The Grit-advocate., 1902-10-10

wide open and you have the power to order them
closed You have paid attention to the requests of
this court close certain places reported to you.
had send girl to institution to be reformed who
ruined in place that reported to several
weeks ago sent probationary officers to see the
place within days and they report it
open
81 have ptul gray haired old lady bent
years and her face dimmed with tears, pleading
in this court all she had earth lost by
wayward relative in of the gambling bells
of this city; gambling hell tolerated by you.
Il have written you gentlemen and talked to some
of about these matters weeks have not heard
of prosecution. have asked the Humane Society to
act. Mr.. Whitehead and Mr.. Tufts of that organiza-
tion, tell story of horrible state of affairs which
they has been repeatedly brought to
and that you do nothing. know your force is made
quate and you handicapped in many ways but that
is excuse for glaring violations of the law 1t is
to talk about these things not being known
to board 1t only subjects and those respon
sible for you to contempt and ridcule.
Flesh and blood, body and SOUL and the future of
little children sacred that it is monstrous
rilege and henous crime to permit any other con-
sideraton earth than that which tends to
them to interfere with the rigid enforcement of every
law which conduces to their moral welfare and their
future happiness.
"If you do not do your duty appeal to an en-
lghtened public sentiment may waken those charged
with the enforcement of the law to just their
solemn duties to the people,
You have fearful responsibility, and how you
can sleep nights and continue to ignore is simply evil
dence that do not appreciate it, for all
Of the highest standing and in this community
wish you would go about this town few weeks and
see what you can and hear what hear, and
then go home and tell it to wives and daughters,
and warrant there will be change in affairs
Report here with boys occasionally and tell
us what doing to subserve their welfare well
the morals and virtue of all the people which you
are sworn to protect. you you will have the
good will and respect of the people officials, which
as officials is now denied you it is worth
more than all the vaunted boasngs of all the DEVILS
agents in this town. It is these latter people you are
catering to, and until break the spell they have
over you you are stirring misery, hell and damna-
ton Tor the present and future generations.
i prefer to let your own consciences picture what
you are storing up for yourselves
This Is picture ny Democrat of Governor Orman
which commended and endorsed by the
emocratc state convention. We submit that enough
condemn him and his associates everlasting oboquy
he only possible to continuance of these in
olerable conditions is to the straight Republican
cket.
We do not believe there was an occupant of the
White House so popular in Colorado is Mr. Roosevelt
We admire his his frankness his industry and
is oldashioned honesty In 1904 if is spared we
eeve he will this state by $4,000 majority He is
of our kind of people and believe in him thorougbly
he thing to do this fall elect Congressmen
ho are In sympathy with him. and who will helm him
AIRY out his great work this continent in the Phil
'pnes II Messrs Bell, Shafroth and Adams elected
1ey will be obliged to talk as the Democratic
aucus decides and everyone knows this is dom