, 1879-03-02

have been manufactured BY tbs citizens' Lessae
and all cases which have been presented to us to
! which attached the slightest suspicion Of that
character have been rejected by us. The result Of
/; OUR WORK Is MADE CLEAR
from the statistics OF crime in this city. The NUM-
Der OF arrests of minors since we hare been engaged
/ in the enforcement OF this statute has decreased
from one-qnarer to one e-third; aad we are conf
dent in the belief. and VIC have sufficient exosr
enca nehind us to Justify us IN that confidence
! that, bad we been clothed with the power to en-.
! ploy limited number Of special policemen, We
could hare decreased those arrests ut least one
half. From two-thfrds to three fourths Of the III
mates Of our State Pen'tentiary are Under 10 yesss
OF aye, and Wc are informed BY the officers OF those
Institutions that about seveneighths Ut the inmates
o. our Peni1entiary go from the saloons in the
His Honor the Mayor suggests the respectable
lty OF certain saloons, and claims that they havs
never been conducted in . more orderly manner.
we insist that whatever there is Of respectaoiiity
League. and the orderly manner in which they ara
at present conducted is teaceable largely to the
While much good has been accomplished, 1t is
needless, perhaps, to state that much more
mains mains to be done. In one aaoun In this city
voub 1ou gsls have been seen at one time Over 800
3hs; Ing, and the existence Of such saloons. open to
by bboys an. and girls every night: IS may
Clark, Madison, md other streets, is
disgrace to any civilization; and no pre-
ense VI tuelr tcspectabtlty, or as to the orderly
manner in which they arc conducted, can etacs
tais disgrace. And the dangerous character Of
many OF these saloons IL manifest when the fact
- M Snown that the present Mayor has revoked over
IT IS TO BE OBSERVED ALSO
In this connection that epecial policemen are de-
tailed for the preservation OF order in these sa-
looms, or IN many OF them. They are thcre in the
in the prosecution OF his business. We do not
think we are making nnT extraordinary de11aud
when ge ask that the public have police protection
did nos ask tor geuetal powers for these sneca1
police: We ak simply FOR speeias powers within
ciety stated and stated truly that thcy could not
do their work without special policemen to aid
thep. How then can we 30 expected adequately
much more difficult OF execution, and quits as I'M
portant in character!
:: We desire no controversy with his Honor ths
Mayor; for a1l that be has done to aid Us We feel
in common with all other good citizens, indebted
to him, and are anxious to recognize It all. We
think nc has made serious mistake-a mistake
which Is against the best interests Of our people,
In taking the position which he has assumed
We think that
THAT MISTAKE SHOULD BE CORRECTED,
and that the Citizens League should be atded to
to enforce this statute. We desi:e further say,
IN the most explicit manner possible, that this
Leaeue has 70 political schemes to promote; that
IT nnQualidedY repudiates any effort upon the part
Of any members OF the Lcaguc to mix up or fdenti-
~ the League with any political projects whatso-
ever Very early in the history OF the League We
diselaimed all political purposes. Ne repeat with
added emphasis, that disclaimer. This League has
no candidate for Mayor, and will have none. This
hesgas ss, asks ,;,lar for the suppression of
Of all good citizens OF al political par
ties, and Of all creeds and religious, beliefs and
opinions. It has nothing to do with caucuses,
conventions. or party candidates, aud will have
nothing to do With them and Fepuuintes any EFFORT
By whoulsoevcr made or wheresoever made, to
identify this League with any political movement
of whatsoever kind. Symp2thlzing with every
order Of the city individuals yet an Aesoci.-
ton it has but one purpose, the suppression OF
the snle OF liquor to minors by the enforcement OF
the statute against such gales.
connection or Identification 1 wtth any movements
Of political character whatsoever. we re-
peat our appeal to the good people
Of Chicago to assist in the great
which we have undertaken and assQse
strictly to the purposes which we hzye declared.
+. f. ELMKSDoMF, Pres.
MATsoa H1LI4 Rec Sec.
t.7 L.,C. TALLNADGE, Cor. seo-
lsEAKL P. RuxsRr,
WILLIAM P. B1AcK,
JAMES Woop,
". +. CRAFTS.
HEXnr ". Dudley,
A. PAXTON,
F. P. FISHER,
THoMAs MouLD1se.
JoHH WADE,
=, Executive COMMITTEES.
EMENr 4. STcnns,
WILLIAM P. ELAcK,
Counsel for the League.