Sunday Washington globe., 1902-05-25
RAYMOND'S ROAST
Of Major Sylvester and the Dis.
trict Officials.
PRESS HIT
For Being Subservient to the Major
Startling Revelations Promised II
Congress Will Do Something-The
Globe Ready for Scrimmage and
Open for Communications.

A gentleman named Albert w. Raymond,
700 Seventeenth street northwest, who de-
scribes himself as an artist" has issued a
leaAet which contains an artistic roast, in
deed, of Major Richard Sylvester and
several other District officials, including the
newspapers of the National Capital Hear
Mr.. RAYMOND for his cause, thus
TN calling attention to Major r. Sylves-
ter's high.handed police methods, as set
forth in this leaAet, showing him up as a
bully, browbeating not only those under his
command, but all citizens, as we'll, who
have dared to interfere in the interests of
such as they thought did not receive a
square deal through the trial board, it Is
fitting to Impress upon the readers mind
the demoralizing effect upon the force of
his remarkable exercise of power over the
public press. This, however. dwindles in.
to insignihcance when compared with its
detrimental effect upon other District in
terests when it is used even indirectly to
reproach members of Congress.
"To persons who have at heart the wei.
fare of the District it is indeed discouraging
to see their best laid plans for the promo
ton of its interests thwarted through a
lack of consideration and respect, on the
part Of our Chief of police, for gentlemen
of high character and standing who in a
very great measure, have in their hands its
destiny.
1T will be time we'll spent for certain
members Of the Congress to recall the fatal
words about the Irish, Italians and colored
people uttered by former Commissioner
which the writer formed into little paper
bombs that blew him out of Office and be-
fore voting upon the majors bill TO create
a National Bureau Of Identification, il might
eulighten them some, to find out who put
those fatal words into his mouth. The
Major sat beside him when he spoke them
and they were embodied in a request for
more police to subdue the Irish and others.
This bureau, it will be understood is to be
auxiliary to a Universal Board of Police
Chiefs, including all between here and
Jerusalem. Now reader as you think of
what an army they would make and of the
mountain Of gold that a little dollar from
each would raise, just let the picture pass
before your minds vision of these fellows
covering seven acres of space, with Uncle
Sam in the center, around whom they are
all kneeling like so many miserly paupers
begging him for the paltry sum of $4,000
towards the coronation of King Richard.
In justice to Senator Clark aud Repre-
sentative Belmont it is proper to say that
it requires but time and figures to prove
that the electric cars of all large cities could
not in most instances be run at less speed
than rs miles an hour and accommodate the
traffic. The authorities all know this but
keep mum because they get annual passes
To bleed the companies out of these really
seems to be the main object Of the regula-
tions governing speed therefore the dis
elimination against other vehicles savors Of
imposition. Riding that was considered
perilous a few years ago, is now considered
a safe necessity on account Of the wide area
covered by the principal cities that require
the most expeditions means of transacting
business. To encourage the various modes
of rapid transit within the bounds of
reason, shows a spirit of enterprise that
grasps the advantages It holds OUT but the
Majors inclination to oppose all horseless
vehicles because Commissioner Ross was
scared almost out Of his shoes by one Of
them, shows either deplorable bias or an
antiquated idea Of duty that Is not in accord
with the progressive spirit of the times
"One thing certain Is that If Congress
cracks the nut that will reveal the secret Of
his power over the press and his hold upon