The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-17
THE CASE OF BABY DOLL

HE AFFRAY in the club of Baby Doll the negro 4 gambler is but of the inevitable consequences of the system government prevailing in Bridgeport The M charged with the duty of keeping the law It is to see that others keep it.
 the itself enters into alliance with the M hFeakng elements of community, it cannot limit the afnershp where will Accompces do not stand in the re- oon of the and the governed Being partners in the offenses they have to work system of give and William Thomas Baby Doll has been arrested many times The present arrest his sixteenth in Bridgeport within few torun club house. He is essential and respected part of the City Hall machine He is peed and used white until he believes himself superior to the law He had been saved many tme he thought he would always be saved. He became boder and bolder
 Baby Doll club house that almost well known the big department stores His record perfectly we'll to the authorities His became matter of public attention during the last municipal campaign.
 His police record given to the public and his relations with the authorities clearly exhibited There could be e doubt of the relations between City Hall and Baby Doll Some who regard themselves Christians and law abiding 1zens said of these political discussions that it political competon forgetting that parties have any caon in form of government 1t that party will pose the errors of the other.
 question of Baby Doll not question of politics. bu question of right wrong problem of decent govern % and clean citizenship and of efficient production for the Recently 1T protests made against licensed places de8ng in liquor But made against Baby Doll who
 
 women from midnight until dawn, every
 hat not be too hastily assumed that his purely paying protection money Perhaps he paid protection money lo somebody, and perhaps he didn't
 His relations with the authorities who grant licenses wIe the law who administer justice went far deeper than ihe payment of protection money
 He part of the organization that controls those things in Bridgeport He was consulted He controlled votes Ills votes cast for the organization of which he member.
 Baby Doll would continue to run place unmolested han oEnfh kill policeman.
 The county commissioners would have renewed his club license from time to time The police would have raidd him from time to me and in City Court he would from time to time have been released with reprmand other ridiculous punishment
 Baby Doll outward and visible sign of the spirit inc city hall organization. That is the truth of it.
 His club is only The damage inflicted by his club from day day. through the natural consequences of its aon was enormous The damage caused by the shooting is Comparatively trivial damage that will be than own degradation and its own shame.
 What about the other clubs also private profit which young suffer all the injury that be inflicted by the unreguated and unrestraned sale of liquor private profit
 What the citizens going do this Are they going to make of days wonder and forget will they the evidence of this put to the un holy alliance between the drinking clubs and the government city hall between the drinking clubs and the county govern ment?
 When will the leading citizens of Bridgeport acquire of civic responsibility sufficient enable them mak their city decent place to live in?
 Despite the growth of industry the population Bridgepor is actually decreasing Accommodations low stage Tn morals of the city bad People wanted here their abo needed here but nothing done keep them here after arriye They go away again
 That is fine advertising which goes out the world o the riot at Baby Dols well calculated to skie other places desire to live rear their chdr in Bridgeport
 Are to have thorough houseceanng or is ther to be of the prex that there for so lon as evil is sheltered by Republican mayor objected to Democratic candidates?
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