Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-01-13

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That the overwhelming sentiment Of
the general public In In favor Of an
immediate settlement Of the traction
question and opposed to any further
pnrleying, humbug and buncombe over
the impossible fad, immediate mti-
niclpal ownership Is now plain to
all who have eyes to see and ears to
hear.
That prospective candidates for the
Council In next springs election, as
well as the party leaders on both sides
who are possessed Of wisdom, dlscrc.
ton and the ability TO get In touch with
the public pulse, are aware Of this Is
evident from the preparations already
being made for that election.
II the traction question should by
any policy Of delay and dilly dallying
be still unsettled by the time the next
AldermanIc election II held, that cleo
ton will show cOncluslvely what a tire.
menlous revulsion In public sentiment
In regard to this question has taken
place since the last MayOralty cam.
pnign.
The people have had their eyes open.
ed since last April.
They have witnessed tho pltifui Of.
forts Of IN honest but mIsdlrected and
lily Informed man whom they elected
Oh the platform Of immediate munIcl.
pal ownership Of the street railways
to keep pledges which he made In good
faith, but which he found himself alb.
sOlutcly unable TO carry out.
The people have found that the trac.
ton question has been played with
simply to make campaign buncombe,
that they have been hoodwinked, that
they have been made to suffer physi.
cal discomfort and untold financial loss
by being kept chasing after a will O
the wisp held up TO their gaze by
scllcming politicians, Office seekers and
dcmagOgues.
Hence II II not likely that very many
OF thIrty-iive candidates for Alderma.
mic hOnOrs next spring will run upon
an immediate ownership platform. II
any should try 1t they will have cause
to rue II.
| 1t IL the opinion Of every man on
both sides OF the political fence that
hardly n single candidate of the thirty
to be elected Aldermen will be an i'm.
mediate municipal ownership man.
These views are shared by scores
OF Others. \ prominent Republican
leader had this TO say:
"ShOuld the traction question be nm
settled by next April, the people will
turn out ut the polls and sweep from
the field every candidate who has the
temerlty to run upon the ridiculous i'm
mediate ownership PLATFORM"
Another, speaking through the col
umns of contemporary, said:
II believe that the Republican candl
dates for Aldermen next spring will all
stand upon the same platform In rela'
ton to the most important question
now confronting the city voters.
II would be wise for the Republi,
cans to adopt a policy that has the
greatest certainty OF producing early
ana satisfactory reforms In the street
car service. 1t Is now we'll understood
that the party Of municipal ownership
40 called, really cares for the owner.
ship OF the streets only as 1t can ma
nipnlate the street car employees for 20
litical purposes"
This has the right ring to It; It truly
expresses the general condition OF pub
lie sentiment to-day, and IL gospel
truth, every word Of 1t.
What Is true of the Republican par
ty IL true also Of the Democratic party
Leaders and candidates on both sides
will do well to remember next spring
should the traction question be then
unsolvetl, that what the people want IL
not lot Of nonsense about immediate
municipal ownership. but immediate
settlement Of this question.
To all thinking persons, all at least
who have followed the progress and
development OF this question. there
really seems to be no reason why II
should not be settled even before the
aldermanic campaign OF next spring.
There Is nothing that the people
have demanded either In public mass
meetings or through their representa-
tives In the city government that has
not been conceded by the traction com
panies.
Universal transfers. up-to.date street
car service, comfortable cars and plen'