New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-06-15
ALDERMEN, RowDIEs AND POLICEMEN.

ALDERMEN, NOW DIES AND OLlCEM MEN,
These three necessary evils among the institutions
Of our City, just enjoy large share Of public al
tention the first for their high.hsnded and impddent
punderDg OF the peoples treasury the second for their
manifold murderous assaults upon pescesole citizens
the third for their increasing mbecility and cowardy
trucking TO the politicians of the first and the villains OF
the second class all these nuisances could be swept
away at once-but no, the millennium is not so near
We are daily, hourly receiving complaints of ourAges
which would disgrace the ssyages of NewZealand per-
peuated by the bands Of miscreants who elect Alder
men and appoint Policemen for our good easy tax
payers but as to hearing of arrest and punish
ment we should as soon expect to hear the
last trumpet One correspondent says that while
,tandng on the corner of Cross and Orange-sts,
one evening last week, he saw female lying
down Crossstreet, screaming wildly with terror, and
closely followed by brute in human FORM AT the cor
uer of Orange and Cross she stumbled and fell and be-
fore she could rise again. the hesrtess wretch d seized
her by the hair and was beating her brutay uthe face
she continuing to scream all the while crowd soon
collected around but every one present knew that il
was at the peril of his life if he nterfered and after the
man had beaten her until he satisfied, he coolly
walked away unmolested. Not one moment had passed
from the time that he Jaw Policeman the opposite
corner until the woman screamed and he could
NOT have been fifty PAGES from the spot
The writer says some may ask why he did not inter
fere To this he replies that, although by no means
,imid he has no especial ambition for a broken skull
even in such case since it is than likely that II
the Policemen had come they would have knocked him
on the head for his pains lie says (and no one doubts
ny that where citizens have nteriered that they have
been beaten ia the most brutal by Police and
aierward taken to prison, while the real offender was
suffered to roam at arge-and were it prudent | could
Give the name of Policeman who threatened TO do the
came for my humble SELF saying it was no business OF
mine II is not long since that young man named
DOYLE was beaten almost 10 de th aud not only beaten
but pis,oed too Was anything done to the psrpetra'
torsl OF course not Aud yet there were warrants
issued for their arrest and the Police could arrest them
at any time But politics is politics, aud Pohcemins
duty is not his duty when inereres with them there
are bands of young rowdies proving about the streets
of the City every night violating respectable females
numbering peaceable citizens, and acting with perfect
IMMUNITY in everything they do. And would ADVISE
every citizen 10 go out after dark without some
weapon with which he would be able to protect himself
and others from the assaults of these villains Make no
half work. but put end at once to them and their VII
anies'
This Is a strong Recommendation, and one which 10
never offered nor adopted except In the most extreme
cases
Another correspondent, who Is most Intimately &C
ouainted with the secret machinery OF the Police Depart
ment complains that the spirit Of rowdysm, which has
manifested itself of late TO be on the Increase IN our
City, has truly become source oil serious Alarm l"e
vss citizens were never before pscedin hejeop
ardy that they In The police seem TO be Tar from
oecor, and although the force consists Of about 1000
-l,.If., aafan u ann
nress The fact Is that out OF the whole body scarcely
fo yelIsble men are to be found they have generally
been selected from the rowdy class themselves, and
boving dstpeushed themselves for their services In
sectiua the great body of the City Fathers have been
4, en,rn rewarded by place THIS ls a notorious fact,
and one which casts disgrace upon our City. Oar pri
mary elections are not sufficiently attended by the bet
ter cass of citizens and the rowdies generally hsvether
ovvr ,vav in nominatinrther candidates who frequent
IL are selected from the class that willing to pay the
LARGEST nshop bills and make the most extraVasant
PROMISES OF favor and patronage. After the nomination
oftber fayortes s Obtained they being fed and quored
bv them up 10 the time Of the election, work night and
d,y for them and when election day comes, they not
onv work but fight and by this means use their best
efforts TO keep voters whom they know TO be opposed
10 their ticket from getting opportunity to deposit
their votes and are accordingly rewarded by their
candidate If successful, with the distinguished aud
honorable position Of being the guardians OF the lives
and property of our citizens
But why complaint If the really honest voters will
take no part in Charter Elections, why should they
convin that robbers and rufians cit in the places OF
nro6t and poweri How do we now get Aldermen, and
,brougb them the Policemenl few interruptions
,camps gather in the rear or gambIngroom OF some
d;,tv rnm.hole and talk over the aspects OF the
marty They Tx upon as decent man as will allow
b;elf 20 be led by the nose, levy upon him and the
men 10 whom he will give Office heavy contribution,
get him pledged TO continue all the party rum
ssuers and give licenses to fresh brood Of Vul-
,ures and then the rum interest comes down hand
.omelv The fund thus raised 10 used Tor hiring row
dies 10 put the regular Delegates through at the
urinary election The rumshops are searched Tor oul'
lie. and osers who are duly trained, the primary iaee
ia zone through With, and the candidate Of rum snu
roWdyisn Is regularly nominated Ills elecu0n' nine
esses ont of ten follows q matter OF course
should appear that he Is likely TO be defeated gang Oh
rans take possession Of all avenues 70 ne pous anl
,sbten away the peacesble and the nd, aud so Keep
out enough honest votes to produce the desired result
Tim. an Alderman is elected As soon a. ne gets INTO
rosr the most worthless Of the noisy rufhans VINO
~ork.d for hIs election made policemen and other
ocers. and before they fairly aware Of the trsn
don the respectable residents Of the Ward ind theT
property and lives in the hands of men who would COM
mir petty larceny for fifty cents or murder man of
hundred dollars The machinery is now IN fnl opera
ton: rum revels in legal protection, roWdysin
fourishes, and when by chance some policeman Is
forced to make an arrest, the first man a. inc
stAtonhou,e is the Alderman who comes IN iainsfiy
kindness 10 arrest hs hand Of usce and again LEI the
rowdy demon loose upon society. Protected % the
sworn officer Of justice finding brother IN almost
every policemen in hi. Ward made iree drnker at all
the party rummeres, bought at his own price 0y the
wirepuers ii il not strange that toe naturally gnor-
ant and brutal bully should become perfect hend, d.