Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-04-01
Not Dollar of Public Money Missing
Under Harrison Makes Treasury
LOOters Hate Him.
Not Scandal or an Indictment for His Subor.
dinates Makes Crooked
Men Sore.
But Certain of the Enforcement Of His Fellow
Citizens He Moves On to
Victory.

Wards, adopted the following rcsolu-
ton Dec. IL, 1908:
Resolved, That we commend the
brave and manly stand taken by his
honor, the Mayor, and We call upon him
to be firm and fearless in his fight for
the people.
The following resolutions were adopt
cd by every Democratic ward club In
Chicago In December, 1903:
Resolved. That we regard the ordi-
nances now pending before the City
Council rs nothing more or less than
an attempt to steal the streets of Chi
cago from the people. That we char.
acterize every Democratic Alderman
any similar ordinance as traitor to his
party. and that we pledge ourselves to
do all In our power to sustain Mayor
Harrison, whose fight against the cor
porations cndears him to all the people
Of Chicago.
Here are some resolutions adopted
by the National Building Trades COun-
ell, mt their convention held at Kansas
City. Mo-, in the month of December.
1898:
Whereas. There IL u growing DISPOSE.
ton on the part of the street car COM
panles In their efforts to secure IN cX-
tension Of their franchises; ana
whereas. In the pursuit Of the object
they have In view, the companies have
In no instance recognized the right Of
the citizens who are the real owners Of
the streets In all cities where such fran
chises are sought for; therefore be 1t
Resolved, BY the delegates of the Ma
tional Building Trades Council, In con-
vention assembled, that we are pleased
to note, with feelings of qualification,
the efforts of any executive who IL
prompt to protect the interests of the
citizens Of his city; and be 1t further
Resolved, That we heartily commend
the action Of the Hon. Carter II. Harri.
son. Mayor of Chicago, In his efforts to
defeat the action Of the soullcss cor
porations now seeking to renew an cX-
tension Of the lease of the streets of
that city, and that We, the delegates of
the National Building Trades Council,
individually and collectively, thank him
In behalf of those various national and
local organizations for his efforts to
protect the rights Of the citizens; and
be 1t further
Resolved, That a copy of these resolu.
lions be engrOssed, signed by the Presi.
dent and Secretary, and forwarded To
the Hon. Carter II. Harrison.
COngratulating you upon your final
victory, we remain, respectfully.
EDWARD CARROLL,
General President.
II. W. STEINBISS,
General Secretary and Treasurer.
Resolutions adopted by the Chicago
South Side Club, composed Of Republi'
cans:
Resolved, That this club Is exceed
ingly jealous of the clty's rights, as
opposed to all brlblng and brlbe-taking
in municipal affairs.
And Whereas, The majority Of the
club are residents Of the Thlrty-secOnt
Ward, It is further
| Resolved, That we indOrse the atti
tude Of our Aldermen, Messrs. Mavol
and Nelson, on this question, and espe
clally commend the Mayor in his posi-
ton, In protecting the interests of tho
city in this matter
Resolution adopted by the Nlnii
Ward POlish-Amerlcan organization a
a meeting held at ST. Adalbert's SchoO
Hall, Dec. II, 1895:
Resolved, That we heartily cOngratu
late the people of this great metropo
lis upon the fearless manner In which
our honest and patriotic Mayor has
championcd their rights, and that w
urge the representatives of our ware
in the Common Council of our city Il
stand by the Mayor and uphold thu
rights Of the citizens who elected them
not for the purpose of enrlchlng greedy
corporations, but to protect the rights
and property of th0lr constituents.
At an organization meeting held a
1916 State street, Wednesday evening
Dec. Z, 1895, the Fourth Ward Repub
llcan Club adopted the following reso
buttons:
Resolved, That the unanimous senti
ment Of this club Is on principle unal
tcrably opposed to the passage OF tn
street railway ordinances now peadin,
before the City Council, and
! Resolved, That we emphatically de