New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-27
MR.. 4LLERTON'S CANDIDACY.

The municipal campaign III thlcaSo this
spring is of far more than local interest. On
the proper government CT that city this sum
mer will depend largely the comfort ana con-
ycnicnce of countless thousands OF Visitors 10
the Worlds Fair. And all good American
citizens will feel pride in having at the head
Of affairs in Chicago during the continuance
of the Exposition strong and clean man as
their representative one who will reflect credit
upon his city ard country at the great social
and civic functions which will be incident to
this National occasion, and one who can stand
before the PEI pie Of all parts of the earth who
will be attracted TO Chicago this year as mt
type of an American. Fortunately, as the
campaign has shaped itself in Chicago, there
is no room for an honest man to make any
mistake. The contest has brought to the front
only two candidates for Mayor; there
are no disracting side issues, ana
there is little or no room even
for the customary inilammatory appeals
to partisan prejudice. 1t is straight-out tight
the issue being whether Chicago, in this It's year
e Jubilee, shall be governed Oh business prin-
ciples by one of its most upright, successful
and best known business men, or whether 1t
VIII continue. us IL IDI - man. .'"''' W
be ruled by ring OF gamblers. liquor-doa.crs,
iacctatk OWES and wa!d hc.cis.
The nomination Of Samuel W. Allciton by
the Citizens party and his enthusiastic and
unanimous Endorsement by the Republicans
give COED reason for hope that this pro-
grcssyc and representative American and
widely known business man will be the Mayor
Of Chicago during the Worl's Fair, and that
his opponent. Carter IL. Harrison. who four
times has miSgovcrncd the city, will be de-
fcacd Both men are widely known but in
far different ways. Mr.. Allcrton has been
identified with the growth and prosperity OF
Chicago for thiuy-hvc years, and no one man
within lis limits has contributed more ~ its
phenomenal progress. Upright and cpura-
geous there is nothing in his whole life that his
opponents have been able TO attack. and not
only have the independent business men rallied
70 his support, but large and influential con
tingent Of the local Democratic party. par
ticuarly the Germans. and practically all the
Democratic press, with the exception of the
newspaper owned by ex-Mayor Harrison, arc
warmly supporting him. Mr. Allcrton has
been a stanch Republican all his life, giving
literally to the party. and has mp to the pres
ont s,cadfasty refused 10 accept any Office
In his election cleaner streets and better gov
eminent in Chicago are assured. Ar
rayod against him are all the vicious
clements that have preyed on that
city for 50 many years. They had no
need to exact a promise or pledge from cx
Mayor Harrison. for he had been their man too
Often before for doubts of his usefulness to
Ia.
are mole than ever anxious to have their own
government this year, for they are calculating
that Chicago will be their harvest field during
the existence Of the great Worlds Fair. Know
ing this, every body in this country who be-
ieves in law and order and the triumph of
decent methods in city government will ear
nestly hope for the election of Samuel W.
Allerton as Mayor Of Chicago on April 4.