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t f t 'lf Ms & fflrf&wo VOLUME VXX VI. BAD FOR HARRISON. Many Citizens Are Crying for His Punishment for Permitting Wide Open Gambling Hells. Malfeasance in Office and Compounding Felonies Are Two of the Charges Against Him. The Police Have Orders to Permit Wide Open Poker Games in All Saloons. And, Furthermore, They Have Strict Orders Not to Interfere with the Tough Games. Boys and Workingmen Are the Principal Victims, and Responsibility for All Is Harrison's. There In en Id to bo n movement on foot to secure the Indictment of Mayor liar rUoii on tliu clinrKc, of openly permit ting gambling In the saloons of Chi cago. Tlio men who me buck of the move ment, It In wild, are not actuated by either persoqul spite or, political l-on-HlderatloiiH, but In the Interests of pub lic Hiifety nml public morality, mid be cause the City of Chicago 1ms never been ho thoroughy burrowed and tun neled by thl horrible crime against hu manity us it Is to-day under the admin istration of Carter II. Harrison, now serving his third term as Mayor of Chi cago mid posing as the eliamplon of the people's rights. Incredible though It may Heeni, It Is -. fact that Instructions, explicit and emphatic, have been given to the po lieu to penult gambling In the saloon of this city. They have been positively ordered not to Interfere with it In any way. and young men, boys and worklngnieii, are. Its victims. Chief of Police O'Xolll Is powerless III the matter. Not only Is, he unable to exercise his ordinary good and thorough sense of duty In the premises, but he lluds him self obliged to Issue orders to his sub ordinates not to Interfere In any way with the particular Hue of gambling which Is ravored by the city adminis tration. v Tlio form of gambling which Is toler uted, and even by Implication encour aged by the Harrison city administra tion Is DH.VW POKEH. Draw 'poker, beyond all doubt (and veteran gamblers agree In this opinion) Is the most alluring mid dangerous form of gambling. "Permit draw poker to be played openly In saloons and do not under any circumstances Interfere with It," are the orders of Mayor Harrison to the Chief of Police, according to the Chief of Police himself. The Eagle has the personal assurance of Chief O'Neill that these are his "or ders," and the, Chief of Police takes "orders" from nobody but the Mayor of Chicago. It Is upon these, grounds that somo of the best citizens of Chicago believe the matter should bo brought before the Grand Jury mid au effort made to secure the Indictment of Mayor Hurrl eon, for connivance at lawbreaklug, or compounding a felony, or malfeasance In olllce, or upon some kludrod or sim ilar charge. "Don't lnteifero with poker playing lu saloons." Thesu.uro the Mayor's or ders. Theso aro the words of Chief of Po lice Francis O'Neill to tlio Chicago Eagle, mid Chief O'Neill says ho Is net lug mid will continue to act along the lino of his orders. This extraordinary condition of af fairs tlio Eoglo has no hesitation lu ex posing, because tlio information upon which this paper makes tlio assertion Is direct nml authentic. Tlio proof is tlio very strongest that could bo adduced. If the Grand Jury mid the State's Attorney deslro conllrmatlon, they can call every Captulu of Police, every In spector of Pollco, oven the Chief of Po llco himself, mid they will all corrobo rate It, There has been gambling In Chicago before now. ltcudcrsof thu Kagle will readily remember that fact: because the Kagle has broken up public gam bling lu Chicago lu years gone by mid has told Its readers how it did. Hut tliis paper asserts, without fear of contradiction, that never before lias gambling beeii conducted under direct mid positive orders from the Mayor. In tlio old days of gambling It was "tolerated," "winked, at," overlooked," but now one might be justlllod almost In saying that It Is bolug' conducted under tlio auspices of tlio city admin istration. Onu of tlio thinnest excuses offered by police authorities for the gambling orders of the administration is that "only draw poker Is nllowed." Draw poker, the Euglo asserts, Is tlio must dangerous nml Insidious form of