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E-A-GH-iE 'I 1 I: . !l l)c (l)icagci iEaglc 'UBLISHUD EERY SATURDAY HENRY F. DONOVAN. Independent cfta er, Fearless and IrathfJl. SUBSCRIPTION RATES S2.00 MR YEAR ADtiH4 ALL COM M CMC TID" TO ICNRY r. D0N0 N. Editor and Proprietor. CO- TEUTONIC UUILOINQ fothr.nt Corner Washington St. and Jth Ate. (Xntrml at the rctnflkc. Chlcazo. llllnoU. M xnd-cla mall matter.) LARGEST VHU CIRCDUTION IN CHICAGO. THE REOISI RATION AND THE AP PROACHINO ELECHON. The fnot tlmt there wns n light regis trillion Itft Tuesday U not to bo taken Hint tin' people me Inking no iutcicst Jit thi- full's election. Tlic party mnunvors on both ldos linvi' followed the plan tills year of making tlio campaign a "hint one. Intt now tlmt It has been iii'tnally np.'iiel there Is 110 llotllit tlmt tile public will lie thoroughly aroused to the Imp irt nnco of the Issue, and that a heavy Mite will ho cnt election day. TliN N lint right for tlio oloi'tlnn of a gm I judiciary N always of vital Itn portuinc to thi people. The drainage question, ns wo have mid In tht'sf columns before, U also out' of stoat Importance to the tax- I'llJtT. Thoto never has been a dr-ilnniro election In Chlmco when It has been hi essential that a HrsKhm lio.inl l put In office. It Is theroforo not unlikely that thu voters will turn out In largo numbers on election day, ami that n heavy vote ninl ono fully representative of the electorate will lie cast. There nro excellent candidates) In the Held. iiihI If the voters do their duty our Jitdlelary will lie strengthened and un excellent Hoard of Sanitary Trus tee elected this fall. JAPAN'S MAGNANIMIJY. Japan mndo a magnificent reply to thu charge tlmt It was comuiorelnllz Ins war. It waived entirely Its de mand for n money Indemnity from Ilusslu, granting pence on terms which cause the Russian plenipoten tiary to decline that he "could not anticipate .such a great and happy Is me." War was ileelared by Japan In February. 1004. to save the. life of the empire, which thu arrogant policy of Russia threatened with extinction. The Czar's government was pieparlng to dominate Korea, lying nt Japan's very door. Hy a series of wonderful victories by laud and sea tlio Island empire pushed Itusslu to the northern edge of Muuchurlu aud swept Its tlevts out of existence. It captured .Sakhalin Island. Nowhere did it fall of success. Now, In tlio full tide of victory. It lias tlio wisdom and mast iiaulmlty to agree to stop thu war on terms only sutllclent to give to It self the promise of permanent peace. For tlm southern half of Sakhalin island, which It receives from Russia, merely rounds out Its frontier and strengthens It ngaliist attack from tlio north. There is no hint of tlio "yel low peril" In the terms granted to !tinia. On the contrary they demon Mrntc that Japan Is now content to take as the price of Its warriors' high eilleleucy and heroic devotion safety for the empire and no more. It will nut do to say that Japan obtained till It could obtain: that, peace being neces-nry to It, liberal terms were al low eil because Itussla would take no others. To say thee tlilngn Is merely to point out that the Japanese gov ernment Is not drunk with victory, Is not blinded by greed mul arrogance, that It Is not Indifferent to the heart sick longings of the world for thu end In. of the dreadful war, that It has no aroiiMil hunger for conquet. Sane, calm, magnanimous to a defeated en emy which lately threatened Its very existence as n nation, the Island em pire grants an honorable peace freely and apparently with no regrets. It Is grandly (lone. The end of the war lias come In a way to take from tlio leitiirbed western nations inuth of the alarm which they have permitted theui-elves to feel while marking the amazing proficiency of the sons of Japan in the arts of war. In his declaration of hostilities a year and a half ago the Island emperor said: "The ouru adopted by this country li.i In en to seek civilization by peace ful iii'mim, to Increase Its friendship ' vhM wWB&'lf with the power", maintain permanent peace In the Far Fast and guarantee the safety of the empire by moans which do not damage the Interests and right of the powers, and we are de termined not to abandon the forego ing couie." These word, uttered at the bcg'nntns of n huge and perilous undertaking, bear the test of the tonus of peace granted to the beaten enemy. KNOCKERS APE PUBLIC ENEMIES. If too world weic ns bad ns some men make It out to bo human society would not last twenty-four hours. There would be nothing left