New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-12

does not begin to demOralize our young men as
much as the knowledge that many of our public
offices are filled by blackmailers or men who
connive at blackmail. men who grow rich on
the tribute which protected" vice pays them.
and yet are tolerated and even toadied, instead
of being sent to prison"
UNUSUAL PRECAUTIONS TAKEN.
The remarkably thorough closing of the pool
rooms at the word of command Saturday
followed yesterday by such careful OBJ
servance of excise regulations as has not been
witnessed here since the Strong Administration
turned over the city TO Tammany Hall. The
gamblers also continued to lie low. Men who
like to spend part of their Sunday in playing
roulette, faro crap found it impossible get
into the gambling houses unless they were well
known to the watchmen. and difficult even then,
unless the applicant was thoroughly trusted as
we'll known. In addition TO this the women
of the Tenderlon kept off the street almost
entirely. Orders had been sent to them TO stay
inside. unless escorted. They obeyed. and some
even hired escorts TO go from their homes 10 the
drinking resorts and back again The disorderly
houses did not close but they took precautions
as to whom they admitted No plano playing
was allowed. Cab drivers warned not to
drive visitors right up the door. Red cur
tains were removed and white ones substituted
Noisy callers were put out.
This sudden paralysis of the usually thriving
industries of vice is Tammany's peculiar man
ner of answering the charge that she has regu-
larly assessed these places and these people for
months past for the privilege of Haunting their
wickedness with irnpunity in the face OF the
public. You charge that permit vice to -four
ish?" screams Tammany. 'Preposterous, If such
places fiourished, it is not because my police
permitted it. but because they were totally n
aware that such places existed. Now that you
have pointed out these places TO US. they will
be made to observe the law" The word goes
forth and the places are closed. See cries
Tammauy. triumphantly, how virtuOus my po-
lice are! Vice is suppressed almost as soon as
learn that ii exists But the argument fails
to convince. The demonstration is childish. IT
serves. however. the purpose Of allaying the
rising storm of public indignation. and as soon
as that dies down the old order Of things IS
gradually resumed.
GARDINER FLOURIsHES TRUMPETs.
The present spasm of vigilance on the part OF
those whose duty it is TO look after lawb-eakers
differs somewhat from those which have pre-
ceded it. because District Attorney Gardiner has
plunged into it with a flourish Of trumpets and
much protestation of a firm resolve to do his
duty He has directed Assistant District Attor-
ney John F. Mcintyre TO leave no stone un-
turned TO bring TO justice those landlords who
rent their premises TO the prOprietOrs Of Illegal
resorts of all kinds and has declared moreover,
that he will not be satisfied with the mere in
Fiction of a fine upon such delinquents. but will
insist upon their being sent TO the penitentiary.
since the penalty provided by law, conviction
for this offence is a fine of $500 years i'm
prisonment or both Mr.. Mcintyre. speaking on
this subject yesterday to Tribune reporter.
said:
Colonel Gardiner has instructed me TO push the
prosecution landlords and proprietors of illegal
resorts TO tra utmost. He proposes TO leave the
Attorneys office with as clean record Ss
he brought into it. He asked TO "uggesJ some
method by which he might wage war on these re-
sorts in n wav that would bring forth good
suits speedily ard | suggested the idea of making
the landlords clean out their own premises TX
there were no landlords ready TO rent houses for
rived from crime there would be no houses In
which prOprietors could set up their un4aw1ul
occupied for any length OF time by one or these
places can have much difficulty in procuring eyf-
dence enough 10 justify municipal court Judge In
terminating the lease, and We propose mat renee,
forth landlords shall procure such evidence ana
purge their premises or suffer the conse-
dueDces Colonel Gardiner is not going 10 be
fooled bv any plea that the landlord cannot oust
tbrr civ offclai or set of city officials to supply
ali good citizens to aid him. and let all bad citizens
take the consequences OF their badness.
MUCH RESPECT FOR DR.. PARKHURSr.
For that reason l feel that perfectly justified
in calling upon DIR. Parkhurst's society 10 furnish
me with all the evidence IL has. This Is no re-
Election upon the police; because have also called
on them furnish evidence. and Chief DeVery ana
Colonel Gardiner viii hold inference upon this
subject tomorrow morning. and have no doubt
that the police will cooperate with US In this move
ment but at the same time I have called upon
DR. Parkhurst's society 20 give Its evidence "a Us
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