Chicago eagle., 1913-03-08
EDITORIAL and PERSONAL NOTES
Pmdent Paragraphs Live Topics, with Some
Comment on the Leadini Men of the Day.

than ever this year. It contains thou.
sands of new names and is the most
reliable record Of the habit of pay and
credit Of the people Of Chicago.
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Alderman Jacob A. Hey has be.
hind him in his campaign for re.elec-
tion in the Twenty.third ward, one Of
the best organizations in the city.
Every man in It il working tooth and
nail on behalf Of the alderman. No
man in the city council has larger
army Of friends and admirers than
Alderman Hey.
Judge Jacob H. Hopkins is making
splendid record on the Municipal
bench and his friends are proud of
him. He possesses both the tempera.
ment and the ability to make a great
Judge.
Henry J. Kolze, the popular former
county commissioner, is strongly
talked for minority appointment on
one Of the state boards. Governor
Dunno couldn't select better man.
Ben McCutcheon IL turning out
some great cartoons for the Record
Herald.
Judge John z. owens and City
Comptroller Traeger were among the
guests at the inauguration.
l.. d. Wallace, q clean cut business
man, will be elected to the City Coun.
I ell for the short term in the Twenty.
fifth ward.
Anson II. Brown looks like O sure
. winner for alderman in the Thirty.
, first ward. His candidacy is q popii.
lar one all over the ward and he will
make fine alderman.
Il Chicago's financial world has nc
. abler or more highly respected leader
y in It than Albert q. Wheeler.
James 8. Hopkins has won the high
: est respect and admiration Of boti
bench and bar by his clean and abl'
record as lawyer.
Cook county never had an ADLER o.
more conscientious public oflicia
o than County Judge John 4. Owens.
n One Of the ableSt and most popula
public ofiicials in Cook County 10 A. r
Porter. Clerk Of the Appellate court
r. Give US referendum on phon'
10 rates.
k. Patrons Of the Northwestern L con
IN plain Of bad service. II 10 gsttin
worse every day.
q. In the matter Of phone rates, som
20 aldermen. from their actions. seem I
er have the idea that % long 40 the put
~ lie has for years been played for
Ve sucker, It would be poor policy /
IT. change now.
-, Thirty.frst warders couldn't hav
- better representative in the CIT
- - Council than A. H. Brown, the popula
~ and well.known attorney.
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The people demand o referenduI
vote on the question Of telephon
rates.
n. From the dust that the Telephoz
he Trust 10 trying to throw In the ey(
IN. Of everybody Just now. Il 10 EVIDENT
a determined to fight every attempt
" lower high telephone rates.
This leaves the public with but oI
recourse.
al Telephone competition must
IN built up and encouraged.
Anyone, who imagines that the Pr
I'D gressive party is dead In local polite
'rt will be badly fooled. The Progressi,
he party has come to stay.
Give 10 . referendum vote on tel
re phone rates.
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ps' A number Of bad aldermen will
sS.' retired In the spring.
ne ~
,it. Congressman Lynden Evans wou
to make . worthy Federal Judge.
Tho telephone trust contsmplat
ey another big public Improvement.
X" 10 going to raise its dividend.
sts sts ~
No man In Chicago stands higher
,v, the estimation Of the people ths
=" Judge Edward Osgood Brown.
ue, ~
en-. Illinois is proud to claim Form
United States Senator Albert J. Ho
kins as one Of her foremost men.
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Judge Charles A. williams Is ma
zee ing the excellent record on the N
nicipal Court bench that all his frien
'et' predicted he would mako.
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nm. Telephone users who have been ps
ing high prices to the Trust view wi
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