Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-08-26

init had Deeb Becureh 1rOm the mayor
to hold meetings anywhere in the city,
ho had the imprudencc TO ask the
Reverend to see the permit, and
when the Reverend, after search
ing his pockets, found that he had left
the permit at home, he was again in
structed to "move on
The fact that Rev Crispin's honesty
and integrity was questioned by the
officer is enough to make any citizen
who knows the Reverend, even the
most depraved, bow down his head
with shame.
Under strict construction of sec.
ton 6021 of the Revised Statutes Of
Ohio there might have been viola
tlon Of the law, but We're any permits
required. and did any officer ask to see
them when the other political parties
held meetings and obstructed the
whole street and sidewalkg
Under the above section of the
statutes, who has the authority to
grant permits to .obstruct the street
and by what right are street fakirs
permitted to sell their tawdry goods
on the public streets and cheat the
people? No one has right to grant
permits to violate statutes.
Which party has the best right to
be permitted to obstruct the street.
those which are out for political spoils,
or the one which stands for principles
Of morality and the interest of man.
kind? Why Is the street car company
permitted to use and occupy Main st.
bteween mill and Howard sts, for a
shed, and otherwise violate the law?
why are tradesmen permitted to con.
tinuously violate the sidewalk statute
and the sign ordnance? Why are the
Sunday and gambling statutes and or
FINANCES not enIorced!
Are we paying our police department
for electing what laws should be en-
forced and against whom they should
be enforced, or are We paying them
to enforce the laws as they find them
upon the statute books, and in the city
ordinances, ON the principle of fair play
and equal rights to all? Whom does
this great police department represent,
the people or their particular favorites
and political friends?
1t is no surprise when we learn
through the press and otherwise how
discriminatory our laws are enforced
that citizens should loose reverence and
respect for our officers. None of these
injustices can be overcome by mol
violence, but must be reached by our
good citizens,-and by this / do moi
mean the chosen few who always &c
unpunished,-by their ballots and in.
tiuence in electing persons to Office
who believe hEefairo play and equal
rights to all, and who. when appoint
ments are to be made, win make them
from the ranks of those who believe
in the same principles.
No one will find fault with laws i'm
partially administered, but when the
laws are so discriminatory enforced
by our police Department, as a whole
like they have been i'll the past, i
stands every good citizen in hand t,
protest against such condition.
We have some good and efficient of
ticers whose very hearts ache by rea
son of such discrimination, but the.
are kept in places where they do no
come in contact with many violations
of the laws or else receive no encour
agement from their superior officers.
The discrimination in enforcement o
our laws is largely due to the fac
that the position of policeman is S,
much more exalted than what mos
of our officers formerly held that the,
get the big head, think a blue Goa
and brass buttons are the essential ele
ments of czar; that they own tn
city, and that the common people
, must bow to their dictation without
word, OF get insulted by them. Th
;. move on ordinance is what gives nc
billty and bravery to the force. Un
less you belong to the chosen few
you run great chances Of being insult
ed for standing on the outside of
store waiting, while you wife or som
member of your family is insid
shopping. Just such condition o
affairs breeds riot, and the taxpayer
and innocent parties must suffer tn
CONSEQUENCES. Who is it that does nc
j, condemn such a condition and wi
, not with zeal and courage assist l
maintaining the rights given to ever
citizen under the constitution?
y Freedom and independence, the grea
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