Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-31


 governor and were relatively independent Of local politics. This was changed bv the amendment of 1855. Hence in 1860
 the mob broke up the meeting held to pay respect to the memory of John Brown. and there was no redress, for the local government was tied by political consider
 atlons. In those days as often as suitable
 men were appointed as police commission
 CTS, his honor the mayor simply refused
 confirmation. Such obstacles to good gov ernment indicate real slavery. It is not wholesome law, but the obstacle to the enforcement of the law which interferes with freedom to do right.
 At one time several counties, including New York city, were served by a metro. politan police force, but the system was abolished by the Tweed ring as not sub
 servient enough to local political control.
 In loo5 law was enacted by which the ! control of the police force in Boston was
 taken from the city authorities and vested
 in board appointed by the governor and his council. That has resulted beneficiallv In Massachusetts. Before that time the board of police commissioners was ap- pointed by the city government, and many saloon keepers were members of the city council which confirmed the appointments of the police commission.
 When the league began it's work more than ninety-fve per cent of the liuuor cases ln Suffolk county-in which Boston IS situated-were appealed to the superior court and were disposed of by the district attorney without trial. On the death of Andrew Paxton (who organized the Chi cago league in 157D in 1889, the liquor in terests determined to drive the league out of the city; they formed thirteen Organizations and put $1O0, ,00O into their treasury. At last accounts October, 1S91,) the beer in- terests in Newark were able to boycott any
 store or factory in the city, able to elect the sheriff, to select the grand jury and
 effectually prevent the punishment of any
 liquor selling 1aw-breaker. In 1890 thev
 went to the New Jersey legislature and
 tried to repeal the disorderly house act
 In St. Paul the ladies presented petition
 to the mayor asking that Sunday baseball
 playing be abandoned. The mayor replied
 that he liked to see game himself, and
 nothing was done. In this same city the
 mayor encouraged prize fight against the protest of 1000 citizens. The mayor said
 that .he he would protect the prize fg ght with
 his 30O police. But the people believed in
 law, not in slavery to lawlessness: thev appealed to the governor and-won. As to the obstacles in Willimantic a prominent citizen of that place says that the county commissioners made a mighty mistake when they rode rough shod over the no license majority and forced upo n that community prosecuting agent who was rot wanted.
 said in public address that the county commissioners, contrary to law, contrary to the evidence, and contrary to their oath
 ot office used the authority of the state to protect notorious house of infamv and
 its packers and abettors He added. what
 have not taken pains to verify, that every license town in the state is in the same rum grip that Darien is in He thinks
 that the whole county commission system 1s devised in the interests of the rum
 power.
 Said judge in the city of New Haven:
 Ut is farce to sit here and have the evi dence in cases smothsred."
 Immoral resorts were tolerated in Ham, den for twenty years, until people laughed at the very thought of removing them Even respected citizens tried to defeat a candidate for grand juror, simply because It was understood that he would trv. if elected Tor that purpose, to enforce the law. He was elected; the law was en- forced.
 Citizens of Orange, we are proud in Ham, den of your splendid success in the cleo tion. have spoken of obstacles to en- forcement; but you will find them out for yourselves.
 3. Obstacles demand the league.
 Ths league is needed to remove the ob- stacles. Howl What is it's purpose. oh ject, methoda
 We may differ in theology, politics and method, or as to the wisdom of certain
 ws, but all ought to be interested in the ,. cement of wholesale laws. as law nfe1> 'tizens in spirit and in trutb bidfhgs- 1ld be quite as useful if they 'reachers " powder they waste on would spend tho ,n our friends. the an in firing my. nersecution Law and order means mercy, no. wed up Tor example,: A Chicago newsbo5 s~ ,sue 300, but lost it all playing craps; the les-:e got back $500, gave it t2 fhs oy's mother, and then had the man fined. It ss
 Po that am glad to quoae the words cen the friend and protector of the American ,ob-just the opposite of that. Dr. Crafts I said nat the worst anarchists are those that have do irectly and surely as here does the de- Eructson or degeneracy of the people, sentiment ood nesd:nof fail nor be discouraged, nor burn nd the leasae draws the line with practical efniteness BeFwe on law breakers and their sup l spirit and trutS e'n the other The league is eeded to procure evidence. Men swear that pey den word aa to e6e ystem employed in Massachusetts-for this is | he objection raised by law-breakers to tho Law nd Order league. The league has never en- | loved minor nor sent a minor into a saloon. ! does not prosecute for sales made to agents of ! uestionable methods nor personal quarrels nor l This is how theleague is needed for the remov- udge the latter said: we look with disfavor on nt %hen the iudge fon@ tnat those Ions were brought in the naIfe of the Law and ! )rder league he said that they would have the er Some think that the leagueS work is mar | ow; but it never professed to be 2 panacea. till all reforms are reated e uaaer M & ane 1ew sys Il departments simply in regard to temper nee. The league is on the way in Mass aShusetts ut the state do not say that the new system , theoretically better than the old; do not here is need of some uniformity of law. Take iyorce. A man may be a law abiding citizen in ne state and subject for the penitentiary # he sague will try to have g law passed in Massachu- etts establishing police force Tor the whole 
 What has actually been accomplishedi Take Jhicago. In the great Chicago riot in 1S77, the | majority of rioters were boys sixteen or seven | cen years old who had their headquarters in the lramshops. At that time thirty thousand Mf Il lors were regular patrons of the Chicago sa- ! oons.. The league was organized to stsave the ,oyRo and signs very soon began to appear in t. he saloons-a.No liquors sold to minors.
 Take New York city. Rev. Edward Croeby,s Jociety cansed eighteen hundred illegal saloons Q be closed during ite drnt year G67y9 0. R. Az Ing EnEE EFT m Q1klyn t wopld eeye the