Year: 1879

character he did not wish to acknowl-
edge his mistake by making . change.
We cannot however believe that he was
oblivious Of the fact that one whem he
choose to place over others kept an m


licensed gin saloon up to the time he


was promised his appointment, that the
dookets will show that warrants were


some years ago issued for bis arrest fol
attempting to vote at several Of the
election polls in this city, and that he
only escaped arrest by going west until
the storm blew over. Facts show that
on last Tuesday he was engaged in
creating disturbances and helping re-
peaters to vote. Another high in au-
thority deliberately Alohsd a Chester
County farmer out Of $40, which he
might as we'll have taken by force from
his pocket book, but We have not heard
that he was ever reprimandsd for the
offence. Another was caught by raid.
ing party Of policemen at night in a
house Of ill fame, directly after the muir
der Of Rowe, and by finding him there
the raid was frustrated. He is still on
the force. Another who repeatedly vio-
lated the law by getting bsastly intoxi.
Gated, was suspended for two weeks at


ter having lain in dirty sewer all
night in . drunken dsbauch. He is
still on the forcs. 1t would make our
article too long to snumerats one fourth
Of the violence enacted by certain mem


bers of the force on Tuesday last, but q
few Of them We will refer to. The arrest
of Mr.. Green by officer Payne in the
First ward Was an outrage. Mr.. Green
merely pointed out repeater who he
had seen voting in another ward and
for this the officer clapped the nippers
around his wrist and dragging him of
to the police station shut him up in a
filthy cell. To the credid Of Mayor ALL
mond 1t must be said that when appris-
cd Of the arrest he Immediately releas-
I'D Green, telling him that there were
no charge against him, but we have not
heard that Payne was ever repriman.
dsd. In another instance = citizen had to
20 to saloon keeper close by one Of the
polls and threaten him with prosecution
il he did not quit selling liquor to q
policeman. We have not heard that
that policeman prosecuted that saloon
keeper for q violation Of the election
laws by keeping his saloon open on
election day. While Sergeant Dolan
was voting a repeater at the West Dis.
trict Third Ward polls, and threaten
ing the Republican window men with


arrest for objecting to it, another ser.
geant of police and patrolman stood
on an opposite corner without making


an effort to arrest either Sergeant Dolan
or his repeater who went by the mare Of


Scott, and who he said, when cornered,


was a brother Of the Scott he had just


voted at the West District Of the Fifth


Ward. Another policeman at the best


oftener drunk than sober, stood at the
opposite corner of the West district


Fifth Ward polls darting across every


few minutes to exchange information


with Inspector Lee in regard to doubt


full voters. He freely gave himself
away by saying il a rumpus would


occur at the polls that the first man he


would arrest would be Mr.. Rudolph the


Republican window man, though Mr..


Rudolph is always known to be one of


the most peaceable citizens that takes


an active part in the elections. We


might go on enumerating such outrages


at all the polls until column after col


umn would fill up but the foregoing


will suffice to show the character of


many of the men Mayor Almond has
selected to keep the peace and enforce
the laws. No wonder that respectable


people feel outraged and look with con i.
tempt upon municipal government that
permits such state of affairs. No wonder
many Of them conclude that elections
have deesnerated into contemplate
farce, and refuse to go near them even
to exercise the dearest rights bequeath-
ed to American freemen. No wonder
immortality and crime abound when Of
fcers of law become law breakers them
selves, and encourage others in viola
ton of law. We do not believe that
Mayo; Almond prefers disorder to
order, or vice and crime to virtue and
innocence. We think that left free from
the calling shackels Of partizanship he
would make as good public officer as
he is private citizen. 1t is not too late
yet for the Mayor to redeem himself
and make the two remaining years of
his term as notable for the promotion
of good morals and good government as
the first year Of his Mayoralty has bsen
noted for immortality and recognized
outlawry. This can be- done by requir-
ing his under officials to enforce the
laws instead of winking at breaking
of the law. The rights of the people