| Show ti f I IIIhJIlSbAl 1 tllllllll lltH 1 I I i In the opinion ol the NEWS Arthur I I I Pratt has In the Hair 11 ltd II e cities cf cbltf of tolco of this City In a 4 I I I manner atlsfactory to Ibo ubllu and I I creditable to tinsel Dud our bells Is t o ii that Cpl Samuel bib succcscr ol Do will provo an tlllileut grand 1 I I I police I department H was once Well I 4 I I In that p slllon dud was not fiuud I I wanting 1 Ik 11 i j It Is not of the merits or demerits of I fj I there two FOCUS howuror that Ibo I fl 1 NEWS wishes to speak at Ibis lime but 4 1 rather of certain peculiarities halt J t t1 attended the proceeding which base i X d I resulted in the cbolgc Two vacatt cite occurred some month ago In f I Ij 11 I j Ibo hoard of police and flri m I cctumltilvneri One of remaining 1 I 1 i I members wan agreeable to Ibo Majors i I wishes but Ibo other one was not In I I I J 4 s I order that Ibo Mayor might be enabled i 11 Ii I to execute his purpolem It wa ulcn i 11 vary that the two men chcsen to fill I I the vacancies ou the board should be I i ubiervlent to big will I 11 I I f j If rumor can be credited and llo this i ill Instance It seems to be entitled llo a lair It i J degree 01 credence the Mayor Made I p I a somewhat extensive canvass among t 11 1 hlpor acquaintances with a view 4 0 to finding two of them who would lend I > 11 themselves to life Plant and It was tii il I sometime before he succeeded Humor I 1 urlber says that several gentlemen I I I I rejected ulsproposition toappolnt them I l on the board because of the terms t f 11 I exacted ft 7i After a long delay during which I II Ibo public Interests suffered the board was filled and ono of Us first Important I Impor-tant aota after being thus reconstructed 10 reconstruct-ed was to nrnove the chief of police I t and appoint his successor fha dismissal r dis-missal Is not claimed to be for cause I j Not a charge has len made against I I Ibo removed official at least so far as I Ibo public Is I aware No open contest j f has been made against him I I i I The spirit In which all this ties been J I i done Is I wrong It favors of icctecy I the badge of fraud nnd of Jeal I Only and malice It creates and pro i motel strife and 111 feeling In i i N departments ot the city government I I which should Lc entirely free from Ii I them and It makes Ibo strongest and i I bittertt of taitlecns In circles from which the law as well as rubllo lu i IV I I forest requires psrtltantblp to be 1 4 rigidly excluded i i Mayor Oleudluulug Is I lurulni I a mistaken policy and Ibo majority of the board of police and fire cumuli I l sloners have not added lo the tsleeui I I I I In which they weto lull by their It I low citizens by aiding him to accom I I 4 pllill It Packing lIch bjdKs as the I board for tire purpose 01 carryli out I I I the executive will lu such Laser and lu such a manner will lint I reflect i I credit on any ol the parties full nuIe I 1 lor Iho prottedlngr urthcrmort It I I will bring Into ujLttmpt Ibe lau under which the business In I don for i I the nplrlt If not even the letter tit I 1 Ibll t law II 11I1Ie al variance with lie latest operation tinder P I I |
