St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-08
EXPECT DECAPITATlON.
Coppers Believe Their Uniforms
VIII Soon Be Questionable.

Coppers Believe Their Uniforms
VIII Soon Be Questionable.
Walking down East Seventh street
yesterday afternoon, GLOBE reporter
encountered one of the finest strolling
up and down his beat, and wearing a
distant, far-away look that poorly
CORES ponded with his shining brass but
tons. ''Why art thou sad and lonely?''
was the question addressed to him IN
soft. sympathetic cones, and the copper
sighed deep. long-drawn sigh before
replying. "For years." said he. 81 have
walked this beat respected and feared
by all: but now as stand at this corner
some of these fellows go by smoking
cigarettes and look at me as though
they would like to take my club, star
and clothes away from me right here.
1t is enough TO madden any
honest copper. but L suppose
Eve got to stand it. No. I'm not going
TO stay on the force. Pyc been Demo-
crat all my life, and I'll 20 and do
something else like the rest Of them,
and let the Republicans have whirl.
There are over a thousand that would
like Job Oh the force jnSt now, and
Pm going to resign the last day OF May.
and make a place for one of the num-
ber"
There have been twenty years of
Democratic government in the city, and
there are over twice that number of
policemen who have been on duty the
whole twenty years. They are all good,
stauneh old Democrats, who have
done their duty nobly, but it is hard
for them to conceive of working
under a changed system, with Re
publican mayor and a Republican chief.
A number OF them say they will resign,
while others do not want TO leave the
force, but fear they will have to. There
is plenty of discussion about it. and
when you see two patrOlmen talking
together on a corner you may be sure
th are changing opinions as to what
is going to be done. There are some
members OF the force, however,
who do not care fig for
Republican fayors, and do not
fear to say it. One of these
is Jim Nugent. the license inspector.
who has been policeman for twenty
two years He is said to be slated for
decapitation early IN the engagement,
But Il am Democrat" he says, ''ant
have voted the ticket all my life, and
will do so while live, and l don't eX-
pect anything else than to get fired
bodily" jim mas been goOu, Ialthfui
officer. He lost an arm in the service,
and he will leave the force without any
bad marks in the record books against
him.
Col Wright denies all the rumors that
his appointments on the police force
are already cut and dried. but great
many others. some of whom stand very
close to the new administration, say the
slate was made up on a rude scale in
the Republican committee rooms the
night after the colonePS election, and
looked something like this.
Chief of Police-Capt. Bean.
Chief of DetectiyeS-John ii. Mason.
Senior Captain-Lieut. Morgan.
OF course, there are large number
OF officers whose places will be filled at
the substations. The policemen are in
clined to think that Capt. Lowell will be
retained at Rondo street station, but he
will be the only captain kept, and there
will be sad havoc in the ranks of the
lieutenantS and sergeautS.
That gallant horseman, Lieut.. Budy,
of Union Park station, will probably be
spared to look after his mounted police,
as he is said to beyery popular with the
residents out there.