Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-05-03

Iull. UPtdUSt u lll' NbIh VI dI'uNluS
the Democratic voters of Cook County
against dictation from tn, City Hall is
effectively done. the people will elect
delegates to the County Convention
who will choose Il new Central Com
mittcc. which will stand for the people
as against the payroll, and wrest the
control of the party from the hands of
the office holders and tax eaters. This
Is the paramount issue at the coming
Democratic primaries.
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Next. of course. In Importance IL the
selection of u county ticket, the nam.
Ing of candidates whose standing In
the community Is such rs will recon-
mend them to the public. and make
success I'm the county election possible.
AS yet the preparation for the com
bat for control has to II great extent
ovrrshadowcd the candidates. of indi-
vdtals. and there has, therefore. been
comparatively little gossip along that
line.
For the office of Sheriff. however the
name of Mr.. Thomas \. Smyth has
been very prominently mentioned. ana
there Is but little doubt that he can
have that nomination II he desires 1t
and determines to make n fight for 1t.
| Mr.. Smyth. rs Il member Of the Drain.
age Board. has made II splendid record,
| and as President of that institution
has won for himself the esteem ana
I Al In
public at large.
As for the judiciary. there are many
lawyers of good standing. reputation
and great ability In the field, ana from
the ranks of these candidates there can
he chosen n judicial ticket which will
undoubtedly recommend itself to the
| voters.
| In the selection of the county ticket
the people will this time he afforded an
opportunity to have voice and to eXer.
else their Judgment through the Cook
County Democracy.
Its ranks are open to all voters OF
Democratic faith, and II they desire to
take a hand In the selection Of dele
gates. and through the delegates Of
selecting the party's candidates for
public office In the approaching elec
ton. there Il no better or surer channel
of doing so than through the popular
Democratic organization which will
stand for the people as against the
otiiccholdcr ut the primaries on June IL
|
one of the features of the Demo
cratic primaries will he the attitude OF
the police force In the history of Chi
cagO politics the sitting Mayor has al
ways been able to dictate ut the pri
maries lcithef Republican or Demo
cratic, through the police department
Ii has been Il powerful and effective
political weapon In the hand of ever!
chief executive who has occupied tn,
Mayors chair In this city, and 1t Is nO
them to say that it has been invarabl,
and ineX0rably used.
This weapon, however, has now beeI
struck from the hand of Mayor Harrl
son by his own policy ana that of hi
advisers In reference to the polio,
force. Through some channel the May
or has been Informed that the police
force was against him in the last May
orally campaign and on that account h,
has steadily opposed everything thai
has been proposed for the benefit Ol
the welfare of the members of til,
force.
Whether the police were opposed I,
the Mayor mt the last Mayoralty cam
paign or not Is something of which Th,
Eagle has no knowledge, but one thinl
that Is certain Is that the force viii b,
opposed 10 the Mayor ana his satellite,
M the coming primaries, both in tn,
fall and the spring.
\ police force, inactive, or activel,
hostile to the powers that be at the City
Hall during party primaries will he
therefore, one Of the unusual sight,
which the public will witness on Jun,
l3, If it he hut the first step in tn,
| direction of taking the force porma
, ncntly out Of primary politics, and thu,
! aiIonlng the general public n fulle
and faircr opportunity of expressing it,
wishes It is a sign of political reform
: that all good citizens will hail with sat
! iSfactiOn.
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SHAGGY SABBATH. Wabbly WllIir'