The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-30
Indignation Needing oTrslseemsA anaO
Opposed 70 the New Uniform.
MASS MEETING IN THE PARK.

Indignation Needing orrsaaeeusn ana on
Opposed 70 che New Uniform.
MASS MEETING In THE PARK.
Pursuant TO call printed handbills posted throu
out the city, meeting Of policemen and othsrs stro
opposed to the new uniform agreed upon 49, Com
soperf Of Police, was held in the Park yesterday al
Door at half past five O'Clock.
A.platform WAS erected opposite the steps Of the 4
Hall upon which all the principal parties in the md
ment were
At the appointed hour the meeting wa. called t. o
by Brock Carroll, whA nominated for chairman Mr..
stockdell WHO was unanimously elected to the q
on the occasion. n
Vice Presidents Zone from each ward In the oity) (
then chosen and elected unanimously.
The CHAIRMAN then announced that Daniel B. nj
was about to address the meeting, which piece offs
nation received few rounds Of applause at the hsAd
those assembled
Mir. TAYLOR then came forward and said-Tellsv
zens, the somewhat novel character of the call Of
meeting renders 1t necessary that should before
coed TO make any remarks which it seems Ia expected
thts occasion, make some necessary apology Tor
manner In which we have assembled.
do regret to see that the meeting assumes somSv
I the character OF police meeting. Many here sup
from the CALL that It Is meeting called for the pur
Of descantiDg upon the merits dement's, perhapa
the action OF the Police Commissioner in clothing
policemen Of the city in the detesta bic garb that
partment But this is p the sole question ~ !.
como here to SETTLE We want to know II these Pd
Commissioners have not oveEstepped their mar
little, and magnfed . spnsn emblem, - the Leg
ture termed It, into an entire new suit Of Nv
address you because 1t was my Lot to BE- one a
members Of the Legislature that enacted the Law VI
which the Commissioners Of Police created
Is the resson suppose have been pointed to -
per person to give my views upon the intention ef
Legislature in the enactment Of the law in questeu
will therefore, undertake to explain the cir ,umst
under which that Law was solicited, recomms nded, .
passed, end the impression that rested upon th. nun
the Legislature one year ago last April when thsa
ed il and gave to the Commissioners OF Police the Il
to exist, but, shall show to you, not the povS
put the construction upon 1t which they. have
After the creation Of thu present Police Department.
found 1t exceedingly defective; the people ali said
auired perfecting, and but few 10 the community \
that Legislative action was necessary to make that lsp
could be properly carried out and rendered beseq
for the protection and peace of this great city Ac
upon that conviction, the Legislature In 1885, 80 N
ed the police laws to create board of commission
whose duty it should be to exertise . general 90
vision this department, and many and strange,
novel the plans presented before that body for
approval II was with the greatest difficulty, thete
that the New York delegation could agree upon any
plan. The various plans suggested, the propriet
creating separate board of commissioners to app|
policemen, to form another body out Of our judf0
the to them 70. BAD
finally in that general whirlwind which chgracte
the closing acts Of legislative body, that we az
upon the plsn which is now the law Of the city,
which contains the article that created the present
6culty will here say that the ffth article Of tina
was the one upon which the whole debate tur
fg about any other part Of it, they we're willing Il
ceve the Recommendation Of the Chief of Police
other citizens, and were ready to approve Of almost
the manner in which the policemen should be dres
the livery which they to put ON them, the u
sixteen delegates in the House and four in the 81
rose % man, and insisted upon having voice in
matter: bravo, bravo) viii read that one claus
is as follows
The Chief q Police. captains Meuten.nts. and
emblem Oh aevioe, to be prescribed By the Comm'sio
Now, some Of the delegation fearing that that sec
might be liable to abuse, took not only hours but
before they would consent to report the bill: 1t
snally, in the presence Of the Chief Of Police e
from New York, declared that by the use Of
words, "emblem or devices" nothing more
De % he co IS' he
upon his hat having the word "police' and the nan
bis ward on It, while upon duty, would fully meet til
guiiement ! assure you . number Of the d1|ea
tain it because they considered 1t demeaning. ma
permitted here to say, that the Judge Of the Sup
not ignorant Of the sensitive II feeling which
American breast upon all such matters The Legisla
enacted this law. and when it came to be carried
execution the Commissioners found how hard it We
establish the emblem that was to be worm Every
in the vocabulary was tried to find one that would
acceptable, and It not till got to the almost
meaning wO1 U.s. emblem or oev1ce, tnAt We cOutu &c
assent on the part of the delegation for the passa
The bill. Now we learn that the policeman
10 he made, in every sense Of the word, =
pumed soldier, and his dress such AZ 10 presca
at West Point, Do they deny that they are tr.t
them to the of srmss And what, ask you, If
is tolerated any longer, win become Of the boosted
dom that we enjoyY When was q schoolbcy usd
be glad when read Of the small standing army we
for knew that every citizen soldier. Then,
Why is 1t that this meeting should be termed med
of police, when the question which has brought q
gether here is in which every who vsnerate
name of this country should take deep interest III
the right Of the police to claim this as their cause
sivey. But If this Board Of Commissioners perm
| to 60 on unchecked, what will become of eur bdl
libertiesp regret TO say that some of the newspd
of New York seemed to favor this invasion Of our n
why 1t should recommend US to conform so closely
practice of the old monarchcal governments, or Why
that they should wish to i've in city where the
and shoot every man they met. applause * II
burning shame that so great wrong should be perm
in free country What does the press ssys Select
badges, belts, and all that; but when this Is done
ask in vain for free spot on this island to stand
| (Cries of "never, never'O This order (holdins :
is the grave in which popular freedom will be bu
(Applause.) Why don't the Judges dress In liveryf
they say they might meet their brothers In the str
| who would be ashamed to see them dressed 20 cons
ously. Let US have of these veries-let the tn
| go forth from this meeting that shall burn onward
onward, and put stop to this last attempt to
away man. tndlv1d1al ana lnouenaDie rights (Appl
| In tie midst Of WI J the speaker retired
| Mr.. SPENCER was then introduced to the ascend
| and addressed them. He said he was informed
/ those policemen who participated in the nj
would have their heads brought to the block. Il
was treason--objecting to wearing Hvery-the Cor
sioners Of Police might do all they liked. he new
dressed a meeting in all his life with more pleasure
cared not for the customs Of the Old World, for he
that the Gar Of Russia commanded those who VI
the streets Of St. Petersburg how much beard they
wear but he had yet to learn how 1t was proper TO
| in this free country to command others to wear
emblems of servility nobility. Where was The
who could look with any feeling Of respect the Hv
footmen Of the parvenues OF the Fifth avenue2 He
not despite the arti.es Of the HERALD or Tribune I'D
was sure nearly all of bis fellow citizens looked
contempt upon all men who wore livery aud the .
| who wore that livery surely must feel ashamed
nineteen out of twenty of their fellow citizens lo
with deestation upon oil kinds OF livery. The argun
Of the Tribune saying if the policemen did not lik
wear the livery they might leave the police fcrce,
all very fine; but why should those men who lool1
their salary as a means Of support for their fam
why should they be compelled to wear that uniform
was disgraceful In every respect to the wearer.
read some letters from the Chief Of Police, Info
VIM Peterson, one Of the policemen, that he was Id
| ed by his Honor the Mayor that he was
man6ed to appear before the Commissioned
Police to answer q charge Of insubordin
in hiring to build the platform
others for participating in inc proposed meeting
these men who participated in the meeting renor
ing s..,nst this hiring white men or negroes tina
n AZ, - al fha rueralG