Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1911-04-15

tuuH IdC0 D btElh0s
You can bet on that.
~eA
Chicago ought to hang its head In
shame.
The widows of the brave firemen
who lost their lives while on duty at
the Stock Yards fire last December
are not to receive any immediate aid.
The 100000 given by generous Chi.
cago will not be divided. The
widows will get about $40O year out
Of II.
When their children are twenty-five
years of age the money will be given
them.
The poor mothere must struggle un.
til then.
In the meantime the money will be
invested in the stocks Of several Chi.
cago corporations that are represent
ed on the relief" committee.
Chicago has bad record on this re.
lief fund business.
Many citizens recollect the fate Of
the big sum raised for the sufferers
Of the great fire Of 1871.
But this last case is the limit.
~oA
asphalt street, is being torn up for the
purpose Of laying gas mains. Other
streets are in the same condition. The
Board Of Local improvements de.
serves the severest censure for not
causing the gas company to lay its
mains before the streets were paved.
Taxpayers have no recourse. They
pay an exorbitant sum for the benefit
of paving contractors and few
months afterward the corporations
dig up the streets and put them in
bad condition again.
Give the widows Of the dead fire.
! men . square deal.
Mayor Harrison has outlined q
broad and comprehensive program for
his administrator.
He will bend all Of his energies to sc.
cure council action on the gas ques.
ton in order to realize his campaign
promise Of 70.cent gas.
He will oppose any effort to or.
ganize the new city council along
partisan lines as beings undemocratic
and not In the best interests Of good
government
/ In Sayt10 Nt,n 40 ovN a.
prevent the spread Of crime and vice,
but will not interfere with the personal
liberty Of the citizens. Chicago will be
given Continental Sunday"-a day
Of rest on which the working man
may rest and seek recreation, but not
license.
He will pick the most eficient men
available for the various heads OF de.
partments, applying the Ak to all hold.
ers Of office In the city hall.
He will right numerous specific trac.
tion evils that have been the source Of
consideration by Mr.. Harrison during
the campaign.
He will prevent delays in considera-
tion Of the subway and push work ON
the plans that are expected to solve
the problem Of congestion in the loop
district.
The idea Of forcing o woman with
. family Of small children to strus.
gle with poverty. when the com.
mupity contributed funds to keep her
from want IL obnoxious to all right
thinking men. Give the firemen's
widows the money raised for them!
VIII Chicago stand Idly by and see
the widows of firemen killed In line of
duty kept from money subscribed for
their relief?
~
A stringent State law 10 needed b
regulate the establishment Of banks.
There are too many wildcat financial
schemes now In existence in Chicago.
Not wishing to compete with The biz
banks, irresponsible people are starting
up small banks In the outlying districti
Of Chicago, from time 10 time. Thii
practice has had disastrous resulti
upon the business and financial inter
ests OF the entire city. Many hundred
small businsss men and traders havs
been ruined BY this class Of institu
lions.
This nsfarious practice should b.
stopped and the only way to stop Il 4
BY municipal legislation.
A provision ought 10 b made In tn
city charter authorising The city undo,
ID police power b regulate The estab
lishment Of banks and creating Il
pursuance OF this work q board fol
The examination Of oil proposed nsv
banking concerns. such . boagt
should b given ample power to exam
Inc into the financial standing Of th,
promoters OF these institutions, ant
none should b allowed 10 be licenset
; unless such % could show assets ample
for the carrying on Of their business
sufficient to cover the amount OF theiI
deposits, and sound and substantial