Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-16

ELECT HONURE PALMER.

| ing "Wednesday night to the voters of
the Twcnty-iirst Ward and he annO,inc.
ed that lie was indignant because Prof.
| William Hill of the University of Chi
cago had given utterance To the state.
ment that the ward bosses had their
! thumbs on him. lie denied the acciisa.
| tion in these words;
The University of Chicago is siug,l.
| larry fortunate In having ON it's staff
of professors such u prophet as Prof.
| Hill seems to he. lie charges that
the thumbs of what hc calls the ward
bosses are upon me. and that there *
not II ray of light anywhere. Prof. hin
could only speak with authority If he
| knew the bosses and knew me-. As he
knows none of us 1t would he interest.
ing to learn by what process of dcduc.
'loh he determines the probable rclu.
,'ohSlip or the bosses ami myself. If
ne We're not u college professor ".
would all think he didn't know wb,,
he was talking about.
Il deny that am under IN, ,bumh
OF any one. This statement is entirely
,h'Se' Every great political party has
itS bosses'-indccd. II must have thom
10 Succ"ed-and If would he j,,st ns
>chSiDi" To suppose that all mon cIoct.
"h 10 public office are corrupt. II nm,
,"o"'" 20 INTO Il campaign without
noSseS nnd another 20 In will, bosses I
'hilk u i plain which side would win
il' statement Is u singular one for
u coiieg" professor to make. The pu,..
pos" oi an academic cOlIrs, il not -,
'huch 10 hN dates ana incidents I'm one,S
''n' III !, Is 10 cause one To think log
i'nily' ana while Prof. I'm may be ns
'"i' VI ihc'S as IN encyclopedia, his
"'''rhh''s 90 To show that he dldn't
proIt by his university training"
'he meeting was held I'm palmer>
new headquarters N l33 North Clark
street. The candidates brothor po,,,,
i'aiher' Ir,. was with him. and Frank
ilh MarNeagh ana former Judge WI,
nam ~ vincent also were on In, com.
n,'''''' james J.. McCariy. ward pr,s
ideht' presided. Mr.. MacV.ogh said.
IIe Democratic party wants m,u
Tor office who will do their ,u,v and
"o's NOT draw the line on rich mems
SONS or IN" sons of poor mon. The "a.
''h' general complaint has been tbn,
YOUNG men with money want ro live of,
III" 'l'y that they are not hard worker.
ana do not do their duty toward IN,
community. II Is true thu, few of M,
young men hav" gone into politics I'm,
now illht ON" has been brought out ,hi.
same element seems to take ofrcnse b,,
'""s' young man Is seeking office.
Know Inc stun he il made of uud IN,
Ihllllly from which he comes. Th,r,
hasn't been In twenty-five yrors , h,rI
VI WorNihg man IN Chicago than Potter
falIn"r anh what Is more You ueyc,
h'ard of Palmer leaving the city he
'auS" or It's smok" ana mud. Nou ma,
mar" th" mud deeper AMI the smok,
d'lS"r' hut the l'almcrs will still h,
here"
Former Judge Vincent said:
~ X II great misfortune for "A bo,
I" u" born the son of u rich father. an,
ar" You going 10 turn IIOnoro pnlmr
down because he Is unfortunate in he
lhg the son Of on" of the largest prop
"ElN-own"rS on the North Side? Ar,
You going to hold this rp against hlm:'
The audience shouted, NO, we're 20
Ing To elect HIM"
The Eagle believes that he should IN
: elected.
Mr. Palmcrs father did NOR. for chi
"ago than any man who ever lived il
III" city aud III" day after the grca
lir" OF 1871 commenced the erection q
a great hotel which cost s2,UUO,OU.
= lie, h"SidcS, began the erection %
other buildings ~ the same time. whlcl
CAV" employment 10 5000 men.
icsid"S this Mr.. Palmer widcnr,
State street ~ his own expense.
IL" never asked for nm office. ana /
his son wants one hc Is entitled To il.
We do not 80" any reason why Chi
cagO-buIm young man should not hnv
al least rs much show aS some of th
@rizzlcd anarchists who think The,
q should hnv" no show M all.
e Mr., Palmer viii make good Alder
man, and Hon, James \. quinn dc
serve, great credit for brmllng lin
Out.
Vote for him and elect him ana yor
will nrErr rcgrrt II.
AxtSsa.
The latter part Of this century jus
J drawing 70 close has witnessed {
most remarkable aud commendable agi
/ To In. fl