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Show , A CIUX'CE I)E3LSDE. ! , Tt is acknowledged, even by tin i ; ; I "'" mo?t rabid nina; the so-called ,'- ; "Liberals," tbaithis city was never 5 in so much danger from the pres- ''- "S. enee of unchecked "toughs" as it , has been since "Liberal acces-ion to i rmtriiciial power. The increase of ' -the number of jwIJcezuen, the unl- 1 -forming of the o:Bc-r, which occa- ' isioneil so much absurd discussion, i ," Xni'lSe entire change in the force, I hasiiot increased public confidence I : . norsecured greater efficiency in the - ' public service, lt, on the contrary, t , it is conceded that public safely is j 'at a discount. ' It becoming a serious question , i whether It will not be necessary for citizens to orgiuize for their own . protection, seelog that the town I -" ap.n-ars to ba turned over at night to I "-'4' f" fo4faiJsfi;nW'-'SraanJ burglars. " l?i Tno police complain that sus- t-S' ' pii'us person t arrested are turned ''? '3 loose, and the police magistrato com- ; -jl';- plaios of the inefficiency of city Ji';J ,,, . ordinances to meet their c.iess. 7 i 1 There is a remedy for the evil, no j r ) i - m-titer where It lies. If the police '!' do n t perform their duty they f. ' : J should bo removed, even- though ?jTl K4 .... reward for political service was the J3 i.j " 'object of their appointment. If the I:'''!a iwlii-e magistrate is timid and dila- i)9 torj", which we do not affirm, he is' I -3 can be stirred up or made to resign. j.j 3 And If the ordiuinces are not of I I sufficient force or seoie, the City! I it Attorney is quite able and ought to 1-fcpj jhe willing to improve them or mako v. ;; . etiew provisions. i There Is no need for the condition ; of affairs which confronts us. , ) There should be enough men and , 4 and enough vigilance to ptatcct j J J eJtlxeDS whose business or pleasure ' -: i calls them forth after dark. It fa l f r dangeious now to walk the sti eels 1 J: after ten o'clock p.m. This in a city of fifty thousand people Is disgraceful. dis-graceful. Perhaps, after the August election is over, a few of these toughs will be dispensed with. If some of them have not been utilized at the polls fr tills fraudulent school Jelectiou, the looks of some who have cast votes greatly belie them. And if they are not being kept until after the August election some shrewd citizens, who think they know what Is going on, are greatly mistaken. Be this as it may, the universal sentiment Isthstpedcsfriansat night are not sufficiently protected, that something ought to be done to drive out the gangs of toughs who are being harbored within the city limits, lim-its, and that ibis duty devolves on the city authorities. The public demand a cbauge. |
