Show THE FIRE CHIEF AND commission the fire and police commission Is composed ot of gentlemen above suspicion their names Aless rs noble nobl jennings empey and Step stephens liens are in ali certificates of character they devoted much valuable time to give patient hearing to charges char fes brought brou clit against the lire chief they serve without ray pay they nic ate appointees of 0 tile the mayor and city council they are restricted while in office from mixing in politics their labors are most arduous and without compensation they serve solely out of their sense of duty as citizens after the patient hearing they exonerated the chief they could do nothing else never was there so flat a failure after such windy threats but because they tailed failed a portion ot of the press ot of the city abuse the commission it Is a shame and our belief la Is it emanates from one who all the time lias has been working not for justice but to make political points for himself or friends when the chief vas as arraigned we said bald it if the charges could be sustained he ought to be fired if they file failed d the men making them ought to be fired the charges utterly failed but the commission in the interest ot of peace advised future harmony tile the chief has now suspended two officers and asks for their dismissal we believe the commission will do right and that it Is not necessary to anticipate or worry about their decision but we may add one word that every man will recognize as correct namely that tile tho chief of a fire department must indeed be chief that lie he cannot permit his 1113 orders or ills his authority to be trenched upon in the least that there must be absolute harmony for without with out it neither life nor property Is sate safe for one moment |