Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-11-27

Bryan declares the drunken man is a
menace to those about him and the
saloon is a disorderly house and gam.
bling hall. the willing tool Of the cor.
rupt politician.
Discussing the campaign Of liquor
dealers and the issue of personal lib
erty, he says:
1.-The liquor dealers. recognizing
that their obvious pecuniary interest
would lessen the weight Of any argu.
ment which they might publicly ad.
vance. are making their fight under
cover Of organizations purporting to
represent those who use liquor. Well
meaning men have been misled into
believing that every attempt to lessen
the evils Of intemperance IL fanatical
attack on personal liberty.
"'what Is meant by personal lib.
erty"? Does It mean a person has
a right to drink in any quantity at
any time and in any place. no matter
what injury he may innict upon 9th.
ers? II not. with whom rests the right
to fix limitations? The right to drink
does not necessarily include the right
TO demand the establishment Of a 90.
loon.'"
The people are not fooled about jury
conditions. either grand or petit. That
is why they are with Wayman. Judges
and others who think the popular de.
mand Is for a whitewash make q
mistake. The popular demand Is for
new jury commission and II there
Is not new one, there will be good
old kick.
Last Sundays Tribune contained
over four columns Of ads from chauf.
feurs looking for Jobs. The graft In.
vestigation has forced many small con.
tractors to sell their machines.
People want honest juries.
Harvester Trust stock rose from "A
when the tarif bill was reported to
the house to 112 when the tariff bill
was signed by the President.
In hoe, CRATIC vinces. Prof. Mer.
riam.
We believe that the once Of city
purchasing agent should be abolished.
Coroner Peter NJ. Hoffman is against
electrification. In communication
to the Local Transportation Commit
tee Mr.. HOFFMAN urges 1t to procure
statistics on the fatalities which have
resulted in New York before passing
an ordinance which would turn the
freight yards OF Chicago into slaugh'
tering pens
THE death rate In this city due to
Industrial accidents is appalling
wrote Coroner Hoffman. land be-
lieve electrification OF the railroad
terminals would greatly increase not
only the number OF deaths but the
number Of accidents resulting In per
manent injury
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Harvester Trust politics won't do
The basic principle OF the trust is
for the good OF some OF some OF the
people at the expense Of all OF the peo
pie.
II the city purchasing agent Is in
terested In anything outside of his Of
ficial line, the people want to know It,
County Judge Rinaker on Tuesday
addressed a letter to Gov. Deneen ask
ing HIN to include in his call for a
special session OF the Legislature next
month the subject of amending the
general election laws. In his letter
the County Judge says:
1T Is argued by good lawyers that
several sections of the law contain the
same defects that have been comment
ed upon by the Supreme Court when
passing upon the primary laws"
The city purchasing agent might be
dispensed with without much OF
kick from anybody.
How many hundreds OF thousands
OF dollars does the Harvester Trus
beat the city out OF annually In tht
matter OF taxes?
Does the Citizens Association know
Does ii care?
How many hundreds Of thousands