Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-04-10
MAYOR HARRISON.

Carter H. Harrison has been elected
Mayor of Chicago Ivy an unprecedented
vote.
The people have spoken. and all good
citizens accept the verdict with good
grace
While The Eagle did not support the
gentleman II wants to see him get fair
play. for his task is no easy one ut best
In all that he does to- uphold the hon.
ar and dignity Of the city he will have
the support Of this paper.
II. as he says. he Is not going to per.
init widc-opcn gambling there will be
very little room for criticism anyway.
This declaration on the part of the
| Mayor-clect is u cause of disgust to the
| gamblers and of rejoicing among The
people generally. His interviews read
WELL
II would not have been satisfied"
was one of his remarks. had I not rc
cciyed a majority of all the votes east"
Then. taking another look ut the card
which was covered with figures. he
continues:
Naturally. I feel both grntiiied and
honorcd 10y the victory. The result must
be regarded rs a triumph for honesty
AMI deccncy In the conduct of u munc-
ipal election. Since the day of the con.
vcntiou. cs far ns | am individually
| concerned. the fairest and most above
board methods alone have been en-
ploycd In the campaign. At no time
has resort been made to abusive or I'M
fair tactics against the various candi-
dates Of the opposition. and take CON
siderable pride In the fact that in up.
ward of 100 speeches. not II single dis
courteous expression was used by me
against any of my opponents.
II regard my election as n triumph,
for municipal reformcrs. Republicans
as well as Democrats. pleased by the
Democratic platform. helped swell the
majority. by Republicans. ! mean Ne.
Einley Republicans. men who voted
for me because Of their confidence that
nothing would bc done by my admin.
istration to injurc the reputation or
credit Of Chicago. still. the DemOcra.
cy may well feel proud of the victory.
for. In my opinion. IL was practically u
united party that east It's votes for the
ticket. The gold Democracy Of las,
fall has returned to its party ale.
glance. AMI II goes without saying that
the rOpulist and the silver Repubii
cans. to whom great credit Is due. stood
| by mo To u man.
Each nationality cast u majority OF
It's votes for our ticke,--lrisll. German
Bohemian. Polish. Scandinavian. ltnl
ian and FRENCH. In other words. tn,
victory IL thoroughly cosmopolitan. ant
|, for that reason the more gratifying.
''rhe most pleasing feature of the vie
: tory Is the part taken by the might!
West Side. where the best years of IN!
life were spent and where practical!
, all my property holdings are located
The confidence In my honesty and IN
tegrity displayed by old nelghl'ors who
have known me from earliest chillhoO,
goes far toward recOnclling me to til,
unjust attacks Of the press. ana II any
thing were needed to encourage ever!
effort on my part to show n full nppre
, citation of the honor conferred upon m,
by the city of my birth the vote Of con
I, ii,lence of the West Side would fore,
such u result.
Judge Sears may rest assured tina
Chicago runs no danger of being hand
;. 81 over 10 two years Of vice AMI lie
hatchery. ! do not recognize the ne
cessity of public gambling In Chicago
nor have ! any Intentions Of reintrOduc
Ing what has been called ''tle old wide
open days" ! believe very largely n
the German Idea Of personal lil1rt!
and II II n fact well worth noting II
So sharp u line of dcmarcntl0n betweel
liberty AMI license rs the Germans.
have kept my name clean and untai
Iishcd up to the present time ana eN
pect 10 leave the nlnyOralty with u
4, good u reputation rs ! possess to-day.
II have been elected to the lnayOralt
without u single pledge or promise o
th0rized by me to speak relating to an
position or any line Of policy to De 70
u lowed by my administration.
IL shall enter upon the duty of I'll
office absolutely untrammeled and III
f. hampered. free to administer all atfail
for the best interests Of the city. NJ
first step will be to surround myse
with clean, able. honest assistants. IN
my only ambition will De to give til
city Il conservative business admins
tratiOn that will be- u credit 10 the con
m,lnlty rs wen rs the Democratic pa
~. shall willingly receive udvlt
= ana counsel from any and every hon
est characterization l will take frol
no man AMI no clique of men. | rrgnr
my duty rs owing to the entire munic
pality ana rs long rs occupy The cha
no man will he mayor except Carter |
Harrison. The people have selecte
me as the responsible head of til" eli
government. ! have no desire tn shin
any of the responsibilities. have !
intention of allowing any man, M
league or any association To assume
single one of the offices functions"