Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-06-09
the DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN.


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Before TIE EAGLE again reaches
the hands of its readers the Demo.
Gratis Of Cook County will have
chosen their candidates for the fall
ticket, and one Of the most
momentous campaigns the party has
ever entered upon in this county or
State will have been fairly launched
There are great possibilities now be.
fore the Democratic party of Cook
County.
1t has an opportunity Of striking a
blow for the party and the cause
that will have a steadying and rally
ing effect throughout the country.
The effects Of recent financial and
industrial troubles all over the land
have been so injurious to the Demo.
cratic party (being unreasonably and
unfairly charged up against it), that
defeat has overwhelmed Its candi.
dates everywhere that a contest has
been waged recently. Chicago did
nobly last December and proved that
she is unswervinsly Democratic. The
normal Democratic majority on that
occasion, however, SO seriously
reduced as to demonstrate that
In Chicago as elsewhere the
influences Of tire times on
political affairs are being felt. 1t
now behooves the party managers to
look to 1t that In the coming election
the falling of felt last December is not
repeated next fall. Should the party
ticket receive such q slender major.
ity as that given 1t at the last May.
orally election, II will certainly be
defeated; for the outlying districts of
Cook County will undoubtedly be able
to give q Republican majority that
can Offset such a slight margin twice
over.
There are three things essential to
success-good candidates, an active
campaign, and full party vote.
The first Of these requisites Is, of
course, the most important, because
without q good, strong, clean ticket,
representative OF every element In
the party, victory Is impossible.
The Democrats of Cook County
usually put much better can.
didates In the field than do their
opponents. This time the standard
should be improved. The Republi'
cans ind 1t hard to break away from
old line leaders, and o. . result their
tickets ut every election are q mere
roster Of secondhand and second.
class office.holders-men who ore
either now or have been In the past
feeding for years at the public crib.
Democrats, as rule, prefer new
timber. Let them stick to this rule
In the approaching election. Avoit
the selection OF chronic oliice.seeker'
as candidates as. far - 1t 10 possibl,
90 to do.
Place before the people Of Cool
County, with it, great cosmopolitan
population, q ticket representative o.
the whole people.
Lot the candidates be men abov,
reproach, 0f good record In public and
private life, men clean and capsbl,
and worthy Of the trust Of the PEG
pie.
The county convention, whict
meets next Tuesday, has this dut,
before II, and We are confident that Il
will discharge Ito duty In msuns
that will fuldll the hopes and expec
tations Of all good Democrats and
indeed, Of all good citizens.
The eyes Of the country are upoI
the pending election In Cook County
Recent party disasters, some Of then
near home, have given rise In certain
quarters to the ominous croak-"Thi
Is not our year"
1t remains for the Democrats o
, Cook county to prove the fslsity o
these forebodings.
With unity, mutual forbearsnce be
tween the various elements of tn
party and the representatives Of tn
different section lines, an homes
effort on all sides to bring sbou
, Democratic success, slch q ticket ca,
be selected next Tuesday as will
, sweep Cook county next fall. TIL
, machinery Of the party Is In excel
, lent order. The organizations TO
, naturalization and registration ar
, perfect. The campaign should
, actively commenced immediatel
after the convention.
, The EAGLE hopes to see hal
, moniOus and enthusiastic conventio
, next Tuesday, aud expects to be abb
to cheerfully recommend every cand
, date chosen and to start In hearth