Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-29

nC:odv r. political life has received congratu}a-
tens CT present: from the citizens of New York.
I..-.. : y sc.a the citizens draw the line. They
vs.! feed a tramp or q millionaire. but they
1r9,-t feed a politician. This is undoubtedly
lsla.e in his iAGermost consciousness the
aycIagc c.t.zfa knows that the politician is rob
ti@r I'm continually anyway and adding a gift
10 the THEFT would only PALATE the 0iiense. We
,,FTe faUcH 10 b. thankful for in this particular
Christmas, but nothing which VIII call forth
sutii peiliS 0i praise az the action of our city
aItaui.ti2a i'll making an apparent effort To
cream tle streets. It j. an unexpected kind
re-@- We nave Paid literally to have the streets
citahcd Tor 80 many years aGG have seen them
regularly neglected So long that when lot OF
la". were actually turned loose by the city aU-
tnoritie> aud ordered TO clean Broadway last
week lia"s ct citizens stood on the sidewalk
and watched them with heartfelt thank-t,viDgs.
We certainly have the most ab0ninable Grim
Inal. dercl.Ct aGd inadequate city government
in the world. TG-(,1v the siuSh and dirt on the
sidewalks IS a least seven inches deep; one can
rvt cross Broadway NJ any point unless the
s'USh and STOW goes over his 0ycrsh0e5. III
steal oi hayj:'-r gangs OF men and carts out to
clear away the SiUsh. ti:cv leave everything I'M
til midnight AID tien start a few weak AMI in
c.c.y.t Italians about the colossal task. Mean
Will" the politicians sit in their GiiiccS<nd pray
ior rain or hot weather. so that the snow may
Hr swept or melted away. OF course hot
weather II sure tn come before July and you
E.dy DEPEND UYon the politician 10 wait when
rs i -oiIg TO make an, thing by 4.
RICH POLICE CAPTAIES
Justice Murray has raised an awful hull
;halloo 10y casually rerrarssin.s that it was some
what singular that the police captains in New
York. whose salaries we're modest and Of small,
Importance. were most of them men whose for
tunes range from :iJ9. 0a}a tn -233,Gc0 He said
Ia H.,
not large II thr captains were honest The fact
that they hal bean able 10 accumulate such nm
accountable EuItuIGs Tes due entirely TO their
bTazeu dishonesty ard the manner in which they
''N"r~'@ ta"lr precincts. I;iiS raised Il howl
of Indignation from the CAPTAINS Justice MIR
ray. who indeed oaly gave uttnrance to an opin-
len whic! Is fortified 10y facts and held hv the
ueulric in New York. went into details and the
res:.it Eas 4 biz showing aga.Gst the policemen
IhG captains. instead OF claiming that the state
mems were untrue. INDUCED in yituger0tive
di4>r OF the magistrate which eliminated in
tt1 statement that he s!Hlk away from his post
d1rin- the draft EiDts and sought place of
Sccu~!uG and safety. Justice Murray came oft
IN d'-rifird letter. IN which he explained 10
tie satisfaction Of everybody. except the cap
taiHS his excuse for his action Guriug the draft
riot aud said that ii he was a coward then he
is not now. Justice tiGTray saws con
c'S y that the police captains reap large for
tunes 10y Matchmaking H4T"r saloon keepers and
c>F|ruja-lA GtIls. Wi.!e.. the laws Instruct them
10 t."S"- He Gays he knows what he is talking
about. and offers to furnish a list To the district
attorney which shall show conciuSiyely that
there Is not polio" captain in New YORK. with
Two OF three exceptions, who is not guilty Of
crime.
The charges Of Justice Murray were a sur
Prise to everybody The police have been inc!fi-
Gent. Inattentive and brutal enough Of late
years. Bu: they have been so thoroughly banded
tc-'ther that IL was impossible to do anything
WIN them. Its believed that they will forever
remain III possession of their sinccurps and gains
Though charges were repeatedly made against
them by citizens TO one expected one OF their
own Kind to throw down the glove Justice
Murray has already made n name for himself
lie can make greater one if lie follows up his
IiGe OF attach unfiinchin1iy