The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-09-17

result vi this scrupuIousness is already felt.
The board of supervisors-which was for
merly composed Of such men as Casey and
other politicians of that stamp-for the last .
two years has been composed OF men OF
tried honesty. While the municipality in
old times was robbed and plundered, and
plunged into almost hopeless bankruptcy,
the new administration has pursued con-
tinued system of retrenchment, which has
filled the treasury and placed the city and
county finances on a substantial basis again.
The Police Judge, also, has worked great
revolution in his department OF the govern
ment, and, without much knowledge OF law,
as laid down in the books, has exercised his
great intellectual sagacity with so much
fairness and justice to all, that the entire
community are loud in his praise. So also
with almost all the other officers, men of in
dustry and personal worth having been Sc
lected, and their duties having been per-
formed with scrupulous care, the party has
succeeded in prolonging its organization,
and is, perhaps, stronger to-day than when
the circumstances which called il into life
were fresh before the minds Of the people.
In making selections for the office OF
Chief of Police, number of applicants pre-
scented themselves, who were all counted
good men in the general acceptation OF that
term. One, in particular, who it was thought,
would get the nomination, was ascertained
to indulge in gambling to a small extent,
and on that account. was rejected. Another,
who enjoys a perfectly good reputation for
morality and integrity, has been rejected,
because having been on the public force for
several years, he has made none OF few i'm
portant arrests; in other words, has not ex-
hibited that energy, which is now requi-
site for nomination. The committee went
outside OF the names before them, and offer
ed the nomination to an able and energetic
warehouscman, but he declined, on account
Of inability to serve, his residence being, and
likely to remain, few miles out of the city,
while his presence at all all hours, day and
night, would he requisite in the city tofiith-
fully fulfill the duties The committee then
selected another man.
Irreproacllable moral character Is the
standard set up, and to this all officers have
to conform. Recently, il was made known
that the Prosecuting Attorney OF the Police
Court had an intrigue with the wife o
another man. This, as appears, before il be-
G Aame public, came TO the husbands knowl.
edge, and papers were even drawn up be-
tween him and the attorney, that divorce
shSlld he procured and the attorney marry
the woman. The attorney, young man Of
apparently irreproachable character i'll Other
respects, made good officer and gave great
satisfaction. No sooner, however, was i
known that this stain existed, though total
" unconnected with his official character
than the Board Of Supervisors demanded
his dismissal from Office, and would hav,
cashiered him had he not resigned.
Were some of our large cities To inaugu
rate reform like this, how speedily would
the gross corruption and venality now mani
fest in the management Of their affairs, b
broken up. Men would seek to strengthen
themselves in their office by a prudent and
skllful management of the duties entruste,
them, rather than by winking Mt violation
, Of the law, and pandering to the basest pas
! sions Of the rabble. When it pays better l.
be honest in Office than dishonest, will "
r have officers correct in every particular, am
net till then.