangement they will assuredly calm
themselves ut once when they read In
full the terms of the protocol. Tina.
document shows plainly enough that
we are not seeking to take unjust ad
vantages even over the smallest and
weakest of our neighbors. The perma
nently important feature Of the proto
col Is our guarantee Of territorial In
tegrity. Santo Domingo II Thousand
times happy to have such protection
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-02-11
DANGER IN THE CkARTER A0ITA.
TiON.

While the Eagle is not opposed to
reasonable amendment Of the charter
Of the city Of Chicago; such amend
ynent as will give the public needed
relief without opening the way to a
wholesale taxation crusade against the
property owners and taxpayers, 1t has
held from the beginning that the en-
tire agItatI filled as it was with fad
dism and the vaporings Of impractical
Missionaries and theorists, was full of
danger TO Chicago Any one perusing
the proceedings OF the Charter Com
mittee OF the Legislature at one OF
its recent sessions will realize the
truth of this.
The charter tlnkerers appeared be-
fore this committee to put forward
their proposition for municipal courts,
and the discussion eliminated in an
outrageous attack upon the entire jul
dietary Of Cook County by the grang'
or statesmen from down the country
districts IL was fortunate that the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-02-11

Sir Howard Vincent. NJ. p. Is a Sc.
rious.minded Brlton who abounds In
thntlove Of the United States of Amer.
lea which Is SO common in England
now. He is anxious to strengthen the
bonds. and to accomplish the purpose
pleads with us to strike out the third
verse Of THE Star.Spangled Banner"
which he thinks has a ioosening tend.
ency. A careful reading Of the lines
shows that they are not calculated to
promote the fraternalism that Sir How.
ard longs for, but they are hardly
worth worrying over. as our good
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-02-11

caslOns, and always with some feeling
Of alarm. Men of tremendous energy
and patriotism reach for the high notes
with grim determine ton. only to
emit feeble croak, and thin female
voices vanish in a squeak or whisper
during the leap to those attitudes. Con.
hdence Is never discernible except in
spots, and by the time the first verse
Is concluded the sense Of helplessness
Is general. Wherefore the first verse
Is the only part that Is commonly
known. and perhaps only sections Of
that, the duty Of carrying on the re-
frain being left to double.rivctetl
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-02-11

nize the fact that the condition Of I'm.
tramural transporta zion is to-day the
principal question for the ccnsidera.
ton Of the people Of Chicago.
1t Is no reflection upon the manage.
ment Of the able men wlio as members
Of the Board Of Receivers Of the Union
Traction Company. to say that II Is mp
to the people to settle the matter. It
IL but Justice ana fair play, however. to
say that under the guidance Of Man.
aging Receiver John e. Fetzer and his
colleagues, the best that can be done
for the public under the circumsta noes,
In being done.
Whatever choice in the matter Of
chief executive Is made by the people
In the coming election. 1t cannot be de
MED TINT the Board Of Receivers Of the
Union Traction Company did the best
they could for the people.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-02-11

friend would understand II he were
better acquainted with tine country.
While they cannot be expunged. since
they are part of our history. 1t needs
no effort Of universities, colleges and
schools OF profound learning ana re.
ligious education" to keep them from
infiamlng the public mind. "For "The
Star.Spangled Banner IL not general.
~ studied as a poem, and It IL not on
record that any Individual, choir or
mass meeting ever reached the third
verse In an Outburst Of song. We have
witnessed the struggles OF the Ameri-
can people with this air on many Oc.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-02-11

session did not wind up In n recommen.
dalton to reduce the salaries Of the
able Judges Of our Circuit and Superior
Courts or in preposterOus propositions
that might cripple or otherwise injure
the courts. We have repeatedly said
that the charter crusaders should 90
slow and be careful. This experience
shows we were right.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-02-11

brass bands Of extraordinary boiler ca
pacity. But the men who get up steam
under the brasses do not think the
verses ana do not harbor any senti-
ments Of revenge or hostility toward
Sir Towards compatriOts. They are
honest. earnest, laborious individuals,
whose thoughts are wholly occupied
with the exacting business Of blowing
hard enough, and they leave It to their
auditors to supply any verses that
please them for the bOmbardment. This
Sir Howard himself Is at liberty to
do, and thus he may tighten the bonds
to his hearts delight.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-02-11
THAT TRACTION PROBLEM.

