Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1911-02-04


candidate for mayor.
Mr.. Graham formally entered the
field in an address in which he gave
the following - the main planks In
bis platform:
Mayor responsible and answerable
for the acts Of his subordinates.
Honest administration Of municipal
affairs . foremost issue.
Economy and efaciency In oil d.
partments.
Business system for city's business
Consolidation Of local governments
A readjustment OF transportation
lines.
Installation Of . through.route sub.
way system.
Abandonment Of the loop system.
Universal transfers between all
transportation lines.
Removal Of the police force from
politics.
Increase in street lighting.
More small parks and Fairgrounds.
Improvement in the administration
Of civil service.
Restoration Of pavements by street
using concerns.
ElectriHcation Of steam railroads
and elimination Of grade crossings.
Personal liberty and homo rule.
Revision Of the building laws.
Construction Of an adequate har.
Dor.
Reasonable rates for public service
commodities.
Harrison who now claims to be for
personal liberty was q member Of the
charter convention Of 1905.06.07.
The following IL taken from the Chi.
cago Examiner Of wednesday, Sep.
tember Is, 1907. and 10 the statement
Of tho chairman Of the organization
which made the great fight for per.
sonal liberty and against the rotten
charter which was beaten the day be.
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 Poliski; Henry F.
Donovan of the Chicago Eagle; Narod
Box Cath.Denni Hlasatel svornost
CNvo yod1uout ~ xvhtch Au<ou Nar.
max is secretary; Robert J. Halle Of
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 the
once holders. Such peoples con.
vention would present to the Legisla.
ture q bill that would speak with the
voice Of Chicago citizens as expressed
today"
When It IL taken into consideration
that Charter Convention Harrison's
friends supported the anti.personal
liberty charter with might and main,
q perusal Of the above must awaken
some memories.
~
The North Avenue Pony Players
Club has endorsed Harrison. The
members still keep their dope sheets
however.
The First Ward Ball continues to
be the subject of much gossip. Fol-
lowing are some of the latest re.
ports is circulation: The red light
district alone was mulcted annu'
ally to the tune of S50.U00
through the medium of the First
Ward Ball under the previous Harri
son administration. Dives and "ho
tells" were forced to contribute to the
extent Of $4,000 more, making tota
revenue Of 100000 a year. The Har
rison boomers have made q treaty
with the First Ward gang whereby
they are to have the whole Ball to
themselves In return for the support
Of Harrison In the approaching pri
maries. No cabinet officers or othel
attaches Of the administration will bs
permitted to butt In. The red lights
and the gang will have to "give up
the Ball will not be disturbed IN any
way and the First Ward Ball will be q
recognized feature Of the administra
ton as Of yore. with one important
exception-the First Ward gang will
not have to divide.
The support Of men like Harri
son by the goody-goody trust press
explains the rapidly falling influence
Of the daily papers. The people arr
not fools. The papers which woult
run Dunno or Busse out Of town fol
permitting the First Ward Ball, To-
instance. never said q word agains
the Ball while Harrison. their pet
was mayor and they are now pull
Ing for Harrison. who 10 the idolisel
candidate Of the First Ward Ball Ex