. Review of reviews and world's work. s hadbeen regarded as -aca-demic, because, underthe circumstances, theycould not lead to anypractical action. In elect-ing Judge Dunne mayor,the voters deliberatelyauthorized and directedaction. JudgeDunnedidnot shrink from purchaseor condemnation of pri-vate rights, and boldlypromised immediatemunicipal he really meant, asI explained last year, was immediate steps toiuardmunicipal decisive victory hewon (l;is majority was2.),000) was, accoidingtoall intelligent observers,due to the word imme-diate. The people werein a state of
. Review of reviews and world's work. s hadbeen regarded as -aca-demic, because, underthe circumstances, theycould not lead to anypractical action. In elect-ing Judge Dunne mayor,the voters deliberatelyauthorized and directedaction. JudgeDunnedidnot shrink from purchaseor condemnation of pri-vate rights, and boldlypromised immediatemunicipal he really meant, asI explained last year, was immediate steps toiuardmunicipal decisive victory hewon (l;is majority was2.),000) was, accoidingtoall intelligent observers,due to the word imme-diate. The people werein a state of revolt againstthe traction companies. At this writing exactly a year has elapsedsince Judge Dunne received his mandate andwon his great victory. Another election hasbeen held, and one-half of Mayor Dunnes pro-gramme was defeated at that election, while theother half barely escaped defeat, securing a ma-joiity of a little over 3,000 votes. What doesthis mean ? Where does Chicago stand at thepresent moment ? What progress, if any, has. MAYOR EDWARD P. DUNNE, OF CHICAGO. the Dunne administration made toward its goal?To put the matter briefly, what has a year ofDunne meant to Chicago as regards the solu-tion of the traction problem along the lines ofthe mayors pledges and platform ? Before giving an impartial answer, I may saythat there are many in Chicago who assert and,presumably, believe that Mayor Dunne has, prac-tically speaking, failed—utterly and absolutely 550 THE AMERICAN MONTHL Y REI^/EIV OF REI^IEIVS. failed ; that tlie people liave lost confidence inhim,—have found hnn out, as the phrase is,—and have become convinced of the futility, ab-surdity, and danger of his traction policy, and arenow resolutely opposed thereto. On the otherhand, there are those who hold that, taking theconditions that have prevailed and still prevailinto due account, Mayor Dunne has been re-inarkably, if not brilliantly, successful ; that hehas displayed fine courage, consistency, determi-
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