Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-01-07

by snch a situation. Ey permitting these
conditions to e..st the people Of New York,
through thcir legislators, are directly tos.
tering graft acd blactmail.
i am asatd to estimate the money vaiue
of graft und blackmail In New York each
year. OF course no one could make such
an estimate with anything like complete &C.
curacy. hut my belief Is that the total 1:
not less than 81 100000 year. In fact,
this figure, astounding In itself. II an under
rather than overcstic,atc OF what Is ANN
ally paid by criminals and crooked politi.'
clans for protection. votes and immunity
in New York. In relation to this colossal,
brokerage on crime. the profits are propo..
tlonatcly large. ... - III - A. =, q.
Bear In mind that the government OF New
York City costs s2oo,o0o,ooo & year. "' nas
third as much as the expenses Of conauc. ing
the entire federal government. OF this
amazing sum s15o,545.14s is raised by direct
taxation the balance pes up each ye:r q
increased bonded Indebtedness.
On other expenditures made by corpora.
tions seeking favors and privileges from the
city, and asgrcgating an additional $780,.
100000, grating fingers IRE even more
firmly and probably hxed
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that New York City pays for crooked gov
eminent q premium Of 100 per cent. or ono
dollar in every two dollars expended OF p
given away In contracts which yield the
taxpayers nothing. "
Graft, graft, graft! Hydra-headed, II 10
collected and distributed n as many brlbing.
blackmailing ways as there are iniQuitics In
politics.
Who receives the graft!
Patrolnen, police captains and inspectors.
employees in city onlces, city onacials. polL ,
ticians high and low, share in It. But whiir
the uniformed policeman 10 getting his tens
or hundreds Of dollars for protecting d
brothel, drinking or gambling resort, tn:
city otncial and politicians are getting their
thousands and hundreds Of thousands
through sraftyi.ldins contracts and fran.
chises II cash estsfully conveyed, or in
other euno,um0ts resdersd theSr Il erarx
case for 2betrdyt.0 tbe psb!tc. l. 70 :t5 Nt&
Then attend TO the excise business! -
patrolman should only be permitted to enter
q saloon when there has been Z breach %
The peace. All saloon inspection work
should be done by the Excise Board, which
Is paid to do it~and which has plenty OF
money to employ its own agents. AZ -
instance. ID June, 1909, It was founu i'm
possible t. break up certain low drinkinS
dives in New York. Unable to accomplish
anything through the lower courts, the po-,
lice Joined forces with the State Excise
Board, and without going near the police
magistrates at all, but over their heads,
with comparative ease wiped out fully .
dozen such places in Manhattan and anothe-
dozen at Coney Island Among the wiz
nssses In one Of these cases wen ssyc.ss
Salvation Army lassies who testified to tbs
good character Of the proprietor and to thu
orderliness Of his resort. Probably the Mace
was orderly when these women made their
visits, orr Law breaking has devious and
subtle ways. d. -, ~ s
The somewhat rigid Administration Of the
police department. In New York City OF late
has put the screws on many of the criminal
classes WHOSE sympathizers, Identified for
the most part with the Democratic orSaniza.-
ton. have raised q tremendous cry Of OF.
preston and persecution BY the polie<--and
abuse Of the police 10 4 good standard by
which to gauge police activity against GRIM.
1nah. It 10 also Of curious record that
quiet, church'going Brooklyn, notoriously
rotten IN political sense, should be g con-.
spicuouS In this respect. Men Of high sta.
ton, on the beach, at the bar and elsewhere.
dasDaay shameless demagoguery in emitting
beooasos and malicious abuse when their
criminal friends receive merited attention
from tie polics.
aDHlolIs yo8 o1AJTlNc LAwLEssNsss.
At the head Of the Police Department
should b one man, subject to removal BY
the mayor, provided he be notified three.
days IN advance thereof and provided the
rsasoas for his removal are announced In
alvs,ss IN the public press
No natter what damages may Be awarded
b The courts to . man dismissed from the
psl1ss force, - sAould never be restored 10
~ aftss lisalsal for cause. - =,
10oUeftuflo1 6AouA Be segregated and
sa1esd b IT, police solely, bxt It sAssls
NJ y NsssssG This will do away vitx
Dolioo Ogoft h that direction. -s
Il = sztRs0oly important, also, tAat
paw1besefD b licensed only By the polils,
b wAs0 ~ sAsulA Be required 70 ~;
eeuplstA oath-bsnA reports daily. *
present Det1ee1als have their ha1ds Senly
dxsa . tAis b1sinsss md q grs~ing naa-
Der 4 pavabreeRs. ever whom the pottes
have hFd1y ~ saDssvis1ea. AZ fsacss fsr
thieves end ar Aaltt1al rsesivses Of 49,.
soodA Thieves havs actually bosn dipssv-
seed Aav4as goN wateA aso nsatsl q T.
Uhiss1 oeaAss .Assv oAes.
FAay. "a nest saphat10ily, tAers b
aes4 & AlividUel patriotism, iAeas X
sal1 ~ satisns Il Nv York, but Of iii 6,
eit1o0 & ~ U1ited States b long =
Dsfvoss eitissas igAsss the cosrp' sovuN.
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