No thoughtful citizen can hesitate on
doubt about the paramount question
in the coming municipal campaign,
Any man qualified 10y age 10 eXer'
else the right Of franchise ana who
has spDonfuli of brains, must recOg-
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-02-11
EAeLETs.

A widow says husband Is better
late than never.
Occasionally II woman likes to have
people talk about her, because it gives
her such splendid chance to get even.
~e>
There are still many opportunities
for young men; the trusts haven't been
able to grab all of them.
~S
The excavation In the fund appfo.
priated to pay the salaries Of the Pan
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-02-11

down there is probably sorry now that
he was elected.
No young man can surprise girl
by kissing her; he only thinks he can.
| Jiu.jitsu Is to be introduced at Ann.
apolis. presumably for the benefit Of
West Points football team.
| That London man VINO says he IL
able to raise the dead probably Is like
several thousand other mortals who are
adept ut raising Cain.
~eA
| One Of the magazines recommends
carrying a pocket lens for examining
low life FORMS" What's the matter
with an ordinary eyegless?
| Now that the thOrnless cactus has
arrived, will some resOurceful scientist
Of geological turn Of mind undertake
the evolution Of quill.less porcupine?
| A woman was arrested Mt Jersey
City few days ago for obtaining ST.
800 on bad checks. Considering the
brevity Of her financial career. she
couldn't have been much for looks.
Astronomers are uncertain whether
the planet Mercury rOtates In "a hours
or 81 days. Apparently there continue
to he some things that are more exact
than astronomy.
Ida NJ. Tarbell announces that she
Is going to write some more Rookie
Teller articles. Speaking Of Ida. we
are reminded that Nemesis was won.
an.
Tie man who claims to have spank.
ed Theodore Roosevelt when the lat.
ter was a boy may have impaired to
the future President his first crude
idea Of the strenuous life.
The Prince of Wales has nineteen
pianos In his house. and he can keep
them all silent rs long rs he pleases
!. That Is our idea Of real power.
Russla's war expenditures for last
! year were $3G4.OOO.OOO. Add to this
the loss In life and we may under.
stand why the Russian people are
clamoring for peace.
The London Telegraph ridicules
/ Americans for their passion for grand
parents" The English passion seems
to run to fathers.in.law.
The discovery OF new fssure on
!, Luna ds ridiculed by n savant, who
I says II IL very common In the moon
Q The fault. no doubt. Of the man In ],
. making funny cracks.
Nicholas II. proposes to grant re
9 forms only when he Is thoroughly con
. WINGED that they are the ones the re
> formers don't want.
~SA
Over In Russia the people are begin
II ming to stone the palaces of the grand
q dukes. The Russian aristocracy cal
O never hope to enjoy complete safety ~
long rs the free use of stones Is grant
ed to the peasantry.
n Father Angelo Of Pennsylvania say
). lovers should not sit on the same sofa
As they have experience In such mat
tiers and he has not, his protest lack
power.
!. A Massachusetts pastor left the stu
Of his cigar In his study the other day
the result being Il fire which destroyer
the church. Here Is another stron
:. argument against the use OF tobacco b.
I ministers.
Morocco has explained things I
France and another war scare IL thu
IL dissipated. 1t was fortunate that Nc
10 rocco didn't feel obliged to win at leas
q one important victory before listenin
70 to peace talk.
DR.. Lyman Abbott might have X
y cured greater share Of public after
+ ton II he had not butted In at an II
IL OppOrtune moment.
- The mikadO says he didn't write tn
three poems that were recently pull
ID lished as having come from his pei
n. Suspicion now rests on the Swee
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-02-11
The Well.known Banker.

