The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-19
CHANCES FOR MONEY MAKING,

(Copvrighted. 1897. by Frank G. Carpanterl
CHICAGO Dec. 1S.-A year ago he
was simply d young business man. He
cut no especial figure in the politics of
his state and as a national quantity
he had no place in the eyes of the
Democratic party. Now he is the most
popular mayor Chicago has ever had.
In his six months term of office he
has shown such strength of character
that the country editors are advocating
his nomination as the next Democratic
candidate for the governorship of IL
linois. and Henry Watterson and lead
ing Democrats from a dozen different
sections have proposed him as the best
presidential candidate for the Democ-
racy in the campaign of 1900. I refer
to Carter H Harrison, aged thirty-sev-
en-. the young mayor of Chicago and
by all odds the most interesting char
acter in national and municipal poll
ties today.
IN THE MAYORS OFFICE.
Let ne tell you something about him.
I have spent a day with him at the
city hall here, and have had a chat
with him about public matters. He is
the most democratic mayor 1 have ever
met. For an hour this morning he
sat On a kind of a throne in what was
the state reception room of the mayors
of the past and heard the complaints
of the people. About fifty persons,
women and men, old ana young, black
and white, were in the room. Some
were politicians, some were not, but
all were lined up by a policeman who
Ii, ,o1-t oa1,
was given a chance at the mayor in
his turn. With a pad beside him he
took note of every case dispoSing of
such as he could at the time, and tell
ing the others that their matters would
be investigated and that they would
get their answers tomorrow. This he
does every day. He is alike accessible
to ali, and the politician takes his turn
with the rest. Later 7 saw him dis
patching public business In his office.
Here he is just as democratic. Those
who have important business can al
ways get at him, and he looks into
every matter relating to the city for
himself Chicago has long been noted
as having a corrupt city council.
vo&ng Harrison is the first mayor who
has had the nerve not only to veto the
bills of the boodlers, but also to pre-
vent bills being passed over his veto.
This can only be done by a two-thirds
vote, and the mayor prevents this by
going to the councilmen and demanding
that they support him. He has in this
way already saved Chicago thousands
of dollars, and has so acted that the
men who offer and those who take
brides are afraid to attempt such
schemes of stealing the city's money as
have been boldly carried out in the
Iast.
A POLITICAL MASCOT.
And still Mayor Harrison tells me
he is not reformer. He does not be-
leVe in such municipal movements as
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 will give him
friends in any Democratic national
covention Take the Tennessee Demo-
cIdlSI LoI llSldlce' 4HSy VIII Hol loI-
get how when Gov. Tanner refused to
so to the Nashville exposition, saying
that he would not risk the yellow fever,
young Mayor Harrison stepped into line
and offset the bad impression created
by the Illinois governor. Louisville will
not forget that he came there on the
eve Of the election to speak for the
Democratic candidate for mayor, nor
will Indianapolis, Detroit, Buffalo, Syr-