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Show SUPPRESS TIIE OAJVTBLIKG-! jIayor Bransford is clearly in the right of it in demanding results from tho police doparttnent in tho suppression suppres-sion of gambling. Following an ancient precedent, there has been for a few months past, n tole-ration of gambling that is utterly distasteful to this com-nninitj com-nninitj The church organ, socking to mako a point against the Amcricau party in this matter, bogan disclosures of where the gambling places were, but as we welcomed the disclosures, and called for tho enforcement of the Jaw, the iNcws suddenly ceased its efforts, precisely as wo supposed it would do. As long as it thought it could make a point against t.hc American party it boastfully paraded its cxposuros, and announced that it would continue them. But it didn't, continue; our acceptance of its exposures, and call for the banishment ban-ishment of gambling caused it to shut off at once, precisely as wo said would be the cage. The truth is, gatnbliug was nover suppressed but always tolerated tol-erated under the Mormon regime", whother of tho old so-called "People's Party'' or the church Republican or church Democratic party. And as eoon as the church orga.i finds that it can make no point against the Anioricau party by exposing gambling games it instantly shuts off its exposures, !MayorI?.r.'uisford is on solid ground in demanding that tho police doparc-meat doparc-meat shall supniess gambling. Ho is clearly justified in his dissatisfaction ith excuses that reported gambling games are found upon investigation to he only games of "shift. " It iB both idlo and silly to make such reports as thai.. But that is tho sort of thing that always prevailed in tho polico department de-partment itiTf.il Sheets took charge, and it is now the old thing over again. Xo wonder t.hc 'Mayor is discontented with that sort of explanation and report. re-port. Chief Pitt is reported to bo. opposed to the oponing of free soup-houses, on the ground that when tho vags, bums, and the rifif-rnlT gruerally, much of it criminal, finds out that two meals a da3- and lodging, all free, arc furnished here to all comers, the city will be overrun with an uudcsirablo clement, and it will bo found impossible lo protect pro-tect tho inhabitants from depredations. There is a good deal in these objections; but. it is impossible to see those 'io want go hungo"; and those who feed the needy arc to bp commended as doing a blessed work for Christianity nnd humanity. The police force has lately been incronsed by fifteen men, and this addition should be sufficient to enable it to do its work of protecting protect-ing the community, both from tho undesirable un-desirable clement which the free food and lodging will bring us, sud al&o carry out tjje law against gambling, by suppressing the gambling gamrs, as ordered by the Mayor. The duties of the police force aro magnified all the time in a large and growing city like this; but where there is addition to the force to keep up with th greater demand de-mand upon it, -there should bo no shirking shirk-ing of pjain duty, nor excuses why that duty is not done. |