Show GOOD l POLICE OLICE V WORK IF II IT IS DONE j jIho The Iho Republican Js especially gratified to commend the he chief of police for his his- prompt pron promise lse to to stamp out out tho the vicious picture evil The The violation of or the tho la law is so flagrant the evil 11 effected Is so 50 direct and antI so offensive and the method of preventing Is so easy as that here Is a wrong easily righted The chief of police pollee promised as soon as his attention was called to lo the offense to cause the tho removal of or the I pictures He would bo be abundantly antly warranted in arresting arresting arrest arrest- ing and prosecuting the keepers of those machines I where vile vUe and antl offensive pic pictures lures have e been shown daily and nightly for months Conviction would bo c certain t and and d it may well be believed that punishment would be sure But the object of or the law is not so much to inflict lt as asto to prevent wrongdoing And JC if r. r tho the chief redeems his pledge ge to suppress the pIctures the Iho value of or that service will cheerfully bo be recognized I |