Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-01-31

Political trickers, payroll patriots and
perpetual officeholders who make po-
litical capital out of public interests to
the neglect and injury of the same
faughn.ballagh.
This Is the watchword and the motto
Of the peoples representatives In Chi
cago's City Council.
No hobby horse Mayor can any long
or delude the public or the Aldermen
who represent the voters and taxpay-
crs of the thirty-five wards of Chicago
into u belief that the paltering with
a great question like the traction prob
lem. which has been the distinguishing
IL the result of an earnest effort to pro-
mote the public veal and conserve the
public interests.
The champion of the streets" game
has been played out. ana the political
'little old man of the sea-" who has
Chicago City Council. has at last been
completely dislodged and repudiated.
In the last two sessions of the City
Council the revolt Of the regularly
elected representatives of the people
in that body against the demagOgy Of
Harrison as exemplified and crystal.
lixed In the policy Of procrastination
anent the traction question has been
distinctly rebuked, and thoroughly ex
posed.
The City Council has Mt last realized
Its own dignity. 1t has learned that one
small individual has taken unto him
self the credit for everything good that
1t has done, and has. into the bargain
managed to make OF II a sort of an
mex to his perpetual political campaign
ing.
Last Monday the quietus to Harri
sonlan gallery playing In the City
Council was put by the action Of q
surprising majority Of that body.
According to our great and infiuen'
tial contemporary. the Record. Herald
which. by the way, used to be a
loyal and devoted supporter of the
Harrison administration:
"Mayor Harrison suffered over
whelming defeat on two traction pro
pOsals which he submitted TO the City
Council last Monday night.
In one he suggested amendments Il
the Jackson municipal ownership bill
by embodying some Of the clauses OF
the Finn bill which he favored. tn,
Council tabled his amendments prompt
ly.
"The other proposal. containing {
hill providing for u referendum OI
franchise extensions. which would de
lay such extensions until the Legisla
ture acted, was referred to the Com
mittee on Local Transportation afte
the Mayor had asked for its passage.
BEYOND a tilt between the Mayo
and Alderman Bennett there was littl
debate on either Of the two proposals
The majority of the Aldermen had mp
parently made up their minds wha
legislation they thought best.
Most of those who voted for tn,
Jackson bill last week voted agains
the Mayor last night. 1t seemed evi
dent that the Council was In the sad
tie anu tHal III ulu not want more de
lay on the traction question.
The meeting opened with the read
Ing Of II long letter from the Mayor
explaining why he submitted AN nc
for The submission to the vote of clec
tors of all ordinances granting right
10 operate or lease street railways 10
n period longer than five years."
Thus II will he seen the representa-
tives OF an overwhelming majority o
the people of Chicago the vote wa
VI 10 ~ have revolted from IN,
'iemagogy OF HarrlsOnism, an,
have decided that the interests of TN
people Of ChicagO-yOters who electe,
ihem-shall no longer he subordinate,
TO the political interests OF an offic
holder with a single idea and singh
campaign issue.
In the dividing lines In this partin,
Of the ways between the Council an,
The Mayor political allgnments wer
wiped out. In the roll call forty ON
votes, which swept the traction ques
tlOn out Of the HarrisOnian netwOrl
of political cObwebs, there We're tn
names of leading and influential Dem
ocrats, as well as Republicans.