Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-12-12

Joined the ward club. and right after
that he went to the Springfield conven-
ton to make n hard fight against the
organization politics of the Republican
party in the state. And they did not
inaugurate fight among themselves.
AMI this man had gone there to vote
against their wishes. They refused to
let him i'm. and then he made a fight
against Mr.. Madden, and has kept 1t
up ever since. and Is to-day the worst
enemy he has in the ward. think. An
other man that is interested with him
In this fight does not live in the city at
all. hut in Evanston. ! know him well.
.They DO not say anything against
Mr.. Madden except that he has q bad
record. They do not bring anything.
they do not make any direct charges
they cannot. I defy them to do 1t.
We'll. I think Mr. Madden ought to
I've proud of his trophies. He is the rec
ognizcd leader of the City Council.
greater than the Legislature of the ma
jority of the State. DO not think they
can find any real fault with him there.
And think we can trust him In Il still
higher position. Especially his patriotic
neighbors In the Fourth Ward ought
to do all they can to set aside any feel
ing In the ward that Is trying to he
brought up there. as II was Il few
months ago. Aud this meeting tonight
Is an Indication that they are going to
do it,
After few remarks by W. McClin-
tock the principal speaker of the even
ing. Jacob Newman. was called on and
he spoke most cloqucntly in praise of
Mr.. Madden. Mr.. Newman said in part:
"Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the
Fourth ward: 1t Is not often that /
speak in public. There are occasions.
however. when every man Is In duty
bound to take mp the cudgel and to
drive back from his home the noisy
immigrant politicians that have invad-
cd the Fourth Ward. tApplauseD There
Is not anything In the gift of the Fourth
Ward for Martin II. Madden. whether
he be elevated to the SenatOrsltp or
not, that I would want or he could give
me. am here tonight simply az u
plain American citizen to express my
unspcakable disgust ut the wild. cruel,
reckless yitupertlon that has been
hcaped on Martin Madden. (Grcat ap'
plause) There are limits to human en.
dulance ana to human patience. The
Fourth Ward has reached that limit
| And we now propose to tell the world
| that the miserable lles tliat were utter
ed In the hall find no echo IN the sub
stantial breasts of the Fourth Ward
citizens. tlNl,plauseD
"Who II Martin II. Madden? Tue
trouble and the cause Of all this bitter
ness Is that he N u man Of the plali
people. (AI,plause.) With all his sue
cess and prosperity he has never for
gotten the people from whom he came
l.Applnuse.) lie II not member Of til,
Chicago Club: that is one element OF
hostility. lie II not a member Of these
annual reforming societies. (Applaus'
ana cheers, Nur am l. and / am prouI
Of the fact. l have 10 confidence i,
these men who rise up once u year t.
reform the world. ana tell you th'
American people have no confidence II
them. The verdict of the I'd Of Novem
her said so. (ApplauseD Martin II
Madden IL n plain man, coming from
ana belonging to the plain people
CCrics of Good boy" and '"rhat
rlght.")
Every hit Of success that Is his IL tn
result OF his own earnest efforts. hl
own honest toll. una lded. unhelped, AM
the result of honest industry. homes
endenvOr. pluck. zeal, independence
and Amerncan manhood. applause.
I like a man like that. And In addi
tion to that. he possesses that Iualiiica
ton which Is peculiarly American, h,
never forgets his real friends. zap
plause.) And ! tell you when you show
me q man who never deserts hll
friends, I win show n man who has ,
good heart in the right place. That
in my Judgment. is the safest test q
honesty and manhood that know Of
Now. 1t may he that In this contest foI
the United States Scnatorshlp there ar,
other men as good ana as able and "a.
honest as Martin Il. Madden. believ,
there are. That IL not what we nr,
assembled here for tonight. We ~!
that Martin Il. Madden Is the peer o
any one that has been named. (Grea
appauseJ We say that u man wilt
from water carrier boy. from til,
humblest ana plainest surroundings u
home. without education. aud with0u
advantage ges Of any kind, has by his owl
eXcriiOns, raised himself from the hun,
blest home to the head of the creates
stone corporation In the United States
must have some merit. applause. Ion;
cOntinned.)
I'm this country we test u man h!
what he does ana not by what hc says
Put that kind of test on Martin II
Madden. and l tell you. gentlemen
there IL not n business man In the cit,
of Chicago who has a prOuder recOr,
than he. lApplausc.) Why, ability o
the highest order must he his. or h
could not have reached the high p0sl
tion he now occupies. The men VIII
have been named to you tonight who's
Interests he represents and whose mon
ey ana property are in his hands ar
the best guarantee to you that he Is al
able man, and that he Is an homes
man. When the leading citizens of CHI
cago. without regard to party, are will
Ing to trust S3,OOO,OOO of their hard