Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-03-08
IHE COUNTY DEMOCRACY.

Real Democrats from one end of Chi.
cago to the other are us one In com.
mcndatiOn of the splendid committee
on political action appointed by the
Cook County Democracy ut its meeting
of sunday last.
\ more representative or influential
body was never associated In the work
of the party in this county.
Almost without exception the men
appointed from each ward are Demo.
Gratis of sterling quality. of stcadfust
loyalty to friend and to party and of
influence and control In the local ma.
chnery of the organization.
1t may he depended upon. therefore.
that the work which will he done by
these men will be not only successful
in governing and controlling the affairs
of the party. but of the most absolute
benefit To 1t In closing up and healing
di>sensions In welding together all true
AMI loyal. In banding them together on
solid and harmonious lines, In clearing
up NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. and In wedding
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cord.
In the First Ward. for instance. men
of standing in the community. respccta.
BILE property.Owners and taxpayers
like Charles +. Gunther and james Il.
Scbrcc have been brought to the front
and reputable Democrats will be glad
to see them take an active part In the
party affairs.
Similar remarks would apply to all of
the other wards. In the Fourth. for In.
stance. Democrats of good standing are
glad to see that sterling old line party
worker. Henry Stuckart. ut the helm:
such men as Adam Ortscifcn In the
sixth. John +. McGoOrty In the Sev.
enth. Joseph +. 'NIahOncy In the Tenth.
Frank Wentcr In the Eleventh. John
II. owens In the Thirteenth. Luke
KnIas In the Fifteenth. George Lem.
niger In the Seventeenth. G. G. Stillwell
ami Oscar +. Meyer In the Twenty.
first. Julius Solomon In the Twenty.
second. and Thomas j. Webb In the
Twenty.thirl. are In themselves AN
ample assurance that the County Dem.
ocracy viii In It's new and wider field
or action he as great ana complete "A
success ms It has ever been IN the old
That there IL a great future before
the County Democracy. nobody can
now doubt.
The first steps taken by It's leaders
give assurance that It's affairs will he
run upon II basis that will he lofty. dig.
nified and. In short. In such a way as
to commend the organization ana It's
policy to all Democrats. II viii he IN n
position to wipe out the stigma con.
talnel In the assertion that too often
the rank and file Of Democratic citi.
zens. that IL to say. the great body Of
the voters Of that party creed, have
had little or nothing to say IN the selec.
ton Of candidates. and that States"
were adopted and tickets made up IN
back rooms and afterward ranmed
| down the throat of the convention
whether 1t liked to swallow them or
not.
This last charge has been very often.
In the past. verified In the conventions
Of both parties. ana has proven. time
ana again. to be one OF most serious
and effective arguments brought by the
opponents of party organization ana
party politics. and the supporters and
advocates Of nonpnrtisanshlp In munlc-
ipnl or county campaigns.
After the County Democracy has got
In Its work In the coming fail election
this cause Of complaint will have been
removed, at least 80 far ms the Demo
cratic party IL concerned. there viii no
longer exist II reason for mugwump
| Journals flooding our polling places
with sO.callcd nOn.lmrtisun ballots In
election times.
Men like Aid. John Powers, Secretary
Burke. NJ. &. Mcdonald. Miles j. De.
vine. John u. Owens. Frank Wcntcr.
ana all the other good men and true con.
cerned In the planning and arranging
Of the new departure deserve the
greatest credit for the splendid service
they have rendered to their party IN
this regard.
The Eagle takes pleasure In tender.
Ing these gentlemen It's slncercst con.
gratulatloDs and wishing success to
the County Democracy IN the splendid
field of activity now opening M he.
| fore IT,