to hold It teuether. The very fact that society does bang together Is conclusive proof that the world Is not utterly dishon est and unprincipled. When wo hear n man proclaiming that "every man has bis price" and that "honesty Is nothing save fear of the peniten tiary" we may very well accept those sentiments as expressions of that man's own morality, but wo need not assume that they are true of other men. The utterances of an avowed pessimist or confessed rascal have no bearing whatever upon thu hope and the honesty of mankind. The truth Is that honesty Is far more com mon and dishonesty far more rare than we realize unless wo stop to con sider the matter somewhat closely. There Is s.i much loose cynicism which passes for sapience that It gains n larcer audience than It deserves. The loafer of the corner grocery declares that all public otllcers are grafters, mid though his auditors know that the as sertion Is untrue they nllow It to go unchalleiiired, thus giving passive as sent to a falsehood. The envious cynic who has made n failure of life nsserts that all rich men are scoundrels. The sour mid disappointed misanthrope de clares that there Is no manly honesty and no feminine, virtue. Cheap pes simism cheap because nnybody can sneer proclaim" that everything Is wrong and everybody n rascal. De cause nobody takes the trouble to deny It the Impression is produced that these abject mid discreditable doc trines are generally nccepted, whereas the whole history of tlio world proves them to be rejected by the great ma jority of mankind. Society could not exist unless most of Its members were honest mid upright. Conlldence. faith In human nature, nro the foundation stones of all business transactions. Leaving aside all the commercial do vices of promissory notes, mortgages, bonds mid deeds, the ultimate factor will bo found to be faith In the hon esty of ono or more men conlldence In their willingness and their inten tion to do what they promise to do. Commerce could not continue for n single day If Its only safeguard ngaliist illshoni'Htj were the ineuiico of the law. As for the other development of pessimism, which deals In wholesale slander I'galnst womanly truth mid loyalty. It Is not worth while to dig niry It by so much as a denunciation. It refutes Itself mul constitutes its own denunciation. The man who libels womankind Is beyond the pale of t'e cent society. Thu wiolo tribe of pes simists. Indeed, might well be segre gated from the rest of humanity. Their bilious mid acrid pronouncements car ry no conviction, but they do lenvo n bad taste In the mouth. In that view of the mutter tlio professional pessim ist Is n public nuisance who ought to be sitppiessed. EA9LET8. Following Is tlio full Republican ticket both for the Sanitary District mid the Superior mid Circuit Court bench: REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES FOR SANITAHY TRUSTEES SANI- TARY DISTRICT OF CHICAGO. President Hoard of Trustees (live year term) Hobt. It. McC'orinlck. Trustee (tlve-year term) Henry F. nidmiiuu. Trustee (five-year term) William II. linker. Trustee (tlvc-ycar term) Wnllnco O. Clark. Trustee (three-year term) Gcorgo W. I'millin. Trustee (three-year term) Anton Novak. Trusteo (one-year term) Frank X. Cloldt. Trustee (one-year term) Edward I. Williams. Trusteo (onc-yenr term) Adolf Bergman. REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES FOR JUDGES OF THE SUPERIOR AND CIRCUIT COURTS. Judge of Superior Court Joseph E. Gary. Judge of Superior Court Fnrlln Q. Hall. Judge of Superior Court Marcus A. Kavanugh. Judge of Superior Court Wlllard M. McEwen. Judge of Superior Court (to fill va cancy) Ron M. Smith, Judge of Circuit Court (to fill va cancy) Morrltt W. rinekney. Chairman Charles W. Vail of the speakers' commltteo has had n meet ing with the representatives of tho vn rlous wards anil made arrangements for thirty-six meetings. Tho first will bo held next Wednesday evening In the Sixth and Eighth Wards, that be ing the day after registration. Tho other meetings will bo ns follows: Oct. 10, Twenty-sixth and Twenty seventh Wards; Oct. 20, Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth Wards; Oct. 21, Twenty fifth Ward and Evanston; Oct. 23, Thirteenth mid Thirty-fourth Wards; Oct. 21, First, Second and Fourth Wards; Oct. 25, Twenty-first and Twenty-second Wards; Oct. 20, Four teenth, Fifteenth and Seventeenth Wards; Oct. 27, Third and Fifth Wards; Oct. 28, Seventh nud Thirty third Words; Oct. 30, Eighteenth and Twentieth Wards; Oct. 31, Twenty third and Twenty-fourth Wards; Nov. 