Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-02-08

bench. He IL an able and conscien.
tious Judge.
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Col. James Hamilton Lewis 10 the
choice Of the people Of Illinois for
United States Senator.
James 8. Hopkins has won the
highest respect Of the bench and bar
In Cook county by his clean and up.
right record.
John M. OConnor's splendid rec.
ord in the State Senate commends
him to the voters as a good man to
place on the Superior Court bench.
George McHale has entered the race
for the Democratic nomination for al.
derman in the Twenty.fourth ward.
Mr.. McHale has been for years one Of
the active leaders of his party In the
ward and he has built up o big army
Of friends and followers throughout It.
Frank Hembes has announced his
candidacy for the Democratic nomina-
ton for alderman in the Twenty.third
ward. Mr.. Hembes has q big army Of
friends In the ward and they will work
hard for him.
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Judge John r. Caverly continues to
add to his popularity in Chicago by
his good record on the Municipal Court
bench.
Chicago gives to It's people the poor
est water service Of any city In the
world for the money they pay for II.
With an exhaustless body Of fresh
water at her door Chicago 10 constant.
" talking about installing water
meters in every Nat and in every home
70 stop waste" This ID In the face
Of the fact that the enormous surplus
in the water fund IL constantly being
appropriated to meet other expenses
Of the city government instead Of
being used to extend and build up the
water system. Water meters In every
dat in Chicago would bring on Q pes.
thence In this big city In short time.
The fellows who are shouting for
water meters are grafters.
Every man who talks Of water
meters or water waste In the homes
Of Chicago should be charged % o
public enemy.
The people cannot have too much
water.
TO limit its use means pestilence
and disease.
New York goes 1853 miles for fresh
water and the great aqueduct which
carries 1t to her people cost over
$500, 100000. It II one Of the marvels
Of modern times and ranks alongside
Of the Panama Canal a. one Of the
wonders Of the world.
Liverpool, England, 10 supplied with
fresh water by an aqueduct which
brings q supply from Wales and yet
there 10 no talk of "waste" over there.
Other European cities 60 even farther
for their supply Of water.
But Chicago. with an abundance at
hand, 10 always bowling about waste"
Who 10 behind this water meter
graft anyway?
An enormous sum was diverted from
the water fund this winter to supply
the wants Of other city departments
AZ you can learn from the recon.
mendatlons Of the finance committee
to the city council in the printed
council reports.
II the water fund was properly used,
q pumping station could be built at
the lake end of every section line In
the city.
II this was done you would hear
no n ore about water waste" and the
ner essity for meters in every house.
As q member of the Federal bench,
Judge Edward Osgood Brown would
serve with credit to himself and to the
people.
Both 40 Q lawyer and q citizen,
James 8. Hopkins 10 liked and respect.
ed by all who come in contact with
him.
There are more aldermanic candi.
dates in the field at present than
there ever have been at this time Of
the year.
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John J. Coburn, the brilliant lawyer
and loyal Democrat, has entered the
race for the nomination for Judge Of
the Superior Court. It 10 needless to
say anything about his good record.
It 10 known to every man who knows
Chicago. To say that he would make
q great Judge Is but voicing the senti.
ments Of everyone who has followed
the career Of John J. Coburn.
The Trust Telephone Company
which 10 suffering 20 much from
want Of funds. according 70 certain
city experts" that II viii have d
raise telephone rates on the people
In order to exist. paid 9 Pc cent IN
dividends last year.
Think Of III
Eight per cent on twsnty.ssvsa NIL
lion dollars!
This 10 the company that staytsl
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