The Lamar register., 1902-10-08
A Red.Hot Roast.

~ RoBABLY every voter in Colorado understands ina.
- the police departments of Denver are under
the direct control of the governor The mayor anu
city absolutely nothing to do with them'
The governor appoints Fire and Police board OF three
members whose authority is absolute and whose ressna
ton the demand at any time The governor
appoints the police judge IL Will hus
be seen good city council and mayor
Denver may elect however excellent ordinances they
may enact of these ordinances is beyond
their power. In the spring of 1901 Republican council
Republican mayor were elected. They have rendered
the people faithful service and met the expectations Oh
their friends in every respect the time they
elected Governor orman appointed fire and police board
consisting of Frank Adams tbrother OF Ex-Governor
Adams) Charles F. Wilson, a well known Democrat and c.
l. Burpee Silver Republican These three men nave had
control police Their administration has
been disgrace their party and to the state Apparently
effort has been made to or restrain gambling
of any kind Divekeepers and prostitutes have
openly piled nefarous cangs in utter contempt of
the ordinances Women have been assaulted in open day.
children debauched and the whole city terror
by thugs disreputable characters who
focked there from ali sections of the country Con-
dtons becoming unbearable that Judge Lindsey
county court, himself Democrat summoned the
lice board before him few weeks and gave them lec
which should have produced their immediate resgna
tions
Judge Lindsey said:
ITO the Fire and Police Board and Hamilton Arm
strong, Chief of Police
II have asked you. gentlemen. to come here and
look these boys, and there also girls in this city
who report here Friday l desire that you should
know something of this court its workings and
The law makes the and its officers
responsible less for all boys and girls charged
with onenses from truancy those of a serious
nature. 1t is duty to enforce the law. Parents in
many adults who violate the law, and partic
ulary police officers who refuse enforce it
responsible for juvenile delinquency and juvenile de-
pendency than the children themselves and yet it is
the latter who brought in here. and it is sell
dom get adult oficer-who is really in
piIa ic
sponsble. An adult is not SO regarded To illustrate
by case in point:
"It became the duty OF this recently to send
young girl to the Industrial school, She de-
praved vicious, but capable of being good. pure
with any kind of favorable environments Like
mortals thus situated. she subject to empta
tons. What was one of these temptations? wine
room-not one. but many. She was induced to enter
such places. You knowingly permitted them to
open violation of the law Yet the child is placed
trial and bear whatever stigma and disgrace that
attaches a conviction. You the dive-keeper the
real culprit. scot free.
"It is shameful that these places continue run
wide open and you have the power to order them
closed You have paid attention to the of
this to close certain places reported you
had to send girl to institution to be reformed who
was ruined in place that reported to several
weeks sent probationary officers to the
place within the last few days and they report still
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II have ptful gray haired old lady
with years and her face dimmed with tears. pleading
In this court to all she had EARTH lost by
wayward relative in of the gambling hells
of this city; gambling hell tolerated by you.
| 81 have written you gentlemen and talked to
of you about these matters weeks have
of a prosecution have asked the Humane Society to
Mr.. Whitehead and Mr.. Tufts of that organiza-
ton tell a story of a horrible state of
they has repeatedly brought your attention
and that you do nothing. 1 know your force
quate and are handicapped in ways, but that
is excuse for glarng violations of the law.
to talk about these things not being
to your board 1t only subjects and those respon-
sibe you contempt and ridicue.
Flesh and blood body and soul, and the future
children sacred that it is a sac
rilege and henous crime to permit other
sideration than which to preserve
them, interfere with the rigid enforcement of every
law which conduces their moral welfare their
future happiness.
IF you do not do your duty appeal to
lightened public sentiment waken those charged
with the enforcement the law a Just their
solemn duties to the people.
| have a fearful responsibility. and how you
sleep nights and continue to ignore it is simply evil
that you appreciate it, for all
highest standing and respect in this community
you would go about this town a few weeks and