The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-19
THE VICE RAIDS

HE ASTONISHING fact about the vice raids is not that 1 they made by Burns men, but that they were made if to believe what sd the direct niia tive and order of Mayor Wilson.
 is much easier to believe that the program initiat ed by private persons who furnished the funds with which to employ the Burns operatives that the evidence gathered and that the had option to along with the forces of law and order or stay behind.
 It is st church, which indeed reasonably central But this meet ing place hints at private enterprise and the of vae funds than of enterprise born the mayors office It is not forgotten that this church long connected with the old law and order league The league perhaps did function league but individuals may have done
 If indeed the idea the mayors, suffered version hardly less miraculous than that which overlook Saul of Tarsus he is entitled to the credit of those ersake bad companions and seek the better road
 Whatever there is of organized unorganzed in the city is well known police department well City al well is to the newspapers and the better in formed members of the general public.
 The mayors administration been beginning partnership with which furnished to his numerous victories the necessary votes
 The police powerful force securing the lions of the The police force has been nordnaey in creased that political promises might be kept larger than it the larger gets the inefficient condition necessarily arising from it's political or gins, as The Times has often pointed out
 Representing the Federal government in the enforcement of the liquor laws there seldom in Bridgeport than three Yet these few individuals almost daily make rests conspicuous offenders who have escaped the attention of the police.
 recent instance Federal authorities still that occupied all of good sized dwelling The place working large scae Fifty barrels of mash found and other things and materials in proportion The conribu ton of the police to this enterprise that of them tried to interfere with the Federal officers and stenly rebuk cd before he willing to desst
 The police force composed of who above age intelligence and morality Why has the inefficient the accompce of vice, instead of it's enemy?
 The to this question not far to seek The police force has been debached by the political machine of which the mayor ostensble The police been nourish cd in law breaking by their superio who apparently believe that their creature wicked than ought to
 The deterioration of the police began with the system of political appointments, in which named, without regard physical qualifications, for the service they had rendered in electng the administration to power.
 In tho adm Sfra DOl last election had become political mob dominated from city hall and the chief duty of the police to win the election Police contributed thousands of dollars Mayor Wilson's pan Police uniform canvased for votes for Mayor Wilson The police barganed for and received promise of large advance in pay.
 contributions, the services that rendered. the bargains that made violations of the law which than of the violations the Burns nterered with let serious than sporadic ganb ling.
 If police corrupt they taught the teacher of corruption is the administration of which sad that took law enforcement out of the hands of the police.
 Here food for thought citizen He must ref1ec extent his ability to think is involved The condition The every by the activities of two groups of Federal the arrtng counerfeiter the other moonhin 
 been daily evidence for months that the police inefficient There has been daily evidence, for years the whole system of municipal in Brdgepor is bad, costly corrupt and dangerous
 Mayor Wilson has sickened of the long companionsh brought him and his police force evil state There welcome the prodigaI when he returns choc good and evil is often difficult In this the must have found it tremendously difficult
 TOO MUCH NEUROSIS