, 1874-10-15
THE GAMBLERS ARD TIE POLICE.

to TINT Rhell to take its rotten Eori,ol alao.
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THE GAMBLERS AND TIE POLICE.
Wo appeal 10 tho public seuao Of dcconcy md
morality to rofortn @ glazing ab''se Of law atid
public order which now prevails III this city. For
thu ilrnt timo In tho history Of this or any othor
city in tho United States. tho gambling brother.
hood havo organized nB diatinct political pnrty,
aul Geek to control the eloctio1sB OF tho Munich
psi Gororninont. nnd Of tho nlomheru OF tue
State Legislature and of Congress. Tho ganl-
blora Of Chicago nro u.lmoroua body Of mel.
md lnve a large following among tho vicious
elassos OF aocioIy. They haye at timeH given
their support partly to one side and pnstly TO
another. but mover until this time hayo they Or
ganizel aa dintinct body to control mud defcat
public aentiment.
The renson why tho gamblers OF Chicago have
becono consolidated NJ distinct political olonont
Ia tho exercise OF tho coercve pouar Of tho ST.
partnte,dont Of Police. Jacob lsel,n,, the Super
intendeut Of Police, knows but ono uso Of his
Office, nnt1 that Ia to secure the election Of tho
Republican ticket, and especially q particular
candidate for Congress-. The eatnblers Of CHI
caCo. npl their places OF business. arc better
known to tho police anu to thu Superintendent
than arc my equal number OF merchants aud
business hoaBes; they know tho saloons cstah-
llshcd and kopt by these gamblers alll Gun Mt
my moment arrcs. tho entire fraternity, and
fu:pluh cyilonco to tho Grand Jury sufficient to
aend them a1l to tho pcnitcntinry. But
thoro aro other usea for thoso gam
ble:s thnn locking thum up. tho AlternR-
tive has been presented to them Of absolute I'M
naanlty from arrest aud disturbance, or their
complete organization, as body, with all sllc!r
followers and dependents. aa all auxiliary to the
political purposes Of Mr. Rehm.
1t has beon but few woeka since tho lcador of
those gamblers, Mike Mcdonald, accompanied
by two notorious strikers, pistol in hand, CON-
mitted al, assanlt which eacaped bcing a ,nurdor
by tho accidental presence at sun]cient num-
ber Of parsons to diBarm tho rufIlan It is With,
tho knowledge Of all neil tint there have been
efforts to prevent the preliminary prosecution Of
TINT caso. and 1t is notorious that tho Republican
party does not try atld convict Mcdonald aud Lis
A%s9eeAsh1' A'N5 NsS 1" AshLlNA3 t@E"F% YFtH XIV
criminal prosecutions, and tha pyico paid fur
that exemption Ia that they contribute their
money aud their votes, mud employ Nil tho means
at their command, to e]oct certain Republican
candidatea FOR o(lco. Torondnv this certain they
have uudertakon to muuago and control the con-
yontions GU both tickets, and possibly to-day will
| nominate at Turner Hall one Of their oun men
| fot ShoriH.
Tile law is pouorless Tho hands Of Justice
are raraiyzco. The police arc running tho
ea,nblcra and tho gambling -housen The pimps
| and brot1el-keepers. These social outcaste aud
notorioua criminals are retained as speciul
forco to raid upon the ballot-box to foce tho
election OF certain persons to Office, anl gerl-
! orally to do that wosk for tho Republican party
which requires the personal deprayity, mora!
obliquity. and familiarity With fraad and chent-
| ing Which are peculiar TO the gambling profea-
SIGN.
Nc invite tho attention Of the public to t!s
extraordinary organization Of tho gamblers OF
thia city &c political clement, and to the fact
that this organization seems to bo under tho
gpecia protection Of the Superintendent of Police
Of Chicago. 10 greater official crsno against 3d.
ciesy waa ever perpetrated than the FREQ licenao,
aud e.empting from legal penalties, granted to
the gamblers Of Chicago by tho Police Depart.
,ncnt and tint crime becomes more infamous
when tho price Of that exemption is that these
sumblo,a and thieves 5hgll, By force and fraud
control tho nlaetion. Iu vain arc Ill efforts at
reform when the police force strike hands With
| partnership.