Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-06
And Writes In His Characte ristic
Fearless Style.

Editor Daily Democrat.
VIII you kindly allow me space in
your paper to make a few corrections
relative to impressions conveyed by |
Mr. Paul and few other members
of the City Council, in remarks made
ut last Monday evenings Council meet |
ing, where they made such serious oh.
jcctions TO my gong out to Summit
lake park last Sunday, with squad
of Is officers to prohibit an advertised
Sunday game of base ball!
They said that IN SO doing | had va
Gated 80 police beats. Now this goes
to show how little they know, as
Councilmen, about the affairs of the
city of Akron, as there are only IL
police beats in this city, all told. And,
again, nine of the nineteen officers
were not on regular duty, and had
volunteered their services on that
day. These men We're on the night
trick and not under obligations to work
that day and consequently, that part
of this so-callcd religious act" as
Mr.. Paul terms II, did not cost this
city one cent, and certainly ought to
be very satisfactory to this great re-
former In the next place, does 1t
not look Il little suspicious and queer
that all these kicks and objections to
my attempting to enforce the Sunday
laws should all come from members
of the Council that belong to the same
political party, and nearly everybody
knows Mr.. Pauls politics. l will leave
the pnblic to judge.
also ask the question, were not
police duty within the limits of the
city of Akron on last Sunday, and If
so. what is all this kick about? And
again, If this matter of giving the
newly-anncXcd territory, and, especial
ly, tho parks and pleasure resorts, mt
Summit lake and other places, proper
Sunday police protection smacks too
much of religion for the Council to
tackle, MS Mr.. Paul thinks, then why
not let II alone? What IL the necessity
of calling 1t up IN Council, by members
themselves, AMI then refuse to take
n stand or 20 on record, one way or
the other.
have the greatest respect for Mr..
Paul and have no personal feelings
against him. but we differ on the sun
day question. and, such being the
case, | claim have the right of public
expression, just as he has Therefore,
h il not amusing that Mr.. Paul dis
likes things that smack of religion
and mt the same time puts himself up
ns the champion of II Sunday base
ball team that he says Is composed al
most entirely of church members!
also ask Mr.. Paul whether he or any
other member of the City Council
wants me to come ont and say where
and for what purpose $50 of the SlOS
on the special pay roll was used?
No. of course, they don't, 1t would
be damaging to the best interests of
, the city of Akron, and every news
paper reporter in this city knows 1t
and has been instructed TO that effect.
And vet II Is made to appear by mcm-
bers of Council that the City Commits
sloners ana the Chief Of Police were
To blame for all this. when such is not
: the case; but is matter of serious
, circumstance which | would not pub
llsh, even in sclfdefensc.
Now in conclusion, have only this
4 to say: think 1t Is about time that
\ these political clubs that have been
4 hanging over the heads of the police
department for years should be drop
ned. ana the officers allowed To do
their sworn duties in enforcing the
\ laws ana ordinances of this city.
Win reference to my FREUD, Mr
Paul, | have this TO say: II he would
devote only Il part of the iilae TINT h'
occupies in preparing abusive speeches
about the City commissioners 10 Conn
3 cilmanlc duties proper he would make
s ono of the best Councllmen this cltl
s ever had. nnd 1t would not have beer
! necessary for me to publish this arti
< clc,
; Let the public he tho judge
K IL. IL. HARRISON
; Chief OF Police.