Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-08-21
THE CHICAGO CASE.

The effect OF yesterdays verdict vii
be felt all over the country, where vicious
characters congregate, but nowhere with
more effect than in the city where it was
rendered, and among n certain class, OF
whom the objects of the verdict are the
outcome. AS before mentioned in these
columns, the criminal element in Chi
cago. embraces every class and known
nationality, ranging from the most dense
ignorance to the educated chevalier d. in
dustry, and owing to the compactness OF
the business portions OF the city, all OF
them are enabled to work the wealthy
part OF the city and then retire to the out
skirts where, in measure they are free
months, this great army of criminals,
take service on the thousands of lake
craft touching there, and spend few
months in quiet ease for pay, coming
parture of the summer birds for the
South, and as regularly too, and having
few dollars, the result OF their voyages,
they make partial provision for the
winter siege. This class OF vagrants
numbers thousands, and in almost any
direction radiating from the Madison
street bridge toward the outskirts, they
settle in gangs, and become terror to
their neighbors. 1t is of this class Of
men that the Anarchists come, ard they
are ripe for anything that promises loot
in the shape OF food and drink without
work, and the local authorities have per-
mitted them to SO herd together, for the
reason that they are Il powerful factor in
an election, and are always for sale to the
highest bidder. This partial blindness
to their acts by the authorities has en-
boldened them from year to year, until
the formation OF workingmen's assem-
blies, and the recent deep agitation OF the
labor problem, offered them an outlet for
their concentrated villainy, and the Hay
market horror was the result. In truth,
the original fault lies in the lax admins
tration Of police law in that city, and now
that dire necessity has arisen, it will be
noted how soon this gang will leave their
haunts and seek pastures new. The YER
dict is eminently just, and will serve to
stimulate the growth OF the city as moth
ing in the past has done, for the fear of
personal violence, and the wreck OF
property through the enmity OF these
rascals, has tied up most OF the floating
capital in Chicago, which otherwise,
would find use in local investment. OF
course there are many thousands OF hon
est and poor laborers in Chicago, but
they are in no sense part OF the gangs
described, and no one knows them apart
better than the authorities, hence, in the
punishment OF the worthless there is no
reason to unwttingly harm the deserving.
The testimony given at the trial will bear
legal scrutiny from any higher court,
and the death penalty inflicted on these
murderers, will be the greatest relief
Chicago has ever known. There is
lesson to be learned from the case, which
the business men OF that city will do well
to heed and it is that they should 60 to
the polls in person, every man OF them,
and not permit the rag-tag OF creation to
rob them OF voice in local affairs. I'm
worthy men being chosen to office by
"heelers," the "heelers" must have re-
cognition, and as they depend on the
criminal classes for support the recognl-
tion takes the shape OF protection for
criminals, opening the way for bomb
throwing, or any other known form of
crime, with impunity.