Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-04-28
JUDGE HANECy'S ASSOCIATES.

-'' Ni"hi H. NeHt HIS put Ills I'm
ger very accurately on the cause Of the
general Indifference, not to sny hos.
tility, toward the candidacy of Judge
Hanecy for Governor. The people don't
like Judge Hanecy because they don't
like his associations and his associates,
There Is no other way by which the
qualifications Of this candidate can be
judged. He is admitted to 1c man Of
ability with a suave manner and con.
siderable art as q politician. On the
bench he has made a satisfactory IL
not an ideal Judge. Persons with long
memories can recall the fact that his
road to the judiciary was not exactly
strewn with roses. He was beaten In
several attempts because Of the oppo.
sition Of Republican newspapers who,
more by insinuation than by direct
charges. managed to convey the i'm.
preston that he was nm unsafe man
for the position to which l,e aspiretl.
But that Is an old story ana one which
1t seems unnecessary to urge mt this
moment. What the public would like
to know is what sort of man is I1lbrIdge
Hanecy now? And the Yankee answer
to that question Is: What sort Of com.
pany does he keep?
Well. his friends, or the persons pro.
Tossing to be his friends, IRE not nh that
could be desired. One of his chief sup.
pOrters is n man whom the people o.
Chicago by bitter experience have
learned to regard as a very complete
rascal. The gang" Is MI with him.
His most active friends are tle.very in.
divi,luals against whose mnlign power
the people have vainly prayed for pro.
lection. His meetings are packed with
county and state employees. The ma
chine or the worst part Of II has started
to move violently In his interest. ana II
IL pretty safe to predict that Repub.
lican politician whom one would avoid
In a dark street, II asked who his choice
for Governor II, will announce himself
vOciferously rs "wid Hanecy.'
A candidate does not gain ardent
friends In this class without some ar.
rangement, clandestine or open. that
meets their wishes. Whatever the
Judge may think Of public AFFAIRS In his
heart and whatever he may say In his
speeches. the gang knows or thinks It
knows what he intends to do. II they
did not feel lie was fright" and that
his Overtures to the respectable Repub.
llcnn vote were made with wink to.
ward Messrs. LOrimer md Tanner,
they would not be shouting for him.
The people Of Illinois who have sui.
fered for four years through the evil
administration Of Mr.. Tanner. suffered
In pocket, In self.respect, and In the
good opinion Of the nation, deserve
something better than change to a
Governor who may Ike personally more
attractive than his predecessor, but
who certainly II surrounded by the
very same influences that made the
Tanner administration u hideOus posi-
bility. .E. p
The machine viii attempt 70 force
Judge Hanecy upon the Republicans Of
the State. 1t remains TO be seen
whether Republican voters will Ike
coerced into selecting for Governor the
least worthy Of all the candidates for
the office. In conclusion ChicagOans
may say to the people Of the State out.
side of Cook County that they should
give little heed to the demand for ~
man from Cook" or "a representative
from the great city Of Chicago" That
Is the politicians appeal. and up here
We all know what II means. The peO-
pie of Chicago do not ask where a Gov
ernOr comes from. All they ask II an
honest and capable executive officer,
whose record will justify the expectn.
ton Of n clean ana economical admin.
istratiOn Of public Affairs. II such u
man IL presented to them they will
accept him, whether he comes from
Chicago or Cairo.