gambling. In the first place card sharks and sharpers can lu tlio lxirlaneo of the "sporting fraternity," "skin tlio suck er" easier, more quickly and more thoroughly lu draw poker than In any other gamo. In this particular form of gambling tho dexterous manipulator of "cold deckH," of aeo lu tho sleeve," "of knee hold outs," and other expert "tricks of tlio trade," can get in his lino work rapidly and safely. Then there Is no limit to tho game us It Is being conducted now under tho auspices of the pollco department. Tho only games lu which one hears of a limit are tlioso lu which HOYS AltE THE "SUCKERS," and hero occasion ally one hears of a TWO DOLLAR LIMIT. Compared with draw poker, as now rim lu the Chicago saloons, oven faro or roulette arc square games of chance, where n man may lmvo at least n glim mering uo)o of winning once lu a while. Hut lu the game of draw poker, as permitted mid even encouraged, by the patronngo of the police lu tho sa loons of Chicago, a stranger, a young man, a boy even, can set Into a game and lie llecced of his money scientific ally and wltji almost mathematical cer tainty night after night. The citizens of Chicago should re member that this Is tlio sort of thing which Mayor Harrison not only per mits, but which ho has given orders must not bo Interfered with by tho po llco or anybody else. Experlenco has shown that this form of gambling; namely, gambling In tho back rooms of saloons, Is thu most dan gerous, not only to tho pockots. and tho morals of tlioso who pructlco It, but also to thu public morals of tho commu nity. In tho old days of regular gambling run by professional gamblers, tho mnn who entered a regular gambling liouso did so with tho knowlcdgu that ho was bound sooner or later to becomo a marked man. No employe of a bank, or wholcsnlo or votall clerk of a bus iness liouso, no mnn in a position of trust lu which money passed through his hands could hope long to 1k a fre quenter or habitue of such places with out Ileitis found out. But with tho modern gambling hell, ns arranged by the Harrison administration, it Is qulto different. Employes af banks, of count ing rooms, In mercantllo Arms, of retail CHICAGO, SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 1902 dry goods or grocery stores, lu fact any kind or quality of wage worker of whatsovcr standing, ago or condition of life, can sit In u gamo under thu sa loon draw poker arrangement with perfect safety nml ASSURED PRO TECTION. Thu poor working man with his week's wages In his pocket on his way homo on Saturday nights ilnds tlio sa loon gambling hell a most Inviting place. Hundreds of them aro llecced weekly lu theso dons. Theso aro tho classes which partici pate nightly lu tho saloon poker gamo mid which aro dally ruined by It. Nobody knows, mid probably noboil ever will know, tho amount of crime, of misery, of human sniveling which tho protected saloon gambling has caused and Is now causing lu this city of Chicago. The police reports don't show It. How could they, when the Mayor's outers are that saloon poker games shall not be interfered with IN ANY WAY. It Is said, however, by men who are looking Into and analyzing thu prevalence of the gambling crime lu Chicago, that since tlio non-lnterfereneo orders went Into cll'cct there have been 22 suicides which are directly traceable to the pro tected saloon gambling of thu Harrison administration, Thu number of embez zlements that have occurred mid are now lu course of operation in business llrms Is unknown, llusliiess men thioughout the city will tlud out, how ever, tho prevalencu of this form of fel ony (embezzlement) and the cause of It, and that to their cost, before very long, because the protected saloon gambling Is debauching the youth of Chicago. It Is making thieves out of hundreds of young men, and Is sapping the Ilium- elal foundations of business Huns all over this city. This Is why leading membeis of the business community and public-spirited cltl.eus of all parties are loudly de manding that the grand Jury and the machinery of the State's Attorney's of lice be set lu motion lu the matter at once. This Is why there Is so much talk of going to tho extreme, even, of