▁with ▁his ▁fear ▁of ▁foreign ers , ▁Bo one , ▁a ▁Bapt ist ▁and ▁temper ance ▁advoc ate , ▁believed ▁that ▁the ▁S abb ath ▁was ▁prof an ed ▁by ▁having ▁drink ing ▁establish ments ▁open ▁on ▁Sunday . ▁However , ▁the ▁temper ance ▁movement ▁was ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁eyes ▁of ▁imm igr ants ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁control ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁el ites ▁to ▁further ▁control ▁the ▁working ▁class . ▁Although ▁Bo one ' s ▁actions ▁were ▁in ▁anticip ation ▁of ▁Illinois ▁en act ing ▁a ▁Maine ▁law ▁by ▁refer nd um ▁that ▁would ▁prohib it ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁alco hol ▁for ▁recre ational ▁purposes , ▁the ▁refer endum ▁failed ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 8 5 5 , ▁by ▁a ▁state wide ▁vote ▁of ▁ 5 4 % ▁to ▁ 4 6 %. ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁after ▁Bo one ▁was ▁turned ▁out ▁of ▁office , ▁the ▁prohib ition ▁was ▁repe aled . ▁ ▁Before ▁ 1 8 5 3 , ▁Chicago ▁had ▁only ▁" a ▁small ▁force ▁of ▁armed ▁municipal ▁officers ." ▁The ▁Cook ▁County ▁sh er iff ' s ▁office ▁was ▁largely ▁responsible ▁for ▁polic ing ▁the ▁city , ▁whose ▁const able ▁system ▁" was ▁mode led ▁on ▁the ▁colonial ▁and ▁English ▁systems ." ▁ ▁L ack ing ▁any ▁distinction ▁of ▁their ▁own , ▁elected ▁town ▁const ables ▁and ▁night ▁watch men ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁in ade qu acy ▁of ▁the ▁const able ▁system , ▁a ▁police ▁department ▁separate ▁and ▁distinct