The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-28

which for the last twenty six years has
fought for the rights of people," and
remarking further, he said: 'Last
spring THE NIRGINIAN made u splendid
fight against corruption in Norfolk,
and made it so hot that grand Jury
was ordered to right the wrongs against
law aud order" He also alluded to it
ms q "pioueer in the cause Of good gov
eminent and reform, aud the fight it
had made for the same within its OWE
party has been heroic"
Possibly tho Pilot will take issue
with the Rev. Sam w. Small in this
matter. 1t will, should it do SO, be
simply consistent with its record of in.
constituencies. 1t is very we'll for that
fearless aud independent paper to re-
mark, IN justification OF the condition
of affairs existing in the city at present
on the part Of the party holding the
reins OF government during the past
nine months-a party elected on the
special issue of correcting the abuse of
law and its violation-that tho
officials elected ''have been en-
deavoring TO clean up the dirty
rubbish, get rid of the bad odors
and bad order OF the old regime, and
perform tho highest of oil political
tasks, establishing q new, purer and
more patriotic system of city govern.
mont" This is all very beautiful, ire.
spective OF the fact that, although in
power nine months, dives exist, gamb-
ling establishments run on swimmiugly
and openly, policy shops, crap ins,itu.
tons, houses OF ill.repute, establish.
ments for the cultivation and promo.
ton OF youthful depravity are all flour.
ishing, aud the vicious violation of the
liquor law prevails aud brutal, degrad.
ing prize fight contests are engaged
IN within four squares of Police Head
quarters.
LIE NIRGI MAN would remind
the fearless and independent Pilot,
that the Rev. Sam w. Small
predicted n very different condition of
affairs on the advent to power of the
officials composing the present city adj
miuistration. He held then "that pub.
lie officials were public servants,
nnswernb!e to the people for their con-
duet" and he asserted that "when the
candidate for Mayor of the party whose
success he was advocating would bc
elected, he would see that the law was
enforced, that 1t was time that the vio-
lators of law were required to
respect the law, and that gamb
ling aud policy-playing violations
of the liquor law and all the
other abuses Of law could not exist I'm
less given the protection of the law
officers, and that the violations of law
such as existed in Norfolk would not
be tolerated or permitted in any other
city in the United States for twenty
four hours"
But this WAS only Rev. Sam w.
SmhlVs opinion. The Pilot. OF course,
Will not endorse or agreo with 1t. It's
party officials have been engaged dur
ing the past nine months hard mt work
"endeavoring to clean mp the rubbish
OF the old regime in order to perform
the highest of all political tasks-ostab
lishing new,purer aud more patriotic
system OF city government. Beautiful,
eloquent, Inspiring! Twenty -four hours
Is good, reasonable time to correct
similar abuses In every other city IN
the United States, asserts the Rev, Sam
W. Small, but readers of the Pilot will
readily concede. that such is not the
opinion OF that paper. so far as it re
lates to the laws abuses in Norfolk.
under the government OF the present
party IN power. But then, The Vln.
diNlAS Is not averse 10 the Rev. Sam
W. Small aud the Pilot settling this
very marked difference soi opinion be.
tween them.
4.