St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-11
YOURS, WITH A ROAST.

PatrOlman Delano's Compliments
to the Reform Administration.
When PatrOlman Delano was bounced
from the police force 1t was intmated
that the retrenchment and reform adj
ministration would hear from him
through the columns OF the Free Lance.
Sure enough, Saturdays Issue of that
paper contains two-column roast over
the signature of observer" in which
some of the workings of Supt. Brack-
et+'s police department are portrayed in
strong light. The picture is drawn of
faithful officer, presum ably Delan Q,
who suppressed the notorious "ShadeS"
saloon, who prosecuted and convicted
some four or five saloonkeepers within
three months for keeping open
Sunday, broke up and chased out
no less than dozen houses of
lll-fame on Third and Fourth streets,
and performed other valorous deeds
which it would seem should be encour-
aged and rewarded by highly moral
administration.
In concluSin observer" Eliminates as
follows: "People will discuss the proba-
bilities in this matter, they will wonder
whether the police commissioners, serv-
ing as they are without pay, and devot-
ing their time. which ought to, and
doubtless does, have cash value,
whether they will be likely to get their
pay in various ways; they will wonder
whether or not the $50 saloons of this
city, realizing the Importance of stand
ing solid with the commission" would be
likely to furnish an unlimited quantity Of
whisky and cigars, and if so would they
be likely to accept, and if they should
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gin to wonder if it is likely that they
are free and untrammeled in enforcing
the law. From the commission their
thoughts will naturally turn to the Off
GERS, and they will wonder If brilliant
and painted nose, and generally
Illuminated cOuntenance, is an abSo-
lutely necessary adjunct of the police
business. When lady steps up to an
officer and asks the way to Nicollet ave-
nue., she will wonder where and how
the guardian of the peoples interest
ever developed such diabolical. COM
pound intensified breath, and she
will go on her way, wondering
what sin she has ever COM
mitted that she should be obliged to
suffer the infection. If many men are
seen swarming into the back door of a
saloon on Sunday, and an officer stand
ing near, people will wonder if the cop
knows that tie saloon is open. Then
maybe the citizen will approach and
smell of his breath, and perchance he
will go away satisfied, and not wonder
anymore at anything he sees, or hears,
or smells, but it must be admitted that
there is all opportunity" to see and hear
a great deal, and at the same time it is
considered the orthodox thing to keep
still and cover up all the cussedness
there is In the atmosphere simply be-
cause it occurs under what men call
"our reform administration" Qt must
be that, as we don't fancy they would
lie about small matter like that, but
if these things occurred under the hor-
rible man Ames and his rule we would
know at once that it must be very
wicked. The man who would have the
tGmerity to state that things were not
in righteous condition now might lay
himself open 10 the charge of being
Overzealous and having desire to re-
form the world