Arizona republican., 1903-03-30

| government. None of the policemen
stopped him as he sidled up to the i'm
provised bench and said in an under
tone to the justice:
Help me to get cut of this; you know
I cant afford to be caught here
What do you mean, sir?" demanded
Justice Jerome. Don't you understand
that this is court room? Hold up your
hand and be sworn"
The man hesitated. but Mr.. Jerome
has q convincing way with him when
he gives an order, and as it was re-
peated the hand went up.
What is your Nance"
| John Doe. was the reply of the man
whose identity was known to every one
in the room.
Very we'll" ruled the court" John
Dee will be committed to the house of
detention for witnesses. l do not know
his residence and he will be wanted
when the case against the keeper of
this place is tried
The man gave in. He confessed his
name and rank and later said he had
gone to the room locking for his way
ward SON When the newspc pers
printed the story the son made a fuss
Nabout it and the city laughed in In
| credulous de-ision.
The committe OF five never asked for
more proof. They applied for no more
warrants and. by the by, they never
made any report CT the result of their
investigation.
This case, like that of the disorderly
houses in the East Side and the evil
dence against Bissert is quoted merely
: q I l.
tons were to be found ali over the city.
Still the police authorities did nothing
beyond stolidly denying the prevalence
Of the evil, and asserting that the cases
proved were isolated instances natural
to a cosmopolitan city of nearly three
million inhabitants. Two or three police
captains We're transferred. and one
asked fer retirement after Justice
jerome and his men had paid a recon-
notering visit to his precinct
IF 1 am doing nothing else, "Justic >
Jerome said, Il am putting the fear %
God into men who never knew before
there was a Cod
The popular cry was Down with
Devery." For answer Devery was ad-
mftted to membership in the Demo-
cratic club. political and social organ
ization that had on its membership roll
=, the names of some of the, soundest citi-
zcns of the state. 1t seemed as if that
was the last straw. Mayor NanWyck's
term Of Office was nearly over. The
republican party combined with the
Reform club, the Citizens union AMI
other like organizations and nominated
for mayor. Seth Low, president of CO.
lumbiaN university, a man of known
prcbity and wealth. and of liberal and
broadminded views generally. and
William Travers Jerome fer district at
torney. Mr.. Jerome is a democrat i,
politics, Mr.. Low 4 republican.
In accepting the nomination, Mr. Low
[ gathered about him the decent men OF
, both parties by declaring that his fihst
official act. if elected, should be the dis
f missal OF Devery.
Mr.. Jerome went further he decIare5
his Willingness to make the fight ane
said he recognized that the real issues
of the campaign We're decency agains'
, indecency; honesty against grafters
2 law against anarchy. Where those wer,
issues, he said, ali political lines van
f ished and democrat and republican
alike stood shoulder to shoulder
L
= Hall. was no fool. He saw the sign @
= the times. Recognizing the danger o
the situation. the organization nomi
2 mated. with but few exceptions. goo,
: men for all the places on the city an,
: county tickets. but it was too late
Devery and what had come to b
= known as Deveryism was the issue. an,
D the democratic ticket was beaten whei
its candidate for mayor. Edward N
> Shepard. refused to declare himsel
: against Devery. on the ground that h
e had no right to make ante-alectio1
c promises.
Mr. Jerome was soon the central fig
ure in the campaign. He seemed tire
/ less. speaking in five or six places ever
t day. and never repeating himself. !
= sample of one OF the most forceful 6
: his addresses will show his tactics:
IF any man wants to know of tn
condition OF things in the police de
= partmCnt ! have fought against" n
9 said. let him Gene to my persona
headquarters and l will tell him. II i
: not fighting personal liberty to oppos
: that organization which rules this cit
Il and which is dominated by blackma
> and rottenness, or to oppose a polio
made subservient to the interests q
that organiza ton. l shall show yo
Il that this is i campaign of decenc
II against indecency, and I ask you
Il help me end this oligarchy of plumber
: The vice in this city could not exist
the police did their duty. 1t will con
Il tinue to exist as long as Devery an
&, the vice syndicate are in power TheE
u is no man worth the name of ma
who does not want to be better than II
q is. Look at these brass checks (show
ing the checks used in the Bisse1
y triaD-I don't expect to make a Garde
: of Eden cut of New York, but wher
comes to this it is time TO call hal
Il Each OF these checks represents a crisi
in Il Wo,nan's life. Each of thes
n checks-just like those waiter Civ
= when he serves you With a sandwich
: represents a Momans shame and sill
= Each represents what was left to tn
. unfortunate after the police had bee
= satisfied
1-ieyYs Of Mr. TI1ctice Iaro111