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~ But why the Alderman should 1g- nore the chairman of the printing committee, not even consulting him we understand, but take the matter entirely into hie own hands,‘ is not quite so easy to see. Not long ago the same alderman criticised the chairman of another committee for not suficiently consulting the other members of his committee, but the alderman in this case was not even chairman of the printing committee. The chairman was allowed nothing to any in the matter, nor do we learn that Alderman Grant even consulted any other member of the committee. We are inclined to think that the press” hereafter. To whatever ex- tent'the latter motive may have been in' his: mind; let it be understood onee for all that the Seem)“ Row Nave-Luna islnot the kind to!” be mauled. It is iii the field for the good of the public, not simply for-the loaves and the fishes. We hope hereafter. this will be dietihctly understood. - In our issue of Feb. 9th we pretty .plainly criticised some of our city aficials. We trust we did not do so in any unkind spirit. We assumed that they would profit by the sii'g- gestions made in that number, and therefore in the issue of the 18th we made no allusion to past mistakes, but it seems some of the oflicials have not yet learned to profit by friendly advice. A resolution was introduced by Alderman Grant at a recent meeting to take the public printing from the Nswschza and give it to the Wankegsn Sun. Evi- dently this was done. with a sort of effort to “get eren”‘with this journal for criticisms and also no doubt with the expectation of “mnzzlin'g the Th. MEI-Otto: Will Not Be Maul“ hoard mm, een‘te end did I lot valuable work. and doubtless the committee felt they could not do in. They know Mr. Millard would Elke I minority report, and the people would probably vote down the filter any way, at least until after Mr Millerd’s plan of taking area! our savage is carried out, and we know what the elect of that would be on the purity of the water. rm; SHERIDAN now NEWS-LEI‘TER. At a recent meeting of the‘eouncil when the proposition was made to take away the printing from the News- Linux and give it to the Wankegan Sun, Alderman Clampitt saw the absurdity of the position and plainly informed the council that he did not know of more than two eopiee of the Sun taken in the north end of Highland Park, and we have good evidence that there are not over a dozan copies taken in the whole city. Nevertheless, the- mayor was bound to have his mm way, and when the vote stood four to four, inori‘ng all precedent, eVen the sta tee of Illinois, he with a bold dash gave the casting vote and de~ elated the matter settled. Wait a moment, Mr. Mayor There may be a little bitch in that matter. We. suggest that you go slow on that. Somebody else may have something to say. ~ lstheMayor'o-eerw We had hoped our mayor wou'ld profit by the friendly eriticinm of him in the iaaue of Feb. 9th, but the trouble seems to be with the mayor that he is too thoroughly impreaaed with the idea that he is a kind of three in one. to learn much wisdom from past experience. He seemf to have the impression that he is at number one, the mayor; as number two, a councilman; and as number three, a sort of czar. Now that might all be very well i! there were only enough of him to make so many persons. We‘do not underrate the mayor‘s ability, but when it comes to the legislation for Highland Park, we have the opinion that there are about eight in that pouncil any one of whom has about as much brains as the mayor. has; and several of them at least seem to have their brain power under better control. alderman bu conic good qualities nhont bin) and really deco not inland to be viciouc, bntwhnt teem who the fact is simply that when be calm into the council Ionic twoyoan ago he fell under the hypnotic influences of the ox- alderman of the second ward out! be has never been quite able since to all] from his mesmert ind condition. _{ 7 Take Courage. The outlook for Alderman Oboe seems to be a little brighter this week. So far it has been a , hard winter for him. There has been so little snow he has had no excuse to buy for the city a lot of $11 snow plow: at $15 apiece. Don’t get die- coumged, alderman, there may be a chance yet before your term of ofiice expires. ‘ . Vista!- the W Ithssbssnthe misfortune ofour dtythstlorthelset ("year-some ol its enunelhnen have seemed to regard themselves as little gods seated on little thrones, and that the people have no rights which these little gods are bound” to reapsct. They have accrued anxious to re- verse the universal teachings of the greatest publicists past In! pruent, and they insist that they are the sovereign power and the people have nothing to do but obey their be. heats and pay the taxes. All the teachings of our greatest writers on the principles that underlie a civil- ised state are that the people are sovereign and that legislators and the administrators of the laws are their wishes of the sovereign power. What is the result? Nearly IIll tendency to progress and to make public improvments is at a stand still. East Clinton avenue is an encouraging exception.- But what have they been obliged to do? They have simply ignored the public, oficislsu-mayox, councilman. etc. - and kept the matter stricly in their own hands. They have been all winter about it, but what of that? No harm has been done. An im- mense amount 0! hard work and honest thought has been expended on the subject and we doubt not when the work is done that street will prove the best improved street in the city, and yet it will be done at a moderate expense. We have no fault to find and no criticism to make. Our only regret is that the public at large are not taxed at least In part for the improvement. If that policy were put in practice in Highland Perl; we shouldsoon see our streets all over the city being ‘ improved and no one would be the poorer. 315:2