anna Canal Commissioners Is said to
be going OH industriously.
A rich father II too often young
mans excuse for being worthless.
A piece Of wOman's mind often
disturbs mans peace Of mind.
~6
Premier Balfour says that England
Is too great. Doubtless he intended to
say too big, for no country can be too
great.
~9A
Wide awake life insurance com.
panies will proceed to classify deer
hunting as one Of the extra hazardous
occupations.
Jiu.jitsu Is to be introduced Mt the
Annapolis Naval Academy. Let the
West Point boys watch out when the
next football game comes of.
~
"Why are the policemen 80 popular
with servant girls?" asks subscriber.
Don't know. unless the girls know the
penalty Of resisting an officer.
~S
1t Is a real earl whom the young.
est Miss Letter married. That may
not be dig ut the other girls Of the
family, but 1t does seem to be dig.
About the most terrific comblnn ton
that has developed up to date IL an In.
toXicatcd chauffeur ana an autOmO.
bile.
The case of the man who cut out a
horses tongue because the animal IL Il
kicker ilstifies regret that the day OF
the rack ana thumbscrew IL past.
I'VE are not here to get all we can,
says young Mr.. Rockefeller to his 81
BILE class. Great heavens! What would
they have got II they had really tried
~6
Spanking Is now prohibited IN tht
New York public schools. This decis
ion meets with the hearty Endorsement
Of the small boy.
~6A
Miss Ida Tarbell cannot help feeling
that her investigation into the affairs
Of the standard OIL Company has lef
little real work for anybody else to do
~6A
II music as curative agent come
into general use. will the effects of al
overdose of classical strains be mold
fed by the careful exhibition Of rag
time?
An Alabama man has been sent Il
Jail for thirty days because he kissed
girl after she had said: pleas
don't" 1t must be difficult for ma
to know when he Is safe In Alabama
1t il now reported that the Balti
fleet sailors saw war balloons of til
Dogger bank. The only blessed thing
they didn't see We're fishing vessels.
CalifOrnia's prune crop this year WI
amount to l5O,OOO,OOO pounds. I'll
probabilities are that this Is going
be Il bad year for people who board.
Rev. DIR. Heller Newton insists thu
some men possess halOs. We fear IL
doctor has failed to distinguish b.
tween halos and Authorizations.
The boil weevils increase OF acti'
ity leads to a suspicion that the GU
temalau ants went over to the el
envy.
There are so many ways OF adulte
ating milk nowadays that you can
be sure of the genuineness even Of Il
creme de Ia creme.
~
DR.. Chadwick announces that he
going to write book. This will con
as a shock to the people who hay
heretofore been inclined to sympathi'
with him.
&A
If any of our leaders have lent 8:
!. 100000 on notes signed ANDREW Ca
negie," we advise them to cOmmuI
J cate with the ironmaster at once,
, the signatures may have been forge
A New Jersey woman Is to be tri'
!. In court on the charge of being col
!. | mon scOld The prosecuting attOrn,
New-York tribune., 1905-02-12
NO NEED OF PENSIONS
I'm the Federal Service Emploues
Hare Many AdUastoges

