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The Power of the Press

           

           Inanypublicenterpriseofanykind,asheknew,wherethesuffragesofthepeopleortheprivilegesintheirpossessionsaredesired,thenewspapersmustalwaysbeconsidered.AsCowperwoodevennowwascastinghungryeyesinthedirectionofthetwotunnelsonetobeheldinviewofaneventualassumptionoftheChicagoWestDivisionCompany,theothertobegiventotheNorthChicagoStreetRailway,whichhehadnoworganized,itwasnecessarytomakefriendswiththevariouspublishers.Howtogoaboutit?

           Recently,becauseoftheinfluxofaheavynativeandforeign-bornpopulation(thousandsandthousandsofmenofallsortsandconditionslookingfortheworkwhichthegrowthofthecityseemedtopromise),andbecauseofthedisseminationofstirringideasthroughradicalindividualsofforeigngroupsconcerninganarchism,socialism,communism,andthelike,thecivicideainChicagohadbecomemostacute.ThisveryMay,inwhichCowperwoodhadbeengoingaboutattemptingtoadjustmattersinhisfavor,therehadbeenatremendousnationalflare-up,wheninagreatpublicplaceontheWestSideknownastheHaymarket,atoneofanumberoflabormeetings,dubbedanarchisticbecauseoftheprinciplesofsomeofthespeakers,abombhadbeenhurledbysomeexcitedfanatic,whichhadexplodedandmaimedorkilledanumberofpolicemen,injuringslightlyseveralothers.

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