Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-03-25

licemen, paid gold to contractors,
paid gold to tiremen. He sent 1t out
on the first day OF the month and cir
culated the money among the people,
instead Of keeping it ten or fifteen
days for the Treasurer to draw his
interest upon. Applause. That
made times good; $3.50. 600 circulating
on a given day, not among the people
that had bank accounts and could go
to the bank and borrow money, but
circulating among the poor people at
little grocery stores, at little vegeta-
lie stands, among the hucksters. 1t
circulated among them and made
times better. and the city began to
grow and had never stopped growing
since. Applause. AT the end Of
his second term he concluded
to risk it again and the peo-
pie showed their trust in him
by electing him by over 10000
majority. Applause. He has
brought the Germans and the Irish
and every nat, nality together and
made them all feel that they were,
not Germans, not Irishmen, not Bohe-
mians not Frenchmen, but were all
Americans. Applause. The Ger
mans then began to think that he
had been Mayor long enough and he
was elected the fourth time, but by Z
small majority.
They were right, and he haC
bcen out of Office now for seyera
years. Laughter He had beer
plain Carter Harrison, the citizen
lie had been among the people anC
one Of the people Cheers. Speak
ing Of those whom the people elect Il
Office, Mr.. Harrison said:
lie is your servant, not your mas
ter, compelled to obey the laws a
rigidly as you are compelled to ODE
them. He comes from the people
serves the people, and goes pack t
the people again. 1t reminds me O
that page in the history Of old Rome
centuries ago Rome was in trouble
the enemy was approaching, and tn
city was unable to resist their in
roads. They looked around for some
body that could lead them to victory
They sent a committee of patrician
out into the country; they saw
farm, and on a stone close by the wa.
was written in homely made letters
"Cincinnatus, farmer They wentfn
and Cincinnatus was at his pillow
They told him that his country neoC
ed him; he unyoked his oxen an
went TO Rome, became its dictator
saved Rome, and went back TO tn
pIow again. This is what we have !
America. In the land whence yo
came there is a young man brave an
brainy. When he gives out law h
says do, and it is done. Here 50, 900,
600 people say do, and it is done. |
is not Grover Cleveland; IL is you
my friends, that are your own goE
ernors 1t stands you in hand, III
friends, to look well on whose shouI
ders you throw the mantle OF goy
ernment.
Chicago is not government in on
sense OF the word: il is not a politI
cal institution. Chicago is a might
corporation, banded together for bus
ness purposes. 1t is your duty, you
right, and il is your exclusive priv
lege that the man that you wish 70
your mayor will be simply a busines
man, taking the taxes out OF you
pockets and spending those taxes fo
the purposes for which they are lev
led; seeing that your streets ar
cleaned; that pestilence is kept ava
from you; that your houses are pro
teeted al night; that when a fire Oc
ours along come the "hre laddics' an
save your property and, perhaps. you
wives and little ones. lie is bus
ness man; that Is bis duty.
Now, my friends stand befor
you he aud ask you tor your 81
fra4es. | "a awhile ago ] had con
fld nee la mys ,lf TO ome extent
have. yet he you elect me / shall TAX
the position ith great anXlct "
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