Show A CORRUPT CITY CUY The facts brought to light before the Lexow committee relative to the police poUce administration in New York City prove that there exists exi t in that city a condition of corruption of the mot most I shocking hocking and revolting character The police department embracing the patrolmen and detective detectives captains magistrates and attorneys are reeking with r rottenness tennel Money paid to them has bu Insured immunity for tor any kind of 01 crime short abort of ot murder and If it the diabolical work of the abortionist comes under that head bead aD and it U ought to be so 0 classed then even the shedding bedding of in in- in innocent blood baa has been perpetrated with impunity ia In fact practiced aa as a pro pro- fee flop lop with the full tull knowledge of the officers of the law of protecting the public from rom criminals criminal the police in tD consideration of blackmail ba bays bare e protected I the criminals from public prosecution Burglars Burglar panel thieves thIeve river pirates and other kinds kind of criminals criminal have bave been in ID league with the officers officer and the keepers keeper of houses of fame Ill seem aum to have been the special pedal object of the fostering care of the latter presumably bly because became they proved so 10 o lucrative to the officials official to whom they were al- al allotted al allotted tor for the purpose se of tribute The e extent t to which brothels were encouraged and bled Is molested by the testimony of one woman who went on the stand and stated under oath that she he at one time ime was wai the pro pro- proprietress pro of 01 twenty disorderly hou houses and that for each one ODe she Ibe be paid a period period- ical to the police notice for pro In 10 all an be be claimed to h haver paid in bribes The wont worst feature of this thil o and the one ODe which is 18 i most mOlt discouraging ing to the patriotic citizen and mOl most difficult to reach with a remedy ia is the corruption of the judges jud o upon the tte bench When a criminal for a paltry or for any sum um can buy the judge jUd judg whole whose duty it is il 1 to try bl his bla ease cale ca e the tb foundations foundation of public security and aDd con COD have hare been undermined sin the way has bal been made clear for tor any kind of lawlessness The Lexow committee Is il i d dealing with evils evUa that be have ve taken deep ands aud reaching far root The aDole agencies to which society under civilized govern govern- governments menti ments looks for protection against such lIum evils evill are the very ones onea nes that have bave ere cre- cre created atell them in the American metropolis and the voters there might as aa well ex expect poet to see aee a man lift himself by his bla bootstraps aa as to see lee ee their police department depart depart- ment purge itself of uncleanness It may be that the tate state legislature of which the committee la is a x apart part will do something to mitigate the tb I evils evil e and correct the corruption whIch that committee is exposing and if It aD any am material Improvement shall result from the exposure the latter will be be- b justified But the disclosures that have lave been made will remain a lasting disgrace to tb the he city of ot New Y York |