having Mayor Harrison indicted for malfeus ancu In olllce, and there are many good and Intelligent citizens who say It can bu done. Forty-live grocery clerks have embez zled from their employers mid run away from thu jurisdiction of the law with in n very short period. Law olllcers say that tho pt elected saloon gambling of the Harrison administration Is re sponsible, for this, How can pollco olllcers bo vigilant In tracing, hunting down, or capturing such a class of criminals when thu wrongdoing Is tho direct result of con ditions with which tho pollco nro told not only not to Interfere, but by Impli cation to encourago? This Is the wholly unprecedented con dition In tho lino of public gambling confronting tlio people of Chicago to day. Undoubtedly tlio most extraordinary feature of tho whole business U tho INDEPENDENT IN ALL THINGS. NEUTRAL HON. CHARLES S. DENEEN, Tho Popular State's Attornoy of Cook County. audacity or It. .lust think of It! The Mayor, actually accused by theiflilef of Police with giving Instructions that poker playing lu saloons (thu worst form of gambling) shall not be Inter fered with. Chief O'Neill's statement to the Eagle was. not In the form of an accusation, but his frank avowal that "these are his oiders" Is tantamount to us much. The entire police force N staggered at It. Police olllclals of lung standing are aghast. They havu never heard of the llku before. The police aro vigilant, the police are brave, the police will enforce the law If left alone, but lu icgard to gambling openly lu thu fi.lMlO saloons of Chicago tho pollco aro poweilc-s bound hand and foot by tho "orders t'loni up-stnlrs." The best and most capuhlo police olllcers on the department are disgust ed, but they dare not grumble over the situation, Meanwhile nil eyes are now centering upon State's Attorney Deneen. The question that burns hi the public mind Is, "Will he, as usual, do his duty lu the premises, mid do It well mid fear lessly V" And now It Is announced that II. M. Winston, Democratic nominee for mem ber of the Hoard of Hevlew, may with draw from thu ticket He has thu matter under advisement and will an nounce his decision within a few days. Ernst Hummel of the Eighth Wind Is slated to till thu vacancy should Mr. Winston persist lu his determination to quit the contest. Mr. Hummel was a candidate for the nomination for County Treasurer before thu county convention. He was lucke.l by Hub ert E. Hurkc mid It has been Indus triously circulated that the nomination will bo lu recognition of the Hurke fol lowing. The Eagle Is not surprised at Mr. Winston's announced deeMon. Five or six men on thu subcommittee and possibly onu or two more aro tho only live, practical men connected with tho campaign on the Democratic side. The big "silk stocking" comiiilttoo seems to think that all It has to do Is to permit tho various ami respective names of thu Individuals compiling It, to bo occasionally puhlMird, and the rest will follow. "Tell them St. Ituth Is here, and they will ask no more," seems to bo tho watchword of tho gen tlemen with the fancy hosiery. Hut three or four men cannot handlu a cam paign by themselves, even JCthey are men of thu ability and energy of those referred to. The Eagle sounded the llrst note of warning about this. Events are Justifying our predictions. Every true Democrat will attend tho County Democracy picnic at Mason's Park. Ono of our dally contemporaries of Thursday last says lu this connection: "Business reasons nro assigned for Mr. Winston's deslro to withdraw, but It is Intimated that ho has lost heart at tho slow progress of tho campaign and wants to quit becauso ho thinks It a losing fight. When seen yesterday ho IN NONE," TWELVE PAGES. said that he had not fully determined what he would do, nml would have, to wait tor a few days until some pressing business matters wcro put In shape. "It may be that I shall nut be compell ed to withdraw," said lie. "This will depend, however, on my business af fairs. 