Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-03-15

the County Democracy has started in
upon its work of infusing new life into
the party campaigns: and during the
week Just ended much was accom-
plishcd In that direction.
Incidentally. it seems to have oc-
CURED during the week To- the minds of
the political editors of some of the
Chicago dalies that the County Dem
ocracy proposes to take quite Il part
and to cut considerable of II figure In
next falls campaign.
In other words they seem to have
suddenly realized that the new force
Ia Democratic politics Is here to stay.
and that as II beginning In It's amplliied
field of action II will decide who shall
he the candidates for office on the
county ticket and who shall not.
This fact has been frequently an
nounccd In The Eagle during the past
-four or five weeks. and Is nothing new
to the readers of this paper.
During the week just past the Cook
County Democracy has been working
silently hut with effect.
1t has already shown its power In the
Aldermanic primary conventions.
Dictation from the city Hall has
been rcpudiatcd. and wherever 1t has
been attempted the effort has proven
the fiattcst kind of failure.
For the first time since the present
city administration has come into pow
or the payroll has failed to dictate
tn the party.
Democracy In last weeks primaries
has shown itself to he something more
than an organized appetite. as its nom.
nations We're made without regard to
the cohcsly" power of public plunder,
or u lively sense of favors to come.
No city Hall whip cracked over the
heads of the Democratic voters this
time, and pets of the city administra.
tion found that neither threats. nor
cajOlery could cocrce the honest and
independent citizens who stand for
party principle all the time. and abhor
til" dictatlon of any jack In office ms 10
how they shall bcstow their suffragcs
Pets of the administration were
bowlcd over. north. south. east and
west, with ns much ease nS though no
paid satrups We're marched oil from
the City Hall with instructions To win
at all hazards. \ few of the admins
tlation pets We're wise. saw the coming
storm. AMI duckcd.
These men may survive ut the close.
But In the late primaries all have REQ.
ognlzrd that never again shall the pay.
roll brigade or It's master, for the tim"
being, dictate to the Democratic party
what it, platforms OF its parties shall
be-
The principle has been established
that the people must rule NJ the prl'
Harles as well as at the regular rler.
tion, and the County Democracy may
he thanked as well as congratulated
for this genuine reform.
But this Is only the beginning.
The good work will be carried on and
emphasized in the county campaign
where, beyond doubt, the County Dem,
ocracy will trumphantly vindIcatc the
principle that the voters und not the
office holders should dictate the nom,
nations
Ry th" tim" the fail primaries roll
around the County Democracy will be
in magnificent shape To put its new
principles and plans Of action into eff
feet.
AT the meeting Of the newly formed
Committee on Political Action on
March :, II WAS decided to appoint II
subcommittee To draft plan Of organ
ization under which the club can work
at coming primaries. The subcommlr.
tee, in addition 10 President Power.
and Secretary Burke" l. made M as
follows:
Henry SUckart Fourth Ward.
W y. Mpak, Thirty-iirSt Ward.
William Rathmann, Seventh Ward.
J"scph Mahoney, Tenth Ward.
John T.. Owens Thirteenth Ward.
VI. j. Moran Fourteenth Ward
Joseph i. Flanagan, Twenty-sixtl
Ward
Henry +. Donovan. Twcnty-fourtl
Ward.
Charles g. Stlllwcn. Twenty.frs
Ward.
", NJ, 'irldlcy, Evanston.
The committee Is an evenly NUN
bered one and the membership eyenl,
divided between the two factions OF
the party.
No more representative body could
have been chosen, and all in all, II
looks to The Eagle that memorable