Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-24

upon insecure and irresponsible founda.
tions, and doomed by fraudulent and
false representations, have dragged
down to ruin hundreds Of good. hard.
working. thrifty and deserving citizens.
The licenses issued by the examin.
Ing board. which. Of course. should be
composed of responsible citizens and
able HnnncIers. should be Of Q charac.
ter that would be absolutely prohibi.
tive Of all schemes md projects for the
establishment Of ph0ny cOncernC OF this
kind.
This would be welcomed by all sound
and responsible banking houses,
whether private or national
Banks like the Hibernian Banking
Association. the Graham Z Sons, the
Union Trust Company. the South Chi.
cago Savings Bank. the Commercial
National. the Continental National,
Drovers Deposit National. Illinois
Trust and Savings. the Fort Dear.
born National. Northwestern Trust
and Savings Bank. South Side State
Bank. Merchants Bank, National
Bank Of the Republic. State Bank Of
Chicago. and other banks that have
weathered every panic and every
storm for years deserve we'll Of the
people OF Chicago.
And yet foolish people pass them BY
and hand their hard.earned money over
to concerns that have not a single
banker connected with them and whose
leading men have been grafters either
In political or private life. and who al
ways have their hands out for easy
coin.
Andrew J. Graham, the popular
West Side banker. has been endorsed
by the Democratic organization as It's
candidate for mayor.
| Mr.. Graham formally entered the
field In an address In which he gave
the following as the main planks In
his platform:
Mayor responsible and answerable
for the acts of his subordinates.
Honest administration OF municipal
affairs foremost issue.
Economy and efficiency In all de.
partments.
Business system for city's business
Consolidation Of local governments
a readjustment of transportation
lines.
Installation of a through.route sub
way system.
Abandonment of the loop system.
Universal transfers between all
transportation lines.
Removal of the police force from
politics.
Increase in street lighting.
| More small parks and Fairgrounds
Improvement In the administration
of civil service.
Restoration of pavements by street
using concerns.
Electrification of steam railroads
and elimination OF grade crossings.
Personal liberty and home rule.
Revision of the building laws.
Construction OF an adequate har
Dor.
Reasonable rates for public service
commodities.
There is Il general demand for tn,
abolition OF boulevards.
They are maintained exclusively TO
the rich at the expense OF the poor
They are used exclusively by per
sons owning automobiles and arr
kept up by the taxes OF people whit
do not live upon them.
, When people of moderate means
were enabled to own and enjoy tn
driving of horses, the boulevards wer,
; the delight of the common people.
1t Is different now.
People who live upon streets tha
are not boulevards can only hav
. them improved by putting their hand
in their pockets and paying for tn
, improvements themselves.
All property upon streets not boule
varded Is subject to the levy of spe
cial assessments for the improvement
and maintenance of such thorough
, fares.
Property fronting on boulevards 4
not subject to special assessment.
The improvement of boulevards ant
the maintenance OF these costly lux