The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-25
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brigade Il always near at hand somewhere, with
us rusty rifles, to take hand In the battle.
And now for the strangest part OF the whole SEN
BY dummy SOUNDED the ser entire number OF cap.
tains In the city-nve OF whom only could not be
ney wsae sought Tor IN
Unite region popularity known as "the LORD Knows
WHERE" Out OF those who were encountered only
IN FAVOR OF THE MILITARY INNOVATION.
Several would give no reason ior their opposition
plan was an absurdity and would work more evil
than go0d-that it would result IN the creating
Oocs S coS Not be srseS IN
this particular aspect OF the case one captain
marked, II think the police can handle any mob
In New York with the club alone. In 1868 the mob
always stood be ore the military and fought them
desperately. / myself saw company OF marines
was marching through Worth street, and yet, on
getting sight Of platoon OF police with batons
drawn Nm dsbous9ing into Broadway they waited not
the police could get within striking distance. Mobs
in this city fear the policeman's club and will ny
ling the militia"
THE POLICE AND THE PEOPLE.
another captain remarked .A between the
the best OF feeling 1t s but in rare cases. like that
Of Onicer Byrnes lately, where policeman who
quences. is inte,fered with ruthlsssIy. There is
not night passes that there Is not big row in q
basement, in the street or in a tenement house-a
row trat makes chairs and tables and bottles nv
around loose, and yet. when somebody calls q
policeman in, In nine cases out OF ten order Is
stored, and, instead Of setting upon him. every
Dne OF the rowmakers, subdued by his mere pres
.nce, h.. begs ,u Of hun not to arrest anybody
Captain .a yoS yet ov up mtarS S0o Srua sae
IN the department.. ana II it is ever used against
the people. or the mob. call 1t what you may, you
viii md ever alter that the people will hate the
police as body just as the common people IN
Europe hate the soldery that ever and anon Is en-
Ployed 70 shoot them down. There is no such feel
people as there Is in European cities between the
hobbies ana the ordinary rtf-ran, or even ordi-
humbug Will soon make change here II adopted.
II IT is adopted, as captain Of police win obey
can to make The brigade enicent; but at the same
time don't like the idea."
TOO MUCH OF A FOREIGN IDEA.
Yet another captain remarked 1.-THE whole
thing smacks too much OF the Dublin constabulary
Ind the French gendarnaes to take well. Ameri-
cans won't relish it biz. In France 1t is all very
minute you land, ' and know al about you
are ay in rs the SoWn
will OF an inspector; but that won't work here.
The law and order people in this city are In the
lied, when well handled will always suffice to put
down any rlot-that Is, II the rioters be taken in
WHAT WILL THE GOVERNOR DOT
Is useless to go into detail as to the statements
pf other captains and OF those Of The sergeants.
With many the military idea takes well; with the
great majority 1t does not. Had they their own
way about 1t. or could they openly denounce IL
without fear OF having their heads cut OF BY their
BuperlOrs, the Commissioners, they would GER
tatnly do 80 in unmeasured terms. most Of them
the ground that the establishment Of the military
system In the department will create an ugly
breach between the people and the police that does
not now exist; others because they believe that
the whole thing Is gotten up for erect and show,
aud also that It will put additional burden OF duty
upon all the members OF the force.
In conclusion 1t may be here stated that during
the late war the Police commissioners, during
Governor MOrgan's term OF office, made similar
acquisition upon him to that the present Commits
sl0ners have made upon Governor Dix, and that
Governor =. morgan most deter r, refused TO
By the constitution, the only legal military body
In the State, and that to arm the police as re-
mains to be seen what Governor Dix will do with
the requisition made upon him. 1t Is the general
belief among military men that he will not grant 1t.