The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-19

the Democratic party. Now ne - Ias
mos. popular mayor Chicago has ever ne 4.
In his six months term OF offaee ne HAS
shown such strength of character snAL
the county editors are advocating nas
nomination IS the next Democratic czrssi!-
date for the rosernorsnIp of Illinois and
Henry wattsrson and leading Democrats
from a dozen different sections have pre-
posed him as the best presidential canai-
data for the Democracy In the campaign
Of 1850. l refer to Carter III. Harrison.
aged q, the young mayor OF Chicago and
by All odds the most interesting chaEze-
ter In national and municipal politics to-
day.
In the Mayors once.
LIE; me tell you something about him.
have spent day with him at the city
hall here. and have had a chat with him
about public matters. He Is the most
democratic mayor I have ever met For
an hour this morning he sat on kind Of
throne In what was the state reception
room OF the mayors Of the past. and heard
the complaints OF the people. About nifty
persons, women and men. Old and young
tsaek and white. were I'm the room SOME
were politicians. some were not. but all
were lined UP by a policeman who stood
six feet In his stockings and each was
given a chance at the mayor in bis turn.
With a pad beside him he took note OF
every case. disposlng of snch az he could
at the time and telling the others that
sheir matters would be investigated and
that they would get their answers tomor-
row. This he does every day. He is alike
accessible 10 all, and the politician takes
Ills turn with the rest. Later on l saw
him dispatching public business III his Of
Gee. Here he Is just as democratic. These
who have important business can always
get at him. and he looks into every mat
ter relating TO the city for himself. Chi
- TO- =.
corrupt city council. Young Harrison Is
the first mayor who has ad the nerve rot
only 10 veto the bills Of the boodlers. bur
also 10 prevent bills being passed over his
veto. This can only be done by a two
thirds vote. and the mayor prevents this
10y going 10 the counctlfnen and demand
ing that they support him. He has in
tails way air sady saved Chicago thousands
of dollars. and has so acied that the men
who offer and those who take bribes are
afraid 10 attempt such schemes of steal.
ing the city's money as have been boldly
carried out In the past
A Political Mascot.
And still Mayor Harrison tells me he is
not refor1ner. He does not believe In
such municipal movements have been
going on In New York and he thinks the
political machines We now have are amply
good enough for good government. He
prides himself on being a Democrat. and
Is ready not only to help his party here,
but other Democrats all over the union
Since he has been mayor he has done a
dozen different Things which viii give him
friends in any Democratic national con-
ysnt!on. Take the Tennessee Democrats,
for instance. They will not forget how.
when Governor Tanner refused to go TO
the Nashville exposition saying that he
would not risk the yellow fever, young
Mayor Harrison stepped into line and on
set the BAD impression created by the ILL.,
noig governor Louisville will not forget
that he came there on the eve of the
election TO speak for the Democratic Gait
ddaie for mayor. nor viii Indiana polls.
Detroit. Buffalo. Syracuse or New York
Harrison supported the Democratic Candi-
dates for mayor by speeches In all of
these places and IL is singular thing
that IN every case his man WAS elected.
lie seems to be n sort OF mascot in poll
iics In his own campaign he was uomi-
mated chiefly as being the son of his IA
Their His first speech showed that he had
decided individuality. and after II, Il
Is said. he could have been elected under
any name He Is magnetic speaker and
he made from FIVE to twenty speeches a
day during the thirty days preceding his
election. He carried the people with him.
ard was elected by greater majority
than any mayor Chicago has had
What kind OF looking man is he?
Well he Is | Judge, about feet. inches
tail. He Is hroad-shnuldersd and full Of
muscle. He makes YOU think of fighter
ard stu you do not feel that he carries
about "A chip on his shoulder. He has a
pleasant. sympathe;ic face free from
snohhishness or conceit. His forehead ts
high and almost square His eyes Of a
deep blue. look out from under hrows Of
black, and the thick thatch Of hair above
them * black mixed With gray. His nose
s. large and straight. his jaws strnng and
ilrfn. and his face as whole soruew hat
handsome enc. fie dresses in business
clothes sud wore today snun -eofosed
suit. "A sioucb hat and dark overeoat
lie hung 40 his hat and coat himself as
he came in ana sent about hi= business in
business way. lie IL college graduate
has had a course % law at Vale and three
years study In a German university. hut
his language is everyday English such
as any one OF the spa policemen under
him can understand Iie Is a man of sim
pie tastes is fond OF his hon3c aud his hi
cycle. caring more for romp with his
children than for a dinner with public
men, where he has 10 make speech.
Great L. Chicago.
II was In mis- ofilCe that I met Mayor
Harrison. | got his attention a. once by
speaking 81 Cnlc1go. 4 Chicago man will
Always ta}k about Chicago Vie may be
as reseent as the sphyux and as dumb
as the dad, bat question the possibilities
Of Chicago and hts tongue Ntli rattle hike
cnrn-shelIcT operated by twelve foot
windmill. As 20 this. Carter Harrison IS
HA exception. | spoke Of the Greater
New Nork and asked the mayor whether
Chicago could ever equal t. lie replied.
II have Ou fnubt whatever but shat cal
cago Will eventually Surpass New York
tiaa not New Xerk taken in BROOKLYN and
All ~ the surrounding villa EeS We should
have eTeriaken II in IsAl, As y Is W. now
have by oar police census about ~a ono
people. We hAd only tlea ~ In fSaa
showing "a ssewsh 81 s0o 10 n seven years
We doahle oar population here about sv-
eyv twenty years"
"Hgw about the Worlds fairF Did II
help Chicago
There j. much difference Of opinson
about that. replied tlis young mayor
"Fh@ general belief Is thai the fair re-
'ersfea tAe city. but I think not The
Worlds fsir efought eceat deal ol ready
money into Chicago. just " hen times were
the hardest ard the rezt cf The United
States was suffering from money FAM
ine The result VA A. lid nu, feel the
haoi Slmes sa3 perhaps & "a on that A.
Veur, thar ~ 3cn'f now fees fhe wave u
prosperity Witch ia said to be sweep
tnS aver ls'
''T'hea ,o0 10 not think the times have
iWlr0ovodH'
Il rant sec Feat they have as vet
What the NayerShtp Costs
Tell ueo something about che of7~e az
naayor az chicago. noes Il cast rnuca 50