, 1864-10-13
OUR POLICE FORCE.
It's 1nef1lcIercy, Admitted, Sh o,vn, In
t1AIeH On ana PfUvesa-A ho.
form Prayed For

Ttst We have Ia the city at the present time =
pate force utterly Inadequate to protect the lives
ard property Of our citizens h a fact which viii
not he disputed by aAy one who takes q candid
view Of the usttes. The Ts1BCxk has on several
OCCASIONS called the attention OF the public to the
scascs aets uo2
b,ul ht atout The desired reform. They have,
however, called forth protest Gom the Secretary
which are practically admitted nll that tha TatnuNE
has charged. The claim of Ihohe gentlemen tnat
:rea1tr number Of criminals hare BEEN arrested
during the lasE qn1Ftef than In sny preceding one,
prn. nothing. II tree becsuse there ase ethiuk
lew int Ill adult tbit greater namber have a;so
gone u1eaught and urpontshed; rne long ust
Of buglares% stfeet assaults, picKpockets, salonn
roHs, and other cfsncss aeaidst state mn:
n1cspal ard moral la~. recently recorded
ti.n IL ihst 30 Cine bas Been ob1aiaed 10 tue vi.
lsiL' proves, more fofcibly than any words we
eaa .sis*, the inenasaey ot oar present police
llbll above alluded to, proves 100 ma:b. That IL
the mot efficient goternnaent which repteeses
crime rather than cenects it. The bstt police
70 vel known 10 The 1hievfsh gentry TINT they re-
gard eetee.res 30 certainly folio stns tho con-
9,issisn Of chine a. e that they dare nos bs..e i
quite within the limits Of possibility to come n 7ea
the present working OF police mattsrs We haze
not eutdcicnt nu nber Of officers 10 patrol the
city. Scarcely more than ona to each eQucfe
mile Of our cstJ territory ts on duty at one lime.
be*t assortment that ~e might boast. Very many
o the old, tried, and ra1ued members Of the force
aed lit aSe esout
gard to any otiler qral fcalon 1nan that OF gen.
eral tacnty Tor 1oafing. All the recent appotut-
mcIts are. not bad. but msoY Of them could not
There a1e nany men On the palt:e force who do
their du.y, t. them all honor. But their virtues
Int 0f Rival in fHn rb
prietd in these two items-lnsofdaency OF nuu1.
h,ts, aId fnsfagIenry On iae part Of toe many os
;ts HsmeeIs Wy. rot ths Bo;sd q po!sss ,!s saxs
force up to At least .n ordinary Standard Weask
| II not a. partisan measure. We ask 1t only oat
p H.
| The Latter Of Nhau have = right 70 be protected
afai1st ilegal aesau1tor robbery. We ask all good
cieIcy IT he police 1orce Only thus can we avoid
the necessity Tor that military interference 10 pre-
tersiDg the pn5ifc peace aoont which the Copper.
hsTe poiee sss sta sa wi Wns n sssn
| the nicked element, the military authorities will
gatfy leave them to tue nndietnrbed perform ance
Of their dulles.
The prttent effective force Of the police u but
efchty.elgh tncp, bumber much too emsl for sha
Inner se amount Of territory they have to watch.
The numbtr, act14lly on patrol duty at any cne ~
time tB 1csB than iorty an avsra5e ui ODE to 560l
| iLhabitante. We want at least one handted aod
| nifty men. 4 smaller plumber caano: be retied
On 10 Keep Inc Ia1st humoee Q! 1o1suss ttHu4e
THIEVES and bufg{sre In order. Nor eau II DC ex-
pectet tat knch Duuber OF men OF Character,
| men who may tatel5 pc trusted With paon and
sias al m!dnieht can be procured at ne misetsn'y
INV pay Of Gfty 6olafs PEI Inontb, and HoS !suna-
nhen Hanted Seventy i've aollssa per mnuth 10
1ttle enonsh pay fof decent men, A. present rates
| nf ltV1Ig. ano N decent men arc nor Mof:o toel5
salt t;!ve enough wages for a man to live on aud
the9 VIII nner n fanE'ens 70 r 1aaa M
responsibility he On me S1pstn1.snusnt ~, ase ~
nolice tre ii qnrgd to furnish their Own uniforms
nn of the SaU PEI 5eas noW aAo aa.s ~ - ~ w,
only rn1est. but cop1raty te ne ussss ~ - II ~ j.;
Europe. The uniform is aa nneh sae pfopsy s ~ g
the CITY as toe sl5I, aAG BONN N .o t ~ - -
Guy snd leealned Thsn tne omsef suss o'1 eE, q,
personatine IN oh1cer, wbea be "eare only hls ow;
property, "hieh be WAS authorized n3 the aatooft
lies to puFeHases --
A1o1 9, ep 1 .ne 81. ~ ~ @ on1n;o, ;o
ttefe remarks Twill apply much nearer to
chieago than In New foFk, ana at least o. iofcl
| rhst t pr.ces Do not abate. Who esale dealers a.
geae1s ts1a,. tsg s'tte .usd' oSs.s my n'u''
Itts really snrprIaing ths: 20 large number 0
,he rt,aii dealers IN tnis city continue TO denaan
od S9s5R ss,s 9 s esS' eSt as1. ass nfg e did
ss acss aa ~ ~: e. nj
| Eainjy and fnlnouely pushed up by sck OF rech
less ept culato1a to MORE than II is worth. Do the
1ne nrge deouetions from their tozmer 1ates
There Is 20 lor ger any real necessity for gold I
be sent abroad. because our exports now rxcee
our imports BY maIy millions, aud consequently
ts not wanted for The purpope Of remittancs OF th
nayment Of customs dues.
b. esidea this, the large absorption Of our stocH
bv sagacfour c,pitalIsts IN GefmspY ID tuy.lng t,
e3,nce 1TsInst Eurupe. and fhoee VINO now shi
fnccie Of seli e1change 4. l05Q01,D ale doing 80
1,e teoois reho hold On to taelr o,d Dfcss do n
plA We OH@3 #A1 - - -