Arizona republican., 1916-04-08
The Death of a Martyr

Ten morphine tablets taken by Dr. Theodore E. Sachs of Chicago, last Sunday morning were not fatal to himself than they brief and dis graceful political career Mayor William Thompson. It will take the republican party of Chi d long recover from that dose. It brought the people of Chicago what they already less crelessly knew full realization of the rapacity and hideousress of the spells system under the Thompson administration. The suicide of Dr. Sachs days before the municipal election responsible for the democratic victory in twenty wards. The socialists carried thirteen Only three Thompson can didates elected the other elected republicans be- ing of the anti Thompson faction
 pr. Sachs yet young respected and loved by all Chicago the head of the municipal ubercu- losis hospital Napervie He had devoted his life to it. Though he acknowledged by his associates to be great physician and though such opportunities had been opened to him lay before but few members of his profession he rejected them all to give himself the battle with the white plague in the service of the poor
 Through all the administrations since it's establish ment the tuberculosis hospital had been regarded a sacred institution, Dr. Sachs was in absolute con trol of it. But nothing sacred the Thompson administration. The hospital converted into city hall job factory and weeks before his death, Dr. Sachs had resigned the directorshp protest against the political that had been made of it. the throwing of "unscrupulous contractors" and "unscrupulous politicians. In note left by Dr. Sachs he urged inquiry the history of the institution
 He had devoted his life it and then he his life it might be purified of the evil which spolsmen had brought into it. Undoubtedly. that will be done
 The of the suicide of Dr. Sachs spread through Chicago and the doom of the Thompson ad- ininistration pronounced. Womens organizations and all good government organizations became active increased their activities All the neWSpapers de- nounced the administration and on election morning John T MCutcheon presented in the Chicago Tribune the forcefu cartoon he had produced. It contained view of polling place into which indg nant men and women were entering gazing with min sed sorrow and anger upon black bordered placard the wall, In Memory of pr. Sachs Victim of Spoils Politics. Beneath it another placard ITO Voters Signify your indignation against spells politics by voting for candidates recommended by the Municipal League" Sinking dark evil figure, bearing thiny concealed resemblance to the mayor The figure labeled, 'spos Politics" armed with club Persecution" his fingers dripping with filth and blood.
 Following the resignation of Dr. Sachs, the mayor in defense of his dissertation of the hospital had dered investigation of the institution and of alleged extravaganza of it's management under Dr. Sachs. From that investigation the doctor had nothing to fear for his management had the approval of the people of Chicago and the medical profession. All were arrayed against the spoilsmen. Therefore, Dr. Sachs did die to escape the investigation but D impress more forcbly the people of Chicago the nature of the outrage that the spoismen had mitted. His life was, therefore, thrown away.
 His tragic death has made possible the continuation of the work he had naugurated and carried
 The clergy of Chicago gave expression public sentiment regarding the work and character of Dr. Sachs, and his death. The following by Dr. Hosmer, pastor of the Central Park Presbyter church. be taken to heart by the people of every American city and town: "it is the spells system which makes our American cities inferior from the standpoint of government European cities"