, 1859-06-14

Mayor, agsinst this class Of miserable Of:
Tenders. Night after night md week after
week during the administration Of Juhn Went
worth, were the houses Of our citizens robbed,
while the police were engaged in entering
houses Of i'll fame, and pulling naked from their
beds lewd women and their Paramours. Night
alter night the flames mounted up from burning s
buildings unattended By the police force, who
were othermise engaged in guarding the doors
Of lewd bonsea, that no unfortunate might ruin
the city by escaping from these guardians Of
the public veal, men were kept under pay in
hls administration whoee business was pros
titution, Tint they might be, swift wit
nesses against prostitutes. and who kept
records Of. their business too great
to be trusted to memory. Morning after morn
ing John Wentworth, in person, visited the
" lock up TO procure from these unfortunates
pleas Of guilty. and to keep them from having
counsel Or advice. Morning after morning Sny-
der and Brown were presented to the3e people
less outrage. Morn1ng aaer morning the court
room Was crowded with young men, to see the
show which had been got up Tor them. Morn.
ing af1er morning John Wentworth published
his skill in police Affairs in ths Daily Democrat,
until every house Of III fame in the city was
fully advertised in John Wentworth's paper, to
young and old, until our city becane by~word
IN tue neig ghboring cities, and We were pointed
ut as tue "pest of the prairie" Frail women
were driven to separate, aud above our stores
and shops, wherever little room could be OBJ
tatned pairs would open resorts of ill-fame, and
prostitution was brought under the eye Of all.
The Lake street fire called the attention Of the
public 10 this state Of facts. The trial Of Brown
tor setting fire to a building on Market street,
called attention TO the effect this kind of busi.
ness had upon the tools themselves.
When the friends Of the sufferers ut the Lake
street fire forget that fire aud its consequences,
1t will be soon enough to again drive these
people into secluded rooms above the
store, md other places, to meet thoae
who dare not meet them elsewhere.
When Brown forscts the results Of his education
rs prostitution policeman, and returns from the
Penltentiary to the service Of his former mas
ter, it will be soou enough for Mayor Haincs to
follow IN the steps of his predecessor In the
meantime, the public will doubtless be continue
resulted to the city from John Wcntwor,h's
policy and practice upon this subject. We be-
[ieve this community is heartily sick and dis
snsted with tbnt policy aud practice, and will
not be willing to follow in morals tue man who
orgets during a whole year all other subjects
out this.
For our part we believe the Police force arc
better employed in guarding our property from
'obhcry and the flames, than in turning spies
md pimps for John Wentworth or any other
Mayor, and the fewcl exhibitions Of this class
u people we have the better, provided they are
iept in check. We further believe that those
sllo become advertising mediums for this class
u Offenders, can produce IN Immense amount Of
'yil but JOHN Wentworth seems to have ma
Tia on this subject, but We trust b. will never
ucceed in dlsgracing Maror Haines' Admins
ration by influencing tile disgracefnl policy pur-
ued by himself. One Brown will suffice for
his generation. A CITIZEN,