Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-24

for II full mile. II II In this ward
that the most respectable summer gar.
dcns and family refrcshment parlors
are to be found. There Ii not tough
saloon In the whole ward. High II.
ceiise would have driven many Of these
respectable places out Of business. bc.
sides discomlnotlinR the pleasure.seck.
Ing public. Alderman Werno's vote
against high license Is u feather IN
his cap.
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How many more banks are 10 be
rescued" by the other banks? When
the genuine panic comes who In going
70 rescue" themI
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Wiley ". Mills. the Democratic can.
didate for Alderman Of the Thirty.
fifth Ward, II one Of the brightest law.
yers In Chicago. He is 81 years Of age
and has lived In Chicago for eleven
years. He is graduate Of the Uni.
versity Of Michigan.
james Todd. the well.known attor.
ney for the Drainage BOnrd for many
years. has resumed the practice Of the
law with Offices In The Temple. He
deserves grent credit for the de.
cisiOn Monday In the great drain.
age suit Of the State Of Missouri
against the Drainage District. which
he won. In the United States Su.
preme Court he made the oral argu.
ment. being granted longer time than
In customary. and had the unusual ex.
pericnce Of being Intercepted by ev.
cry one Of the justices and the Chief
Justice. During his Ave years Of ser.
vice with the Sanitary District Board
he defeated $1.5iOOOO Of damage suits
and $4,000 Of judgments were assess.
ed against the board.
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james =. Hopkins II making a good
record as Master In Chancery.
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Fletcher D0byns would make good
Judge.
City Collector Traegcr receives $1,000
per year. which IL entirely too much
for the work he does. His salary should
be- reduced to $500.
Judge willard NJ. McEwen IL winning
laurels on the bench.
4. J. EIirschi will he nominated and
elected to the Municipal Bench.
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With half Of the City Hall employees
under paid, the city pays the City Col
lector $4,000. q year In addition to tho
fat perQuisltcs Of the Office.
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George NJ. BOYD will make IN ldeal
Municipal Judge.
Daniel q. Ramsay will make q good
Judge Of the Municipal Court.
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Alderman Henry J. siewert has made
tine public record. and the people Of
his ward appreciate his services In their
behalf. The high license fanatics did
not frighten him a little bit.
william Lorimer will be reelected to
Congress.
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Judge Merritt W. Pinckney IL making
a good record.
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Some OF the fellows who are wind,
ing up the affairs of the Bank of Amer
lea will bear watching.
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The City Collectors Office should be
abolished. All OF the work In II IL done
by the chief clerk and his assistants.
II the City Collectors salary Il
raised above $4,000 Il, year. all Ut the
other salaries In the City Hall should
he doubled. The City CollectOrship IL
II good job without any salary. accord.
ing to men who have held the office In
the past.
Justice John II. Caverly will he nom-
mated ana elected to the municipal
bench. lie has fine record.
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Recorder Of Deeds Abel Davis has
made fine official record. free from
scandal ana creditable alike to the
public and to himself.
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John X. Prindiville should be elect
ed to the bench Of the new Municipal
Court. He 10 one OF the men who
have reflected credit upon the Justice
bench OF Chicag0-his record 40 Q Jus.