Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-04-03
DO NOT WASTE YOUR VOTES.


Chicago Tribune: Undoubtedly a ma |
iority of the voters of Chicago prefer |
au honest and efficient municipal gov |
crumen, 90 one which is corrupt and in |
eiiicirnf. They are pleased with, the re-
forms which have been wrought during |
the last two years and would like to see
further progress In the same direction.
Chicago gave Il heavy majority for
the ciyil.servicc law when IL was sub
mlited 10 the popular vote. IL that law
were to he submitted again. after the
people have seen for two years how II
works. I'm Overwhelming majority Of
the votes cast would he in its favor.
Two years ago the question submit
ted to the voters was whether the i'll
finite and un>p,akable corruption of
the last Democratic city administration
should he continued for two years
more. The people decided by major
ity of 10000 that they did not intend to
allow Il Timmany Hall to he built up
IN Chicago tn rule the city.
\ majority of the people are of Che
same opinion STILL They do not want
return of the vile municipal coudi-
tons which existed two years ago.
They do no1 banker after stuffed pay
rolls or Il police force which il erin.
inally active ~ the primaries and on
election days. aud is criminally inac-
tive the rest of the time. Nor will they
ever he plagued with those evils again
Ii they stick together.
United we stand. divided we fall"
| IT those Chicagoans who prefer n de-
cent to Il "wide-open" city government
| forget that. they may he visited by
seine very unpleasant thoughts the day
| after election.
How will they feel q week from to-
| day IL the election returns show that
| by splitting up their votes they have
put Tammany Hall in power again and
have handed over the control Uf the city
| government to the unclean gang that
was driven on, of office in 1S0o:
Then they will repent. when repent
nnce will he too late. Then those wlS6
have thrown awuk votes which. had
they been east wisely. would have de.
feated the candidate who represents all
the bad elements In the community
will bc filled with shame and hunilia.
tioD. They will see that they slnned
against the light when they rejected
the good advice given them
There IL no division of sentiment
| among the wnrd-hcelers and b,,nincrs.
who look on Harrison as the advance
agent of their prosperity. They are
not going to scatter their votes on i'm.
possible candidates. They want to
plumber the city and they know they
cannot do It unless Harrison IL elected.
The determination of these men to
win II shown by the desperate. reck.
less efforts they are making now to
keep In the registry books the shoals
of Illegal voters whose names they
have put there. They have gathered
In the tramps of the Northwest. and In.
tend 10 Use them TO foist themselves
on the pay-rolls.
II these creatures do win by being
united while their opponents are d.
vidcd, the last state Of Chicago will be
worse than the first. IT 1.-THE gang
carries the day all Its members. who
have been starving for the last two
years. will have Unsuitable appctites.
No civil service law will withstand
them. II will go. along with every other
reform that has been made since April
Of 1895. There will be seven unclcail
spirits In the "swept and garnislic,l''
house for every one that was there I'M
der the last Democratic adminlstra.
tiOn.
There are evil days In store for Chi.
cngo II Tnmmany Hall Is given anotll-
er lease of life. II II comes Into power
next Tuesday 1t cannot be expelled for
two years. \ days folly will entail
twenty-fOur months Of useless regret.
Therefore. those who really wan,
good government must close up thell
ranks. They must unite on the onl!
candidate who can be elected over
Harrison. They must drop Iiesing ant
Harlan. whose presence In this cam
paign weakens the cause they profess
to have ut heart. and unite on Judg,
Sears. When they do that victory vii
In theirs ana good government In Chi
cagO will be perpetuated.