Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-08
The PEOPLE
ARE SLAVES

The overbearing insolence of some
Of the Office holders in the City Hall
and County Building calls attention to
the fact that an Office Holding Arts.
tocracy is rapidly growing into perma.
nent control of our public affairs.
Among our officials there are some
honorable exceptions--some men who
feel that they are in Office to serve
the people.
But there are others-and their
number Is increasing-who imagine
that the only thing the average citizen
is good for Is to vote.
Party allegiance is forgotten when
they are sworn in and the jobs go
to relatives, regardless of party or fit.
ness.
The Office Holding Aristocracy has
no use for the voter after he has used
him.
Herbert Kaufman paid his respects
to these fellows when he called atten.
ton to their treatment of the public
in these words:
"You consider yourself an important
person because your position occasion.
ally permits you to annoy people. But
so can gnat, a rusty hinge, a rafting
window and other minor bothers.
"Impudence is a Smart.aleck's con.
ception of mpressiveness-a back.
stairs notion of big folks behavior.
An upstart betrays himself by the
manner he displays his authority.
Those who aren't accustomed to
the use of power invariably abuse It.
"Insolence is the snarl of the insig
niflcant-'big head evidence Of a
small one.
you merely show up when you
show Off. We all know just about
what your Job pays and therefore how
much intelligence II demands-so why
bluff?
"Oflce boys, bell hops and cash
girls may possibly mistake your i'm.
pertinence as a manifestation Of su.
periority, but the public recognizes
the ass in the Ill fitting lions skin.
Headquarters always hears the
creak in the machine and soon locates
the source Of the trouble"
The voters Of Chicago may be fools
some Of the time; they may be SO
supine part Of the time that these Pub.
lie ONCE Aristocrats look upon them
as serfs.
But the voters OF Chicago are not
going to be fools all OF the time.
And when they wake up, some Of
these swell heads will hear from them.
The forest preserve district of Cook
county recently completed the pur-
chase Of five parcels of scattered
property containing a total of 117.5G
acres and costing $71,737. The pur-
chases include: From Frederick
Schultz, 1888 acres north of Ogden
avenue, extending to the Salt Creek
in the township of Lyons, for $27,424.
or $77G an acre; from David s. Wegg,
23.95 acres south of the st. Paul Rail.
road, east of River road and north
of Grand avenue In Niles, for s1G,771,
or approximately $500 an acre; from
Robert +. Schenck, 3O.5 acres lying
east or directly across the river from
the village Of Desplaines. formerly
known as the Northwestern Park, for
s14.500, or $i75 an acre; from Henry
Brodsman and Martha A. Wemers
lager, 20 acres north of Desplaines
and east of the West River road in
Leyden, for sG,917, or $3.50 an acre;
from James A. Reeves, 7.73 acres east
of River road and west of Milwau
kee road in Mortified, for $G,125, OF
5000 an acre.
Colonel William Porter Adams. the
well-known Chicago manufacturer, and
head of the great Adams & Elting
Company, Is one of the most highly
respected business men in Chicago
He Is one of famous Massachusetts,
family, being distantly related to the
family which gave two Adamses the
presidency of the United States
Colonel Adams himself was born at
Cambridgeport, Mass, December 20
1868. He has long been identified with
military organizations, commencing In
the Cadet Corps of the Twenty-third
Brooklyn regiment, serving as lieu
tenant In the Thirteenth New York
and as Colonel of the famous order OF
the Old Guard. He is member OF
the Sons of the Revolution, Society OF
|, the War of 1912 and the Society OF
Colonial Wars. He Is a well-known
member of the leading clubs of Chi
cago, including the Chicago Athletic
and the Hamilton clubs. He is also q
member of the Minneapolis CONNER
cial Club. Colonel Adams is respected
and popular with all who know him.
He has been mentioned for mayor OF
Chicago, and although not candidate
for any office, would make an ideal
public official
One of the famous articles ex
clusively handled by the well-known
Italian and Greek Products Company
at 1913 South Wabash avenue, OF
which Emelio Longhi is proprietor
is the Metexa Cognac.
The Metexa Cognac is quite the
most modern and advanced liquor. II
has been awarded 81 gold medals
with the highest honors, at the Elk
position Of Paris, Berlin, London, Chi
cago, Brussels, Vienna, Amsterdam
Marseilles, Munich, Prague, Bucha
rest, etc.
| Received the distinction of honor
airy decoration by the royal house Of