Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-11-26
ALT0ELD'S GERMAN FRIENDS ARE
A0AINSf HARRISON.

The only German Democratic dali,
papers In Chicago. the Frcic l'rcsse and
the Abcnd Prcssc. are out strOngly
against the denomination Of Harrison
The Fplc 1'r'ssc Of Monday publish
ell the following ns II leading editorial
printed IN English.
"Tle gentlemen who hold good posi
tons with the city government are very
Indignant because Ex-Governor Altgpld
has Unlimited that the denomination Of
Mayor Harrison would invite another
defeat at the pOlls--tlmt he would lU
beaten 10y about 15.WW votes.
ut Is natural that the men who have
been appointed by Mr.. Harrison should
desire to retain him. when he can re-.
appoint them. hut the city officials
are not the only factors In politics.
let liz look at the facts II We wish "a
come to n sensible conclusion In regard
to the future steps Of the local Dcn,oc.
| racy.
"Mr. Harrison was nominated. after
long struggle In the spring Of 1897,
because Mr.. Altgrld. after some hest.
tntiOn. gave him his support. The
Governor hcsitatcd because he did not
feel sure In regard tO the ability and
Integrity Of Mr.. Harrison. and feared
that II the latter should H. elected and
then disappOInt the people. this would
hurt the Democratic party more than
one success at the polls and the transit.
DRY possession Of the city offices could
benefit us. hut finally Altgcld con.
scented and Harrison was nominated.
In the MayOralty fight Of 1907 seven
| candidates were In the Held. among
them u gold Democrat. hut Of the
?so1?S votes east Mr.. Harrison re-.
cclvcd 14SSSO. mn absolute majority of
2.E'! over all his competitors.
lie owed his nomination mostly to
Mr.. Aligeld AMI his election to the
'lO,llc standard people. who nre evil.
IDENTIFY In the majority.
MIR. Harrison disappointed first his
party. lie did not consult the men to
whom he was mostly indebted. hut sur.
prlscd tho people by giving u large
number of the most influential positions
To gold Democrats AMI to Republicans.
1.-THE appointing mt Of such gold Dem ,.
Gratis nv Messrs. Thornton. Waller and
Others to prominent places dissatisfied.
OF course. the rank and file Of the party;
hut when he filed the entire important
civil Service Commission dncluding
the office Of the secretary with gold
Democrats and Republicans, excluding
carefully all double standard mon, the
charge was openly made that Harrison
was u traitor. who ut that time consid.
cred the money question dead and
wanted to make himself solid with the
rich gold Democrats by his trc,,cherOus
acts.
lilo thereby disrupted his party, dis.
g,,sted the Democratic voters nnd filled
them with dlstr,,st. II the son OF old
Carter Harrison proved traitor, II he
played into tho hands of the enemies
by turning over to them tho Civil Ser.
Vice Commission, where candidates for
city offices are examined. In whom
would they have confidence?
1.-THE consequence OF Mr.. lIarrisOn's
Official acts became evident In the three
following elections. The judicial ticket
was defeated. also u good Democratic
candidate for Congress In tho Sixth Dis.
trlct anu again on tho Sth day Of No.
vember the county ticket, nominated by
Mr.. HnrrisOn's little machine.
the approximations Of Mr.. Altgeld In
regard to Mr.. IfarrisOn's ability ana
Integrity have been sadly justified by
tho Mayors administration. He has
disrupted his party and his conduct of
city affairs IL the worst within the last
thirty years, perhaps with the exccp.
tl0n OF the administration Of his friend,
Hemp Wasl,burnc.
"Thc fact that the Republican news.
papers once IN u while say u few good
words about the Mayo, can not Irritate
the Judgment of cXIel fenced men. We
Know that the Republican press hns |
collected for months the plentiful ma
terial. proving the want of ability und
Integrity of that official.
"rhe guns of the enemy are loatlc,l,
ami IT tle Democratic u,achine shOulI
renominate Mr.. Harrison he would he /
as dead as Il dOOr-nail within n week
or that lamentablc occurrence.
80 the unprecedented observer of our
political life the question occurs: why
IL the nomination OF u man considered
who has been II failure as an official
and as II member of his partyY
There are many good Democrats in
Chicago. who could unite their party
and lead 1t to sure victory, while the
Of Mr.. Harrison would
cause unavoidable defeat.
"The Mayor has pointed to the fact
that the vote In the Democratic wards
defeated Ills county ticket sure enough!
And the Democratic sentiment that de.
|eated Kersten, Gahan and Eldred
would still deeper bury Mr.. Harrison-
would bury him beyond resurrection. |
Tens of thousands of double standard
men will rather vote for Il Republican
candidate before they would cast a bal
Ot for Mr.. Harrison and thereby en-.
lble him to carry on his treacherOus
md destructive work.
fMr. Altgeld advises the Democrats
N nOminOto FOR Mn vnr N man ~ul< an, L