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they rccur md tho 1rial. people must tako
el tho rest Of tho responsibility. II would
be to the croslit tf both II there should neyer
be Auy moro Of IT,



btr. MAnK SHERIDAN Ia stow talker. II
ho In In possession Of tho startling facts which
la 30 vaguely and mysterio,sly hints nt, he
docs not propose 10 show his whole hand Mt
the start. lie comes out with little moro
every day, howovor, and may possibly tell his
whole story it ho Rhalt fortunately bo finally
oustctl from bis Office. 1t IL certainly not
very creslitablo to Alr. SHERIDAN that, though
he claims to have known for a long tlmo Of
the Official abuses he now proposes to expose,
TINT ho Ind not ono wort1 to soy about them
until there was a determined effort On tho
part Of tho Common Council to get rid Of
him by aboishing tho Board. His reticance
heretofore should be explained ut the same
tinlo hc reveals the awful frauds and fearful
corruption which ho now threatens.
The later intimntions OF Alr. SHERIDAN,
stripped Of the mysticism In which ho has
clothed them, nre that prominent members
Of The police foFco AFRO in receipt Of money
from tho gamblers to protect them from
raids, aud TINT other men stiu moro promi-
nent in the City Government aro aiding aud
abctting these corrupt officials; also, that
men holding high Positions in TIM city were
engaged In tho frauds of tho charter elec-
ton, aud that certain officials who honestly
opposed the chartor OF 1872 have bean re.
moved on that account, and certain baa
characters who assisted In the frauds layo
been rewarded with official places. There Is
certainly strong confirmation in gen.
eral way of what Mr. SHERIDAN says
III tho notorious faet that tho
NnnE1nr5J hnro lat
outrageous frauds were committed at the
charter election In favor Of tho side which
the majority Of tho City Government and all
the gamblers supported. The Council fur
nished another confirmation on Monday
evening by ita refusal to entertain AID.
CAapDELIs resolution calling for All inves-
tigation into hr. SuEnrDAA's chargca. Mr.
CAMrnE1t wanted the Council to instruct tho
Judieiry Committee to take Mr. SHEn1pAN's
statement under oath concerning the o1llcial
iniquity to which he hna rcforred. Tho
Council took NC action whhtover in regard to
tho resolution, thus practically rejecting 1t.
Their treatment Of the subject lonves but ono
of two conclusions, either that body Is
afraid to enter upon an investigation Of 0Ir.
SnKnIpAN's charges, or it is utterly indiHor-
ont to public interests, and careless whether
there is corruption In the City Government
or not.
Fortunately, Mr.. SHERIDAN is not concluded
by the action Of the Council. II tho Supreme
Court gives new lease of life to the Board
Of which be is member, ho may summon
the guilty ofIioials On tho police force before
his Board and compel thcm to dofend them
selves against his charges. II tho Supreme
Court docs not sustain him and the Police
Board, ho has tho privilege Of appearing be-
fore tho Grand Jury and procuring m indict-
ment against evory city ofloial who has been
guilty Of malfeasance in Office. The latter
course is probably the bottor ono to pursue
in my event. An examination Of those
charges before Court is likely to bo moro
thorough and impartial than before the Coun-
Gil or Police Board, whero influences On one
side or the other would bo likely to be intro
duced. Besides, tho charges are Of naturo
10 domand judicial investigation and, II
they can be sustained, tho guilty officials
| ought to bs punished to the full extent Of the
law, no mattor how high they may stand.