Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-11-02

/ people Of Illinois, and making the
federal government pay for the ILL
nois waterway, intended, as It IL, for
the use Of the whole federal govern.
ment?
Does Judge Sherman intend to
vote with Governor Deneen's PROPOSE
ton or with Colonel Roosevelt? What
attitude as senator will my opponent
| take? Self.serving silence is not cour.
ageous craftsmanship. Speak out,
Judge Sherman"
The extent to which the American
people are worked to maze money TO-
dividends for the owners Of the tele-
phone monopoly Is shown in the an
nual report Of the Bell system for
1912 from which we take the follow.
Ing extracts:
The gross revenue collected from
the public in 1911 for telephone serv.
Ice by the Bell System--not includ.
Ing the connected Independent com.
panies-was $179,600,000: an increase
Of nearly $14,O00,O0O over last year.
OF this, operation consumed 100000.
900; taxes, 100000 or IN per cent
on the outstanding capital; current
maintenance, $30,200,0O0; and pro.
vision for depreciation, S2s, 1000.
The surplus was S51,e00,000, OF
which $13,600.000 was paid In inter.
est and nearly @26,000,000 was paid
In dividends"
Dunno for Governor IL the winning
slogan Of Illinois Democrats.
Be with the winner and vote for
Dunno for Governor.
Canned Bunk for campaign use 10
being handed out by the tireless pay
roll supporters Of Deneen. It IL ca.
pecially intended to be shot inside the
sweatbands Of small sized stetson
hats.
| Aldermen who believe In working
for the best interests Of the people
will demand lower telephone rates.
Judge Dunno, In q speech at Pekin,
said: Governor Deneen did not want
direct primary law, but the political
exigencies were such that he could
not AFFORD no legislation at all on the
subject. It was much the same with
civil service legislation. He showed
his spells attitude by midnight ap.
pointments just before the act went
into effect"
The voters have made up their
minds.
~
Some more new blood 10 needed on
the Municipal Court bench.
Who rules Chicago, the aldermen or
the phone company?
~
The enormous dividends paid to IL
stockholders by the Telephone Trust
are wrung from the pockets Of the
people by excessive telephone charges.
Telephone rates must be reduced
and In time they will be.
The fact that one city council will
barter away the peoples rights 10 no
reason why succeeding councils should
do the same.
| The fight for cheaper telephone
service will 90 on until Il 10 won.
Election Of municipal judges should
be held by itself. Il 10 purely q mu.
nicipal AFFAIR and II 10 not right they
should be voted for at q big county
and state election They should be
voted for at the spring election In
April or At separate election In
June.
NJ. NJ. Connery has established q
garage at 1880 Wabash avenue which
is one Of the finest In the city. It will
take good care Of all kinds Of automo.
biles and Is fully equipped to charge
electric trucks.
People who are looking for first
class truck storage or automobile
space. will do we'll to patronize Mr..
Connery. Mr.. Connery is brother
OF John r. Connery, the well.known
coal merchant. and Of Frank d. Con-
merry. the city clerk. He is lifelong
resident of Chicago and has hosts OF
friends In all walks OF life.
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