Henry F. Greene United States Civil ssrv,o.
Commissioner. says that federal servants 6o M.
need pensions O'
In reference to pensions for eovernn,s,. .r,-
Pioyes' says Mr.. Greene. "tha matter is ona "a
"hlch the Civil Service Commission hos .,s
ee@t ueai OF attention in the last three wears bu,
H winch the commission as body is hardly pre-
pared at present to express any conclusion.
VIII state individually that no arsuu.,+ h.x
Se' peeh called to my judgment which ha, con-
Ylnced me that either as matter NJ Iug+tco - a.
eIhpioyes OF the Federal Civil Service or as mat
Ter OF public policy pension system OUGHT 70 ha
ADOPTED. The Federal Civil Servica as now con.
stltuted has certain advantages over private en-
pIoyhaent; the compensation is good for the cIass
OF work done. and the tenure is rather more GER
tain than in ordinary private employu1ent Fnr
thls reason. while there are occasional cases of
hardship cannot see that the ordinary member of
the Civil Service is not in better position to pro-
tect himself in his old age than the ordinary per-
son outside Of the Civil Service. Therefore pen-
sion does not to mo to be REQUIRED by Justice
TO those employed by the government.
THE amount OF superannuation in the depart-
ments has been exaggerated and is not a pressing
evil" II the present steady and uniform observ-
ance of the Civil Service rules is continued it will
have tendency to diminish the amount of super-
annuation. The appointment by competitive ex-
animation tends to draw into the service younger
and abler class of men, and to reduce in various
ways. which have not the space TO particularly
discuss present, the number of employees too old
to do efficient service Therefore do not think that
there is need OF pension system to protect the
government.
THE substitutes that have been suggested, such
as the compulsory taking out OF an endowment
policy by each person admission to the service
would be very unjust in many cases, and would
be highly unpopular among the employed in
the departments. and also any system of deduction
which would provide pension would, I think be
very unpopular among the younger men in the ser
vice
IT quite satisfied that the prevailing opinion
in Congress is SUCH as to make the passage OF
civil pension bill impossible"
New-York tribune., 1905-02-12

Mr.. Knox. when was engaged in working for
the teachers pension law 1 had the opportunity to
study the questions involved in this subject with
considerable care 7 then became convinced that
there should be some provision made for the ad-
vanced Of all public servants who serve their
city long ard well. Without such a retirement sys-
tenn the service will become encunbercd With super
annuated employees who will draw full pay al
though making little return in the way of work
Most OF the employees of the city even now
may look forward to pensions. A retirement sys-
tenn has been established for the police. the fire
men. the teachers certain members Of the Health
Department and of the City College. and these
represent a majority Of those in the citys en-
ploy
In saying that favor plan for pensioning all
the civil servants Of the city. am not referring
to any bill, or any one scheme nor to the ques-
tions OF how much money the city should furnish.
or what proportions of the excise FUNDS should
be set aside for this purpose, or how much each
the assertion that method should he found
10 take care of the veterans in the civil Service
who have become incapacitated.
Il don't believe that certain number or years
of employment should be made the sole basis for
eligibility for n pension. Mere length of service
should not be sufficient requisite. Before retire
ment the employe should show that ne really
needs pension that he has not only served
certain term of years. but that he has reached a
stage where he cannot Work more. It should
pension and then go out in the world and earn
much more there. I how system may
be abused which permits after specified
number Of years Of Civil Service to retire pracu-
New-York tribune., 1905-02-12
PARASITE PENSIONERS.
Hoo Men Quit Citys Employ to
Obtain York Outside.

The principle of pensions for civil servants un-
less in exceptional cases. is entirely wrong, ac-
cordng to Samuel H. Ordway, chairman Of the
law committee of the New-York Civil Service
Reform Association. In giving his own per-
sonaI views on the subject. Mr.. Ordway said:
The idea Of pensioning a in the service
Of the city just because he has worked for
certain term of years is all wrong It is con-
trary TO the merit principle which should gov
ern all civil service. If had been Grip
pied or had ruined his health in the citys en-
ploy or had become old in the performance
of his duties that he was useless for any voca-
ton in lfe why, then might urge that he
should be pensioned But this is not the plan
In no measure that have seen for pensioning
civil servants has physical disability been made
the requisite for retirement half pay. In
them all length OF service is made the basis for
a pension, so that men might retire in the
prime of life and stil draw pay from the city for
the rest Of their years. They might go out and
get employment in private life and thus draw
two salaries, and still they would be kept on
the pension list The injustice OF such sys-
tenn is most apparent
Take the Police Department for example.
Policemen are constantly retiring from the force
on half pay and obtaining work outside. A
great number of the doorkeepers and watchmen
Of the big banks retired policemen who have
obtained these positions because of their espe-