1, Sixteenth and Nineteenth Wards; Nov. 2, Eleventh and Twelfth Wards; Nov. .'I, Twenty-eighth and Thirty fifth Wards; Nov. 4, Thirty-first mid Thirty-second Wards; Nov. 5, Ninth and Tenth Wards. Hon. Wlllnrd M. McEwen Is boyond all question ono of the ablest Judges who ever sat on the Cook County bench. His rulings have been Invari ably wise, Just and Impartial, mid ho has the unbounded esteem of the en tire bar, ns well as tho contldence of the general public. Ills rcnoinlnatlon came to him unanimously mid ns n llttlng tribute to his ability ns n law yer mid his splendid record ns n Judge. All classes will unite In vot ing for the re-election of this eminent Jurist. Peter It. Olson has made n splendid record us County Clerk, lie is one of the very best public olllclals In Cook County, and has run his otllco on a high piano of ollleloncy. Mr. Olson is u lifelong Republican mid has In the past rendered loyal ami valuable ser vices to his party. Ho Is courteous mid obliging to the public, painstaking, thorough and capable in the discharge of bis ofllclal duties. It is no exag geration to say that neor have the nrtiilrs of the otllco of County Clerk been bandied more ably nor with a more thorough regard for tho Inteiests of tlio public than during Mr. Olson's administration. Ono of Mr. ONeii's first acts was to appoint Mr. James Roddick his first lieutenant, which displayed good Judgment on his pait. for a better man could not lmo been selected for the place than Mr. Red dick, who gavo tho County Clerk the benefit of his great ability mid experi ence In olllclnl mutters. Mr. Olson's faithful services are thoroughly recognized. mid appreciated by tho public at large, mul he can un doubtedly be re-elected when his term has expired If he so deslics. Fred W. Upliain, who 1ms the well cMiicd reputation of being one of the best officials who ever served the peo ple of Cook County, has Just returned with his bride from an extended mul very enjoyable trip through Europe. Mr. and Mrs. Uphnni were lu excellent health mul spirits on their arrival ut their homo, where they received the felicitations of their many friends. Mr, I'pliam Is one of the most popular and Influential Republicans In Chicago, and his name Is being already mentioned for his party nomination for Mayor. Hon. Frank Wenter, tho popular Democratic cnndldnto for President of the Hoard of Drainage Trustees, should mid undoubtedly will bo elect ed. Mr. Wenter Is ono of tho most capable, reliable mid upright public of ficials who over served tho people of Chicago. As a member of the Drain age Hoard lie has made a splendid rec ord, being constant lu his attendance and Indefatigable lu his work In behalf of thu public mid the taxpayers. Ills long service on the board lias made him thoroughly acquainted with tho n (Tali's of tho district, nud will mako his services invaluable, If not In illspcnsnblo now that so many now and Inexperienced men will bo Included In Its membership. As presiding olllcer of the board he will be tho right man lu tho right place. Opposed to Jobbery, graft or special privileges of any kind, ho will, ns ho ulways has done, act solely In the Interests of thu public and thu taxpayers. Mr. Wenter, in addition to being n model public olllclnl mid a public-spirited citizen, is a man who has always taken a keen interest In political af fairs and is n first-class campaigner. In tho present campaign ho Is letting no grass grow under his feet, and tho outlook Is that ho will roll up such a majority election day as no cnndldnto for drulnago trusteo over received bo fore. Ho is the first ono of tho nomi nees to really get busy, Ho bus sent out half n cnrload nf campaign literature, personally addres sed to voters. Tho literature consists of a card of statistics on tho history and management of tho drainage wa terway. It shows thnt Mr. Wenter was elected n drainage trusteo In 1889, when tho district was created, and that ho served ns president from 1802 to 1805 Inclusive. During this tlmo tho board disbursed n total of $14,500,000. Tho cost of tho canal, ex cluding tho Chicago river development, was $30,313,080. Mr. Wenter throw tho first shovelful of earth, when work on tho ditch was started. Tho candi date, In soliciting tho suffrages of tho voters, calls attention to tho fact that to bo elected president of tho board ho must nlso bo elected a trustee. Tho records of the Dralnngo Board, nnd tho history of tho district and tho great canal, show Mr. Wenter to bo en titled to the support of nil good citi zens, Irrespective of pnrty, ns ho has Invariably