St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-22

Sires to have substantial reason for
maintaining its present pride in the
city. the exposure now going on became
necessary.
If the information in the possession
of the GLOBE, which it has NOT printed,
were given to the public, it would be
very convincing that we are only de-
sirous of doing sufficient work to drive
the criminal classes FROM the city which
have congregated here owing to the
laXity of an inefficient (not to use any
more offensive term) administration.
The fact that the mayor found it nee
essary to issue all order that the police
news should be denied to the papers
which criticised him. and given only to
his blind, subServient friends. is suffi-
cient answer to the claim of his morn
ing organ that the administration is eff
fcient.
The organs of the mayor, if they are
sufficiently bright to gather the news at
all, will, by request, suppress it, and
consequently, but for the detective bu-
reau organized by the GLOBE, the pub
lie would be IN ignorance, except as the
individual may be the victim OF the
scoundrels which infest the city. of the
true situation of affairs.
One fearless newspaper is worth more
in protecting a city than an army OF po-
lice. 1t is publicity which drives the
thieves and scoundrels from COM
munity.
Minneapolis is no sooner invaded by
crook than he is promptly oveIhauled
by the police and sent out of town. Of
course, he moves upon st. Paul, where
he finds congenial home among hun
dreds of his kind. He is permitted to
remain here and do his nefarious work
with impunitY.
The records of crimes (all information
concerning which have either been I'M
known to, or suppressed by Mayor
Wright's police). which have been eX-
posed in the past few days 10y the GLOBE,
demonstrate the policy which has been
and is being pursued in this city.
The public did not know until in
formed by the GLOBE that a pickpocket.
arrested, not by the police, but by citizens,
in the act of committing his crime. was
turned over to the authorities only to be
released and ride away from the police
station in carriage later i'll the night,
never appearing for examination in mu-
nicipal court. How much did he pay
Tor his freedom?
The public never would have known,
but for the GLOBE, that the present chief
of detectives shot an eX member of the
detective force in brawl. Ii was prob
ably on the ground that such a shot
was not necessary if for publication, but
as a guarantee of good faith, that the
news was suppressed? Why and for
how much was the shot ex-detective in
duced to leave the city?
The public would never have known,
but for the GLOBE, of the burglarizlng
of the safe in the chief of policies Of
flee. That of itself is equivalent to n
whole volume on the inefficiency of the
police. The burglars who performed
this act, without question, did it as
matter of bravado, and to show their
utter contempt for the authorities.
But why should we expect the ordi-
nary crook or criminal to have any re-
spect for law while the mayor of the
city sets the example OF violating
law by charging sS4 to the county for
twenty-eight days services on the board
of equalization when only threa days
services were rendered. This is in di-
rect violation of the law, as the affidavit,
signed by the mayor that he rendered
the service, and published by the
GLOBE. clearly shows.
Why should the lawless classes re-
| spect law when business employees of
the mayor, in the face of the law for bid
dug any city officer to be directly or
| indirectly interested in contract, are
| permitted to Did for and receive con-
tracts for public supplies, and the mayor
openly defends such course in the COM
mittee for the award of contracts, only
asserting to rejecting the bid of his
business employee because the other
members of the committee demurreG?
His statement that he saw no impro-
| priety in Mr.. Maybell's bid was re-
| corded ia the very organ which now
| defends him.
When the chief of detectives and his
| assistant united in plundering the coun-
ty by rendering bill for twelve days at
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| York to bring back an alleged criminal,
while receiving pay from the city for
their services, is it not to be supposed
that the lawless classes should feel that
the precedent of these officials is in
keeping with their own crooked meth
ods of plumber?
Whether man is held up on the
street, or his premises burglarized and
property taken, or whether the tax
payer is plundered under the disguise
of an official act, the morality of the
matter is the same. 1t is simply rob-
berry, and before it can be expected that
the lawless element, always liable to
infest large community. should re-
spect an administration, it would be
we'll for the administration itself to be
able to show cleaner hands than those