National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-02-11
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HIS HONOR THE MAYOR.
Interesting Berninircencc In the Life OF n
Hsshif~ Man


Public Wan.
Chicago Is, as she may well be, Justly proud Of
her mayor She is proud for several reasons, and
very good ones too, of the Hon. Carter II. Harri-
son. There are but few men In American politics
day who can show as clear record or as de-
serving an honorable n career as Mr.. Harrison
From the dag on which he loft his home in "the
dark and bloody ground to seltlein the Eldorado
Of the Western prairlcs, then IN its infancy, the
career OF that gentleman has been upwSrd and on
ward. Twice have the people chosen him as their
Representative in Congress from the Second Dis
trct Of Illinois, and twice did he ooquit himself Of
that trust In a manner that won for him warm
spot in tie hearts of his constituency.
Twice has Mr. Harrison been called upon to Oil
the office Of mayor Of Chicago with the highest
mayoralty vote ever given Democrat In this
great city and twice has he filed that Office with
honor, winning the respect and esteem OF her peo-
pie regardless ofparty.
Carter II. Harrison is to-day the most popular
man in the State Of Illinois, fact due TO the zeal
the untiring energy, and the seadaslness Of pur.
pose displayed by that gentleman throughout his
whole public life The esteem and confidence Of
the people his In the fullest sense--won by his
-unflinching adherence to the rlght-his un-
questionable honesty of purpose-his high
moral character-nnd his unobtrusve though
steadfast mein. Mr. Harrison's unobtrusiveness,
II may be said. is not the least among his many
commendable qualities; the fact that he Is
not seeker nf(er office, but rather the
office seeks him is, In the opinion of the
writer N hiph comnendotion That Nr uorrtso,
has at heart the interests of the community he
represents Will be readily seen by the following
answer to question asked by the writer. In n
conversation lately held with Mr. IL. az came In
Chicago" said Mr., Harrison. cat n time when wo
! were limited couparatlyclv snealing I'm nil but
natural resources Int of them ve had mn unlirn
| tied supply saw that the CITY. and tho State
| likewise ought to incrcase--to beco,na ernat In
population and In wealth. md told NV confreres
and the people that IL lay I'm our power TO make
the State rich, populous' powerful and qreat--a
field for the emprnnt who came TO iii onr nroires
and for the capitalist who cane 10 ndvanoe our
mercantile. commercial and railroad interesta
have Advocated nil measures of tbis kind that
have risen I'm NV time and inland 10 do a I'm the
niture Ills clearly NV dntv 10 rnrge ,nvsoIf on
the side of the neoplc their interests beinv what
have on nv mind md In INV baortu
MIR Harrison IL as vol I'm tho nrime or l;Ge--bia
physical qualities being h,llv eana IN his mental
capacities and that Is saving great deal the
only medicine that gentleman ever nsed beiug
the Great German Remedv 1t Jacobs oil Sneok-
ing of that great panacea used b, nil grent men
OF the day. Mr.. Harrison said: oRheumatism is
about the only ailment that has ever given me
any bother. and that IA now gone where Il will
bother me no more. In the neichborhood where
l live the people will have no other medicine for
rheumatism or dieeases of A similar nature than
81. Jacobs OIL.
"When l first found myself suffering from the
rheumatism my leading thought naturally was to
call physician, but my neighbors oil advised me
to try 81. Jacobs Oil, the Great German Remedy,
NOW was not up to that time a believer in
proprietary medicines, and so stated to my
orlando but tho oanuo,,,ar ,yho raoo,nropda,t