The speech below is from the files of the Municipal Reference Collection and is reproduced as first published, complete with archaic spelling and wording. We are restless in this hour to meet the challenge of improvement as we were four years ago . At that time nearly 800,000 citizens of Chicago gave majority consent to the aggressive aims and balanced service of our administration. Business is restless for more production and sales. Labor is restless for more employment and better working conditions.
Youth is restless for more opportunities to achieve economic freedom and social advancement.
Every item in the budget of progress calls for an economy in debate as well as dollars. Intelligent and courageous leadership creates confidence rather than confusion. Chicago is due to hit pay-dirt on many projects during the next four years, that have been long in the making and doing. Each ward a city within a city. There is nothing inspiring about a tradition that straight-jackets our ability to meet the changing needs of changing times.