The Portland daily press., 1895-07-19
Mr.. ROOSEVELT FULL OF FIGHT.
lie declares Again That the Laws VIII be
Enforced in New York City.

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Enforced in New York City.
All laws are to be enforced in New
forK City, but in the order OF their I'M
poftance; all crimes will be punished,
but In the order of their seriousness; and
those who think they can divert the
lapors OF the board of police. from putting
out the confagration by pointing to bon
fres are foes, of good government, allies
OF the lawless, and are clamoring in vain.
Ihls is the gist of statement made by
President Roosevelt recently. He did
not want to say anything. The board of
police wanted to act without word of
explanation. But the president could not
resist the temptation to be plainly un-
derstood. So he spoke. He said
No effort, direct or indirect, to dis
tract our attention from important crimes
and law-breakers to unimportant -crimes
and law-breakers will succeed The ex-
else law is going to be enforced right up
to the handle, and all the allies of cor
ruptlon in the department. who are desir-
Gus of seeing that corruption remain, by
trying to befog the main ISSUE may just
as we'll abandon their efforts. The course
OF the police commission won't deviate
| one hands breadth from the path it has
hitherto pursued We shall enforco all
the laws so far as our force will enable
us to enforce them. Ultimately we will
have them all obeyed, and meanwhile it
| Is waste of time for the criminal classes
and their allies to try to prevent us from
| enforcing the vital Laws by. raising
clamor that we are not enforcing others
| OF less Importance.
neglect to arrest a burglar on the plea
that he YVES preventing violation of the
Sunday excise law, and so [ will not AL
low POLICEMAN to have chance to allow
| the saloon of some man with a pull to
| violate the law, on the plea that he is
| looking after a soda-water fountain.
''We will enforce, all the laws, however,
and hope that one effect of our efforts
| will be to make the legislature and the
| board of aldermen understand that when
the police force is both honest and effic-
| lent they do not want to put or leave on
| the statute books any laws which they do
not expect to see enforced.s Tho most cor
rupting and demoralizing thing for the
whole community, as we'll as for the
police force, is to have laws ON the statute
books that are only partially enforced
that are only enforced against the man
without q pull And in the end all
decent citizens will see this, no matter
how loud for the minute may be the
clamor of the champions of corruption
and disorder. The statement that crimes
| OF violence and disorders have increased
| is lie, short and simple. They have de-
| creased. | shall soon make public statis-
| tics to show this. =
| Holding letter in his hand the presi.
dent continued II am in receipt of
letters every day from class of people
best qualified to speak. This letter. (re-
of such letters. 1t is from the Home of
Industry of 22A West Sixty-third street
In it the writer mentions that for six
months past there was an unusual amount
of lawlessness in the neighborhood, but
now, thanks to the endeavors of acting
captain, Sergeant Chapman, and a num-
Der of his officers whom they mention, the
lawlessness is steadily disappearing and
the rowdies put under control Informa-
| tion of that kind comes to me every day,
and the men who try to give out the
contrary impression are the foes of order
| They may as well recognize once for all
that the board is q unit in it purpose to
enforce the laws. 1t cannot be pulled off
| by any one, and it will not finch on par
| ticular from the standard it has taken y
Close of the National Rowing Regatta.
Saratoga, n. Y, July 1s.-The greatest
regatta in the history of the National
Association of Amateur Oarsmen closed
this afternoon with an exciting finish be-
| tween the eight cared shells. The condi-
tions of air and water were perfect for
racing and there was a large crowd of
spectators. The only mishap was in the
senior singles when Hackett ran into
Rumoher at the turn and was disquali-
| fed after he had finished first The first
race started at 3. 45: 1t was the senior
double sculls won by the Hartwell Row
/ ing club; time s. 43. The next race was
the intermediate single sculls The
starters were A. Jury, Jr, W. A. Fisher,
and Joseph Hobbs, Riverside Boat club,
Cambridgeport, Mass. Jury crossed the
| line four lengths ahead; time TO- 80 The
| intermediate double scull, Crescent of
| Philadelphia, won by half length; time
9.24. The senior four cared she'll was
won by the Institute Boat club; time
s. 80 The senior singles was won by Nc
| Dowel of Chicago, on anccount of foul
by Hackett. The race will be rowed over
again tomorrow. The senior eight Dared
race was won by the Bohemian club
Time z. 327 Il.