The daily sentinel., 1905-11-03
UPHOLD THEIR HANDS.

Mayor Bunting is not thin-skinned
at all about criticisms of the present
city administration, coming from the
source it does. Perhaps Mr.. Newton
would not feel so sore over the de
tention of the boys in the city Jail
on All Halloween night. If his own
boy had not been one of the num-
Der. In attempting to protect public
and private property from vandalism.
the police force had no time to stop
and inquire whose boy II was that
was aiding and abetting the commits
sion OF acts against the good veal Of
the city. All boys, under the cir
ru'H s'ances looked alike to them. We
don't believe that there is anv diff
ference between the hoy or boys of
respectable parentage. who lend
themselves to the commission VI dee-Is
which they know are injurious to
Tue property and the rights of othe S
and the men who have no resisting
influence and commit questionable
acts against the public good, so far
as their punishment goes
Under the circumstances then the
/ criticism of the police force- both
special and private is accounted for.
the animus back of IL being so ap-
parent
Anyhow, we can see no good reason
that the authorities are doing all in
their power to suppress crime, main
tain decency and public order, to
l at every opportunity falsely accuse
those officers of being derelict in the
performance of their duties. Can IT
be expected that the public Will have
respect for constituted authority
when upon every occasion warranted
or otherwise, those who should sus-
tain and uphold the hands of the
public officials, attempt to deride
their acts and foment disorder and
+ disobeyance of the laws.
There has been so little in the pres
ent administration for this carping
critic 10 attack that he noses around
/ like the ghoul in the church yard for
any bone upon which to pick Since
his advent in the city, he has been the
dark angel of criticism. never having
. backbone or sense to be a leader but
ysnarling necessarily and everlasting
/ ly on the heels of those whe endeaY-
or to build up.
II is not a fact that the members
of the fire department beat up the
prisoners or even attacked them. save
to protect themselves from the
drunken frenzy Of those individuals.
who frequently fight with all the rage
of wounded animal.
Must an officer stand by and per
nit himself to become the target of
every infuriated human beast. whose
rage over being imprisoned falls up
on the officers empowered by law to
/ keep them in restraint, so that the
/ public may be protected?
Instead of giving comfort to the
lawless, if the other publication
would lend itself to the support of
| the public officials better condition
might obtain and the acts it com
plains of be eliminated from the life
of the city. There is no cruelty per
mtted in the treatment of public
prisoners at any time. This would
/ is there any laNity in the appoint
ment of special officers. No commits
sion has ever been given by Mayor
Bunting to a special officer whose
/ reputation was questionable, If
I known
When men who are called good
citizens by the public forget them
selves so far, as they did on the night
[ of Hollowe EN-. as to ahet the vandal-
ism then being committed and ap-
plaud the efforts of those taken into
custody in their resistance of officers.
applauding them and urging them to
break loose from the small force of
public officials. which the city could
afford to place in commission, il is
time to fight back and let the public
understand that the city will not
tolerate such comfort to young high
I waymen whether they be the sons
of prominent citizens or free lances
in the commission of VaudQl acts