Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-29

Giving q dollar to o church.
Betting a hat or q pair Of gloves on
an election.
The Corrupt Practices Act ought
be called "An act to show that Feeble
Minded Reformers have o standing in
politics."
The Initiative and Referendum
ought to be called an Act to install
popular tyranny, In the place OF do.
Lucrative justice and to destroy the
rights Of minorities."
The Recall should be dubbed ian
Act to forbid public officials from ny.
Ing In the face OF public clamor even
when public clamor IL wrong, 20 It
generally IT,"
II was popular clamor and the fear
Of the Recall which actuated Pontius
PLATE. the Roman governor, when he
reluctantly ordered the most awful
tragedy Of all time.
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I'VE, the undersigned members OF
the Chicago bar. desire to express our
Endorsement Of the candidacy of Hon.
John Il. Owens for the position Of
judge Of the County court of Cook
county.
AS a lawyer and a public Official
he has developed ability of high or.
der. Industry and integrity. coupled
with a quick and comprehensive
grasp Of affairs. have marked his ON.
cial and private professional career
These qualities, together with the
possession of trained mind, broad.
ened by his many years experience
In the positions Of assistant prosecut.
ing attorney. city attorney and mas.
ter In chancery Of the Circuit court of
Cook county, have demonstrated his
entire fitness for the important office
OF Judge Of the County court and
stamp him as one peculiarly qualified
to MI the position.
"S. 8. Gregory, Harry Rubens. Rus.
sell Whitman, Colin G. NJ. Fyffe,
James Hamilton Lewis, William G.
Niblack. Edward f. Dunno. Francis
Adams. James c. Mcshane. Henry G.
Miller. George p. Dawson. William A.
Boyle. Philip Stein, Maclay Hoyne.
John 8. Hummer. William H. Arthur.
John Barton Payne, Roswell B. Ma.
son. Gustavus J. Tatge. Edward o..
good Brown. Francis w. Walker, Lyn-
don Evans. James w. sheean. Rich.
ard w. Clifford, Jesse b. Barton, HI.
ram T. Gilbert, Donald l.. Morrill,.
Simeon Straus. George Mills Rogers.
Richard M. Folsom, John r. Quill
liams. Frank J. Johnston, Francis 8.
Wilson, Louis Bastrup, John ID. Black.
Edgar b. Tolman, John b. cambridge,
Moritz Rosenthal. William Dillon,
Burton Hanson, John w. Burdette,
Timothy schoneld. Miles J. Devlne.
George A. Trude, e. G. Purkhiser,
Clarence 8. Darrow. Will b. Moak.
William Rothmann, Lee d. Matthias.
Charles 8. Thornton. Schuyler f.
Linn, A. 8. Trude, William s. John.
ston, Robert Redfeld, Leon Horn.
stein, John p. McGoorty, Ross c. Hall.
John e. Bailey. John F. Geeting. VIII
liam II. Sexton. Myer s. Enrich,
Thomas j. Sutherland. J, Francis
ira ottuuS,
Clare, William Richie, II, A. Burton.
Alexander S. Bradley, John C. Rich
berg. John r.. Kehoe, A. A. Goodrich,
Clarence Goodwin. NJ. II. Guerin. John
Brown, George German, Thomas b.
Lantry. Henry NJ. Ashton, John J. Co
burn, A. j. Burgmeyer, Francis Hoff.
man, Nicholas Finn. Roy d. Keehn.
Barnard ]. Banner. w. d. Munhall,
Samuel j. Lumbard. Jesse Wilcox. Le-
roy Hackett.
Our memory carries us back to
days when some Of the advocates OF
the Corrupt Practices Act" were de-
nounced publicly in Chicago for some
very corrupt political practices them.
selves.
The biggest graft scheme 10 the
forest preserve" act which will be