, 1880-11-14

SUNDAY, NOVENlDHh
report OF that speech published IN tna1 PAPER
the following appeared:
Nc [Carter Hurrisonl called upon his headeis ear
to 70 curly to the polls TN next ruesdy a,,.;tr n;
the Republican Supervisors. hlhrsha!s nepLs1 MA
Seeant Secn 6e 3nnS busess on cn their
friends, and attempted by ntilnlaatlon us s H.
wise disrranchiso them then t" p1e re- Xxx.
11,st Fl. their ballot and run inc po@'
lGroat and loud cheer1ug.J
We had no possible doubt that this speech |
was fairly reported; we had no reason ~
suppose that the Chicago Times would forge
or permit the publication in its columns OIL
any such language Us delivered by Mayor
Harrison unless the salnc had been actually
uttered as stated. In copying that spcech'
we commented on 1t in such terms as we
thought it deserved This appeared IN THE
TRIBUNE Of Sunday, Oct. 81. No card OF de-
NAL or contradiction Of the alleged speech
in the Times of Saturday having appeared III
that paper on Sunday, THE TRIBUNE OF Mon
day morning again called attention to tAe
scandalous and incendiary language, quot
ing it wholly from what we then had right
to assume was an admittedly fair report.
Mr.. Harrison had not either in THE TE1B-
usE or Times contradicted the reported.
speech; but he says ON Monday, ms the
quickest mode Of giving contradiction TO
the Charge" he instituted suit for libel
against HE Tn1BuSE!
In this address to the public, A1r. Mayor
Harrison deliberately s4ppresses all lhehtlon
of the fuct that his alleged speech was tllst
published in the Times on Saturday. anu
when TIE TRIBUNE copied 1t into the paper
of Sunday it stated that 1t was taken from the
Times. The material fact Of where tile report
originated tue Mayor suppresses, and through
OUT his whole appeal to the public he indus
triously seeks to leave the impression that
the report originated In TIE TRIBUNE, and
that some OF Ills friends had palmed the
speech off on reporter Of this paper. The
Mayor knew when he wrote that " address"
that such statement, made directly or in
fereutially, was false, and, we might adtt un-
worthy the Executive Of the city.
Ills institution of a suit against this paper
to give contradiction tU the report Is
another untrutllful suggestion. He knew
that, had he addressed this paper note at
any time OH Saturday, Sunday, or Monday
| denying having made the speech, TINT note
would lave been published. Now, the fact
is that never, until the receipt this card to
| the public,'' written one week after
| the publication of the speech, has there
| appeared any denial over his signa-
ture Of having made 1t. We leave the
| public to Judge between the expedition Of the
| 'uuick" process Of a libel suit and the pub
licaton Of this card "to the public" week
/ .1.t:u- ~ +ha oil hI41
| One would think that a libel suit against
| TIE TRIBUNE for copying what originally
appeared In another paper was not the
"uuickest mode'' Of contradictinE the re-
port. =,
The Mayor gives to the public report
from memory Of what he thinks lie said. This
mode Of getting his recollcctions into print
| is an old trick, ind peculiarly characteristic.
But even in this reyamped speech he departs
from the truth, and repeats statements that
have become offensive.
lie claims that he was appealing for fair
election. He asserts that he was protesting
against the Injustice by which the Republic
ans had excluded the Democrats from all
participation in the election. Against this
declaration, now repeated by Mr.. Harrison
for the hundredth time, we present this
agreement, which he peremptorily refused
to sign:
WHEREAS. It is the desire Of nil good citizens @
| TINT tho election on Tucsduy next, N"v :, lsso,
may tie Il fuir ald penccfui one. anu tnat no
conflict dsr Of ryz ny F be re-
spectivety. therefore, Jesse H;!drnp uHtTu III;
States Marsha! tor the Northern District o. lt.a
Ciiy Of Chicago, and /. John lIoEnann Sheriff Of
Cook County, hereby order that when tho line Of
Is Ct The p9s Etv o II cheaso S he
I'd duy of November, 1850, tho voters IN the tine
shall deposit thoir baf1ots In the order IN wntcn
which order Of voting shall continue during the
day; and no person shall be admitted tu the line
except ut tho rear Al persons l"an % IN tn9 ,re ..te
In tho line without huys otlere1 tnelr 1ntU'
shall be ut once removed. This order is binding,
the Gnitcd statcs Marshal, the Mayor ot the
CITY Of Chicago. or the Sheriff of Cook county
shnll see thnt IL Is enforced.
The man who refused to sign that paper
may claim In vain that he was friend OF
I law and order, Or even wanted fair election
We further present against his declarations
the following statement Of the sctual ma
chinery Of the elections:
!, Three Judges Of election Mt each poll, ono
| Democrat. und In the aggregate more tnao
| one third being OamooEAts:
. ? Two clerks at each pull, one Democrat.
| g. Two cEnltenEers at eatu pull onc d 'ei1o
/. Two United States Supervisors at each poll
s, Onu thousand policemen. regulars and spe-
I cials all armed. and 'a!l Democrats
i, Three hundred Sheriff. Deputies, Hcpub-
licars, who were suppressed By partisan Dem
ocrntio Judge.
The. Deputy Slieriffs would never have
been appointed had not the Mayor refused tt
5 sign the agreement we have given above
ant had he not insisted on making the entire
!, police force "solidly Democratic
e We hope no one will fail to note Carte
Ilarrison's latest exhibition Of himself, no.
fail to mark the peculiar suppression OF trutl
, which characterl1es the document through
. | out.
u THE IRISH LAND LEAGUE.
6 The contest between the Land League AM
: the laad-robbcrs vf ireland is not difficult II
/ understand. The program of the League