Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-11-18

Reunelu, James Manner, VIM. l.. Black,
Miles J. Devine. Max Eberhartlt. Ran
dali II. White and George Kersten.
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1t was bad day for the people Of
Chicago when Andy McNally tele.
graphed from California that he was
going to support Harrison for Mayor.
A support by telegraph Is NIL that the
firm Of Rand. McNally & Co. has ever
given any Democrat, but even for such
support they demand big returns.
Rand. McNally 4 Co. publish school
books, or think they do.
They are principally famous for print.
ing railway time tables and Indifferent
bicycle maps.
But they went into the school book
business, and Of course they went into
politics Mt the same time.
The reason they went into politics
was to get their alleged school books
into the public schools Of Chicago.
As stated. Mr.. McNally supported
Harrison by telegraph.
But no sooner was Mr.. Harrison re.
elected than Rand. McNally & Co. de.
manded return for their support in
the foistlng Of their alleged literature
upon the poor people Of Chicago.
Strange to say, this supporter by tele.
graph secured enough ''pulr' to get
several Of Rand, McNally & Co.'s books
Introduced into the schools Of Chicago
to take the place Of the old. reliable
and standard works that were In the
schools for years, and that gave every
satisfaction.
The people did not know anything
about this until this week. when their
children started or for school again.
Many Of them had been promoted
Just before vacation began and went to
school with the books OF their elder
brothers or sisters who had gone up
still higher.
Imagine their astonlshment when
they were told that only the Rand-Mc.
Nally brand went, and that they must
buy new outfits.
In this way the poor, tax.burdened,
lll-treated parents Of Chicago were
forced to so into their pockets for sums
aggregating 100000.
1t may be all right enough to reward
Rand, McNally & Co. for political sup
port given by telegraph, but The Eagle
10 much mistaken II the people of Chi
cago do not resent ut the polls this raid
on their pocketbooks to pay political
debts.
The Rand.McNally deal is not the
only thing that Is causing scandalous
talk nowadays.
Many people are blaming Mayor Har.
rison for the Rand.McNally outrage
and the consequent cost to parents for
the big change In text books.
They are wrong.
Mayor Harrison Is the innocent vic.
tim OF city hall gang of grafters
whose tentacles are reaching out In all
directions for "the stun"
This city hall gang is using Mayor
Harrison's name In many things which
will surprise his honor when he hears
Of them.
I'VE must have this or the Mayor
will be mad" is an expression fire.
quently used nowadays In behalf OF
schemes worked to enrich city hal
grafters.
When an investigating committee
or a special grand jury gets to work
on the matter, some people will be sur
prised at the audaclty, born Of greed
shown by these persons.
In the meantime, Mayor Harrison Il
suffering for the sins Of others.
The Eagle has afildayits from SIX
contractors who We're boldly Informed
that IL they did not take an interest In
a certain enterprise they would get nt
more contracts at the City Hall.
But Of this more anon.