The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-06-08
INDIGNANT CITIZENS.
Charlottesville Aroused Over the Nom
Enforcement OF Law.

CRAwFoRDsyILLz, May 31.-lSpeciaLi-
Something OF a sensation was oecOsiOned here
last night by the publication of card by Dr.
Etter that eighty persons were seen to enter
one saloon here last Sunday aud sixty-fve an
other.
Within two hours time the law-abiding citi-
zens arose as one man and marched to the
council hail. where the common council was in
session. and demanded that the common laws
of deeeney be enforced. Each councilman.
policeman and even tho mayor was called up
by the populace and mado to give rea4ons why
the laws were not enforced. A demand was
made that an ordinance be passed ordering
down all screens and the hosting of blinds so
that an unobstructed view could be had
of the interior of all saloons
during Sunday and after IL o'clock at night
Zach councilman pledged himself to vote for
something of the kind, and before AdiourninR
the mayor obligated himself to meet citizens on
the morrow and begin the work OF reformation.
Councilman Reynolds bewsiled the publication
of the facts es they occurred Sunday, and said
such publications injured the fair name OF our
city, but DR.. Etter clearly demonstrated that
the officers of the law had been appealed to in
vain for period of years. Rndif there had been
any sin committed in its publication, he was
the one TO be directly censureu, but he was u
citizen of CrawfordEville and directly interested
in her welfare along with those who were here
asking that her morals be defended and that
the robbers of her character be punished; that
il was not he or hia law-abding associates that
trailed the fair name of this beautiful city in
the dust but that the blame lay at the door OF
the officers who failed &c do their whole duty.
Reform had been pledged within the repub-
liogn party OF this city, where they have ma
jority of 800 but as usual that pledge had been
forgotten until the uprising of the people at
last nights session of the council, in whose
chamber the presence OF democrat is thing
of the past. Last nights performance is only
a percursory OF what is 70 follow and unless
prompt and effective action is begun impcsch-
ment pspers will be fled against the board. in
fact every arrangement Tor oustlng the oincers
has been secretly made so that from
last night ali are on probation. The
saloon element has become so powerful
here that the existence OF the republican party
OF this city depends upon Its support, aud at
the last city election the thirty-fve oalOons,
with ali their following worked and voted with
the republicans, with the understanding that
they were to be unmolssted. The contract has
been faithfully kept but an outraged public
has risen ana demands that the pledges made
10 them be kept the offices vacated.
by double dealing the republicans swept
everything. but the price has been TOO great,
for in the flush of victory the fair name OF q
beautifuieity hes been deisa1ed. and nov her
officers whose duty IL is to ward of all evil ap-
proaches, are censuring an indignant public
because of their own neglect of duty. The pub
lie had to Tesort 10 the press TO get sem blance
of an action toward the fulfllment OF ante
election pledges.
A committee OF responsible citizens, headed
by the Rev. Mr.. Inglis and Dr. Etter. were APP
pointed several weeks ago TO privately look
after the actions of the officers and tho viola
tons OF the Sunday laws, and after avigilsnce
of nearly six weeks they we're armed wish sui
fcient data, and last night they laid the matter
before the board.