acted for tho best Interests of all tho pcoplo Independent of parti san considerations. Whllo the Mnyor hnrps on tho refer endum, contract plan, Immediate mu nicipal ownership nud other fads, and Aldermen gabble and quarrel with each other, the peoplo bump along the niitlqunted enblo lines or bounce from hummock to hummock under mi old fashioned trolley system in cars that are so old and worn that tho dust of summer nnd tho winds of winter filter plentifully through their cracked tim bers. The peoplo of Chicago aro very patient, but tbero Is n limit to all things lu this world, the patlenco of the Chicago public Included. The sinking of buildings nnd the settling of streets is ascribed to the methods of building skyscrapers aud cannot bo nttrlbuted to thu bores of thu Illinois Tunnel Company, accord ing to a letter sent to Commissioner of Public Works Patterson by George W. Jackson, chief engineer of tho com pany. The letter was In answer to the report made by Mr. Patterson, who hold that tho bores of the tunnel com pany had caused tho trouble. "It Is n well-known fact," wroto Mr. Jackson, "thnt previous to recent years tho foundations of nearly all the buildings In Chicago, oven the tallest buildings, wero on whnt Is known us a floating foundation or deposit of clay. Architects wero lu tho habit of loading this deposit of clay from 1.500 to 4,000 pounds n squaro foot. There nro In stances of settlement of from one to twelve Inches, and after each now building was erected It necessarily af fected thoo buildings Immediately around It." Mr. Jackson said that lu recent years architects had advised the sinking of caissons, and that this method had resulted lu the settling of adjoining buildings. William Legner deserves his great popularity. Chicago firemen deserve well of tho people. Instead of spending tho tux payers' money on anarchistic munici pal ownership fads, spend it for tlio two platoon system In the lire depart ment. Tlmt will pay better lu the end. Thomas J. weiWs olllclnl record Is spotless. George W. Patiliiu, the well-known and popular business man, who has been selected by tho Republican or ganization for the three-year term ns member of the Drainage Hoard, is ono of tlio most lospeeted unit highly es turned citizens of Chicago. Ills elec tion in the forthcoming campaign will give Chicago a first-class ofllclal, nud one who will give the public entire sat isfaction. Frank X. Cloldt will bo re-elected to the Dralnngo Hoard as he deserves to be. Give tho firemen of Chicago some relief. Tho two platoon system cer tainly deserves a trial. In voting for candidates for tho bench the people should bo careful to vote only for tho best men. Judgo Wlllard M. McEwen Is one of these. Ills record Is such ns to gain him tho confidence nnd esteem of all tho voters Irrespective of party, nnd on this ac count Ills re-election seems certain. Judgo Marcus Knvnimgh hns Hindu n tine record on tho bench nnd deserves re-election. Adolf Horgnian Is one of tho best candidates named on cither ticket for Sanitary Trusteo. Chicago's brave mid hard working firemen aro deserving of tho considera tion they seek when they nsk for tho two-platoon system and rensonnblo working hours. Any city administra tion that would oppose this fair nnd reasonable demand should bo swept out of existence. George W. Pnullln Is n mnn whoso record commends Itself to every thoughtful citizen. It Is such men ns Mr. Pnullln that the peoplo need In public olllee. Mr. Pnullln Is n candi date for the olllee of Dralnngo Trus teo. llo will bu elected as he deserves to be. John C. Spry, head of the groat Spry Lumber Company, Is one of Chicago's most Influential and popular citizens, lie would mako a great candidate for Mayor on thu Republican ticket a year from next spring. Hon. George M. Iloyd made n flue record In tho legislature. Ho Is an ex cellent lawyer and would mako u first class municipal court Judge. Charles Wcrno has made n splendid ireord ns a member of tho City Coun cil. Ho will mako nn equally good ono ns a member of the Cook Count' bench. All good citizens should voto for him. Theodore 0. Mayer has mndo a first clans police magistrate, nud would be Just the man for Municipal Court Judge, Vote for Judgo Kavanagh's ro-olec-tlon; bo Is honest, tried nud true. Hon. George M. Hoyd would mnko n llrst-class municipal court judge. Frnnk Wenter's friends nro legion. Lyman E. Cooley, tho eminent civil engineer, Is ono nf tho men whoso nomo will bo roost honorably connect ed with tho 'history of tho Chicago Sanitary District, and tho construc