Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-08-19

Ma EDfTon:-ln your paper. OF the 10Th, !
noticed . card from His Honor Mayor CaveB.
requesting the names Of the guilty officers 10
whom referred in my article of the , D instant.
10 order that they nay be made an example
Of" ask His Honor. IL should give him the
names OF the offenders, will he make an example
Of them 10 the proper nannerl That 10. will be
have them Discharged. and in appointing their
SUCCESSORS, select men capable of filing the
object or viii he. when they inform His Honor,
that his 10 their frst efenss." permit them TO
depart With gentle admvnilion not 90 be guilty
Of . like sfensei or dsd the honorable gentleman
onIy put his card in your paper TO represent to
his constituents, and the honest, unsuspscting
voters. that he would really make al example Of
the onsndsrsr Does be for . moment suppose
that the citizens OF Indianapolis will think that
our police forcsg Does be suppoSs that the peo'
pie of our city are ignorant fouls. and cannot see
the meaning OF bis notef Does be suppose they
cannot see that Mr. CAvsn 10 afraid he will not
be elected 10 the yor.ty and t 10 that hich
nov worries hi.nf III he does, be 10 sadly mis-
taken; for Il Is evident TO the dullsst mind that
his card IL only intended tor eIectioneering
dodge But IL will not win. The people can
zee for themselves the miserable manner in
which the ''cisy affairs are conducted, and are
heartily sick OF is. aud. irrespective OF party, are
thsy can try a change. They know full we'll
that they cannot worse matters. and are in hopes
that, with q change ia our city administration,
they can walk out Of doors Ia the evening With
out being set upon by ruff ms aud robbed and
perhaps murdered. They fsel thst they can
then. wit some degree OF safety. retire at night,
without being awakened bv the steaithy tread OF
the house breaker. TO find themselves guarded
by an assassin, with drawn blade, and kind. in
ffarrr mad hat utf nd be-,
will take his lie.
But, Mr. Eiitor. if His Honor really desires
the names OF the offenders in order that he msy
make example OF them. will crafty him
commence by naming John Caven the Mayor,
and will ask him il be knows OF alaw author
IziDg the Mayor 10 permit offenders TO 20 their
way without punishment, because j, il their FIRST
ofense. What right has he 10 exercise such a
discretion? / will ask him il it 10 usual for the
Mayor OF any city TO take the business OF the
Justices Of the Peace into bis hands, turn his
office into q Police Court tor the purpose OF
making few dollars 10 the way OF ies.5 IL
there are any persons who doubt the fact OF tn.
Mayors Ufice having been turned into petty
folice Court, let them .ns morning visit IL be-
tween the hours OF aud 10 o'clock. aud Wit
ness for themselves the appearance OF The place
Who will be found thersf A large number oil
persons arrested Tor violating city ordinances.
nOttc promote the ends OF justice or 10 reform
the offenders bul for the sake OF fees II the fee
system sas abolished but very lev OF the of nd
ers now arrested wIud bs found in the
Mayors office through the agency OF The
city officials Look ct the Police Office
reports in the dairy papers and s will bs
found that certain characters are arrested and 70
arrested, fined small amount. (inciuding fees
OF course and permitted TO resume their evil
ways, again TO bo hauled Up when il is supposed
they have accumulated enough O. the wages oi
Sin TO pay the costs of the Mayors Court aud
small hne for appearances sake. l, this the
proper employment Tor the IA .yor OF city like
lndisnspolisl A pretty place for person who
hss ofhcial business or for strangers from abroad
10 visit. Another Citizen" writing in your
paper of the l7th. truthiullv says that the pre-
sent Mayor is merely police justice 3" In other
cities the Office of Mayor 10 soughs after not for
its emolumsnts. but on account Of its honorable
position. This should be the case in all cities
Mr. Csven can make the Office respectable. il be
feels so disposed. and when be does his FRIENDS
will notice the improvement aud accord him due
honor
Having mentioned to His Honor the name of
one OF the guilty officers and starting With
the highest in Office. | will await to see what
kind of IAN example" he or the "Chisf OF Po
lice" will make OF the offender CITIZEN.