Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-03-07

to the brewery interests of Chicago II
the policy and the watchword Of the
City Hall payroll brigatleand its office
holding candidate In the pending mrl
nicipal campaign.
In the latter's home ward, the pet
candidate of the city administration Is
Honore Palmer. the advocate and
champion of the high license ordinance
which, II enforced, would tax two
thirds of the respectable tavern-keep'
crs of Chicago out of existence.
Among the very best citizens Of Chi
cago and those who pay the highest
taxes are the brewers. individually
they contribute thousands of dollars to
the public exchequer, and their bust,
ness has been the means of enriching
the city treasury by hundreds of thou
sands of dollars.
Yet these are the men whose business
according to the Harrison-Palmer higl
license ordinance Is to be handicapped
and injured.
People who have studied the course
of the Harrison administration claim
with much show of reason that this II
only In line with its entire policy.
Under Harrison's administration n
dead set has. for the first time In the
history Of Chicago, been made upon the
summer gardens.
In the case Of the Hyde Park sum
mer gardens-resorts where the best
citizens found harmless pleasure and
pastime-the hostility Of the Harrison
administration to the brewery interests
Of Chicago was thoroughly exemplifed
The great German element of the
population of Chicago cannot forget
this attack upon one of their most pop
ular and pleasant institutions.
Neither will the various other ele'
ments Of the community who value
personal liberty.
In pursuance of his policy Of antag'
onIsm toward the brewers, Mayor
Harrison Is now bending every energy
towards the reelection Of Alderman
Honore Palmer, young gentleman
who. during the two years that he has
been member Of the City Council, has
never distinguished himself for any
thing except for his championship OF
an ordinance which provided for the
increasing OF the saloon license fet
from $500 to 81 900 year.
This, as everybody interested In the
brewery business admits, would be q
serious blow to 1t. and would Of course
be only In line with the hostile policy
Of the administration toward the Ger
man summer garden.
Mr.. Honore Palmer, the Mayors pei
candidate for Alderman, Is only a re
Election Of the Mayor himself as re-
CARDS the ADMINISTRATORS policy to-
ward the tavern business.
The ordinance OF which HOnorG
Palmer Is the champion. and for which
Mayor Harrison stands sponsor, has
already been introduced In the City
Council and Is now in the hands of
the Council Committee on Licenses.
1t Is claimed that should Palmer be
reelected from the Twenty-flrst Ward
that ordinance will be promptly re-
called from the committee and forced
through the Council. should Harrison,
the other Twenty-iirst Ward states.
men, and the political patron Of Palm
er be reelected, not only will the high
license ordinance be signed after its
passage, but the blue law measures,
such as closing up the summer gardens
all over the city, will be favored, ad'
vocated and, If possible, enacted.
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Hon. Q. j. Chott, the popular and re-
spected West Side Justice OF the
Peace, Is among the strongest and
most active members OF the Repub-
lican party in this city. Mr.. Chott's
many friends would be proud to see
him named for the Circuit Court bench.
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Mr.. Ephraim Banning of the we'll
known firm Of Banning a. Banning
would make an excellent judge. He
Is great lawyer, and one of the most
respected members of the bar of Cook
County.
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Hon. Michael j. Quinn, the popular
police magistrate OF Hyde Park, is
strongly urged for nomination on the
Democratic judicial ticket.