Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-07-19

There must be a reorganization Of
the Democratic party of Cook County
from top to bottom.
This is the demand of the two hun
drcd thousand voters of that party
faith in Cook County, and that demand
must be answered. Otherwise, some
thing is likely TO drop.
The Democrats of Chicago and of
Cook County are sick and tired of see
ing their party affairs dominated by a
lot OF boodlers, knaves and other dis
reputable characters.
There Is no attempt on the part of
the present manipulators of the social
ed Democratic machine TO conceal the
scandalous fact that the great Demo.
cratic party of Cook County and its or
ganzation is being used by crowd of
tricksters and knaves as II means for
graft, pure and simple. 1t has been
prostituted to the advancement of
selfish and utterly unworthy personal
ambitions. the fattening of political
hogs at the political trough, the ag-
grandizement of ignorant Adventures,
and TO the absolute dctrlment of the
body polite and the cause of good gov
ernment generally.
From the City Hall clear down to the
smallest clerk at the Democratic head
quarters. the people demand that the
present gang shall be cleaned out. that
decent. respectable men shall be put
in charge of the party affairs and that
Democratic principles and the cause of
Democracy as a party shall be put
ahead of the private, pecuniary inter-
ests of venal oflice-holders and the pub
lie personal ambitions of selfish Jacks
in-office.
Every thinking citizen who has paid
the slightest attention to the condition
of affairs which has prevailed in the
Democratic organization of Cook Coun-
~ for some considerable time past, Is
agreed that It Is n disgrace to the party
and to civilization. While there are
some good men In that body they are
vastly in the minority. Boodlers, dis
reputables of all kinds and selfseekers
of the most selfish kind are In the great
majority. They hold some OF the. po-
sitions Of responsibility, they are al
ways on hand to vote and have voice
in the party policy, they are able to
handle the reins OF every campaign,
they pompously pretend to he the die.
tators OF the entire party and its desti-
nies, and as result the Democratic
party of Cook County has fallen into
dlsrepute In the eyes of the people, It's
campaigns in Cook County have been
invariably losing ones, and, in n word,
the once proud Democracy of Chicago
and of Cook County Is and has long
been dragged In the mlre OF public dis
repute.
And any person Of reflection or com.
mon sense will naturally say how could
IL be otherwise?
With a most disreputable aggregation
Of hangers-on and satraps surrounding
1t, payroll dcad,heads and all kinds of
present or past masters in the art Of
graft swarming around the headquar-
tiers of the party machinery, how can
decent, self-respectlng citizens be OK.
pected 70 have anything TO do with it
or ts campaigns:
II Is a we'll known fact that reputa.
bic Democratic citizens are afraid 10 90
near the present Democratic hcadquar.
ters, because Of the character and dual.
ity of most of those who hang around
there. \ man Of means entering the
outer offices, for obvious reasons, keeps
one hand on his pocket book and the
other on his scarf pin.
A City Hall Wit has aptly said that II
anybody cried police" at meeting OF
the Democratic County Central Com
mittee, there would be a panlcky ad-
journment. Not even n quorum would
be left.
Able reputable Democratic citizens
have no show in the party organization
in Cook County as II stands at pres
ent. Grafters, llght.fngered gentry,
bOodlers, gamblers and con. men, are
too numerous there for the rank and
file OF the average respectable Democra-
tic citizens Of Chicago 10 have even
look-in as regards party affairs.
These are among some OF the reasons
why there has gone up Macedonian
cry among the people OF the Demo
cratic party to clear ont the boodlers,
grafters, and dlsreputables from the
party management, and 10 reorganizc
the Cook County Democratic Central
Committee from top 10 bottom, with
reputable citizens In charge
\elA
In addition to the unsayory pot pourli