Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-04-12

sidcration as a possible candidate fW
reelection next spring.
That individual himself has positive
1y stated he Is through with the May.
orally but II is not upon the say so of
his Honor that The Eagle bases its
statement.
The Mayor. as any one reading be.
tween the lines can seq. has left u
string of very considerable length tied
to the announcement of his contem-
plated retirement. That Is way Mr..
Harrison has always had ever since
lie entered politics. He has rarely said
ar promised anything either in the line
of politics or official affairs that was
not accompanied 10y the inevitable NJ.
tachment.
A. matter of fact. Mayor Harrison
has been reading the handwriting on
the wall for several consecutive weeks
past-the Cook County Democracy has
been tracing 1t very legibly for his ben
eit-and his plaintive wall about being
tired of his job" about needing u
rest" about being jumped upon by the
press every time he did anything
wrong" about never being able to dO
anything that pleased everybody at one
tine" j. merely thrown out rs feel
err" "a sort of political plummct to as.
certain II IL Is indeed true that he Is
sailing In shoal waters. and that he
must inevitably. and In the near future.
run ashore ana he left high and dry on
the rocks.
That he IL convinced Of his fate may
he Judged from the fact that simul.
tancously with his pitiful Swan song
the Mayor struck sort OF tentative
minor chord about the County Treas
urership, no doubt just 10 see whether
IL would fall pleasantly upon the ear
Of a listening public.
Drifting rapidly ashore "hizzoner'' Is
willing To cling TO anything that ma!
save him from absolute divorce from
the public crib, and the County Treas
urcrship hint Is Mr.. Harrlson's anchor
10 the wlndward. Who ever saw hin
without oneg This time, however. h,
has more than one. He is flirting with
the United States Senatorship toga, bu,
in this he evidently places little reli
anc". II Is not likely that either will
avail him much.
But one thing that seems certain IL
that Mr.. Harrison Is about convinced
the JIG Is mp for reelection To the May
orally Of this city, and the great mass
of the Democratic party has its mind
made MP 10 accept and act upon his an
nounccmcnt of contemplated retirement
whether there be- n string tied to II ol
moi.
Mayor Harrison has thrown mp the
sponge, and So far aS he IL concerned
next years Mayoralty fight is over.
Speculation IN this regard will be busy
hencefOrth with the names of men who
are most available as his successor,
men who, in the opinion of the people"
will DE able To drag this misgoycrued
city ont of the miserable pass To which
IL has been reduced by three successive
terms OF IfarrlSOnism.
There j. no lack of excellent and
available Mayoralty timber, men upon
whom the Democrats Of Chicago could
mite. ana who when elected would
give this city an administration that
could not be described, as the las,
three might be-, by TWO words-tiltl
and iUcompcntoncy,
\ party which Possesses In It's rank,
men of the standing anG the rrlc,
ability ana integrity Of Charles +
Gunrh"r, Judge Murray +. TuIey
Adam Orl>rIfeu. Judge John Bar
ton Payne. Judge William II. Bar
mum. Judge Edward +. Dunno, Judge
Henry VI, Shepard, and dozens of 9th
ors Of the same character. viii have
but litrlc trouble in naming caudl
dat" for Mayor next year who viii
unite all wings Of the party and com
maHd the confidence and support Of
all citizens who desire capable, care
ful, economic ana YET progressive ad
minisrration of the affairs Of this lnu
nIc!paliry,
The retirement Of Carter ii. Hawl
son from politics, voluntarily or other
wise, will be regarded as an unmlXeC
blessing from TWO points Of view.
First, from a Democratic or partl
san point Of view, Mayor Harrison has
50 conducted the affairs Of the city ad
minisrratlOn as 10 estrangc from him
at least twO.tAirds Of his own party
lie has not q Democrat with him ex
cept the few who have been able "a
hang on TO their Jobs In the City Hall