Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-06-07

POLICE REFoRM HgRE.-We have been 10
seiged since Monday last with earnest requests
from prominent citizens Of all political parties to
urge upon Congress the propriety Of passing, ere
the end Of the current session, a law entirely
divesting the police of the Federal Metropoli,
from connection with politics. So general Ina,
the manifestation Of public opinion on this sub.
ject been slresdy, as that we may safely saw that
with the exception OF Corporation EMPLOYEES who
expect to profit directly indirectly by the acts
of the present police in aiding and abettine the
murderous gangs Of rowdies who are permitted
to have their way here, whenever by so doing q
political purpose entertained by them 1.-THE police,
may be thus assisted to success not single citizen
OF any party of the slightest Pretension to charac
ter fails to approve the proposed change Tha,
IS, that Congress shall enact for Washington city
police law identical in almost all respects with
the new police law recently enacted by the Dem.
ocratic Legislature Of Maryland for the future
regulation Of the Baltimore police That law. i'm
few words, takes from the Mayor of Baltimore
the right Of appointing and removing the CITY:
POLICE and vests II in three Commissioners. OF
whom he is one who take an oath to make no
police appointments upon political grounds. and
TO keep no partisan politicians the citys police
force
In this case 1t Is simply proposed that Congress
snail vest the right to appoint similar police
commission Tor Washington city in the Secretary
Of the Interior, and that the citizens of Washing
ton he may so appoint sh sn take an oath similar
70 the one mentioned above; and shall be fur.
ther required to remove FROM the police forcs
they may appoint any man who may, directly or
Indirectly, interfere in politics beyond the simpe
exercise Of bis right 10 vote In tie municipal
elections OF course the law should contain som.
other provisions necessary TO enable the commits
sion TO reform the Washington police system in
other particulars in which It so imperativelv re-
qulres reform The points to be achieved are.
nfss, 70 render life and property safe here; next
"en'ofe 70 all elnzens due respect for and pro-
eon OF 'neir rights at the polls; next az ain. 70
discover the Washington police from their ne,-
sistent grog- shop associations, and thus iocrr,..
their cfhciency-in a hundred ways to -imnrove
the manner In which their duties are now nor.
formed.
An enor VIII doubtless be made 10 enlist tie
Democratic party Of Congress, as a party. apain.,
the proposed reform. We, however. cannot douh,
its agnal failure; insomuch ss It Is now a. Ma
to all the world that under fe present system q,
permitting the police force Of the Federal Mrt,oo
oils TO be simply rowdy club of eIectioneer. and
political partizans at election times they bav. he
come as dangerous to life, the public peace ana
the rights Of the quiet and respectable citizen. as
under the reign Of terror that existed in Baltaor,
TOE two or three years before the Democratic lie.
gisiature Of Maryland enacted their recent reform
win murderous desperadoes upon the Washing.
ton police force, appointed for part zan murder.
Gus eiecnoneering services with full knowledp.
that thsy were virtual outlaws hen bu, Jus; driven
Tor their crimes from neighborng cities. with n,
result Of the connection Of partizan politicians and
such other Persoss with the police as wa, mani.
tested in the fact that not single ares, wa.
made OF any one Of the hundred rurian, ON ,b.i,
side who had full sway here on Monday 49,
Monday night last-sssauiting, stonipy. ,h,.,ne'
and shooting respectable and inonensiye ci,;,...
at wtll--we question much whethe, anv No.
cratic member Of either Honse will be wiJlina
20 have the Democratic party 90 before the ooup.
~ as The opponent Of the proposed reform-a rs
form mat being found necessary In ali larg.
eines, and being carried out In many of them.
IL matters not which party may be In power
"h'revef 'he law permits the roIiticiass 10 :.
courage tns police to be political psrtizans. III.
PANE results have iollowed-in New York. New