, 1873-01-31

upon tho Mayor, and told hi "a that If it waa cn1
source Of qualification, they would inform hin
that he had tho support Of every decent citizen
who applauded his sction, and looked to him tt
maintain tho authority which he undoubtedly
possessed. Mr.. Morrison said the police force
had boasted that they had him in their power.
The Mayor replied that he had yet to learn
that he WAS in the power of the police force. Il
they had him in their power, he would ssk nc
mercy or clemency from them, but he scsrce1,
recognized himself in that position get
JOHN B. DRAKE,
proprietor of the fremont House, yesterday
came down to gee the Mayor, and not finding
him in, left word that ho would do patrol duty
if it was necessary in defence Of good order, and
in support Of the Mayors authority
BOARD OF TRADE,
The members OF the Board OF Trade vest er1ny
cyinced their appreciation Of tho progent eforta
OF the Mayor to lid the city Of nuisance. Mr..
N. Z. Fairbank proposed the following reaolu-
ton, which wss received With yell OF approval
by the members:
of Mayor Mediu In the removal Of the Police Cornmis
noncrs Klokke and Reno, End the sustaining Of Super"
intendsnt *1th5asn: y. Urn; d. .o,,.,. ~. rso
ialaturo abolish tho Board OF Police Commissioners
At once.
A vote will be taken today.
WORD TO THE MAYOR,
To tie Editor Of The Chicago lri5une:
crafs has arrived IN the atiai1a Of the city, which
leuauds the mott zesolute action. The Mayor rs tho
to perfor1n, Which vii 1t once shrng order out ot
chaos" Every Captain Of the present police should be
promptly removed for characterization. And not one
Of them who has recognized the bogus authority OF
the Poiice Commissioners, should ever be r2stored
It ia unquesticnably the duty Of the layor,
t. nd a s sn So as ea1e
be treads Thera is no other way OF restoring order
to the city. Half measures are worse than none at al
Let there be no compromise Whatercr with the Board
Of Poica Commissioners. They hnve justly rendered
themselves contemplate In the eyes OF the 7lo!e COIL
unt5 Nothing short Of ths entire asotion OF thas
m incubus and curse to the city. 1t has never &C.
conplshed my good, but on the contrary, haa been
It's stencil ia the nostrtls Of the people, and
should be thrust out OF sight III the shortest possible
period. IL present ASSUMPTION Of authority ia simply
fudicrous or At least would he So it not for the
demoraldng influences which it may exert upon the
present police. But this decentralization must be
speedily checked.
In view Of the Aituaton the Mayor has alterna~
tive Hemust stand by the city, End its citizens will,
with overwhelming force, stand by him.
Wo cannot Tuit for the settlement OF legal questions
the differences between "tweedle dun and
emergency se tht., , tas M.yor m sgppe5tss ss, :.
he deems essential to the security Of the city.
Should the present Captains Of Police, any Of tho
he Police oommiasioners 1t every one OF them be
rested in Of any sturbanco interference With
the police, and dsalt with common dtsturbers
of the pubNc peace.
II tho Mayor cannot immediately ind men to I'LL
their pisces, ali he will have to do is to make call
upon the cihzens.
The response viii be sufficient to aatiayy every
scoundre In Chicago that the Laws and ghta Of this
city can be and Will b maintained IN spite Of every op
posldon, with without the aid Of 4 regular poce
and it Will be good thing for tho police to be- made
aware Of this fact They must stand by tue Mayor,
the people VIII demand their speedy decspitaHou.
mention this uttle fact for their own benefit,
Every uan who uphoids the revolutionary action Of
the Police Board, should be ,oteded out
The Yoice Of the people In this matter IL unanimous
among Ill decent people
The Mayor should place himself boldly ut the head.
and bid defiance to every obstacle.
The more resolute and determined h1s action, tho
quicker will m and be put to the present state Of
anarchy.
Drive il tho nni to tie head, Mr. Mayor, and every
av-ablding citizen In tha city will stand by you to
The utmost e1tren,lty, and te4ch he avlesa their
J. EaA1As WARRKn,