Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-07-04
40 ROOM FOR TRAITORS.

"knaves and traitors. stand aside
The political atmosphere In and
around Chicago just ut present pulsates
and ilirobS with this good old shibbo.
lrtl. AMI II II the undauntcd aud dc.
fart Democracy Of the nation whose
tongue gives forth the shout.
Already the Hover of the great old
party l. nissel In the metropolis of the
Wc.l. ana within n few days iis battle
ciy Will b" UPON the breeze. II will
strike terror hot To the hearts of men
who stand by honest convictions anh
speak IN behalf of the great ma Jority
of their constituents. like the gold
standard Democrats of the East, hut 10
the rocrcants of Illinois and such as
they who have had the audacity To fly
In the faces of the people who have
made them AMI given them political
honor ana pr, !ci.ncnt In the past: who
have sought 10 throw the apple Of dis.
cord into the party ranks. and bring
war 10 the very hrnrthstone of Their
own political homestead without n SIN.
gle hope o. any result save the lrstruc-
ilon which falls upon ~ house divided
against Itself"
'Knayes and traitors. stand aside" is
meant for such men ns the little coierie
of selr-seekers who. In order to lmsk In
the sunshine of n temporary notorieiy.
have not scr,!pled to organize rs far
as their puny efforts could, bolts, d,ssen.
sl0ns and fratrc!dal strife in the host
nj gallant lighters whose struggles In
days gone by brought civic distinction,
official honors and pe!f to the very men
who now seek their destruction.
II IL To the lICpklnses. the Morana,
the Vlnrcnts. the GOOdrichca, the Hes
ingS, ana the resi- of the ungrateful
crew In Illinois. and their prototypes in
other Western communities that the
stern decree will come home with crush
Ing weight.
Those men II will bring down with 1t
10 the desolHtr shore of political obliy-
ion for which they have for some time
past been steadily steering.
There II hardly one of the contempt.
ble corerle who Is not entitled To the
prefix Of an ~ 10 the shadow of II
former official title. reminder of the
political favors conferred in the past
by that Democracy 10 which they have
yainly bur none the less perslstently
sought 10 bring division and disaster
Ia The hour when unity ana loyalty
were most needed 10 combat the com
mon enemy flushed with three years %
continual victory.
The gallant David Is. Hilrs attitude
one can understand, for his State-New
Sork-ls for gold. one cTin easily ac
count for William i. lIarrity's stand
Just now. for his own Pennsylvania
has given the behest which II Is his dur,
10 obey. so II Is with Russell ana Fat
ilSon and the rest who have the eXcust
III standing by ana for the sentiment
of their respective states But how
different II II IN the ease of eX-J udg'
Moran, who. for years, through Demo
cratic suffrage occupied an eXalte'
position In free silver Illinois.
Now different in the ease of eX-MayO
Hopkins. the parvenu, who has brel
raised 10 the high office of Mayor o
Chicago and incidentally to wealth an,
even social distinction, from an Obscul
ity from which he should never hay
been dragged: how different in the cas-
of Hesln2. The wOuld-bc perpetual feed
er az the public crib, who faln woul
2 hang on 10 the juicy pap that Is still i
his mouth by pandcrIng 10 Rcpubllca
tastes and Republican Ideas, aud dl'
playing willingness 10 throw his ow
party 10 Tie wolves. How different 4
. the ease Of every one OF the traitOr0u
gang who skulk behind the cloak u
hypocrisy with which they have scarce
~ yelled their traltoyism. Findin
themselves In a most miserable mlnoi