Chicago eagle., 1911-03-04

coroner'0 Jury, the
as the mayors political manager, hav.
ing taken the case In hand and forced
his return to his old Job. He was
assigned to inspect another bit Of
work. however. where no brick had
been delivered. learned later and
had proof positive that the man
known and recognised 40 the mayors
political manager had aided in getting
the inspector back BY showing q let
ter from q leading national politician.
asking that this man be taken care
Of as they were acquaintances.
This inspector has clung to his
place, thanks to his political backing.
and now he holds q higher position
than ever and his supreme duty 10 to
pass on brick. This Is Q sample II
the inspection Chicago's citizens se.
cure on street Improvement today"
Mr.. Harrison, chronic candidate for
mayor, was member Of the tax rails.
ing, personal liberty denying Charter
Convention Of 1905.06.07. There 10 no
record Of his ever having said q word
either for personal liberty or lower
taxes when Q member Of that body.
On the contrary. his present leading
iieutenants worked hard to foist It on
the people. but were beaten in the
| attempt.
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Harrison who now claims to be for
personal liberty was member Of the
charter convention Of 1906.0807.
The following IL taken from the Chi.
cago Examiner Of Wednesday. Sep.
tember 1s. 1907. and 10 the statement
Of the chairman Of the organisation
which made the great fight for per.
sonal liberty and against the rotten
charter which was beaten the day b.
fore by 62.60s majority:
Great credit should be given to the
United Societies and auxiliary bodies,
ofIicered by John Koelling. Nicholas
Michels. Cyril Jandus and others.
Special credit 10 due to the Chicago
Examiner. the Chicago American,
Messrs. Fritz Glogauer Of the Abend'
post; Walter r. Michaelis Of the
Stats Zeitung; the Polish Daily
News, the Dzernski Polislki; Henry r
Donovan OF the Chicago Eagle; Narod
Box Cath.Denni Hlasatel svornost
spravedlnost. Of which Anton J. Ger
max II secretary: Robert ]. Halle ol
Champion of Fair Play; the Chicago
Turngemeinde and kindred societies
III there 10 to be another charter
convention It should be elective. rep
resenting the people instead Of thu
once holders. Such . peoples con
vention would present to the. Legisla
ture bill that would speak with thu
voice Of Chicago citizens 40 expressed
today"
When It ID taken into consideration
that Charter Convention Harrison't
friends supported the anti.persona
liberty charter with might and main
q perusal Of the above must awakeS
some memories.
John Minwegen, who was presiden
of the Board of Local Improvement
under Mayor Harrison fought Mayo
Dunno tooth and toe nail In the Twen
ty-first Ward and was rewarded will
an appointment on the Board OF Loca
improvements by the Republicans.
At least two of the present Harri
son leaders accepted money and fav
ors for fighting Dunno.
All of the Harrison lieutenants sup
ported the Republican ticket and op
posed Dunno, the regular Democratic
nominee.
Harrison himself sulked, refused 4
support Dunno and went off to Call
fornia. Now he has the gall to asl
Democrats to support him, gall tina
would be fearful to contemplate evel
II there had been no Official blacl
mail; no paving graft; no special as
sessment scandals; no lack OF enforce
ment of building ordinances; no 81
Luke's Sanitarium fire. costing 2
lives; no Lincoln Hotel fire, costin
22 lives; no Iroquois fire. costing 60
lives; no holding Of the Mayor by tn
coroner's jury; no official scandal
that stunned the whole community.
Even II his cabinet officers wer
clean there would have been no res
son for his claiming Democratic SUI
port after boiling Democratic non
inee.
The heart Of Denis J. Swenie. th
veteran fire marshal, was broken whe
Harrison removed him during his lai
administration: the heart Of WilliaI
Musham, the veteran fireman wh
succeeded Swenie, was broken whe
Harrison removed him. Both die
soon after their removal. But VII
knows how many hearts were broke