The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-10-12
POPULAR INDIGNATION
And High State of Excitement in St.
Louis Ovee the Removal of Chief
Campbell.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. Unpopular excitement
over the arb.tTary and illegal action Of the
Police Board in discharging Chief Camp.
bell IS on the increase, and nothing less
than public Indignation meeting will give
necessary vent to the pent UP feelings Of
outraged citizens, The testimony Of Chief
Campbell before the grand jury is proof
sufficient for any one a his manly honor
and official integrity; and now that his
honest, fearless expression of sentiment
has been made known the opinion formed
of his official honesty has to be added to an
admiration OF his manliness.
Iaaffe, the newly appointed chief, post.
poned making demand upon chief Camp
bell for the office and records until this
morning. on the plea that he had not been
able to close up his old business as secretary
OF the police board. Whether this was
subterluge resorted TO 10 order to enable
Lutz to perfect his bold plans or not, 1t Is
difficult to tell, but the postponemeut has
resulted in the forcthle exclusion Of Chief
Campbell from his own office at the Four
Courts. When the latter reached that build.
mis- office, but upon trying TO open 1t with
his Key found that his "open sesame"
power Al1 N1uished. Upon inquiry he
discovered that Albert Hercules, the de.
feated candidate for the secretaryship OF
the Board had last Ayening detached the
old lock from the door OF the chiefs office,
and replaced ii with a new one under In.
structions from the redoubtabe Lutx.
Taaffe, under orders from the same official,
has possessed himself OF the records and
had given Instructions to Sam BOYD and his
officers to allow no one to enter the chiefs
sanctum.
Chief Campbell, upon learning these
facts, Immediately withdrew from the
building aud visited his attorneys to consult
with them In regard to what action he
should next take. The stand taken by him
is, that under the law the Board could re-
move him only for 1csuse, and that the
cause should be made known to him by the
preferment Of charges against him, upon
which he should be granted a fair, open
and impartial trial by the comm issioners.
This not haying been done,
he regards the action OF the board as lille
gal and In violation Of the official oath Of
its members, and as imperative upon the
jurisdiction exercised by him over the po-
lice force. Luz takes different view OF
IL, and, instead Of awaiting legal action to
determine the issue between Taafe and
Campbell, has availed himself OF his self
conferred authority to break open the Office
Of the Chief aud Dust him from his position
by force and violence. The action Of Lutz
arousrs but little comment as 1t Is OF q
pice with his daring, defiant disregard of
public decency and popular sentiment
since he was elevated to the temporary
Vice Presidency of the Police Board by his
own vote.
There is considerable inquiry and a great
deal OF speculation relative to the connec-
tion OF Mr.. Taaffe with the Board and the
ring. John ID. Finney, who has long been
known as "A warm personal friend OF Taaffe,
was met by gentleman this morning and
asked what he thought OF him.
~ think" he remarked, "that IN &C
cepting the Chieiship he made the cardinal
mistake Of his life. lie cannot possibly re.
tain the place, no matter who becomes
Governor, and ere long one OF two things
must happcn-he must either resign or
fall.'i
Dom you think his selection by Dr.. |
lut2 Is against himY'
ole is surrounded by evil influences and
therefore say that he must soon either
resign or fall. -
ITO what influences do yoNattribute his
ITO the influence OF those men. know
Lutz, Caruth and Cleveland held caucus,
md that ltOOdiur Was cyplulo1 In that
caucus Taaffe. suppose, was chosen for
he chielshp.o
"Wherc do Butler and Crittenden come
nYn
"Crittenden pulls the strings."
"And McChesney; Ia no the governors
ooY
mo, Sir; by Cd! Crittenden is Nc
chesney's tool. Bob Pate and McChes-
iey own Crittendcn. Only yesterday =
gambler told nae that BOZ Pate
lad Tom Crtteadcn locked UP In hs
Isfe.
. 10 . g. =.