New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-01
HANDS OFF, POLICE!
A WARNING TO THE DEPARTMENT.
From The Evening Call.

From The Evening Call.
Despite the fair warning given several dsys ago the
police continue thcir unlawful wo,A ~ pcli 90 ali
sections Of the city about their EFFORTS against tc
Their pernicous activity assumes various phases.
Sometimes IL the refusal to maintain order 1T League
hesrs at others. ii is the failure project an,
noyance and actual outrage speakers IN the Cafta
campaign -, md .r.,o , NJ 4, is
to be found in the attempts OF certain police captains
to T1he Of co g and indirect intimidation that
become eXceedn ely familiar II late years TO the op
ponents of 1ammany Hail. ,.
ter is Captain Grant OF the sixteenth Pecinet whci
Is the Xlltn Assembly District t I' r n Sas hI II
is claimed exerted all his influence IN pehat oi 'na'
political Judas lsca'io'. Frederick 5. Gibbs ,,..
As everybody knows, Tammany wants 70 send G!DDs
back 10 Albany. 1t cannot Go SO by fair means, ani
the leaders it, With fair election Gibbs wou II
he beaten bea en- ont OF sight. Hence the efforts Oh
the Taminsny Police Captain, which. if successful
would make tho coming election In the Alitn DisITs
as great farce rs the primary election theie IL"
In specifying Captain Grants case, we would not
have IL understood that he is tire worst offender
there are several other captains just as bad al e"'
so we reliably informed. -, t,vo
These men have mad every warning. They m nave ;D
this municipal election, however much they de-le ~
be- to- to exert Themselves in Grants behalf. 49,.
The Republicans Of this city and their alles 40 mv:
TO be by amy part Of It the cea@d out
Of Single vote They will submit to any outaSe
or unfair treatment There is nc reason WHY 'N0S
Let this fact be clearly understood once Tor an
II he police authorities think that they can deceive OF
hoodwink the Republican leaders in this mater u,JS
;ill find themselves w0fully mistaken. our pew rd
determined that the police ;d d Eeep or 1t they viii
know the reason why. This Is plain language o"'
What is going TO be done about il Well in , tne
first place. let every opponent OF Iaa6I having for
of evidence against INC PoNN'
Whenever a member of the force, be ne pa r cnn,
roundsmaD sergeant inspector directly or
indirectly against the interest Of the anu ~
candidates let this fact he p'r Chairman Of the Re
publican County Committee or the chairman oi , ee
County DEMOCRACY EHgcGtIye F EHcrn,ye Commec
II YOU have not the time TO see any OF tnesc E TN
tlemen. then send or bring your G9hp arpptly for
vat,ed 10 where il should 90 Tor IhVeSteaio ,nd
we assure you that II Will be investigated anu wv"
"p Hra Ti' remember that there is United states Mar Mar
shall and United states snperv,sor Oh bnrhnit the
a small army of assistants scattered tnrputio'
civ whose duty IT is to see mat the V9nms ION on
Tuesday is conducted fairly and honesty have inst a.
much right to arrest member OF the ponce , %o ~
fonnd nterfcring with the freedom OF tlc piUr
they have to put the lowest speci'"e" VI '''0
To illustrate this point, when Lonis F. ram I'm "ao
United states Marshal complaint came w I'M 4,,,"
election day that certain policeman va" "a SIDE dIs
Ecpnblicans from voting in one OF inc f ~ nIace
trIcts lie Immediately dispatched u, ~ CT and
asas IF mashals. arrested the offending Gcer ano
put him in the Ludlow street Jan. orvcd will a
Notice from Tamany Judge that he; rayh th
rxcreed his authority. and that ne ii ~ wri, Of
Siom"n al once or the court would lSsuc VIII L W.
abess corpus in the rayH pTq i have aa chat that
Po police sna but, mt Won behind the bars with him
The policeman not release1 nor va" as, T Of the
a,,tP' statrs Marshal The judge knew that IN
understood the law thoronG!y, ana h8''s
o'u ripaiiv II should be remembered that VI" 'a az
senate Commee has begun o, nt tc eSnnne them
n % eIection one of the fields into wmch u VIII
h nonr , first viii be the Police DEPARTMENT :. nrsttv
lis stock of material asa!nSII ic .T mid like /, make
ia Elm larger but hardly think So