| Show i roa AIL the arnd elal day bai fix solli dinst is likely to prove a costly lo 10 the before they are don M only iu i pecuniary kense but also it will hiie engendered bitterness and planted the of trouble which will be in healing so far as relates to the split in the ranks of the immortal roar hundred no ono a ill regret that an occasion has arisen of importance to kuock the silly organization into ruin by reason of the recent collapse of sir Ward McAllIster it is no longer considered an honor to belong to efio superior band whose he defended with tuch signal bravery ilia prestige la gone and with it a goodly portion of the twaddle sn which it thrived it is proper and pleasing eliat on an occasion chuh stirs alio patriotism in every american heart the paste of honor should not nil be roper ved for those choso whoso claim lies in their educated heels their stupid small talk or their bank account other results however which threaten to spring from the occasion give cause for deeper concern one in particular comes under our notice in the proceedings 0 the state legislature A bill has been actually introduced into the assembly at albany empowering the metropolitan police to arrest and lock up inuring alio celebration all alio hard cases that is all the known criminals in the city this is urged as a measure of protection to residents and visitors and of assistance to the police n ho at beet will have booro than aliey can do to pre berve the peace among alie surging millions ho will fill streets the bill which happily seems unlikely of adoption would be a virtual suspension of alio right of habeas corpus it would like certain bygone decisions in utah punish the prisoner not for what he had done ant for ahat ho do alie average officer is unable to draw the line between known and suspected criminals and on the stand it transpires that a po lic emans are very foolishly aroused innocent persons might easily be consigned to and the temptations to vent private spite with irreparable ignominy would be enormous in short no greater outrage alio citizen and no greater violation of the written law could be perpetrated alian to enact a bill conferring any such power to be successful the celebration must be shared in spirit at least by lie whole sixty mil liona of americans it is not alone for the new york assem beymen and millionaires and the four hundred but tor all high and low and poor ante and black it is not even reserved especially for alie honest and pure hut is also if aliey will look at or become interested in it for the low and depraved who knows but aliat the sight of ita mag iiii ence may not mako better men of some of shady ones upon eliose necks the police of new york are now so anxious to iby their hands |
