The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-28

mako themselves unmistakabIy felt throughout the
community. He understood the democrats proposed
70 vest tue appointing power vi the Ponce CommiS
siouers anu superintendent IN tue mayor anu make
the police local force aud away with the present
district system. IL needs very little reflection 10
al the little towns embraced within II, aud yet as
wnAt comparatively trlning cost u u carried On III
the little town OF fremont SIX men and sergeant
look alter the preservation Of the peace anu property
ol the community more electually tnan nity men
composing an independent force could do These
Six men ana the sergeant know. aud the t0wnspeo-
pie know, and above all the r0wdies aud evIdoers
know that behind shis 'c0rporas guard" Is a force
oi ooo men, Tue moral influence OF winch knowledge
extends.
Lei, for instance as Is any day likely to happen.
gang OF rowuies-say gang Of drunken target
musketeers-enter the almost delenceess little town
OF fremont and II SO lncined tuey could sack every
mouse ia TIE place IN spite OF tine SIX Policemen,
tue devoted SIX were acting independent or the
Metropolitan FORCE But The system Is now ar
ranged. VITA telegraph wires touching every point
Island live hundred or u Thousand men, II need be,
can be thrown on given point within the brlelesS
possible space VI time, and r0WJyisn crushed keIOre
1t can eject much mischief Ii this district sys-
ten % aboshedsll these lutte towns aud villages
Williamsburg and Staren Island. would each
IN .urn have to provide itself With
ssp s ass rS o winch 81 tue weak ns
and inefficient. In the matter OF separating Brook
lyn from New York great Inconvenience ami much
mischief wouid arise For ali practical purposes tue
Giles Que, aud II Is easy To realize the CONFUSION
ana generalization that must ensue rrom having
TWO dinerent heads OF police. ami Tor tnat matter
different systems OF police government IN such close
juAtap0sltlon But the most p0ienI objection TO any
change In the system IKE thaG contemplated Is tue
suspicion Win which the puDhc mind could hardy
AVOID being nlled nnaG the police force was being
used tor partisan purposes and no longer barrier
between turbulence and order. The citizens OF New
York. no matter how much Ut times they may cen
sure isolated cases OF brutality ineficency or neg
iect on the part Of the poiice know too well that
only for them life would be as unsafe on thorough
OF this rODbef-iulcHt0l highways OF
Mexico.
Society with Us Is undergoing change; from year
to year gradatiOns OF class disappearing ana we
are drifting INTO extremes-the very rca ana tue
also very poor The poor being by lar tue largest Is
the strongest numerically, aud Is augnen.eu from
week to week by the emixrants OF EurOpe-not the
BEST but the worst OF that class, as tnose who are
really ambitious and industrious 20 West. II Is easy
70 see that III the past twenty years New Yorkwnlch
has been ali that tune tlLerlny tls Tide OF European
emigration Tor the country at large aud keeping the
refuse herSef--haS accumulated within her limits
class oil people OF the most depraved and brutal in
stincts Did the Old police force exist now no city
10 the world would exhibit sucn utter unrestralned
laWlessnes5 as tniS AS II Is We ress upon volcano.
Any one who DOUBTS tine moral influence even OF
policeman's Uniform let hun 90 INTO some OF the
appearance OF the blue coat and brass buttons
restores order among the r0tOus. Then, again, II
the purity Vi election Is to be preserved; II persons
VINO differ from the dominant majority are to have
any assurance that their uveS are SAFE when they
venture 10 the polls on eecu0n day, 1t VIII not DO
10 allow the impression 10 80 a0Ioad that the police
force Ii composed OF men appointed from partisan
aud political influence IeG this impression can
scarcely be avoided II you hand over tue appointing
power TO democratic Mayor, VINO In turA
Will appoint democratic Superintendent, whose
aim Will DC to secure popularity with the
rank and lie Oy giving tnem places on the police 1t
Is proposed addition to the abolition OF the Metro
pOlltan Police District 10 make the Board Of Ponce
commissioners eiecLive In any other Guy but this
the election OF Police Commissioners might be
attended with little or none vi evil consequence but
here, where there Is sucn mass OF lOanng ruianlsm
IN the enjoyment OF tho suffrage, candidates would
have to strike bargain with u good many or their
constituents to give them place ON the police IN
return for their supp0rG In the election. Throw open
the force TO such class this an3 revertng TO the
Old SYSTEM enJOin the wearing OF no particular uni
form, but make shield toe s0e token OF identiica-
ton for guardian OF the peace, auu think OF what
condition OF things would lollow III tue streets OF
this city. such are the sentiments OF Commissioner
Leaving the presence OF Commissioner Mauierre
the reporter stroiied down stairs 10 the Oice Of
superintendent kennedy. The great autocrat or
Mulberry street looked Ike q ulan VINO, In tue past
twenty-four hours, had slept on Ted OF thOrns and
walked on HOT grldde. Social and cheerful as he
generally is he appeared on this occasion to nave
risen from On experiment on the medieval rack with
all his Joints out OF order and his temper turned
awry Gear With the traditional aictiUn posteriorly
could hardly exhibit more acerOlty The Supertn.
tendent. with little consideration Tor conventional
ways or drawing up u necxtle, nad that article OF
ornamental dress ted like tho loop or asso around
his neck above the SHIRT collar which added Blue.
beard sort OF reckless netceness to his looks.
kEroKrEE-What Will become OF you and the
Police Commission, Mr.. Kennedy, whel the demo-
Gratis get TO work up IN Albany
SUPERINTENDENT (loOKlg fifteen thousand dag
gers and giving violent chuck to the satin lassO
around his neckl-Wnat 40 know about the demo.
Gratis or what they're going to 40. Ali know Is i'm
gon' to stay here until they turn me out. Dye hear
that.
This was said with rumbng growl and the
concluding interrogatory was cOucned very much IN
the tone assn NED Dy Sir Giles Overreach In The sea-
son Of his banned hope.
REPoRTxH-Assumlng, Mr.. Kennedy, that the
present police system ia abolished, what would most
likely be substituted III Its placer
kENNEDY--What do knows Now, what do know
about thing thar hasnt yet come our WHAT'S the
use OF asking such questions as thatf growied the
monarch OF many ba.Ons.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, Mr.. Kennedy, only assume.
KENNEDY-Well, what's the use OF assuming
what do know about thing that nasn's come OIL
kEPoRrRR-But, assumtng-
kENNEDY-0h, assume and be -.
kEPOETER-Ihats right Mr.. Kennedy, never pro.
coed on assumptions; but you'll STICK, won't your
Here the reporter WAS sliding away win satirt.
cal eer, ADVISED as e went by Mug John 10 tell the
humble public that he should SLICK and stay until
turned out.