Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-12-28
BIG CLUBS MUST GO.
STORY SUNG ny A LITTLE BIRD.
"iho stamp Of Brutality Must 10
Removed" Modern Methods 10
Provail.-Why.

II City Msnhal.slect Pmt, wor-
askcd 10 he intended making marked
changcs Ia tho control u tho pollca
iorco on assuming charge Of that
branch Of ihu municipal government
on the beginning Of the new year tho
prospects are that he would give a
polite though oyaslve and significant
foply.
ltisa well known fact that Mt. Pratt
made himself at least muasurably con.
Veraent with tho management and
operation Of the f1fcu after his nomi-
nation Tor tho oilicr OF city MARSHAL
aud before going TO San Fmncisc5. lie
may bo pnIdoued for iamiliArizing him.
sell WIN these matters before the
eventual November day when the
battle VI ballots was cast Tor his cleo
ton was assured ifOm the ffat.
Since his return from the coast he
mas been carefully looking over the
htlu anu comparing rOicl on this
thing anu that, aud now cautious
little uickey bifd chirps from a lofty
h1Igh iu the municipal tee that
GOOD many mrmbtfH OF the police force
VIII stop tNirling thUlr ebony, cherry
uui mahogany clubs early Ia January
anu that others VIII also be retired ~
private life gs soon 40 thu now men DO.
come Initiated.
The same little fenthUfud songsler
dtoIs The gladstone notes In his tuneiul
lay that ia. successors " tho outgoing
mumucrs OF the ConstAbulafy will
never WELD clubs at all. That IL, they
viii not be permitted 10 carry the big
hardwood sticks now Ia use. The
reason that will lc advanced for the
abolition II that they belong 10 nn older
anu lees enlightened civilization than
tue ptuseuG that they give police.
man un air OF brutality a. he meves
along tue crowded th0f0ughiafes;
mat the paitOlmun themselves are
humiliatcd at the sight they present
IN being compelled 10 carry them; that
tho experience OF many Of the beet
ohirIH Of police In the country has
been thht they nto bntbatOus, unnecef-
nary anu dangerous. Bafuar0us for
the reason that unless tbs greatest care
~ exercised man who becomes ten.
purnuly turbulent ami Teuista arrest,
may either DO disabled for life " killed
by Que % them IA the hands Of q
passionate Uiiigrr NJ single blow.
Unnecessary Tor the reason that arrests
eau ia nearly all cases be made without
clubbing. When defense Il necessary
n smaller stick can DO used lust ne
oneciuslly anu with less exhibition u
brutality. Dangerous because all on.
GERS cannot DO trusted in uaing them,
aa Instance the terrible aud AlmOa.
fatal bratlnga that have been gwen
prisoners by such characters ~ Green
tho Ascending policeman,
who deserted his wife and children
while destitute and starving.
This reformation does not uOniem.
plate tho encouragement and pfOteo.
lion VI thugs and tough characters
Ia this city nor placing the officers ht
their mercy. Hut n tue little bird sings
correctly tue idea Is 10 "fomOve the
stamp " brutality that now attaches To
a policeman moving le0plo from this
sidewalk 10y pukiug thum Ia tho aiio
with u.ub that il heavy and strong
enough 10 klll mule with"-to In
fact get the club uAt ri sight altogether,
Ouly o. bu drawn Ia extreme cases.
In San Fmucisc0 tho policeman
who draws his club, except Ia self
defense, II discharged without hear
Ing and h never Wken back. Ia that
city also the clubs used by the police
sic only about Ons inird the size o. (
those carried IN Salt Lake and they
Ate put snugly away In a special panel
pocket on thu outside Of IEs hight
l'cu,ef. lsg and are only brought into
roquisiucn Ia huch cases A ave been
referred 10.
They have big clubs there too, but
tley are hung up Ia the nall At head.
quHrtrra within easy reach for use Ia
ease NJ riots. A it Ia there 20 IL II
expected % be- here In these respects.
small, unseen clubs carried Tor every
day use and big, doath'dealing batter.
Ing rams at the station for disturbances
VI An extraordinary character