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Show Ml'Mdl'AL JIlMIILMttT AMI JtUIIll.S. I.- the report of the commllte on lollctito the national prison congrew at I'ltuburg la an Item worthy of particular par-ticular notice- It la that ollce tuter IntendeuUdeclaro that the chief dlv turbera of gocxl llce manageiuelit are llltcs, lUentiouaiieM and gsmbllug. As to the two publlo dlaturter Iwt named the publlo la fairly well Informed. In-formed. Theprogree of crime In thl Territory Terri-tory I typical on that subject; and lut th u;irlutaudviila of (mile havo neglected to explain exactly how ltlthtllientlouics aud gambling ar two of their chief dltlurtxra e will do so, lint our local genlhmen In uniform may not be left In doubt aa to the true meanlug of tho report. The ubllo may preeume II they will that the thruat I Intended for them. If lb Infereucothattheyareln league with the lewd women an 1 the gambtera to thwart and combat tha honest eflorts of their aco olllclala lo enforce good order and good morals, fits them they may wear It. In the meantime, we susjecttha suptrlulendeutamiant nothing of this kind, though they may bavo had some reason for It. We aro quite aure this precious In slnuatlon, beside t-slug moro or let of a confeealonof thtlr own tint, waa Intended In-tended for the particular Iwnertt of tbilr subordinates lu efllce. From the lime tho gamUlngand the social evil l-rgan to tako root In thla city and Ogden, their main sul!t-ence sul!t-ence haa cuius through waa and means which ofllclals themtelvea have i rovlded or encouraged. For example, when the city of Ogden became " Liberal " lu her munlclial regulations a place was established under the name of a novelty theatre, the puraeof which wa to entertain the, low character that were eiected to ruth to Ogden on learning the rmwa of Us change ol iwlltlcs. The programme of regular busluei-swaa msde aiiru'rlate to the design. The women perforoicra were all cy rlaus, who, between acts, followed fol-lowed the rigular practice Of selling beer at a dollar it bottle among the male portion of the audleuce. this waa drunk In the auditorium I exes, Hhosu curtained fronts served likewise a screens for other nameless indecencies thai might euggett themtelvea them-telvea to such a htgli.toned company. Owing to a preesure of llry Induced by an oMclal visit from the United Htatr Manual of tho territory, the ru waa preleutu mnde of purifying tho ettiiblUhment, in tho coursti of which Hie tale of beer wa prohibited by ordl-name. ordl-name. Tho concern iiotwliliitaud lug ll running today on the original I lau.rhu ordinance la still on the I ojks. A number of thu Ogden police were habitues of tho liouto beforo the ordinance was; aaaed and, It I ref-jrted Hiatal this date a jiollcemau tuny bo sreulnthe boxes aliiimt auy night with n lend woman on hi lap, drinking the ro-crlbod beer which lis been sold regularly lu the homo, without the slightest rotet from these protector of lite juace, to other for udollir a bottle, but nt It I gouer.1 lly tutprn le I, to them free, on the coie of good will. The gambling bualuee wa run on precleely tbo eme plan Hicf-ollce liae hud the same friedinl of the establlthlueuts, of which they .live avallr I tin mielret with c itrrtioitiling liberality to.r I tho proprietor When Halt Ink unlerwent her political po-litical revolution, tho m rt of a hou-e wa atones set up lu this r lly. II Is In full hle.t n jw. The womrti employecl there are of a imllar chatacler. lualle anl out of the viUblUhmrnl lytrimtli law-IrMncMli law-IrMncMli llsuntel In th fa"o of the 1-uLIIc. Agelnat th orilninret II walltuem tobeaicred hurler. Hut the city, nererthelesa, ha a special onlccr detailed to tho premlaet. It is said that otllcers are frequenters of the lace. Is not thl the tort of hindrance hind-rance tlm sujiertiitenientt uf Hillce were describing when they tal.l the ehlefdlsturbersol police msiiaement wrre politic, llceiilloutne an I gam-bllngT gam-bllngT Tho rc-m nltoitalr that lu large clllc It la not tlble to control thete "dlalutbcn." Wlion woM-osoui large city offlcend with bnvr, mora men, where the public roaccutor and Judges are also men of the enine high stamp of character, and hear tin in say that llrenllnutuets aud gtinbllng can not l controlled, wo will believe them. No other testimony will hold. |