New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-04

The Rev pr Charles H. Parkhurst has nearly
comnle,el q book which he has been asked TO write.
and II will soon be in the hands OF the puoshers'
He said yesterday that 1t was sketch OF inc WORK
which had been done by the Society FOR the ire
vention of Crime during or three years III
will be in the nature of guide-book for those VINO
are interested in reform work In cities. ne SAID
"and II will contain suggestions drawn from my
own experience" DIR. ParXhurst said ne Liked the
suggestion that who had been trained at
West Point Annapolis should be appointed as
Superintendent of the reorganized police force lie
dictated the following statement for publication
The suggestions which / have made with reference
TO the appointment of committee OF hve goou men
the purpose OF reorganizng the department simply
comprehend the plan advocated py tne ooo SOL w.
have not got down to details yet These men saou 10
possess ability AID intelligence ana shouiu hIe
entirely nprejudiced that they may be ape
TO make judicous appointments and secure tne
best possible force from the material ,hat s b
lieve in having police force organized on the inin
ton tSat the chief organizer Of the force should
be man from West Point or Annapolis - 'ety
good But this only applies to the head OF ,o ihf
be just the thing for the head of the force oui ~
adop:ei Such a man would be better qualified to
reorganze the force on sound basis and benz
free and untrammeed in his actions. 49,, r,..
While l have never been an admirer OF Mr: tia, n
or his methods think thai great deai Hfs oe ven
attributed 10 him which is not true. VIVA, we We
most fear however In earryns S9 those se who seek
10 make capital out of political appointments al lHe
expense of public Interests may say Ign Of hIs
at the beginning OF the police investigation. when
init sae Ui Theas Taess lead plainly
sort OF compromise, and l nave aps .aane
trying to manipulate things to advanSe thelr
their party's Interest There is nothing 80
who are in politics for the sake Of politics. They
are thick ali around US. and we fear them more
tenths OF the rank and file Of the citizens Of New
York are anxious for nothing so much as to have tne
extent What they want to see Is good sold :tsr
ling work done. have received hundreds OF letters
which indicate how the people feel upon TINS SUD-
ject They show that this feeling have alluded to
is nss than e woR Tes should be
delay. There is question whatever that TINS
se a%ay from the banefu influence Of politicians
who are only bent upon teaherng theIs own nests s
ss nY Sspps an s
But they die hard. To take constituent part OF
the the Exception perhaps Of that Of Constantinople
in order to reorganize the system. should not be
i link the people Of this city want him.
The fact that measures have ALREADY been miro
ing the Mayor the power Of OF the heads
ton to delay action upon. this all.importan, sub
ect 1t is good thing, and encouraging TO all we'll
minded citizens Of New-iork
Several patrolmen, all Of them twenty-year men,
filed applications retirement Police Headquar-
tiers yesterday. Chief Clerk Kipp with whom the
requests were fled refused to make the names OF
the applicants public until the applications are pre-
sented to the Police Board at its meeting to-day -
1t is expected that a large number OF police ON
any change in the department through legislation
The question to whether or not members OF the
force who have served twenty years and have
asked TO be retired can be egis.ated out OK office
IL causing some agitation among the police. some
of the men believe that IL the Whole department Is
reorganzed the members of the force whose app-
cations 10 be retired were flied before the change
will have TO he placed on the persio1 roll. Under the
law which went into effect on January !. patrolmen
will receive 500 a pension ara roundsmen 800
For the reason stated. il Is expected that a good
many out OF the 515 members Of tae department
in their applications before long