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An article, which l believe appeared
in a newspaper, asked why,
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since it would seem that you are
in effect the Mayor of Chicago,
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you're not simply being
appointed to that position.
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Well, l tell ya, it's touching.
Like a lot of things in life,
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we laugh because it's funny,
and we laugh because it's true.
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Some people say,
reformers here say:
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"Put that man in jail,
what does he think he is doing?"
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What l hope l'm doing, and here's
where your paper's got a point,
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is l'm responding to
the will of the people.
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People are gonna drink. We all
know that. All l do is act on that.
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And all this talk of bootlegging.
What is bootlegging?
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On the boat it's bootlegging,
on Lake Shore Drive it's hospitality.
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l'm a businessman.
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Your reputation is that you control
your business through violence.
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That those that don't purchase your
product are dealt with violently.
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lt's all right.
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l grew up in a tough neighbourhood.
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We used to say, "You can get further
with a kind word and a gun"
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"than you can
with just a kind word."
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And in that neighbourhood
it might've been true.
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And sometimes
your reputation follows you.
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There is violence in Chicago,
but not by me
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and not by anybody l employ.
Because it's not good business.