Show i. i I c DC A I 1 fj Now that was wrong Of course courso it was wrong It was not proper performance per per- of duty by hy the police It was not fair fall to tho the cit city It was not In n accord cord with the sentiment of the best host people In an any part party An And it Is folly folly or or r worse worse worse-to to claim that In pursuing pursuing pur pur- suing the robbers which the police poUce absolute absolutely absolutely ab ab- ab- ab solute refused to do tho county authorities au au- au were lIghting fighting the tho city to destro destroy de dc- dc stroy the police poUce force The They were trying to capture criminals and enforce enforce enforce en en- force the law And they the have havo arrested arrest arrest- ed a all of tho the gang excepting the O'Briens an and have havo convicted con one of them If the police had done lone their dut duty Instead of obeying the dictation I of the Tribune over every member of that gang would have havo been in the tho penitentiary today where tOday where they all belong The Republican Is in receipt of a number of letters one from a business businessman i man who vio has hns resided hero here ten years years' and more ono one from a no clerk who owns his home ono from a law lawyer er who stands well in his profession profession and and nil all complain of ot the condition of tho police police po po- po- po lice lico force and assign reasons for tho condition One writer says the policemen police poUce- men do 10 not attend to their duty that they aro are found In saloons and cigar stores that they play the slot machines machines ma mn chines or stand and watch other players hours half at a n time that the night men do not walk beat heat but pass their heir time in hotel basements In kitchens kitchens kitchens kitch kitch- ens of night all restaurants restaurants any any anyplace place where the they can find warmth an and company compan The statements are known to o be he true in far too many cases On the he night when Ford was killed two other ither officers called up headquarters and nd reported from a saloon saloon saloon-at at long longist past midnight That is wrong It should not be he There must be telephone stations for forthe ho tho officers to report from and they should bo ho wholly the tho property of the city for use by the police poUce and fire department de dc- de- de and and never nc b by an any one else Anu pa patrolmen l en should l never 1 Ter be bea required required-or or permitted to from froma a saloon at any time timo of da day or night |