Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-18
Northern Civilization,

As ii is popular with Northern jour
mails to inveigh against crimein Texas,
we copy from the Cincinnati Enquirer
the following, TO show what one city
alone in the land of God and morality
can do in the way OF murder and other
crimes:
Time was when Cincinnati needed but
twenty-five policemen TO guard its moral
safety. That was in the ffies not far from
1860. and now, with but little increase in ter.
rtory, II police force OF three hundred men
and Ave patrol wagons, each the equivalent
of twenty additional officers, its streets reek
with crime. not II thorougblarc in its limits
but has been stained with human blood. In
the decade yet to close over eight hundred ar
rests have been made of men who, with
knives, pistols, or other deadly weapons.
have, with moro on less success, attempted
the lives OF iollow-creutures.
The sis annuGl reports of the superlntcnd.
cnt Of police exhibit some startling figures.
In certain classes OF crime the aggregate was
| as follows
Malicious shootlng,-,"."".... Il
Malicious cutting .....,.., ..,.......,... }D
Cutting with Intent to wound. ...... Il
Assault with intent TO kill.................. 1872
Shooting with Intent to klll.........,.,.. 23i
Cutting with Intent TO kill............,.,,., mg
Murder and granddaughter ..................... 90
Carrying concealed wc0pons...,..... Ns
Total arrests for all causes..m.......... 6G5st
And how has This wholesale onslaught on
society been metz In what way has tho bib
Heal injunction of an "eyc for an eve, IA
tooth Tor a tooth, p been folowede The reply
can be given In Ms many words as may be
counted ON one hand-iour men have been
hanged or one IN every ilfty. Laxlty of laws
gives the Queen City of the West It's crimson
record. Pr"cmincncc in art, science and In.
dustry avail nothing where murder Is ram.
pant and the liyeg OF citizens are unsafe
even In broad dwight.
y certain amount OF sOci al determination
was TO have been expected Immediately fol.
lowing the war, but according 10 all prece.
dent It should not have lasted for any great
length OF time. In the case of Cincinnati, In.
stead OF mending, IL grew woise until last
summer, when the elimination Il is to be
hoped was reached by the commission OF
nino murders, one each In as many success.
siyc days.
Give society living chance. Squire Sc
dem, who knew less OF law than amy man
appointed TO the Office before or since. was
one of the best magistrates Cincinnati eyer
had. His rulings Invariably Were made In
accordance with the justice OF The cause. ana
without gard to written, printed or quoted
au' hoT ties. 10 q Quibbling lawyer, who
SAID, You can't do that. The lawn-"Damn
the law" ronrrd the squire. ann The law
and constitution in this bailiwiek.n MANY
times cases were appealed from him to the
upper courts, aud In almost every instance
his judgments We're affirmed, proof posiil so
that leaning toward common sense, or Ius.
tiee, which is the same thing, viii always be
sustained. The county Jail has to-day nearly
lofly mnrderers within It's walls, while out
side the Enclosure are scores OF Others. some
are under ball and some are entirely freed.