Telegram-herald., 1890-04-14
aIhe fresh PollcCrlE "a ,,

Kindly permit me the use Of your
columns to make 4 vigorous "klck"
against that unmitigated nuisance, the
"fresh" policeman.
We all understand the proper func-
ton of policeman to be the prOtec-
ton of the peace and the suppression
of nuisances, and as long as they keep
properly within those bounds we are
ready to recognize their worth, but
when they depart from that course and
persist in insulting decent people who
are in no way transgresslng the law or
committing q crime, they become 4
bore and 4 nuisance. Ny attention has
been called to this thing quite frequent
ly, but never, until / was made the OBJ
ject of an insult myself, have thought
TO notice the matter In this way.
Here are the circumstances. Satur-
day, April IL, the Stetson Uncle Tom )
Cabin aggregation were parading the
streets and succeeded IN attracting q
large crowd around them, sufficiently
large to block up the sidewalks aud the
streets lOf course, TINS WAS not u NUS
ancc - I On my way from dinner to
my work on MonrOc-st., | passed
through the Arcade and would nave
passed Immediately across the road and
up the street but Tor the blockade tina
stopped me. just waited where was
and would have gone along about MY
business. when | could have done u
conveniently. In the meantime police
man 81, aching for a chance to show
his authority, came along and g.viug
me iab IN the ribs win his club. tod
me 10 "move on" | stepped back oGl
Of his way and let him pass by. Pretty
soon be came back, still tnirsting for
gore. "See here, didn't I tell you 20
move on7'' Yes, butdOn't you sec, |
can't7' THAT don't mako any ditiev-
encc; you move on, Oh III run you H.. -
"AIl right. Mr. Policeman, you run me
IN Just as soon as you want to; IT.. stand
here until that crowd gets out the way
SD that | can move on" OF course I
was committing q nuisance and had 90
undergo the Indignty OF lao IN the
rits. and the threats OF this pseudo
guardian Of the law, Policeman No.
81. The mob blOckading the streets
ard walks was not nuisance.
Another Instance. A poor oil labor
ing nan. wheeling a wheei borrow down
WaterlOO-st.. and commanded 90 take
it of, that's no place for waeelbor-
row" But the high toned bloOds Or
their BICYCLES ride by rs daily. and
many times have had 20 stop % .et
one Of them pass mc. Another In-
stance. 4 minister Of the gospel cur.
i0us 70 knowhhe number Of people vbo
passed through q Certai n saloon doc.
n 4 certain length Of time, took his
post at a convenient distance 70 count
He vas actually pushed sway by =
po.,cens1. who seemed 20 be perfectv
0b.Ivl0us 10 the drunken mob cr0wdlng
around the saloon door, and The osths
ard insults ~ them made. These
/ lttie things ars constantly noticed
sv the policemen While the
greater forms Of criu1e, the - looms
gambling b0uses. common rrost tutss.
pool and lizard playing minors. etc D..
are allowed - run almost unnof ced
I'll tne veTy atmosphere - polluted
thereby. sud ve ara + - vilh the ut
rsost fear for the nsors ttv of cur vouns
sons ard daughters Wen are We %
iru - hsve ess ~ ta-s "strslninz At
17,sts ard svs} }lovfug gcsraels-7 When s-s
the offers - the Law gcng - earn
that they ara raId - protect the inter-
ests of the people. ard thst tnsv ars
nrt paid - abuse Art lrsult fher1
wh t1-urz c.ir1 eve ID th.rgs tea.
o1xhs - demand tlelI attention.
A SUFFEREB-