Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-11-20
1NE MAYOR'S OFfiCM1 RECORD
TO DATE.


rolls getting a cent from the city treas.
ury.
With city creditors unpaid.
With taxpayers denied Rebates to-
which they are justly entitled, II Is no
wonder that people are asking what
this Mayor Harrison has done FOR the
public during his seven months Of
otficc.holding.
Since he became Mayor he has hard
ly had time to attend to the duties Uf
his office. much less to look after the
poor laboring men Of Chicago who are
crying for work or bread.
The Yellow Kid has lecn Mayor for
seven months.
What has he done in those seven
months for the publicy
Absolutely nothing.
oh. yes. he has. though!
Didn't he spend two months In North
crn Michigan with his family?
Yes. that's 81. That leaves five
,noCths.
Well. didn't he take three weeks for
q iunket with his stan Of junketers Os-
tensibly looking ever the garbage
plants Of different cities. hut really
taking u iirst.class loafI
Why. of course. he did.
And didn't he take long trip to New
orleans to enjoy the salubrio,is climate
of the sunny South or something else
Yes.
And didn't h. 20 TO Nashville with
his gang Of tOuglis!
Yes.
And didn't ~ 20 to New York anu
carry" that great city for the murder
ers and spoilsmen of Tammnny Hall!
Yes. he went to New York all right,
| and thinks that he alone carried 1t for
| Taminany Hall: ana let him think 80.
| II the people ever get to thinking 80 too,
80 much the worse for him.
40 you can easily see what n hard.
working Mayor the Yellow Kid Is. to be
able TO put In 50 much Of his time out Of
town. ana to get back In season to draw
his pay.
This. Of course. IL very entertaining
especially for the poor. who are look.
Ing for work and bread.
hut II these poor men who are look.
ing for bread could only look over the
gang whom Harrison has given jobs to
there would he a howl Of indignation
which would shake the town 10 pieces
| \ poor man who owns small piece
Of property on the West Side was
obliged to pay SO Of a special assess
ment for an Improvement In front OF
his twenty.fOur-foOt lot.
1nasmuch as the Improvement
could In done by private contract fol-
So the poor man wondered why II cost
50 much.
He mentioned the matter to friend
and, rs they were In the vicinity Of IN,
City Hall. the friend simply said
Come with me-"
lie went. The friend took him up I,
the special assessment department ant
pointed out a number Of notorious slug
gers and deadbents who were standln,
around doing nothing.
There II where your money goes.
said the friend to the poor taxpayer
But come with me. and ] will show
YOU something more"
The friend led the way 10 u neigh
boring saloon. where he pointed on
three more employees Of the special ~
sessnent bureau. two OF them ~ DRUM
that they could hardly stand mp.
Those men are on lInrrlsOn's specIH
assessment payroll" said the friend
Now perhaps you nre beginning to nm
derstand why your street improvement
cost $40 instead Of so. The surplu
all goes to buns who are ON Harrison
payrolls."
This Is hut fair sample OF the Vel
low Kid administration. or the hOus
drain inspectors, for instance. some o
them have never done anything but IN
spect the bottoms Of beer glasses sinc
their appointment Icy the Yellow Kid.
In the meantime honest men cry ~
bread.
Union men cry for work.
Starving families cry for food.
but the Yellow Kid, secure In the FOL
tune that never had to divide wit
charity. hears them not.
He only hears the purr Of the hattel
er aud the request Of the ward heelel
The slugger and the bum are the Onl
ones wanted ut the City Hall. and.
they are not Of the right natiOnalit!
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