The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-05
THE EAGLE SCREAM,

THE EAGLE sUREAM
The following address was made b,
Mayor Harrison, of Chicago, on Tuesday
night after the good news of his election
had been received:
A large crowd assembled in the council
chamb er and cheered as the returns, in
creasing the democratic maiorities, were
read. About 10 O'Clock Garter Harrison
arrived and mingled with the crowd Col
J Baldwin, who draws a large salary on The
pretense of being a gas Inspector, called
on Carter for speech, but the Honor de
clined to crate. A little later Harry
Donovan at the request of the crowd
called Carter to the platform. The in
vitation was accepted and Carter who was
very hoarse, said that he should have
order in the city council; that silence
should prevail or he could not make him
self heard. They had met the enemy and
the enemy was theirs. When he came in
he determined not to speak to them until
he knew his majority was at least 10
600. He was grateful for them for stand
ing by HIM and still more grateful for
standing by the democratic party for the
| fight was between republicans and demo
Gratis, though an attempt was made to
| Ildhe 1t appear lndJ IL was question OF
| high or low license or of reform that was
to be decided. That was merely bait
thrown out by the Citizens Union to
catch gudge0ns and they were caught
Hlhemselyes. The union had hired stump
| speakers to spit venom on him as was
never throw on man before who was a
reputable citizen. Even the pulpit was
turned into a political platform, and
many ministers engaged last Sunday in
abusing him.
WORD To THE PAPERS
He wanted to talk to the reporters, who
were all pretty good fellows, and through
them to their editors, and tell them they
had made a mistake in trying to win the
people to a bad cause by abuse and WITH
peratiou of him. Their were some hon
orable exceptions to the newspapers of
this city, but they were devilish few. If
the newspapers had criticized an official
| fairly and squarely, they would have had
| influence, but when they descended to
viIlify him they robbed themselves of any
weight or influence. The papers were so
| accustomed to lying about him that the
| people did not believe them they
| published the truth about him or anybody
| else As the father of Chicago, he adj
| vised the reporters, who were his special
| favorites, 70 be good, and they would re-
gain for the press the good reputation it
enjoyed formerly. He did not care a con
tiuental for the editorial in newspaper,
whether il was for or against him, if he
could only use the local columns to have
fair reports published lie would not
take fourth term of office, and would
not have been candidate yesterday only
that the newspapers were clamoring last
fall that he was showed under and he
wanted TO show them that the snow was
so light that he could come to the surface
with 10000 majority. The best part Of
his life was behind him, and the grave
was beyond He had great reverence for
religion, and for the preacher who wears
the garb that evinces his calling.
WORD TO MINISTERS.
Il would tell the preachers" said the
mayor ito lcaye politics alone and to
preach Christ and Him crucified, and
leave us buns to take care of the city
The ministers knew he did not want to
defend vice. They said he only listened
to the advice of bad men. That was not
his fault, for he would have respectfully
listened to the preachers if they had given
him counsel. 1t was the sermons which
drove men into halls to listen to the
blasphemes of Bob Ingersoll He wonld
advise them to do their duty to their
flocks as he would do to Chicago during
his term of office. He had great reverence
for some ministers he knew who were
great and good, but he did not want any
thing to do with the charlatans
Many republicans individually
they were as good as democrats-had
voted for him, but they would deny it.
Long John" had sent him a letter saving
f4nf ha 4 10 AZ n
date for mayor again the gates of hell
could not prevail against him. Still Long
John had made speeches against him in
republican meetings, but he knew full
well that Wentworth voted for him. The
mayor would do by the republicans just
as he would by the democrats provided
they did not talk politics to him. He
would treat Mr. Pullman Mr.. Field, and
even Mr.. Cary with respect, and their
opinions with consideration, if they
should be good opinions.
PrTrEs GARY.
He was sorry he said, for poor Cary,
the carpet Dagger. Cary had made a
poor Judge in Tennessee, but here was a
considerable of success as an insurance
agent. To atone for the defeat his OPP
ponent suffered he would, the first house
he got, insure it in one of the companies
which Mr.. Cary represented
The victory of the day was the first gun
of 1884. To celebrate the event one
hundred guns should be discharged on the
lake front. In 1884, Illinois, the home
of Stephen A. Douglas, would join New
York and put a. democratic president in
the white house and then they would
have government conducted on an eco
nomical business basis, like Chicago un-
der his administration. In 1884 the re
publican party would be where the wood
bine twineth, and then some other party
would spring up in its place to fight the
democrats. At the end of sixteen years
the democratic government would become
corrupt, and 1t would be turned out of
I.oftice. He would not care much then,
Tor he would be about getting ready to
go over the hills. Power always made
men corrupt when they held the purse
strings for too long time. Tie prom
lsed he would try to make this city better
The low dives would have to GO If there
was to be gambling it must be behind
screened and darkened doors, and must
not Haunt itself before the public. He
did not want gambling to run riot in
Chicago. and il should not if he could
prevent it. He intended to make gam