Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-06-21
And His Bitter Attacks Upon Summer Gardens
Have Forfeited Friendship of the
Poor.
Harrison's Man Friday, His Name Will Keep
Thousands from the Polls in
November.
Remember that He Is Running, Though and
Give It to Him Good and
Hard.

Good Democrats are agreed on the
proposition that the nomination OF
champaign Charlie" Walker for
Judge was u great blunder.
Instead Of being a strength to the
ticket, as some Of the editors Of the
I.oefiier columns In the dailies would
have the public believe. Walkers name
will do much to drag the ticket down
to defeat.
In his capacity OF corporation counsel
"Charlie" Walker has been the chief
opponent and antagonist, under the
present city administration, Of that per
sonai liberty which Is one Of the most
cherished sentiments Of the great Ger.
man element In this and all other large
centers and communities Of this coun.
try.
An instance Of this may be found IN
his crusade against the summer gar.
dens Of this city. When In his ut.
tempt TO close up these pleasant fam.
lily resorts and places Of healthful rec.
reation. he was defeated by the al.
verse ruling Of the courts Of Cook
County. Walker. not satisfied with hav.
ing done all In his power to destroy
these institutions before the lower
courts. refused to accept the findings
Of the bench and carried the ease 10
the Supreme Courts in order that by
additional pleadings and strenuous en-.
deavOrs he might get decision against
the brewers and the summer gardens,
and incidentally the German American
citizens OF Chicago. His nomination
on this account IL looked upon as
direct slap at the German citizens Of
Chicago.
Since his elevation by his chuni. Har
rison, to the Office Of corporation coun
sci the city has lost more important
eases than II did during the previous
half dozen administrations. and ths
judgments against the city to-day
mount up In the millions.
Whenever important litigation In
which the city has been interested was
On the tapis, outside legal talent has
almost Invariably been retained. Ir
his office the public has been treated
in such manner as to bring criticism
upon the whole administration. people
having business with the legal depart
ment Of the city having rarely beer
able 10 gain an interview with its head
and worst of all. champaign Charlie,
as some people call him. has seen iii I,
take hand In a raging ward ilght. II
become "a partisan OF one of the pari!r,
IN "A IN MI
loose-or NJ the very least to permi
IL 10 turn itself loose-in behalf of TIT
loser In that same fight. and 10 suffer
as a result, what amounted To Il prac
fcal Reputation Of the voters of hi
home ward az the polls in the primary
election.
The idea of choosing such a person
AZ a candidate for any office on th'
ticket Is almost preposterous. II is
10 put IL mildly, very poor politics. ant
will undoubtedly cost the ticket hun
dreds OF votes, for good and loya
Democrats will not forget the par
taken by champaign Charlie" in III.
struggle and the slaughter OF Walkers
name on election day may entail d
loss Ia the entire Democratic ticket tina,
cannot now be estimated.
~
That Robert T.. Burke did not dictate
rhe entire county ticket Is also proven
by the presence on II Of the name OF
champaign Charlie" as n candldat,
q f.aI tat all
an the ticket over the protest of his
own ward delegation, something almos,
unheard Of in Democratic convention
Walker Is HarrisOn's personal represen
tative on the ticket, and his name on /,
Is q persona! affrOnt and insult TO the
Democratic voters Of the Twenty first
Ward.
II went into the caucus To fight FOL
Charles VI. Walker" said Harrison d
couple Of days after the convention
Burke did not want Walker nominated
for Judge, and in the convention yote'
for three other candidates
OF course Burke did not want Walkel
nominated. He would have been les,
than human II he did. and IL Harrison
had particle Of gratitude in his make
mp he would not have insisted upOr
forcing on the ticket person who did
all in his power 10 bring defeat
upon the man who had made the polltl
cal fortunes Of himself Harrison, who
had been the lifelong friend and fol
lower OF his father, and who represent
ed the Democratic voters Of the ware