The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-11-05

Rev. Wilbur L. Crafts. sup ,rutandent
OF the National Bureau OF reforms.
preached In st. Pdurs NJ. T. Church on
sunday evening on the impnrjAnr4 OF en-.
Iorcing the law. La thu cogr=s IT his re-
marks he said;
u am asked to tell you of reform yIo.
tories have been or known In other
citiss. that You may iind In them en-
cou,agement an suggestion for local
municipal reform. especially law enforce
fnant. In any reform tours have often
come on city in despair because the
criminal classes bad eIccted mayor OF
their OWL. or because the city council hao
feiused TO re enact some state law into d
&tY ordinance. or had, made CITY ordl.
nance ooniravsnlng the state law The
CITY fathers OF Bradford, PennsylyanIa.
having repealed the state Sabbath Ian 40
far ns that city was concerned by CON
trary ordnance l suggested In public
m oting there that they should DO formed
INTO kindergarten class ard supplied
W tn little maps OF the state that they
night learn that Bradford is In Pannsyi.
yanla and subject To its laws. Sc In Don
yer. also.
"As to The perjured mayors that abound
7 had part in most interesting exhibit.
lion at st. Paul OF the relation OF ma. or
eheri1 ahd governor. The mayor baving
allowed violations OF law for years In the
pase OF Sunday saloons and sunday base
ball, the officers of 80 callsd athletic
riuo put up cash guarantee that he
would not interfere with a prop lIed prize
Hight, also illegal. which guarantee sab5a
qnent events showed they were sate In
placing. pavilion was erected and car
loads OF toughs and gamblers oaIno from
all parts OF the land. Meantime q few
good oltizene. not hoping much, called a
public meeting. Although the two lead
Ing new 3papers wsra owned by the two
chiet officers OF the athletic club and ad.
ited accordingly, tho people rallied In
force. The erUwdad, enthusiastic meeting
showed that there we're seven thousand
that had not bowed the knee To Baal
Ihs meeting, by resolution, declared
Shat the mayor. in giving permission for
fhe proposed law breaking. had realty alb
dicHted his ollice by breaking Lis oath and
tpealea 10 The governor to enforce tho
Ia" throhsh the sheriff, the states officer
Tor Ihe county ~ which the city Was sit.
mated. The governor although his busi.
mess partner held HE stakes. responded
TO the commanding voice OF the sovereign
people, "a their prime minister. and com
manned the shGriif. on penalty of dis.
mission. To prevent the light. lie mayor
Threatened tUrcibla Resistance through
his city police. Tut when, at the sherlfits
request, a Ieg iuIent OF IN IIltia Was called
opt, tins peTJuttd 0tiicer thought batter
OIL hls TN sat. Ibis lesson In clvlcs WINS
lnpteslyaiy conf leted whom she regiment
carry in tie evening for which the light
was announced. marched through Ihe
ftfeels anu camped Tor tho night In lha
pavilion, which had been built 40 a pales
La OF lawlessness.
ILe Sunday saloons of Denver, al.
ihousn they had the mayor hlmseif u
liquor sailor, with the chief of police, Oh
Ihoir slde. were permanently defeated by
the sherlR who had haeu e.ected on that
issue Wy tho aid OF moral yotos in tbs
county outside the city.
Another hGh. with Sunday saloons In
whleh had the privilege OF sharing al
Cincinnati, brought to view yet another
way TO onluIce lave In spite OF a bad
mayor which was done III this case, tho ugh
city judge aud prosecutor, elected Dy
friends OF law and order III both parties
uniting on nominees who agrsad In RI.
vance to enforce tho law"