tion of the great drainage channel. As engineer for tho Board of Trustees and Inter ae a member of It he render ed Invaluable services to this great en terprise. William Legner deserves re-election to tho Drainage Board. His record Is without a flaw. Charles F. Bllger, the well-known undertaker, Is one of tho most respect ed citizens of the South Side. Ills livery establishment nt 5133 Lake avenuo Is one of tho finest and best equipped In the city. Merrltt W. Plnckney will do honor to the Judiciary. Vote for him. One of the finest brewerios In the country, and one that turns out soma of the finest brands of beer, Is the greet Berghoff Brewing Company of Fort Wayne, Ind. The following brands of beer browed and supplied by this brewory are among the roost popular and have great demand In Chi cago: "Extra Pale," "Dort Doppel," "Snlvator," "Bergboff's Select," and last but not least, "Dortmunder." Pick out the men '(With best records for tho judiciary and vote for them next November. Vote for Judge Mnrcns Kavanagn for re-election to tho bench. Ho Is n good lawyer aud has proved himself a great Jurist. Ono of the most attractive resorts around Chicago Is Belmont's Park at tho comer of Twelfth street and 48th avenue. Mr. L, A, Belmont, tho genial proprietor, does everything In his pow er to make his palrons happy ninl tlio result Is that his garden Is one of tho most popular resorts around Chicago. Take tho Metropolitan L to 48th ave nue and walk three blocks south to Twelfth street. Or take any West Side car and transfer nt 48th avenue to Twelfth street. All Twelfth street cars pass the door. Tho car rides to Belmont's nro all Interesting and Bel mont's place Itself Is well worth the trip. Frnnk Wenter deserves re-election to tho Drainage Board, nnd will give satisfaction to tho tax-paying public its President of tho Hoard of Sanitary Trustees. Every good citizen who de sires honesty nnd executive ability In olllee will- votu for him, People who have had business deal ings with M. A. L. Olson, of DoKnlb, HI., nro requested to nddress B 73, Eagle Office. Tho law against tho practices which produce the smoke nuisance Is never properly enforced. It Is only enforced against n few, while tho many m nhead unmolested, poisoning tho at mosphere mid Increasing tho city's mortality record. Edwnrd A. Dicker has n splendid record ns u lawyer and an able master In chancery. IIu would mnko n llrst class municipal court Judge. ote for Daniel O. Ramsay for Judge. He Is a flno Inwyer and will mnku a good, reliable and Just Jurist. Edward Tllden would not alone get the united voto of tho Democrats of Chicago for Mayor, but ho Is pre-eminently the mnn to rally to the party Hag the entire labor vote. Mr. Tll den has proven himself the true friend of union labor, nnd tho consistent benefactor of the working mnn. Vote for Frank X. Cloldt for Drnlnv ago Trustee. Ho has demonstrated his absolute integrity, possesses the advantage of experience, and through his flno record has earned tho confi dence of the people. He should be re elected. Why not give the two-platoon sys tem n trial? It scums a feasible plan, and would, If put Into effect, give u most deserving body of public ser vants n chance to enjoy n few hours every day In their homes aud the so ciety of their families. Merrltt W. Plnckney Is n flno law yer and will make a great Judge. There Is enough money squandered nnd given away to crook contractors, to defray all the expense of putting the double platoon system lu the Fire Department. Judge Marcus Kiminngli Is ono of the ablest Judges on the Cook County bench, aud will undoubtedly bu ic elected, as ho deserves to be. Keep after the grafters, Sir. Mayor; the City Hall Is still full of them. Re-elect Judge Marcus Knvanngh. James A. Sacklcy Is ono of Chicago's most respected citizens. He Is the head of one of the greatest and most successful contracting firms lu the country. If you aro troubled with headache, whether chronic or otherwise, get Cap arine, tho sure cure, which Is to be had at all flrst-clasi buffets and drug tores. Frank X. Cloldt is deserving of re election to the Board of Sanitary Trustees. W. Cowan, the well-known cream ery nnd supply merchant, whose great establishment is located ut Woodstock, III., and whose Chicago office Is at 100 East Chicago avenue, enjoys the food will nnd respect of nil who know him. Ho would mnko a first-class member of tho City Council, a body in which we need just now the best and most reli able citizens available Voto for Thomas J. Webb for Drain ago Trustee. He has rendered excel