The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1910-06-10
An Apt Comparison

The Capital News takes great comfort comparing
with that of the Chicago Tribune the factor the Illinois
vegaton which revealing such wholesale corruption high
places Most people will fail the likeness The Capital News
working defend the ceness of the Brady admins
The Chicago Tribune is working overtime to show the
of the Lorrme ring No particular similarity there but
doubt go deeper Perhaps the likeness which
the Capital News does wish emphasize between its and
that The Tribune the rather than the effect
For everyone believes that Mr. Brady has subszed the
Capital News and the editor has attempted prove anything
contrary although this the fact such proof would
be the simplest thing the world make Assuming then that
Brady financially interested the Capital News may draw the
conclusion that the Capital News supporting Brady for
only" insight motives auating Chicago
Tribune study the history OF the Chicago School Board
which has been the bone Chicago politics
Public Louis Posts paper doubtless
less familiar with the inside history of the school board and the
Trbrnes connection with it, but benefit others
quote of that journal article headed Senator
I.orrmers Defense" The article follows:
Replying charges having bought his the United
States Senate brbng members of the Illinois legislature which
first published by the Chicago Tribune Senator Lormer made
rp on the 2sth from his place ON the Senate floor He asserted
charges they by
the Tribune principally for the purpose of carrying the Tribune
editors threat to crush the new banking institution Lome was
starting Chicago concden with the opening which the charges
published that there political Also Lormer having
refused TO take orders from the Tribune as other Republicans had
done that Governor Deleen who had yielded the Tbunes
power party with the Tribune to the conspiracy against Lori
ner and that the Tribune had further motive of its own because
s politics for only and does interference
with its axdodgng, its rentgaering and its groundnt stealing
OF the Tbne relation the Board of Education of these
Mr.. Loriner said
There board Chicago which the Tribune watches
cat does and that is the Board of Education 1t seems
the Board occupied quarters in the Schiller building which first
class and commodou where annual rental less than $4,000 per
year The Tribune successful in compelling this Board
than with the Sanitary Board and has the Board
of Education housed the Tribune building for which the Board
$32 quarters better adapted needs and
convenien-or the Boadas the former quarters the
Schiller building This of footing the school fund the
extent OF $1,000 per year
But of all the pundeng of sacred funds of there
nothing the history of Chicago equal the lease of the school
ground the Tribune which its building stands The
School Board gave the Tribune control for period of
years The lease drawn without re-vauaon clause which
included every long lease of property owned by private par
and under which the steadily increasing of the ground
would be saved the Board The occupying the grounds
the from the Tribune building rental
OF valuation of $9l35 foot plus the
against valuation of $45SS with paid by
the Tribune company occupying which least va
able the referred
Ihe total number of square feet in the Tribune plot 1880
which yields $4,000 approximately of If the
Tbune compelled pay honest valuation such
that the the they would pay approximately
94 year the school fund through
alton and in the dead of night threatened Injunction this
lease authorized under which the Tribune obs the school
funds of SIT 900 each year
Mr. Lormer then grouped his charges of greed
ITO summarize the annual plumber of the school fund and public
treasury by the Chicago Tribune:
Taxes lodged ----------.-~----------- S $4,000
Rent plumber ----.---..-------. 1900
Ground rent steal ---------~ $4,000