1 cannot say now what my Until decision will be, but I shall know In a short time." If Mr. Ernest Hummel should be willing to accept tho position on thu Democratic ticket which Mr. Winston Is said to contemplate vacating, ho would add much strength to It. Mr. Hummel Is beyond questlou one of thu strongest Democrats lu Cook County and his name would bo a tower of strength to any ticket It might appear on. Tho question Is would Mr. Hum mel euro to enter the campaign at this Lite date and under theso circum stances? Our esteemed contemporary, the Chronicle, Is Just waking up. Iu Its edition of the -Sth lust, there appeared the followlug pfeco of "nows": "In Democratic circles there Is an npparont unrest duo to tho clamor of the stalwarts for tho ouster of tho Democratic campaign committee and the reinstatement of Hurko as au ac tive party boss. Slnco Judge Tuley left thu city llttlo has been dono toward making a Democratic campaign." Had the Chronlclo read tho Eagle carefully last week It would have known that tho "clamor" was for the "ouster" of the campaign committee, because of the unwlsu and unwar ranted "ouster" of tho regularly elect ed Democratic central committee which really represents tho people nml tho voters of the Democratic party of Cook County. It Is said that John Alexander Dowiu lias taken the Held against thu Demo crats this time because .ludgo Tuley Is a leading spirit in the Advisory Com inottee. It Is to bu hoped that "Elijah II" won't apply the faith euro to tho Republican campatgu. That has been known to liavo had fatal effects bo fore. Tho gieat County Democracy picnic, which was postponed several weeks ago on account of Inclement weather, promises to be a big success. It Is to be held at Mason's I'ailc, and a large and enthusiastic gathering Is looked for. MaJ. Hogun, chairman of tho Repub lican State committee on speakers, has announced tho following spenklug as signments: Congressman A. J. Hopkins Ma comb, Sept. 2; nelvldoro, Sept. 4; Alta uiont, Sept. 18; Mattoon, Sept. 22. Secretary of Stato James A. Hose Du Quoin, Sept. 2; Paris, Sopt. 3; Cnr bondnlo, Sept. 25. Attorney Ocnoral nainlln Oquawka, Sept. 4; Greenup, Sept. 20; Oarlylo (Clinton County convention), Sept. 27. CARTER WONT PONY UP The Man Whom the Democrats of Chicago Thrice Honored by Electing Him Mayor, Who Has Been Boomed for Governor of Illinois and Even for Presi dential Nomination, Refuses to Subscribe a Cent to Campaign Fund When Requested by State Committee. Polite Request by the Democratic Organization of Illinois "Turned Down" by Mayor Harrison. Vents His Spite for Recent Defeat in Spring field Democratic Leaders Are Highly Amused. Carter II. Harrison, three times nom inated and elected Mayor of the City of Chicago by tho Democratic party of this city, tentative candidate for United States Senator, for a wlillo aspirant even to the Democratic pres idential nomination In HHil, has openly, llatly and directly "turned down" the Democratic Stato Central Committee. Mr. Harrison, within tho week Just past, has positively refused to give the party organization of the Statu of Illi nois either aid or countenance lu tho pending campaign, and has, as plainly as actions can speak, declared bis con tempt not only for thu party organisa tion but for tho party Itself. Dm lug the past week thu Democratic State Central Committee sent to Mayor Harrison u polite request for a cam paign contribution. In doing this thu Stato Central Committee was not In any way departing from precedent. On thu contrary It was simply following custom and tho Mayor, had ho respond ed generously, would nlso lmvo been following tho custom of nil other May ors of Chicago as well, lu fact, us of all other olllce holders of tho City of Chicago or of tho Stato of Illinois. In reply to the request of tho Stato Central Committee, MnydV Harrison sent a distinct nml absolute refusal. This refusal Is all tho more remarkable lroin tho fact that Mr. Harrison's well known friend and consistent supporter, ex-Alderiiiau Georgo Duddleston, is i unniiig for tho olllcu of Stnto Treas urer on tho Democratic ticket. Tho snubbing of tho Democratic par ty by Mayor Harrison is not only lu lino with most people's Idea that ho Is a very careful man lu regard to mone tary affairs, but nlfco goes very far to ward proving that he Is not over-burdened with any very lively seuso of fa vors