Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-12-27


views and principles of large por-
ton of them.
Mr. barrow has very recently given
his reasons for not being a candidate
for Mayor next spring. and the self
same reasons would operate to pre-
vent him from becoming Il candidate
| for minority leader In the House of
Representatives.
Again Mr. barrow is not the kind of
man to court defeat or deliberately go
up to political slaughter. and II does
not look as If he would he doing any
thing else IL he should contidc his for
tunes to Mayor Harrison's friends
in the Legislature.
Mayor Harrison's friends.
How many do they number In this
Legislature?
How many did they number In the
last?
The talk Is simply bosh-pure hot air
administered by u would-bc hot-air
artist.
And what is more. The Eagle ven
lures the assertion that II has not
even the faintcst color of truth about
IL. for It l. safe to say that Mr.. Oar
row has never made any representa-
tons To Mayor Harrison or his friends
regarding the matter. He never told
them that Harrison's friendship and
support In the Legislature or any place
else was an "honor which he could
not consistently refuse
| How about the attempt to cajOle Mr..
barrow into accepting a nomination
for City Attorney next spring, with
Harrison at the head Of the ticket?
That was u proffered honor which
Mr.. barrow has very distinctly and
emphatically refused.
1t Is really amusing what sudden
affection and admiration Harrison
and his payroll brigade has developed
for Clarence =. barrow these cold De-
cember days. hut It won't work. Every.
body IL "On." hut to continue our
quotation from the latest "hOt air" con-
tribution to politics. The bunk" art.
ist. through the medium Of the publ.
cation In question. goes on to say:
I'm naming barrow the Harrison
men also play shrewd game OF poll
ties upon the Hopkins.Sullivan faction.
which has for some time been lauding
Mr.. barrow as a natural leader OF
men. and an honest. fearless repre-
sentative Of the people. These en-.
comiums were poured out by Mayor
HarrisOn's political enemies when II
was thought possible that Mr.. barrow
could he induced to BECOME candi.
date for Mayor against Mayor Harri'
son. and the Hopkins adhcrents were
only too glad to praise the sterling
qualities Of the man they look d upon
as the possible victor over the Mayor.
Now the Harrison people. In champion.
Ing the candidacy Of Mr.. barrow for
the minority leadership. practically say
to their opponents:
".we will join hands with you on this
proposition. We will admit that Mr.
barrow II all you have been claiming
Now help us to name him Democratic
leader In the House Of Representa-.
tives.'"
There goes the bunk artist In his
glory. In every line Of It one can zee
the wOuld.be intriguer Of politics hug
cling himself over the manner In which
he has played a shrewd game" on
somebody.
One can see him admirIng his fine
Italian hand" and congratulating him
SELF over the able manner In which II
has plunged the Corsican poniard he
/ ls,ss shnss1slx,ss 1IOInS
1t IL all but pricking Of puny soap
bubbles. however. and the bunk" art
LIT who no doubt imagines that, u
compared to himself, Machiavelli wal
Il mere pumpkin. and Rlchelieu but q
bungler In the game Of political In
trigue. IL. after all, merely amusing
himself by dabbling In political suds
The "hot air. manipulation proceeds
thus:
In the country districts John Il
Hopkins has great influence In Demo
cratic circles. being chairman Of the
State Central Committee. and II II
thought he can bring the county Dem
Ocrats In the House into line for an!
candidate he may decide to support
. and as the Harrison men control I
majority of the Cook County repre-
sentatives. a combination on Mr.. Oar
!, row would insure his election"
a Is that SO!
Now. as a matter Of fact. nelthe
: John =. Hopkins. Roger G. Sullivan
= nor Mr.. Thomas T.. Barrett have an
quarrel with Mr.. barrow. political o
otherwise. Nor has Mr. barrow eve
had any fight with them. Therefor
the exceeding anxiety Of the bunk
artist to make 1t appear that Hnrriso
= wanted to give barrow n Christina
gift of the support of his friends show
+, Just where the icon" game comes II
The cloven hOof Is clearly displayed
!, The robe of pretended friendship doe
. not conceal 1t. The Hopkins-Sulliva
people never knitted or repudiated Clal
ence =. barrow or his friend, the lat
John u. Altgeld, and they are moi
therefore, at n loss for some means {
make up" with Mr.. barrow. which
t. more than can he said of Harrison
= friends"
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