The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-20
Chicago Mas II. Too.

They ere having a carnival of crime
IN Chicago. Rohberies. assaults and hold
,sps are 81 daily occurrence. and the pub
III u much stirred W about 4. The mayor
ana the chief OF police lay Il all to the
weather Trey ssy Thing. are no worse
this than any other November: hut that
when the frost begins to pinch. the Idle
ana vicious are stirred to new sctivtty by
thsir necessities. and the criminal tramp
element leaves the country and consre-
gates In the cities They add. with nne
ineonseou~nre that the police force h too
small. but ~ they remark that they could
d. no best@ n there were a pstrolmsn
70 evsry block. II ~ not clear what they
want more men for Meantime the people
are 40 In arms. and some are suggesting
an extra force ~ zDc policemen 70 be
paid ny private Subscription; while others
ray ssas, having paid taxes for police
Protection. they viii do no more.
The fault ID not With tho ,ndividuA, po-
iscsmsn. lie cesys orders bot he cannot
set beyond the system % which he IL
hsipie~siv subordinate part Neither IL II
with the weather. though that undouhs.
eddy makes a sharper lookout netesssr,.
Police decentralization comes from . VI
eious union Of politics and policing and II
materially shows al IT, worst after the
heads ~ the police department have been
% actively occupied with politics for
season that they have had no time aud no
enssss 70 dsvese to the protection Of mfe
and property. This Is ~hat IL the matter,
and Carter Harrison knows IL. and Robert
Van wyck knows Il. and 80 does tho
mayer 81 every ether ely where crime Is
RAMPANT.
'frsis carpival 81 crime says a Chicago
husaasss mar ~ the chicago rrihuns.
"eapla hr stopped IN twenty. four hanra ~
shief .; iNsllee kiiisy we're not handi-
capped ~ politicians, cA,sf Of pesestlyes
t'eiisssn has prnhshts 10 men ON his pay
tell. AMI Il he wanted to hs consa round
~ sse's cseok n she city Within week.
Has slse troahle Is ihas ccnsraas men are
hnsy leeklns after political ansirs Tor the
standardization, insfesd ~ eelns husy
catching thieves they can W. seer about
saisseas ssa hsna In hana wlta the "a.
leaekespsr~ whp ia sHrn Furnish asoi.s.
sser - ~. essmiasi rIaxees
rhls 10 ~. train IN natsheM The 10
rod immediately fesse~inw an slsesisa 4.
disss,soas 20 law aad order because isst
eFeesasns thss TIE ~hol.soas rsesralns.
~ x~sesnmwns are visasr feiasea ~ hssd
tessily 10 sesyanse. A vote IA a sase. ana
pet snfreasentls an uspaasshea criminal
wasss sruss 800 10 ten VOTES Ter tie man
wae shuts eesh eyes az Ne psssss ~. n
h sss nss'y ,has Nc wAs has e~en ~ en-.
risy~A ~ali have a eas tsss VI tAs taw
nsss saf when ~ rs@s cesestuaiys tss
vr~asseis crime. asa q - a-k~Asa tes AZ.
susnss@ smeieyes t. ~ ses sssst Or tee
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sms "a hts cts a. an 81 Ne ~B have
,M.rn se rsessly saatased saaf tAsx een%
- sylss on tRe srst at'sme, 20 avst step
sh- las An aeues; paisre eauvt eai g.
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