The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-12-23
CORRESPONDENCE.
From the "Garden city"
CHICAGO, Dec. 18th, Is

time waits for no mani, so is the time of
the Worlds Columbian exhibition fast
approaching. Men in all parts of the
world have in view this wonderful and
most marvellous exhibition, and are max
ing plans for it. Some to exhibit, others
to make money. The great majority
think to make money. Some have an
honorable and legitimate way of making
money by coming to this great exhibit
ton. Thousands of others will take the
opposite, like two brothers l well knew
in the State of Wisconsin, a number of
years ago, who said they came into the
Western country to make money honest
ly, if p 'sSible, if not to make 1t anyhow.
These two brothers made it (some of it),
honestly but most of it was on the any
how plan. These two brothers, if living,
were residents of Rock and Walworth
county. They became quite wealthy
in farming and speculation. The reason
1 speak of this is because this city is
fast filling up with class of people who
come here to make money, not in an
honorable way, if present indications do
not deceive us, and l think they do not.
Close observation proves that this city is
now in the hands of dangerous class.
Burglars, thieves and murderous men
are doing their dirty work in all parts of
this city, Murders are getting quite
Common, and the police themselves are
being held up by the dangerous Classes
of this community. Both male and fs-
male are locating themselves for their
different vocations. The saloon popula-
ton is on the alert making great calcu-
lation las fellow said), of doing the
town, it we un erstand what that means.
| know there is much done in doing
up" many poor fellow, of leaving h m,
as the good book says, half dead on the
streets, here in this great city, where he
has no friends nor money to take him
into home. | wish to give you, and the
readers of the BANNER, some facts of
the kind Of men who are supposed to be
peacemakers in this city. An official one
whom personally know, set up by the
Honorable Judges of the Superior and
Circuit Courts and the Honorable Gov
ernOr and the rest of the Honorable ma
chinery, to administer law and defend
the peace and maintain the majesty of
justice in the community, has been Sc
lected to weigh, judge and be prOtec-
ton to the weak and rod to the trans
grGssor. Here is a glimpse of this por-
sons fitness for the position. One day
last week his wife, who was testifying
under oath, said HE kicked me, abused
me, chOked me; he said he liked to see
my face disfgured. He knocked me
down Once and kicked me third time,
and told mo if he had occasion to do it
again (Only think, if he had occasion
AGAIN., he would kill me. He took me
into dark room. threw me down, and
said he was going to bite off my nose"
To all this testimony the custodian of
the peace entered no defense nor did he
deny any of these statements. Here is
man to make wife beAters feel the heavy
hand of the law. Here is a magistrate to
pass upon the Offenses and derelictions
of boys and girls. A brute and coward,
such as is here depicted, would disgrace
the profession of buncO-steering or of
shoplifting. That such creature should
be lifted to position of honor, above
all to judicial position, is shameful
This is only one instance out of many
Others who are holding prominent posi-
tons in this city who at heart are as
black as they possibly can be. What
can we expect from a Common Council
where the majority are saloOn-keepers?
Such is the case of our city Council. Sa-
looms are rapidly increasing in this city
and counting upon wonderful business
during the Fair. They have so framed
law that the Mayor cannot refuse Ii
cense to any man who can prove good
moral character, and in any location he
may choose, whether near a church or a
school house. What a consolation for
me to know that my old native State of
Vermont would never be guilty of such
an act. | thank God to-day l was born
within her borders, for | claim there is
no State in these United States that can
produce better morals than your State.
| could see it at glance while on a visit
there last spring. This city is fast filling
up with desperate people who care for
but to rob and murder.
The readers of the BANNER will re-
the DR.. CrOnin murder and that
a number were hung and some ere sent
to prison for life. Martin Bourke was
one of the main actors and barely escaped /
the rope. He received life sentence to
Joliet prison.
That he deserved his fate no one will |
deny who knew of the evidence at the |
time. He died in the prison last week. |
He deserved no sympathy and got none,
exc pit from those who were in sympathy |
with the wicked class who are in large |
in this city to-day. 1t was ex-
pected that he would make confession |
DClOlO pioSti away, do uG ultNl WIFI |
that long lingering disease consumption.
1t is now supposed by his not making |
a confession he was one of the very
guilty parties in this one of the most |
foul murders in history. OF all the muir
ders committed since the Anarchists
time not one of these murderous charac-
ters have been uung. and there has been
on an average two day, perhaps more
Law to-day is null and void on our stat
ute books. Money is doing its dirty
work. We are to-day in the hands of
the whiskey element and the gamblers.
Our police force in Chicago is good for
little. They have been looking more for
politics than for the safety of the clti-
gems of this city.
l don't wish you Mr.. Editor, to think
that | am undertaking this great city but
wish to say our wise Legislators, if |
may call them such, are elected not by
the first class of the community. By no
means. And this is why our govern
ments are SO corrupt. We as a Nation
are drifting in wrong direction. We
are taking too much of our morals and
characters from the city Of Paris. Be
coming too vulgar. Chicago within the
last twenty-five years, the time l have
spent here, has changed in its morals, in
It's respect for law and order, the desc
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