Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-10-16

The people like the HarrisOns. bur
they don't like buns and County Dem.
ocrncy men and confidence men and
dead beats and chronic "stlffs.'
40 when the young Mayor Harrison
40 gallantly went to Nashville to up
hold the clty's credit. everyone was
glad. But when they found that gang
largely composed Of pimps and black
legs had gone Along rs his bOdyguard,
they were very sorry.
For although there IRE good men In
the County Democracy" just as there
are In hell. the bad mon outnumber the
good ones.
They were prepared to hear Of the
gang burning the roof of one Of the
cars Of the train. for this gang will do
anything.
And the gang did burn the roof Of one
Of their coaches on the way South. nnd
they did many other things which II II
Just ~ well not to mention because
nothing more could De expected Of
them.
II Mayor Harrison wants to find ont
how much good tOughs are TO an nd
ministratiOn. let him ask OK. Mayor Gro
gier. He knows.
Mayor Harrison has u most excellent
cabinet. In Lawrence l.. McGann he
has IN honest and capable Commission
or Of Public Works, but who has the
most influence In the Mayors office.
Lawrence Il. McGann ar "rOmmy"
IantOn, the Randolph street joint keep
or ani chicken fighter. who has been
promised u permit for II big boxing
match rs u reward for his "serviccs:"
Joseph Ripley " the best Chief Of
Police In America. hut II he as welcome
In the Mayors Office rs Buck" sulli.
vany
Hiram Jones IL the ablest man con.
nccted with the special assessment nys-
TENS Of the country. Yet he has to sign
pnyrOlls on which such names ~
"Peyt" shirley ana ''lled" sullivan MP
work II daily round Of cumming. cOu.
pied with the smuggling Of citizens
whom they meet In saloons.
Mayor HarrisOn's health department
IL ably administered. His law depart.
ment II the best In the country, AMI
the different branches Of the city gov.
eminent have good men over them.
hut the liberation Of the siugger. nay.
the open encouragement given to the
rOunder ana the bum. bids fair TO
eclipse an administration which open.
cd with glory, and which to u certain
extent has been carried OH with fidelity.
Mayor Harrison enters his second
quarter with the men who charge for
, their ''iniOOence' closing In around
him, ana with the birds of prey getting
closer to him than they ought to. With
such men rs ROsenleim, who was fined
|; 800 for making indecent proposals ia
little State street cash girls. high up OH
;. the list for appointment; with expert
dummies" undergoing civil service eX.
aminntiOns for men who can neither
read nor write. hut who viii get the
= jobs won by some one else In theil
name, II Is not hard to declpher the
characters on the wall.
The good people In the Democrat,
: party are by no means In the minority
II spells are TO be given out they are n.
much entitled to them, to say the least
rs are the thieves, the Migrants, til,
. sluggers ana the scOundrels.
There Is much gossip over this phase
= OF matters ut the end of Mr.. HARRISON
u first six months.
:. II this state Of affairs continues, thu
q proven honesty ana ability OF Mayo
u Harrison, his courageous acts In TIN
Council, his public spirit, will all be los
g sight of In the Overshadowlng presence
of evil company, which proved thu
j. awful hoOdOO Of his father, ana whicl
e has everprevented the Democracy from
achieving permanent local success.