Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-15
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he 3dE5htdtti Oi, pup iCtty IS q means OF pro
tect!ng community AZ inst the oD rstions OF the
criminal classes, compared with the policy of
secrecy with his u,ualy pr-ycileG with the
police authoriti'5, was forci5.r illustrated In
WASHINGTON | At week. on ThursiGy, througt,
the acton OF the CtiZ Us Committee, THa STAR
announced the arrival in tn city OF five pro-
feSsi"Ha crm.l Is, with such description OF their
ape france. etc. as won to IL nifty them,
ani wsraing TO the puzzle to locx oar Tor them
an Il prc7 mt their Oper t Is as far az possible.
Some OF the other city p tDer5 took the matt uD
repeating the sri ton ani rem wing thu
caution 50 that the p lbil ty and char icJer OF
the DANGER were pro.np ly known to ne trIy every
Int iligent rerScn In TIA. city. WI II WIS the
suit? TIE wy X day thu gr I'll yilg ann0unce-
ment was mad that the gtnG hld left Town,
knowing fun well TINT, under thN cir un tances
thus brought about, W .shingfon w0u!i DE a very
unpron sing, Ii not an abinluiely periouS field
In which TO rngage upon their work.
How would IL have be- n unier the cOriition OF
things heretofore ex.Stin =? The gent--m.n In
question wound have DC n perm tel t. engage
quarters, to del berateIy map out rier campaign,
and to en5Ggr actively at thu work, -igl.g under
the very nose am eyes OF The police, who would
have been pow cTieS5, even IL posed Interfere
with their operations, until hey had Gu ily v'o
lated TIT laws, and probably got away W til their
plumber. Then their victims m:-h. or might net
have recovered something OF tier l05sas, accord
troll, AMI puTSu nj ID cam nts the details OF
which would L I've been stuiious.v kept from their
knOw,fdge. Then, Ton, the criminals IN slt have
been arrested, aGi G5ain they might n9t, accord
Ing to circuInst1nces. wal a, thank fortune,
long sufrr.n. pIOhc is at lAsj beginning To learn
something.
The plain moral of this it'll, story Is that what
community wants and must nave is tn prevention
OF Crime, instead OF d lection. He'd. tn way
20 secure this Is to pIbIish rs widely as possible
everything known or attall,bc IN regard to pro-
IeSsional AMI 0tder Grim n.l., or Whatever Class,
Their movement. and their prob tble intentions.
These 1acts Can be cas- ~ furnished by the police
force OF one c,ty 70 tht or Others, and the new
papers Will gladly lay toem before the world.
There Is no sense In IN nclng M itt RS In this bu IL
ness any longer. TIx-Diyins ami law-tGdng
clttzens must have tn benefit o! the laws an. OF
the services o. thOSe pail and sworn ID execute
them, ami not Ii" CLASSES whose whole pursuit In
HE is the violation OF all the law, OF God and
man. Again THE STAR slys, Turn on tae
Lghtsl"
TIE STAR Is In receipt OF number OF cnmnuni-
cations suggesting the ndmnS Of citizens WHO
would make good Commits 7ioners. Among the
names presented are the following: Joiia T.
Given, Nm Ii. Cl g 1t, Thcs j. F.sler, j ines l..
Baroour. J0hn L. Lehman, walter Diy.,,rs Rich.
i. Merrick, Ho-atto Browning, NJ. W. Gait, Wm.
Wm H. Tcnhey. John A. B.ker, William &. Do tge
. T. Clarke, j. W. Thompson, Charles Kennedy
A. H. Stephenson. Gen. II. c. NJ ,igS, s. E. Middle
ton. r. C. Fox, ex-M yor I'm ny. Will an NJ Galt
Samuel Shellabarger. Ii. A. Willard, Charles C..
glover, j. +. klngle, John T. MITCHELL A. NJ.
Clapp, L. M. Saunders, TIT IN j. Cor.y
We have not room for the various coInnunica-
Tons setting forth the merits and gu ,liictlons OF
the persons recommended, but it VIII be readily
perceived that the list contains the names OF q
number or citizens whose character and Capacity
are above question, and who would be generally
acceptable TO the public In the capacity of Com
missioners 1t may be said that some OF the best
qualified OF the gentlemen named would not
accept the posionif offered but IL Is worth while
70 make an effort to secure their services and If
Sne responsibility were placed Squrely upon their
shoulders OF taking the Office In the line OF public
outy as good citizens probably they would not de-
cline
MISS Garrison. OF ST. IoiIiS- ShOnld take IN Iec-