The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-04-07
Renuhlicans nisnleased.


The Republican papers in Utah seem
very much disturbed over the election of
CARTER HARRISON as mayor OF Chicago.
One of them declares that in placing the
gentleman in the municipal chair, "Chi-
cago has advertised once more that a
majority of her people are toughs. T"
Another says, s'About the meanest man
in Chicago is CARTER HARRISON and he is
elected mayor OF that great city,
That is very severe. But is it just, or
even sensible? Ii a Republican had been
elected would that have been proof that a
majority of the people of Chicago were
tender and cul tivated gentlemen? And
would it follow that because he was
elected he was about the best man in
Chicago.
But. we are told, all the papers in the
Worlds Fair city except one denounced
CARTER HARRISON, and that one is his
own paper. Does that prove his unfitness
for the place? May not the fact that he
owned and edited an influential paper
have been one of the causes of this jour
nalistic hostility? However that may be,
the Tribune and inter- Ocean, his most
vehement opponents, last winter offered
to support him if he would run on Citi-
zen's ticket. His answer was, il he ran
at all he would do so on straight Demo-
cratic ticket. Does that make him a
criminal and ''tough?''
What kind OF man is HARRISON, any
way? Why, he is an educated,
intelligent, brainy gentleman who
speaks several languages and has
before been mayor of Chicago. He
has the reputation of saving
the city from anarchy and also from
bankruptcy. He is not one OF the goody-
goody kind. But he has force and push,
and it is believed that he will regulate
and keep in check those elements that
cannot be suppressed in city like Chi
cago, and that he will make as respecta-
bic as possible certain things that prohi-
bition will not prohibit.
The Stats Zeitung has been very hostile
to him and it was thought that this would
turn from him the German vote, but it
has not done so. The editor of that paper
wanted the nomination himself. He did
not get it but agreed to abide by the de-
cisiou of the convention. He has not
run in opposition to HARRISON but
he supported ALLERToN, the Republican
and citizens candidate. DE WITT
CREG1ER has been another opponent,
Democrat running against him on an in
dependent ticket. Mr.. HARRISON has
won in the face OF all these foes and there
must be something about him that is
worthy of support. One OF the strongest
evidences of this is the bitterness of Re-
publican papers over his election.
Chicago contains a great many
"toughs,'' no doubt. 1t will be found on
Investigation that there have been fully
as many under Republican as under Dem
ocratic rule, if not more. The Chicago
papers have been OVERLOOKING with &C.
counts of the very worst kinds of crimes
committed by thugs, footpads, burglars,
highway robbers, bunco steerers and all
sorts of swindlers and confidence people,
1t is believed that under CARTER HAIR
RIsoN great deal OF this crime will be
put down.
} During the Worlds Fair crooks from
all quarters will flock to Chicago, and it
will require man of energy and vim to
; meet the emergency. On the other hand,
J there will be hosts of the foremost people
of the nations in the city, and cultured,
travelled and experienced man of the
world is wanted to receive them as the
municipal representative. CARTER HAIR
RIsoN has his faults, no doubt, but it is
believed that he will fill the need in both
these particulars. And it is not to be ex-
pected that any out and out Democrat
would delight our Republican contem-
, porarles.