The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-09-13
Crime

Crime.
The present might certainly seem to be
aD3roy....s'9 s.y!e- 80 a. u cri-ae. Il Is
impossible to peruse a daily paper nova
dars without having your nervous sensioA-
ties exercised over the account Of come as
founding crime but Just committed. Cases
Of frauds. detalcations and wholesale rob |
berries are Of daily occurrence. On every /
hand do We hear Of persons being murder
cd. Knocked down or gagged, and It would
seem as # cases Of rape, incest and bigamy
were much more numerous than ever be-
fore. Why l. this so, Are not officers Of
Justice as numerous as IN former years, OF
are they less eagle-eyed, or are thieves ana
rorues more artful and shrewd than hereto
fore2 Il would seem Is II there were some
reason FOR il. One reason is clear and L
susceptible Of being remediet. Rowdies,
thimble-riggers, sA0uller-hitters, pimp',
and the liz, control altogether too many Of
the political conventions Of our large cities,
and men Of pretended responsibility pander
too much 10 this class of Individuals for
their votes and influence, and when elected
are under too many obligations 10 them for
the public good. Every resident Of = large
city knows this TO be the case. ~ an TO-
stance Of this look at the efforts being made
in Detroit for the repeal OF the sunday or
dinance now n force in that city. passed 20
close up tippling shops and beer-gardens and
/ halls OF pleasure on the Sabbath DAY in order
that christian people might be protected IN
/ their rights 10 worship God IN peace. and
90 unmolested from proving women-hun-
tiers. and drunken street rowdies. when
I u,-udina their way hOIurward 10 tho ovo
ming But few people outside OF great
CITY know the extent OF the evils brought
about by the places called pleasure-gar
dens. where drunsenness profanity, gam
bling. and an their concomitant evils run
riot on the sabbath, and are carried on
much more extensively than on any other
dav of the week. The city council OF
Detroit passed an ordinance 10 have these
places closed on the sabbath, and what Is
the result Large meetings are held OF I'M
dividuals deprived of their rights by The
oJious ordinance and il being near the
time Ola charter election, when those who
are 10 Doe the guardians OF the rights of The
people are % be- elected, and what 10 w'
behold Men who pretend 10 walk in The
first circles of society get up and address
These individuals thus assembled. aud pan
der TO all the feelings that have been mad'
low AMI vulgar and degraded by life %
dissipation. aud urge them To- 20 10 The
Ip0Us determined 90 have their rights ~
stored and vote accordingly. Under thi
state Of things what kind OF men viii b.,
elected to positions Of trust@ None hu
such as assimilate ln feeling and seniimen
TO the proprietor- and frequenters OF den
of niquity and corruption. Communit.
should hold up men who thus act 10 publ,
2. execrati0n and scorn. An good men Shout,
unite i'm one common effort TO defend an'
maintain the right, and put men into Ollie
who have feelings cOnsonant with their own
While men, leading politicians in a grea
party, thus act, and give countenance t.
the public Dissertation Of the day Of God
and abuse and Willy the upholders Of The
religion Of the savior, how can we expect i
different state of affairs than now exists il
regard to crime in the land. When The
proclamation of all that is good in the worl'
is upheld by popular sentiment crime vii
stalk abroad in the streets, and rogues an'
villains go unpublished. Cannot al goOC
men see this clearly, and vote and act onl.
with that party or class of men who favO
good order. maintaining the laws. live IL
his fear q6 GQ99 da1pb 2H9r DC seofBa gP2f5a
as a people it is necessary to be Away
careful in the selection Of good and true mel
to rule in public affairs. While evil dispos
ed men, those opposed to law and order
govern at the polls. in our large cities, ID
other result can reasonly be expected than
that crime viii increase and rogues become
moro bold and daring.