Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-11-26
He asks for two additional

court. He asks for two additional
clerks.
An increase in the business in the
Circuit Court clerks Office is also
shown in the petition filed by Joseph
z. Bidwell, clerk Of the Circuit Court.
A delegation Of firemen headed by
John c. Mcdonnell, department in
spector. waited on Mayor Busse on
Monday and requested larger in.
crease of pay than the proposed 10
per cent. The men want the raise to
apply to all grades in the department
and not start only with the first class
men who have passed three years Of
probationary service. They also argue
that in recent years the cost Of living
has increased much In excess OF 10
per cent, which will be covered by
the salary increase. The double.
platoon plan was not mentioned at
the conference and It is understood
that majority Of the firemen will be
satisfied with pay increase. A repre-.
sentative of each OF the seven grades
In the department and James Horan,
fire marshal were on hand.
Mayer Busse declared to the fire.
men that he would abide by the rec.
concentrations of the heads Of the po.
lice and fire departments In regard to
salary increases.
"Of course. we would like to get as
much as we can. but there Is not 60.
ing to be any trouble and We are will.
ing to stand by the decision OF our
employer. the city OF Chicago, as to
what salary we shall receive" declar.
ed Inspector Mcdonnell after leaving
the conference.
The judges OF the Municipal Cour.
are municipal officers and should bs
elected In the spring at municipal slec.
tions instead of In the fall at county
elections. The county ticket In the
fall Is too big entirely and loading It
down with the municipal judges Is en-.
tirely unnecessary. The election Of
municipal judges in the spring would
Insure the selection OF q better class
OF men than have been chosen for this
office as a rule, because the ticket
would be smaller and the voter would
have q better chance to make an In.
telligent choice.
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The most dangerous proposition
now before the public Is the initia
tive and referendum. II is the pet
hobby OF every frothing anarchist In
politics. 1t is revolutionary because
II takes away the last prop OF con.
servatism in our system of govern.
ment and opens the way for popular
clamor to rule. The great need of
this country just now is conservative
government. Radical government
never did any good and never will do
any good.
Some amendments to the constitu-
tion of the United States passed in
obedience TO popular clamor prove
this and the injury they have worked
TO some parts of the country, notably
the south. prove the folly and unwis.
dom OF hasty and unthinking legisla.
ton.
The fathers Of the republic we're
wise when they provided for dele
gated form OF government, This coun.
try has grown because of the wisdom
and conservatism displayed by the
delegates OF the people who have been
its lawmakers. The initiative and ref
erendum will destroy all this and put
chaos on the throne instead OF order.
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The biggest, fattest, juiciest, steal
that has been contemplated in Cook
County since its organization Is the
proposed forest preserve" act.
A number OF real estate spectators
are arthe bottom OF 1t and they have
been at work on the scheme for long
time
Their plans are all perfected.
They cannot fail.
Their proposition is said to be hid
den away on the little ballot and ap-
proved OF by the unthinking voters
who make the little ballot farce
by swallowing every bad proposition
that II contains.
Some time ago. ii is said, few real
estate sharks evolved great plan.
They we're in need of new lands
"ripe for subdivision" so they hiked
themselves out TO the borders of the
Desplaines and 10 other points where