past and gone. When Carter H. Harrison was dls coveied by Itobert E. lluiko mid a few of his friends live or six years ago, no body had evor heard of him oxcept as au unsuccessful uovlcu In thu news paper luiflucxs, Eroni a position of absolute obscur ity (politically speaking) ho was liter ally pltchfoiked Into olllce and honor able notoriety by these men, and from I hat point on tho Democratic party, through Its leaders and its organiza tion steadily stuck by Harrison, push- lug him to tlio front and assiduously building up his political famo mid for tune. Not only has It thrlcn elected him Mayor, but from tho Atlantic to the l'aellle ho has been boomed and ex ploited by It until ho hns at last come to regard and to dub himself "a man of destiny." When ho was llrst elected Mayor of Chicago tho salary attached to that of fice was $7,000 per annum. To add emolument to honor, Mr. Harrison's fi lends ngltated and finally niaiinged to force through tho City Council a meas ure Increasing his salary to $10,000 per annum. This salary he has been draw ing over since, although tho wages of nearly everybody elso lu tho employ of the city have been reduced. Now, how ever, ho finds himself too poor to sub scribe a. dollar to tho Democratic cam paign fund. It wiib, of courso, known from past experiences lu tlio lino of subscriptions to'publlc funds, that Mayor Harrison NUMBER 673. is not an enthusiast In that respect, but that be should deliberately mid reso lutely snub his party organization In (he Stato and refuse to help elect Its ticket, was something for which not even thosu who know him best wcro prepared. "Mayor Harrison ns a politician Is a mighty small man," said au old-time Democrat and a.formcr member of tho Stato Central Committee. "Ho Is of the 'peanut order' lu politics, and I don't believe ho will over bo nblo to get over it. His defeat at tho haudd of John r. Hopkins hi tho last Demo cratic Stato convention Is still fresh lu his memory, mid you know ho Is not able, and never was capablo of taking a defeat gracefully. "Ho lirought upon himself tho con lllct that resulted lu his own over throw and discomfiture at that now historic gathering, but the light which ho had provoked was madu by his opponents lu a win nro, fair mid man ly way, ami his defeat was accom plished by fair and above-board meth ods. "Of course, It was tho only tlmo (with ono exception) In tho history of Illi nois politics that a Mayor of Chicago was completely sat upon nml squelch ed lu a convention of his own party, either State or national, but that 'Car ter' should bo so small as to visit hU personal splto and spleen upon tho entire Democratic party of tho Stnto Is only another proof of his small ne.ss. "It may bo urged by Mayor Harri son's friends that his action was more of a personal thnn a party affair, but this cxciiso won't do. Tho Mayor linn not Injured tho Central Comntltlco by his snub, ho has not refused aid to that body, becauso neither Individu ally nor collectively does It need any assistance from him, but ho has .de liberately refused to nld tho Stato tlekot and tho Stato ticket was tho creation of thu Stnto convention, which represented tho entire party In Illi nois. "Tho Democrats of Chicago can slzo up by this Incident tho kind of nu Indi vidual they lmvo been honoring dur ing tho past ilvo or six years by elect- lug him tlmo after time to tho high olllco of Mayor, boosting him and oven forcing upon him the nomination for Governor, nud booming lilm for President lu 1001." Tho Eagle Is sorry to huvo to admit that It iniido that selfsame mistake Itself, for which It Is duly repontent. It promises It will never fall Into that error again, and It will do nil It can to help keep tho Democrats of this city from never ngalu being fooled In this direction. It Is boino consolation to know, though, that this is not likely to neces sitate any very hard work, because, If report speaks true, Carter has nlre.uly read tho signs of thu times in regard to lils longing deslro for a fourth term at tho public crib and has wisely deter mined to "duck." Tho Grand Jury might also Inquire Into tho way lu which water meters nro bought by the city of Chicago.