Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-26


The county convention 2h.ch mas Just
closed IA Chicago has been a mamora-
bls Que. ana for that reason lt : doubt
tul Il q VII De as much help ~ TIE IA
t.onal cam pa "a as viii be the demo
cratic state nominees, who, headed by
ex-J Judge John +. Altgeld, Mil do much
% cause the Germans and LuIherans
10 vote the democratic ticket from top
10 bottom. Even county convention
il presidential year derives some Im-
portance from It's probable effect GA
the national ight. Ii would seem as 4
the democrats OF this county had put
up . ticket which will be more OF a
detElment 10 the national ticket than
help. The principal night was for states
attorney, and the nominee, young
man named Kern. had an experience
IN The convention which Is very SINH
lar % Mr.. Cleveland AS Cleveland
1as nominated despite the frantic de-
claratlon OF Iammauv that he could
not DO elected, 80 this young gentleman
Was chosen in the face OF a denuncla-
ton as bitter as II was Unprecedented,
by the NestOr OF the Chicago silk stock
ing democracy. the friend and IA sew
erAl instances the adviser OF Mr.. Cleye-
land and lawyer OF cOnsummate skull
and abihty-W. &. GOudy. Mr.. Cloudy
not Only declared that the ambitious
young lawyer was unit for the othee
of states attorney, but preferred
charges OF compatibility against and
declared several specific instances
when be had taken money or sought
money eorruptly as city attorney, which
office ne still holds.
The "short Hairs Triumph.
Yet despite .hls terrible arraignment
Kern was nominated for state attOr-
uey. Cloudy IS "silk-stocklng," or
aTlst0crat,c, democrat, while Kern Is
the idol OF the "short HAIR" OF more
democratic democrats, and with the
conviction that Cloudy, who IS the at
tOrney tor the Northwestern railroad,
was aetuated by desire To secure a
states attorney amenable TO corporate
influence, and she feeling that he was
not sincere, the short hairs rallied
around Kern and choose him trium-
phantly. The nominees for the Judge
SHIPS and other offices, with one or
two notable exceptions, were about on
par with Kern, and there seems 10 be
little question that the more respect
able democrats will bolt them and most
OF the $500 lawyers IN Chicago Will
east their votes ana influence for the
republican nominees should the latter
be any better. TINS disaifectIOn IN the
democratic ranks I,ay reflect to some
extent on the national ticket, so that
the democrats who believe they can
carry Illinois with General Stevenson,
must reckon on conditions little out
of the ordinary.
Once in a while when we think how
they are favored we cannot help but
feel that we made a mistake III not
being lawyers or Kentucklans. So far
as Chicago is concerned, not 10 mention
| the nation and the states. 10 may inter
| est visitors 10 the fair TO know who will
have the entertainment of them as the
city's chief representation. Nobody
can yet tell. There are q great many
who would give more to be mayor dur
| ing the big exposition than 1T any other
time, but there is a sentiment among
| the people of Chicago that the chosen
one must possess qualities which Chi
cago mayors have heretofore not en-
| joyed. Most every Chicagoan has
friends whom he will entertain next
year and be wants the city TO be IN as
| good order and make as fine an ap
| pearance as be would have his
own home make. He also wants It
| we'll governed and cOnducted.o n some
thing like decent principles, so far as
| the police and administration of justice
are concerned. This Is what the citizen
| OF Chicago wants. but whether he Will
get 1t is another thing. With the poly
| glot population which this city has
| there IS only one way in the opinion Of
those who have given IL thought, that
this result can be brought about. 1t
Is that the mayor who 10 elected for
two years shall give a bond that after
the expiration of his term of office he
Will be a candidate for no other. OF
| course since no candidate will agree TO
| do this, We can never have an admin
Istration which will insure q man
safety of pOcketbook, limb or life.
| Marshall Field Suggested.
| It is certain that no man who ex-
poets to make the majority the step
| ping stone to anything higher or even
| 10 reelection, can keep saloons
closed AZ night, appoint police to catch
| criminals and preserve order, instead
of for their political influence and
maintain a compliance by all public
| officials with the laws of energy and
strict dealing. 1t would be utterly out
Of the question tor him TO escape
| political burial.
The sentiment now is fast trending
toward taxing some man like Marshall
Field or any other representative mer-
chant, or business man who mas never
held Office, and begging him to make a
great sacrifice aud become mayor of
| Chicago during the worlds II the
mayor conducted the business of the
| city "a Marshall Field conducts the az
| fairs of his vast mercantile establish
ment, the administration would doubt
| less be one which would reflect cred {
| on the city aud at the same time make
| the lives Of citizens and visitors safe.
| The bOldness of the highway robbers
| of Chicago whose most recent murder
still remains Undecided and VINO "hOld
/ up one man on an average every
I night, "a due 20 the absence Of business
/ methods and the existence IN their
stead Il politics which demOralizes the
+ police. II no better condition exists
/ during the worlds FAIR, there viii be
no safety for anybody. The hope Of
the country at large i doubtless that
/ toe respectable element NAV be sue
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