Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-12-18

Caicago Democrats are up In arms.
They have been DISTINGUISHED.
They have fewer rights than the
mcanest subject Of the pettiest State In
Germany.
"nf"rccd his snlvcl service rules to such
an extent tina, party workers can no
longer hold office.
'T'he Yellow Kids own gang are the
,ii! democrats who will ever le In
vited to enter the municipal pasture.
The bars are up.
Swivel service prevails and the Vel.
: low tSNd II the boss.
Nat the Yellow Kids ideas about
snivel service stop short when the
gang is housed.
'J.en he assumes q new character
aud becomes the absolute boss Of the
machine. r.r
As boss Of the machine he will tOl.
-.rnic no interference with his prerOga.
tlves.
Committeeman are no longer named
by the Democratic voters ut primaries.
They are named by the Yellow Kids
licntenan,s ut private meetings OF the
Ring down town.
The Ring says who shall ana who
shall not be committeeman.
The reiistricting Of the city Into new
wards Is being done by the Yellow
Kids lieutenants for the purpose Of
throwing some men or the Central
Committee and getting some Others III.
The new committee will be Yellow
Kid TO the core.
The masses Of the Democracy are
aware of these facts. and to say that
they are angry L. putting u very mildly.
The movement of the belligerent
Democrats. who assert that the enact
ing Of reform primary laws will mean
the dsath-knell to the control OF the
bosses. has assumed threatening
front. Every member Of the House an'l
Senate has been communicated with
and urged to vote for an alteration OF
thc present primary law along the lines
laid down by the bill presented by the
civic Federation. This request. which
was issued on Monday morning. Is
hacked by the resolution passed by the
Mlltl Nulutll uil tit uiSh' VI ""hN - 's"'
savorlng reform legislation.
This measure. introduced by Aid
Francis and passed by the united votes
of nineteen Democrats and twenty-foui
Republicans. has caused much appre
hcnsion to the Democratic party lead
.r, since the night Of passage. Al tha'
time the resolution was vigorously op
posed by AID Coughlln, Kenna. Little
Powers, HabcrkOrn, Mulcahy ana Nc
Incrney-all members of the County
Central Committee. over which Gahal
presi,les as chairman. Among the mem
beI.s of the rank and iile figuring In th'
opposition force Of eighteen was eX
Aid. Revere, since unseated by Aid
Walsh.
Following II the resolution presenie,
by Aid. Francis and adopted by th'
Council at the session of June y.
Whereas, The Legislature has al
journed without passing new primar!
election law, and
Whereas, II Is Of paramount import
ance that the opportunity be given 4
the people to control the primaries all
solutely hereafter In their own inter
ests and not In the interests of pOlltica
Inanlpulators, machines and bosses
therefore, be II
Resolved, by the City Council Of tn
city Of Chicago. That Gov. Tanner b
and he Is hereby requested 10 includ
ln the call for a special session Of tn
Legislature, which II is understood b
Is about to make, a provision authOrl1
ing the Legislature To consider and pas
new primary election law more In az
cordance with the general sentimen
of the people on that subject, and tina
the City Clerk IL hereby ordered I