Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-09-17
Twelve STRONG DEMOCRAT Talked OF for MAYOR:
EraH HummLc chahF eunMe,A James Hamilton Lewis Char i edward

sprinkled with water In q manner sat
isfactory to the said Commissioner,
the several streets upon and along
which they or either of them may op.
crate and maintain his or Its respec-
tive railway tracks.
Any person or corporation violating
any Of the provisions Of this section
shall be fined not less than twenty.
nve nor more than one hundred dol.
lars for each offense, and each and
every day on which any such person
or corporation shall neglect, fail or
refuse to comply with any Of the pro.
visions Of this section shall constitute
q separate and distinct ofRense."
The worst ordinance that ever
passed the City Council, 80 far as the
health and beauty Of Chicago Is con.
cerned, Is the ordinance creating the
position Of City Forester. This or
dinance has taken the heart out Of |
every tree owner in the city. It bold.
~ proclaims, that, after q citizen has |
paid out his good money for trees,
he does not own them and cannot
touch them without paying for per. |
nit to do 80 from the city. This or.
dinance was passed at the request Of
Mr.. Franklin Macveagh and other
denizens Of the Lake Shore drive. who
do not have to pay for the trees ir
front Of their homes, or care for them
either, as they are bought, planted and
cared for by the Lincoln Park Com.
missioners out Of the taxes paid w
the poorer class Of people, who must
also pay for their own trees. II
Lake Shore aristocrat wants his trees
trimmed they are trimmed free Of
charge to him. but at the expense Of
poorer taxpayers. The poor man who
wants to cut dead limb of Of tres
must go down to the City Hall and
ask for a permit. He cannot plant
a tree without taking out permit
and losing his time. The result Is
that people who spent years rails.
ing fine trees will now let them
die, before they will add to their al.
ready heavy taxes by toadying to
fad. We believe that an ordinance
should be passed forbidding the cut.
ting down of trees, but this ordinance
insures the death Of thousands Of
lnem because people will refuse far.
ther to care for them. This forester
ordinance IL illegal because It denies
to property owners the easement.
which Of right they possess. to their
property frontage. It should be ~
pealed In tue interest Of the public
and Of the trees.
The Corrupt Practices Act" 40.
called. is an insult to the good sense
and civic virtue Of Q community. II
10 the child Of lot Of notoriety seek.
Ing ref0rmers, some Of whom are try.
ing to live down shady pasts.
The Corrupt Practices Act" of
Oregon 10 cited az an example. Il
prohibits candidates from buying q
drink for voter or giving him . ride
in carriage but It does not prohibit
legislatures from selling out to cor.
porations.
The laws Of Illinois provide for the
punishment Of corrupt practices nj.
ready. II these laws are enforced tho
platform Of the recent Peoria confer.
ence of Feeble.Minded Reformcrs
will become laughing stock.
The big campaign 10 now under
way. Following are the important
dates:
Sept. 2s-county conventions Of all
parties.
Sept. 2s-Congressional conventions.
] Sept. 30-State conventions.
Oct. S-First registration day for
November election.
Oct. 16-Last day for senatorial and
state central committees elected at pri.
maries to meet and organize.
Oct. 1S-Second and last registration
day.
Nov. S-General election for county.
congressional and state oflicers.
The Feeble.Minded Reformers who
are advocating the Initiative and Ref.
erendum are shouting loualy for pop.
ular government" as against "dele'
gated government" Well. give us
delegated government every day in the
week. Popular government" as
urged by the reformers mean mob
government and the tyrannical rule
OF an unthinking majority. George
Washington. Thomas Jefferson, An
drew Jackson and Abraham Lincoln
fought for delegated government and
believed in 1t. Delegated government
protected honest and respectable mi
norities In their civil and religious
rights under the Initiative and Refer
, endum lunacy the country would have
state Church and the minorit!
I would have to put up for 1t. II the
, Initiative and Referendum goes
, through as some so-called persona
} liberty adherents are hoping, every
saloon In Illinois will be closed ono
, people wanting drink will have Il
: take a train for some state where
. there is delegated government.
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In nominating Thomas Taylor. Jr.
for the vacancy on the Superior Cour
bench to succeed Judge McEwen, th'