Norwich bulletin., 1910-10-29

was applauded by some Of his hear
ers. He said there was lots of talA
at the meetings of those organizations
which he classed as hot air. and
when it came to a matter of purse these
Spouters, would not put in a red cent
He was strongly in favor of the
propositions before the meeting add
ing that the appropriations asked FOL
would not be any hardship upon ths
taxpayers. He believed in progress
iveness and of going ahead and max
ing New London what it should be,
model of public improvements, good
roads and good sidewalks in keeping
with its excellent water and sewer
systems and first class schoolhouse&
the equal of any in the state.
All the propositions went through al
slick as if creased, and the meeting
was harmonious from the start and in
marked contrast to the former city
meeting. where personalities and
abuse were the prominent features
But, on the level, suppose for a mo-
ment that the trio of projects had been
brought into city meeting while Ben
jamin L. Armstrong was mayor, would
they be advocated by these same
gentlemen. and would they have beer
adopted? If these extensive improve
mentS are to continue. regardless OF
the cost, perhaps it is well that Arm
strong is not mayor, for then there
would certainly be opposition, and OF
course harmony would not prevail.
A druggist clerk in New London Wis
tied gambling places recently and
but lost his pile of $50 or $40 and
then squealed like IL stuck pig, so to
speak. lie made complaint to the po-
lice of the existence Of gambling
places and q raid resulted, two of the
proprietors being hailed into court and
ma fine nf nd 4~ta oh
The ill-n1akar lost his job and had
narrow escape from being arraigned
on the charge of gambling and sharing
the penalty of those he complained
against. Judge Colt gave the hint to
Daniel NJ. Cronin, the prosecuting at
torney. to present the fellow in court
but Dan did not want to do so at
| this time. The judge told the prose-
cutor in the plainest terms that here
after when raids are made on gam
| bling places that the arrests be not
confined to the proprietors but extend
ed to the players of the game. as they
are equally ViOlators OF the laws. This
order win probably have It's effect and
the patronage of such places is liable
( to decrease.
Gambling places in New London, like
the poor, we have always with us, and
there is probably not public gam
bling place in the city that is not
known to the mayor, the prosecuting
officer and to every member Of the po-
lice force, regular and supernumerarv.
They are conducted in a very quiet
way and do not attract public atten-
ton, and perhaps that's a reason why
they are raided only when formal com
plant is made to the police authori-
ties. Now that the edict has gone
forth that patrons of those places ara
to be in the same category with the
proprietOrs so far as prosecution for
violation of law goes, II may be that
more complaints will be made, for a,
a rule the squealers have moro fault
to find with the players than with the
promoter of the game.
AS is usual just before an election
there is tacit understanding Witk
nearly all vioIators OF the law that Il
they do this or that for this candidate
or that candidate. they will not be
molested in their particular line of
whipped into line they are threatened
so hard that they usually submit. This
condition is not confined alone to the
gambling Paternity. but to those
who sell LIQUOR without license and
others. who although licensed, sell
liquors in violation of law.
Perhaps the police department OF
the city, and that i'.cludes the mayor,
the police COMMITTEES. the prosecuting
may: after election. reach conclusion
that il is about time that there was an
end to open defiance OF law in New
London. and get busy. IL not, no fauls
should be found if sthe state police
were called in to do that which the
local department cannot or Will not
accomplish.