, 1875-01-30

this cttv IA ilfcH tlo In a', empty r,,gur hngs-
l,end IN midsummer, ou! wl,o posTcss-as .
vantaeo VI. thu Laws, l'h4 class hsindles nut
nnly "landlottis," int grocara, butchers. retail
dca!crr Of MI kinds; anil even sI'o l'oor
wabherwonscn DO not cscsrc them. Now,
prorertv owner. Win hha evcr had
nnsthing to do with ptomiscunua trnants, A,d
all rctnl .lcnlors, can cerru,'rnte. nlow 1no to
suggest tllRt wnt is wanted ia not this Hncalfcd
b1,s Justice. equal mud oxnct Justice, between
mai, and lnhu. rcEarti1sas pf Individual con1-
ttona md know Of no hcttcr way to accom-
pli4f1 ths cfnl than to n,nke tho snivor or es-
en'p!if,n !awa by parties entering into contracts
involving tho payment Of 1nnnoy, for n far
confederation either vorbnl Or written {lnrfnting
leases. Of course), legal and binding by utntue,
and thus enable creditors 10 collect what IL
IuHtly due then, without fail. Such Il Inv might
porhnIs teach yee: lhrce elarncnt in tho enin-
n,unitv TINT honesty IL indeed thn boat policy.
for only uA policy can tho principles Of l,oucsty
10 instilcd into tito 1nntla Ut stlc I'eu'''c.
i!EnMFs.
CRIME Musr III: ruT DOWN.
To fhr EIitnr IT IHr rifrHao yrannr:
CHICAGO, Ian. 23.-1t m,,st be olgionn to oy-
cry ono WHO keeps i.fA cycB and Car1 oncn that
there exists fearfnl nnto Of things in our city.
Tho records Of tho Criminal CoHrt in tho mat
ter Of Tho trial Of can,hlera nro enough 10 CAUSE
ovcry good citizen 10 blush with Aa1no nnt1 ill.,
dignation. Plainly interpreted, they nnlount 10
all advertisement 10 NIL Tie hieycs atnl gain-
blers in tho land TO como to Chicago, for hrro
tlioy Gun carry on their Infamous business with
in1puuity. Who Is TO blumo? Not the Stntcs
Attorney, for it Ia 0yidcnt that ho hns fcarleFsly
md honestly attempted TO do Ills duty. Mob
Judge Williams. for his action shows that ]1e
would gladly rid tho community Of tlese
aociai ulcers which sra u stencil In
tho nostriih cf nll decent 1ncn. Not
the 1,rcsa fur the columns OF MI
our papers hsyo teemed will exposures. a,,.l
boldly pointed ont n,ld denounced these moral
pests. .-a1ld yet all seem powcrless. II seems
strange slRte ot affairs tint hrro is no remedy
for:oviiB Tint aro patent to every ono who wulks
clis,on that practically our polfco mid othcr
public officials Rro Engaged III projecting thiovcs
i'll their dcpreaations ntlnn tue community i'll
H;ead OF projecting tho community aEnitat
tlioves. 1t is tEecr ,'o'aenBo To saY they lo not
know. Every uno WHO yaakH tho rtrceLB knows
theso men, Tor they advertise thair business al
pairnbly uud as petsstently III n book ageuk or Il
tatlyaaser for life insurance. Gnu cannot walk
through AfaAlHoa or Canal streets without sGe-
iug scorea 0f mock auctions in full Llaas
right under tho noaeB OF tho poliee,
who stnnl by, aud see tl.o ,inwary
drawn into tho not without one word Ut
Warming Tho snine is ttuo Of the gambling
hol,aes Thu sidewalks III their vicinity swarm,
with their runners and rorerA and yat We Aro
told tlRt II in impossible to convict them.
Tho right Of sutf-protccLion In Inherent In i'll
divdnaA and communities, md Wien tho Of
tcia1s to whom, they nave delegated this fight
the mattcr iutp their own hands. AIN no ad-
yucate Of lynch-law Or Vigilance Conlnitteeu,
but II nc caIl.ot have reformation. without ruvo
lu.ton, then revolution becomes nocessity mt