Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-11-22
Western Labor Leader Says the Time Has
Come for Unionists to Assert
Themselves.
Successes in Eastern and Western Cities Con-
vince Leaders that the Hour Is
Propitious
Encouraged by Labor.Oay Demonstration and
Recent Election, and Disguised with
Present Administration.

be done. as far as possible. in the
crowded streets where the hurrying
throng may rest without realizing It by
gazing about them"
Every word of this IL the truth. and
every word Of II Is an arraignment Of
a city administration which makes no
attempt to perform any Of the things
for which 1t was elected, not even the
most elementary duties Of municipal
government.
One of the principal arguments ad.
vanced by the advocates Of n laborite
candidate for Mayor Is the fact that
this seems to be n propitious time for
labor candidates everywhere. The sue
cess which has attended such candida
cies. elsewhere encourages the organ.
lied workingmen Of this city, where
organized labor IL probably stronger
than anywhere else In the country. In
the belief that they could elect Mayor
of Chicago II they go about 1t in the
right way.
The teamsters' display Of strength
made In the Labor Day parade posi-.
lively surprised even the labor leaders
and organizations themselves, and as.
founded everybody else. This was fol.
lowed up by another display Of
strength In another election which
surprised great many people. The
labor element indorsed certain candi.
dates from both tickets, and these can.
didates ran away ahead. The phenom.
cnal run Of Hon. Fred A. Busse for
state Treasurer Is case In point. The
failure Of James II. Bowman. candi.
date for Clerk Of the Criminal Court,
was In part due to the fact that he did
not receive the full support of the
labor vote as well as to the strength
and popularity of his opponent, ana vet
be made a strong race.
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In addition to all this. union labor
In Chicago, as is well known, feels
that 1t has been badly treated by the
present chief executive. The action Of
the police during some Of the labor
troubles last summer was such as TO
incense the labor people, and they feel
that something In the way Of protest
should be done. Nothing In that way,
1t IL urged, would be half 80 effective
as to put a labor candidate for Mayor
In the field. and, IL possible. elect him.
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Mr.. George II. Walker, the we'll.
known attorney, will, II IL said by those
VINO understand the political situation,
be elected Alderman from the Third
Ward next spring. Mr.. Walker IL a
Republican Of excellent standing and
VIII be the successor Of Alderman
jackson. who. 1t Is said, will retire at
the expiration Of his present term. He
would make a splendid representative
OF the people OF the Third Ward, and
an Alderman who could be always re.
lied upon to protect the interests of
the public and the taxpayers.
The ingenuity with which the man
who writes local politics for the Trib.
une manages to have candidates for
political offices retire when he (the
writer does not wish to see them
elected thereto IL really amusing. A
few weeks ago he calmly announced
that Robert Il. Burke was not can.
didate for the secretaryship of the
Democratic County Central Committee
when everybody knew that no thought
OF retiring from the contest had enter.
ed that gentlemnn's head. A few days
ago the same political column an.
that Mr. John McGillen would
not accept the craftsmanship of that
body, even IL elected 10 it. This Is
simply on a par with the statement
Mr.. Burke.
Henry G. Better, the only avowad
candidate for Speaker, said
yesterday that as his campaign pro-
crosses he Is more and more encOurag-
I'd. Mr.. Beltler received a number of
letters yesterday from Out-of-tOwn
members Of the House, speaking kind.
y Of his candidacy.
Mr. Betler and his friends claim they
VIII hold the balance of power in the
House caucus. Many politicians think
Mr, Beitler stands as good chance of
being Speaker as any candidate yet In
he field.
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While Republican leaders are busy
Vah plans for organizing the upper |
'ranch OF the General Assembly, Dem
'crats are casting about them for the
'hieftain Of the minority In the same 7