lent service to tho public in that capac ity and deserves re-election. Caparlne is a safe and sure bracer. It is sold In all buffets and drug stores. Daniel G. Ramsay will make an ablo and Just Judge, He deserves tho support of till good citizens. Frank X. Cloldt enjoys the reputa tion of being one of the best nnd most useful mombors of tho' present or any of tho former Boards of Sanitary Trus tees. Mr. Cloldt has been nominated for re-election, and bo will receive, ns ho deserves, the support of all those who believe in merit, ability and in tegrity, nnd In rewarding faithful ofll clal services. Harry R. Gibbons, tho well-known box manufacturer, Is one of tho most highly esteemed, as ho is ono of thu most successful, members of our busi ness community. Mr. Gibbons hns been a life-long Democrat, and if ho eared for It could huvo high honora at tho hands of his party, but he prefers to devoto his attention to bis busluess pursuits. M. A, L. Olson is certainly a fine man for DcKulb peoplo or any other peoplo to be doing business with, Cyril R, Jaudus will provo as great a success and ns valuablo a public olll cer as a member of tho Hoard of Local Improvements, as he did In every other public and private capacity in whlcb GEORGE W. PAULLIN, Well Known Merchant, Nominated for 8anltary Trustee. he has acted, in the la wi depart ment, the legislature mid lu the practice of his profession us a member of the bai lie has been distinguished for Integilly. ability nud honorable conduct Isadnrc II. Illtues has a splendid olllclnl record as n former member of the city's law department. Ho has built up a splendid law practice and thoroughly deserves tho success that Is his. Fletcher Dobyns Is proving himself to bo one of the nblest Assistant State's Attorneys Cook County has ever nail Mr. Dobyns Is n brilliant joung law jer, nud the Republican party, ol which ho Is n loyal member, has un doubtedly future mid higher honors In stoio for him. Hon. A. C. Clark Is ono of tho most respected and successful business men In the city. As a member of the legis lature he has been always found upon the right side of every question, and has mndo a record of which ho may well feel proud. Settle tho traction question nnd please the peoplo. Wo believe, from the indications of the public temper, thnt not a man who makes himself u stumbling block to thu rensonnblo and satisfactory settle ment or the traction question will be io-elected. When a public olllclnl puts what ho considers to bu his personal Interests above mid before thu intui1 ests of tho community which hu repre sents, then It Is time for his constitu ents to get rid of him. If there nro any Aldermen who bo Uc-vo thnt further delay of tho settle ment of tho traction question, aud ouotlier crop of alleged popular catch phrases and campaign cries in regard to it will bo a good thing to go on deluding tho public with, they will bo disillusioned in a very striking man ner, mid that at tho first opportunity. Whllo thero nro pending beforo tho City Council two resolutions both practically tho same, in that both call for a referendum beforo final action Is taken In adopting a traction franchlso ordinanco; whnt really concerns tho pcoplo is, how soon will a franchlso bo evolved by tho City Council that will bo acceptable to tho street railway companies and permit them to glvo first-class, up-to-date lntramurnl truus portntlon, Thnt tho companies nro willing to do nil thnt enterprise nnd capital can do to glvo tho people first-class street enr scrvlco nobody can doubt who has taken tho trouble to read and study their offer to tho city. Now rolling stock, elegantly equip ped cars, a single fi-ccnt fare to any point in the north, south or west divi sionsin other words, a universal transfer systom over all the roads, rapid transit, grooved rails, under ground trolley, paved nnd sprinkled streets over tho right of way; courte ous treatment by employes and every other consideration the public de mands, including, by the way, sub stantial compensation to the city for the franchlso sought. These meet the public demands. What more can the peoplo wnnt? Do the people want to cast off and reject theso great nnd much needed improvements in the public service in order to glvo a few rainbow chasing officials, supplemented by a few cbcmlng political campaign managers, an opportunity to test a chimerical plan that has absolutely nothing to recommend It to sensible people? Merrltt W. Plnckney, who hns been nominated for Judgo of tho Circuit Court by tho Republican party of Cook County, Is ono of tho