Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-06-01

scheme for graft. The field has been
SO thoroughly worked by the corpora.
ton employees now reforming things
that It requires men of extraordinary
talent to break into the game. The
Municipal Voters League, Legislative
Voters League and similar friends OF
the trusts have drawn 80 heavily upon
the real stock Of local nerve gifted
talent, that much outside help will be
needed for uplifts which will explore
new fields.
II 10 certainly an edifying spectacle
to see people working hard and deny.
Ing themselves luxuries, to get money
to pay taxes; to raise the salaries Of
our ofIice-holding aristocracy.
An aristocracy Of once holders IL
what we are fast coming to.
Municipal judges. or any other
judges for that matter, should not be
chosen at general election.
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Aldermen who expect the votes Of
the people again cannot harass the
public and toady to the telephone
crowd with impunity.
The telephone trust must 60.
The automatic telephone at two and
one.half cents a call gives perfect
service and 10 growing in public favor.
1t has the BELL" beaten in every way.
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Life terms OF office, high taxes, high
prices and discomfort go together the
world over.
Betting is ten to one that the city
telephone experts will report In favor
Of an increase In telephone rates. The
fact that the phone company Is paying
per cent year dividend on twenty.
seven million dollars cuts no figure.
Rates must be raised to cover the ex.
pense OF rs cents O month incurred
by the poor telephone company In col.
lecting nickels from its slot phones
and because of the great cost of get.
ting up "its elaborate inventory and
appraisal" which will convince any al.
derman In proper frame Of mind that
the people are lucky that phone rates
are not ten times greater than they
are.
There Is much talk of an independ.
ent Democratic candidate for States
! Attorney.
! Chicago 10 the only city In the
country where great corporation In.
| terests seek to control aldermanic and
| legislative elections through so.called
reform organisation.
Did you ever keep tab on the num-
Der Of wrong.number phone calls you
/ got In . day?
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Judge Edward A. DECKER has made
a grand record during his term on
the Municipal Court bench and he Is
one Of the men on that bench that is
entitled to reelection.
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David Sullivan has O fine record to
his credit as a lawyer and his candi.
dacy for Municipal Judge deserves
success.
Capt. James H. Farrell's big host OF
friends predict he will be an easy
winner for the Legislature In the
Twenty.ninth District.
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Judge Edward Osgood Brown has
earned by his fine record on the
bench the admiration and confidence
OF the people Of Chicago.
Both as q lawyer and citizen, Al
bert H. Putney Is admired and re-
spected by all who know him.
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Spencer Wards candidacy for chief
justice of the Municipal court Is daily
growing stronger.
Walter r. Schmidt has made a fine
record as county assessor and he IL
entitled to reelection.
Walter =. Schmidt has made good
clean record as County Assessor and
he deserves to be reelected.
Joseph C. Blaha In his first term In
the legislature from the Nineteenth
district proved himself to be an able