The Indianapolis journal., 1885-10-11

the law should be az it ia" Tho law IL
a police regulation 1t is for the preservation OF
order. It is for the peace Of society. 1t leaves
the saloon keeper eighteen hours out OF twenty
four in which he may ply his business-and 1T
says that duriLg six, in the dead OF night. Tor
the sake of public quiet, his house shall be
closed We have three officers here, the Board
of Police Commissioners. charged specially with
the execution of our police laws and regula-
tions. Two of them. differing in politics,
gave directions that the law should be en-
forced; the other opposed and did everything he
could to obstruct its enforcement For that the
influence of the league gave him the nomina-
ton for mayor of the city. He will not prove
faithless. if elected to the men who have put him
in place. He will stand by those who stood by
him.
And now, citizens. upon which ground will
you stand! Upon the old ground, upon wnlcn
we have built up our prosperity, cur STABILITY
and our strength, that the laws enacted by the
people, through their appointed representatives,
shall stand and be respected until tney are re-
pealedq or this new doctrine-founded by league
banded together to support it and declaring
deadly hostility to all who oppose them--that the
way to get rid OF laws which small class does
not like is to elect officers who will refuse to en-
force any laws which they themselves do not
likeq 1 mistake you much if you will not stand
and found yourselves like rock upon the old
ground
A law of the State has given to cities authority
to lay tax in the form Of license fee of 800
d
has repeatedly held that such an enactment is
valid, as being within the proper police powers
of city. 1t is valid as a means of re-
straint to diminish the evils incident to the
business, and as means Of making
businesss which its supporters will admit is
productive of evils and mischief that are inevi-
table to it. pay part of the expense which it
occasions. If this business prodiglousiy in
creases the police expenses of the city it should
contribute more than it does towards paying
vn1I.a TI.-
is $50 The proposition is to make
it $780, Mr.. Denny is in favor of that PROPOSE
ton. His opponent is opposed to it. The sum
is low-much lower than in many cities where
the Democrats have control; much lower
than in many cities where the Repub-
lcans have control. The league is banded
together to defeat this proposition. 1t is fair
proposition. Separate it from politics and four
ffths of the voters would support it. But the
league opposes it with high hand.
There are several occupations to conduct
which license is required. The owners of
public vehices-hackmensc coaches, cabs, express
wagons, drays-are required to pay such a
license. These occupations occasion little labor
for the police. yet license is
according according to- to which a class ''' they belong belong
to, from $lS to $3 per annum. The prices
which the owners may charge for the services
rendered are also limited by law Their vehicles
are only allowed to stand at certain prescribed
on their part to trample upon the laws which re-
late to their occupations or to elect officers who
will disregard these laws. These men. exposed
to all sorts of weather. working men, who
return full equivalent for all they receive. and
loyalty abide by the laws. Their property is ex-
posed to view and can be easily valued, so that
when they pay the general tax, which is payable
on all property, they pay, according to value,
more than the keepers of saloons
They do not murmur against the license fees
70 ftnr mn mar L hovya
never until lately examined the law relating TO
their business. l believe that the license fee
against them is too much. and if l were in the
Council l would vote to reduceit.
But the license fee proposed to be required
frc m the saloons is not too r1uch l speak of it
as mere matter of indemnity. The whole of it
will not repay the city for the direct expense
which the saloons necessarily occason-the in.
creased police expenses-let alone the incidental
one of the poverty which they too often bring
on. disabling citizens from paying the just part
which they would otherwise pay of the public
burdens.
Citizens, let us with determined will insist
upon the election of men who will respect our
laws while they exist and honestly help to enforce
them. and let us insist that an occupation which
occasions many evils and mischiefs, shall bear
just portion Of the expenses incurred in curing
them.
SENATOR HARRIS's REMARKS.
A. G. Harris, the next speaker, asked what is
the interest or the people to be decided at the
polls next Tuesday. Taxes are paid to secure
the fullest protection to person and property.
The State of Indiana has said that
between the hours of IL o'clock p NJ and.5
A. NJ. no immoral men shall have the opportunity
to gather and go forth to destroy the peoples
peace and security. The State of Indiana
has further said that muni-
cipality shall have power to demand a
contribution from traffic that, through its evils
endargers the peoples security. These are ques-
tions, then. to be voted upon next Tuesday, and
no one doubts on which side the welfare of the
people rests. Cottrelism is not Democracy; it is
leagueism. Mr.. Denny will represent law
and order next Tuesday; Mr.. Cottrei will repre-
sent the liquor interests. not Democracy. An
executive officers duty is to enforce the law, not
to make or change it. When it becomes neces-
tary to make, change or repeal law the peo-
pie elect representatives to do it. Mr.. Harris
retired amid great applause
Caleb S. Denny, candidate for mayor, fol-
lowed, and after returning thanks to the speak
ers of the evening. called attention to Sim Coy's
recent statements that Indianapolis was
a representative city Of law aud ORDER
but he failed to say that any credit
was due to this crowd. The good order we have,
he did not say was due to two good Democrats
John w. Murphy and John A. Lang General
applause attended this statement