nblest nnd best known members or tho Cook County bur. Mr. Plnckney Is eminent ly qualified for tho high olUco to which ho has been nominated, being n pro found lawyer, a public spirited citizen nnd a mnn gifted with tho qualities which go to mako up tho trim judicial mind. Mr, Plnckney is a man in tho prime of life, being Just 45 years old. Ho was born In Mount Morris, III., and was educated at Rock River Seminary, of which his father, Daniel J. rinek ney, was principal. Ho was gradu ated nt KnoV College, Gnlesburg, III., in 1881, In that samo year Mr. Plnck ney came to Chicago nnd commenced tho study of Inw at tho Union Collego of Law, from which institution he grndunted in 1883. Mr, rinekney has been practicing Inw for twenty-two years, and Is n leader In tho realm of jurisprudence. He has been for years the lending member of the well-known nnd suc cessful law linn of Plnckney, Tntgo & Abbott, Is n lifelong Republican, mid n man who, If elected, will do honor to tho judicial bench of Cook County. Judgo Marcus Knvnuagh, who hns been nominated for re-election to tho Superior Court bench, Is one of tho nblest lawyers in the judiciary of Cook County. Judgo Knvnuagh Is tho Ideal Ameri can citizen. A man of great learning, n patriot, u soldier nnd a lawyer, ho could not fall to bo tho Ideal Ameri can jurist. Judgo Knvanngh Is n Republican on principle, and well knows how to de fend nnd elucidate the principles of his party. Hut, higher mid better than party, Judge Knvanngh holds Ameri can citizenship, nnd ns such be Is loved nnd respected by American citizens of all parties. When tlio call to arms enmo for his country's cnuso In tho fateful year of "ninety-eight," Colonel Knvanngh was lu command of the gallant Irish-American regiment tho Seventh Illinois mid with his splendid command ho went to tho front. Judge Kavumigli is a veteran In tho practice of law. Ho has been trained lu the colleges as well as lu thu butter school of practice. He has made n splendid record on the bench us an ablo and just Jurist and n profound lawyer. Ills nomination for re-election hns given great satisfaction to all who aro interested In the mnlntcnauco of law by men well qualified for tho task, nnd his name mid personal popularity will carry not nlono to himself but to tho entire Republican Judicial ticket thou sands of voters that will flock and fol low after tho honored namo of Marcus Kiivanagh. Judgo Kavanagh hns been n mem ber of tho Superior Court bench of Cook County slnco 1803. Previous to his election to tho bench Judge Knv anngh practiced law In partnership with Judgo John Gibbons, nud wns generally recognized ns ono of tho ablest lawyers at tho Chicago bar. Marcus Knvanngh was born in Dos Moines, Iown, In 1850, nud wns edu cated in tho common schools of thnt city, nnd nfterwnrd in Niagara Uni versity. In 1878 ho was graduated from tho law department of Iowa Stato University. Thrco years later bo was elected City Attorney of Des Moines, and In 18S5 ho became judgo of tho Ninth Iown District. Judge Knvanngh came to Chicago In 1880. In 1804 ho was appointed lieu tenant colonel of tho Seventh Regi ment, I, N. G. Recently ho hns been honored with tho degrco of LL. D. by tho University of Notro Dnme. Patriot, lawyer, scholar nnd first class citizen, Judgo Knvanngh Is nn ornament to tho Cook County bench, and an honored nud useful member of our Judiciary. Tho peoplo will take pleasure lu re-electing him. A bloody revolution is impending in this country. It will not bo between capital and labor, ns many suppose, It will bo an uprising of the people, rich and poor alike, against grafting office-holders, Most of the city governments aro rotten to the core, When men can bo retained upon public pay-rolls who nro known to bo bribe-takers, When men hold public offlco who steal right and left, Who protect crime, Who sblckl wrong, Aud who rofuso to enforco wise laws for mercenary reasons, It is tlmo for tho peoplo to get ropes nnd do a llttlo hanging. A corrupt government Is no govern ment at all. Thomas J, Webb is a solf-rando mnn. Ho wns raised In Chicago and Is liked by all with whom he has come in con tact. He is tho bead of a largo busl uess and his reputation among tho merchants of Chicago is of the very best. Ills record on tho Drainage Bourd entitles him to ro-olcctlon aud tho voters will remember his honest record, his business standing, aud his public virtues upon election day. Most peoplo thhucthoMnyor'8 term long enough now. Voto ngaliist tho proposition to muko it four years In stead of two. ijii. -,-. -V-K .t,,fjfWW'tft