Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-05-18
SWIFT, EASLeY AND PAUL.

Who Is this Easlcy who Is supposed
to he the mOuth.piece If the Civic
Federation, and who. In his own way.
Is running things In this town just
now!
Easley's name comes as trippingly
upon the tongue If the politician. the
jurist and even the newspaper publish
or. when discussing public events and
AFFAIRS. as does that of Gov. Aitgcld or
Grover Cleveland.
Secretary Easley. of the civic Fcdc-
ration. says he does not know We,
whether he will return Aid. -.
Of the 'Stccnth Ward TO private life
or not one newspaper scribbler will
say: SECRETARY Easlcy has not yet
made up his mind whether or not he
will stop racing In Harlem to-day"
Another cxclaims: Secretary Easley
has not yet quite concluded whether
or not he will order the mayor to veto
the Calumet and Blue Island railroad
ordinance" or. John Alphabet Rhode
to clean the alleys" announces a third.
All this Is very refreshing. but as We
stated before II suggests the qucs.
ton, who Is Easley. anyway?
Would you believe It. kind readers.
Easley is simply mortal like your.
selves. He II not over five feet ten In
height. and, although, his head II very
large ,sOme say from variety nj
caises). he does not wear horns. nor
has ne star In his forehead. lie
| dresses like other people. and resem.
bles most men In his actions and de.
meanor. with the exception that hp
attempts to run other peoples business
| without authority of any kind. except
that arrogated TO itself by that arch.
combination Of stiffs.-the Civic Fe,le.
ration. which has picked up Easley
and made of him its secretary.
His salary Is the biggest thing about
Mr.. Easley. but he will probably In out
VI u job when he undertakes tn 10
George Il. Swift's business for him.
The Hon. George has knack Of doing
his own business. and making his sub.
Ortlinates do theirs. There II some
talk Of the Civic Federation undertake
ing to assist Mr.. Swift clean the streets
and alleys, and, In this connection. II
may be mentioned, the Federation
maintains an individual Of the female
| persuasion named Paul. who n sup
posed to be handling the alley cleaning
end Of the business. Now. Paul is In
vested with authority In the shape of
a star. and this she wears upon her
manly bosom with great dignity and
eclat. 80 to speak. or naughty mieil
ami defiant stride she marches through
the streets and alleyways, u terror 10
the garbage contractors and their ns.
sistants. She even frightens the horses.
People are eternally asking who II
Mrs. Paul. just as they have asked who
IL Easlcy. Well, Mrs. Paul II Mrs.
Taul. without any vested authority
she has run things among the cavalier
garbage men under the Cavalier Hop.
kins administration. The rOund.heatl
administration Of Swift and Rhode IL
now In the saddle. however, and In
matters Of garbage It II very likely
Mrs. Paul will have to mind her own
affairs. The gentlemen Of broad cOun.
tenance and ample girth who will IN
future attend to the alleyways are NOT
wont to be directed or bossed around
by women, and they may he expected
to put Mrs. Paul IN her place. In other
municipal departments Mr.. Swift has
placed men In charge who are used Il
attending to their own business. II
may. therefore, be- taken as Il safe M
sumption that In preparing to run the
moral Us well ~ the material end Of
the municipality. the Civic Federation
II simply riding for fall.