Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-12-31

for the lean and hungry professor for
mayor. The fact that no good came
of the investigation and that the peo.
pie know It, only adds to the profes.
sors popularity in these days Of bunk.
Up to date, 1886 places in the
Sheriff's Office have been promised
to Harrison men. This means that
1900 howlers for Harrison are
doomed to disappointment. as 1856
Jobs is all there are to 60 around.
The Supreme Court has decided
the State primary law Is to be con.
stituted. This Is an awful blow to
the Harrison men who have been
reading the precinct and ward com.
mittaemen chosen under It out Of the
party and declaring that they had
no rights that candidates were bound
to respect.
There 10 o general demand for the
abolition Of boulevards.
They are maintained exclusively for
the rich at the expense Of the poor.
They are used exclusively by per.
sons owning automobiles and are
kept up by the taxes Of people who
do not live upon them.
When people Of moderate means
we're enabled to own and enjoy the
driving Of horses. the boulevards were
the delight Of the common people.
Il 10 different now.
People who live upon streets that
are not boulevards can only have
them improved by putting their hands
In their pockets and paying for the
improvements themselves.
All property upon streets not boule-
varded IL subject to the levy Of spe.
cial assessments for the improvement
and maintenance Of such thorough
fares.
Property fronting on boulevards ID
not subject to special assessment.
The improvement Of boulevards and
the maintenance Of these costly lux
uries IL paid for out Of the park taxes
levied upon the general tax payer.
who reaps no benefit from his outlay,
Trees upon boulevards are main
tained out Of the general park taxes
levied upon all taxpayers.
While the general taxpayer pays for
the boulevard trees, he has also to
pay for the trees In front of his own
home and Is then informed by the
city council that he does not own
them.
Special privileges to none. but equal
rights for all is the slogan that ID
growing In volume.
The people cheerfully contribute
to the maintenance of parks. but they
are unwilling to be bled longer fol
boulevards.
The boulevard as tax'eating load
on the general public. must 90.
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| The Democratic precinct Commit
teemen and the Regular Democrat,
organization chosen by the people a
the primary held under the State Law
are to be wiped out of existence b!
order of the Hereditary Candidate fol
mayor.
The noble Tight Wad having dis
covered that the Democratic worker,
are against him to a man, wants t
split the party in two and form riva
| marty organization
He has aroused the appetites ant
inspired the imagnations of the hos
of crooked paving inspectors, stree
and alley neglectors and other drone
who made his last administration
stencil in the nostrils of the people.
These has beens, with vivid mem
ories of the past and lively imagina
tions working on the future, are will
ing to form any sort of party to ge
Harrison back on the job.
Meanwhile the Democratic worker
and the Democratic party in genera
Is taking things easy.
Harrison Is beaten already.
Dunno knocked him out with scarce
ly any trouble at the primaries II
1907 and all af the Harrison gam