Few, if any, evidences have been given out from the City Hall since the Mayor's re-inauguration tending to show that he proposes voluntarily to destroy this "contempt." His new comptroller is a worthy successor to the departed Waller, while the selection for his corporation counsel is all that could be desired by the most captious citizen. But the vices and crimes which principally brought, through their unchecked prevalence, that contempt, find the man, under whom for two years the police force, which in his friend's language has been "indecent and probably corrupt," again in its command. Doubtless the army of the vicious rejoices. Certain it is the community wonders. He will be observed as time passes. May the results of observation redound to his everlasting credit and success, and to the benefit of the great city of which he is the executive head! In the following pages references to the causes of that contempt will be made. The prurient will find nothing in them to their taste. These references ought to be of some assistance to the Mayor in finding out through a properly organized and well officered police force that these evil causes do exist. Having discovered them, their haunts, and their aids, if he does not already know of them, will he tolerate them any longer in this community? Will his continuous Superintendent of Police be further allowed to throw his kindly protection over them? CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. CHICAGO--Its Development--Power of Criminal Classes in Its Government--Pretenses of Reform--Official Satisfaction--Public Condemnation--Truths as to Power of Criminal Classes. CHAPTER II. THE POLICE FORCE--Its Strength--Composition--Power Dominating--Duties of Defined--Population of Chicago--Nativity of--Police Enemies of Civil Service--Demoralizing Effect--Tariff on Crime--Rates on Gambling Houses, Etc.--Penalty for Refusal to Pay--Instances of Police Rates--Method of Collection--Habits of Policemen--Some Are "Hold Up" Men--Blackmail Levied--Law Department--Arrests in 1897--Police Fix Boundaries for Crime--Chief's Testimony--Analysis of Arrests in 1897 in Second Police Precinct--In City at Large--Division of Fees and Fines With Magistrates--Police Courts, Corrupt--Cost of Police Force. CHAPTER III. ALL NIGHT SALOONS--Character of--Thieves, Thugs and Prostitutes in--Visitors--Country Buyers, Transients, Delegates, Youth and Old Age--Women in--Character of--Basement Saloons--Scenes in--Private Rooms--Scenes in All Night Saloons--Dancing--Music--Morning Hours--Robberies, Etc., Planned--Girls Entrapped--Young Men Ruined--Quarrels--Raids--Drinking--Surroundings of--Houses of Ill Fame--Assignation Houses--Slumming Parties--Fads--Salvation and Volunteer Army--Houses of Ill Fame--Inmates of--How Managed--Practices in--Superstitions--Luck Powders--Sources of Supply--Patrons of--Wholesale House Entertainer--Police Protection--Diseases--Attempts at Reform--People Indifferent. CHAPTER IV.