| Show IYORK Wit lOLICE Too action taken by the citizens ct Butte Mintana outht to put the pa lice force In this city on lie guard lest the town be overrun with criminals of the wont kind Matters got so bad In Butte cither through Ibo Inability or IccUloloncy oftho police force there that on Friday evening a maumeet less wa held at which clllisns committee of one hundred was np I pointed to aid the police In ria llnz the town of lhui bur glare and bad characters general gen-eral The Immediate cause of the popular uprising was the wanton nurder by footpids of Mr Kioger a merchant end the failure to capture the murderers But there has been considerable lawlessness going on for some time In the way of robberies bence the people were awakened to anger against criminal class Now the vigor 01 I the police department with the determined auxiliary out plled Is making the tough characters look for other fields In which to operate In this event Belt Lakes Coition and other cities of this State are liable lu become 10rOlIod with the gang unrest prompt measures are taken t > turn them In some other direction Toe defeneve measures necessary to Protection pro-tection ire very simple Tramps and Individuals whole asioclatloni and liablts bring them under the classification classifica-tion of vagrants must be given to understand that their presence bate means that It will te In the custody cus-tody of the bfllcert with lodgings In Jail and ahive all with plenty ot bard work for a lengthened purloJ and they will keep clear No claii Is more averse to a lorg term ot bard work than that from which thieve Ant hlgnwaymsn are made up That do psttmeut of the public service which has to deal with criminal mil ten I whether In State county or city ought to give a tpeclslly vigorous application of the criminal law la th > direction suggested the lIeXI low weeks In tile public detente and not a day obould be lost In lou ircting It During the coming two months the State will have more Till Hars than ever before In Its history The Transmit ilselppl 9ngrsn the Jubilee and other events will bring hither a very large number of people ot the better clan who when they leave will tell of Utah as they found It If by the aggregation bare at the same time of lurglan thugs confidence confi-dence men and sharpers genetally these people as well aa residents are victimized the Slats will acquire a reputation fuel will Cu Inctlculakte 1t11sbI8 Itjury Its record In the put has bteo Rensrally excellent for the enfatcr elect ol good order and law Now I nol only the opportunity but ao the great need to emphasize thi > law abiding character both of 111 and people and a potent uuu of doing an Is J to prepare In advance making Ibo town robot for transient criminals tbauthey all people will want to give Utah a Wise berth Tno ermrgency In Butte may be a lull Justification of an or < aulitlan such as ban been cilected there by tit Stan But anyiulcg ol the kin here or n thought toward It would te a very sharp reflection on Ibo tiouor end 01 piclty ol the pillce departmjnt and city administration Tb laor can get nil the backing they want and upon ihe must favorable terms to preirrv the public peace for the commonI gives Ha ifllrlals lien relit ill I such matters The COlclais to whom We committed pjllco powers many of whom have Shown In the fjaitthu hey are potietsed of superior ability are now facing the duty audI aud-I o opportunity of giving Ibo people here and those who may come as guests Inl only the ordinary protection that Is accorded elsewhere but that higher rated of peace and security which has marked he whole career of Utah In comparison with neighboring slates and territories And every cltlzin tncuU Rive unhesitating un-hesitating support to courts shcrlur pollceui > n and constables In accomplishing accom-plishing this purlol |
