New-York tribune., 1895-02-01
THE plrrsnrRG POLICE FORCE.

THE PITTSBIRG POLICE Foh't-
,rs CHEF ASSERTS rrs SUPERIORITY OVER THE
Police OF LONDON NNp NEW YORK.
10 the Edl.or OF The Tribune.
s,r. In your paper Of January u | notice an
article on the London police force also an ed'-
torl,l on the subject. and ~iSh 10 'dl N""'
attention 10 the government of the city o' flt'S-
,,,r Nv report ~ Assistant Superintendent "'
Polite. IN iSo has some reference to hoth the
Ncw-York and London police regulations anu Ho"
yil notice that coltcnd that our system Il pe,'''
than either of thcse There Is one thins mat 'h'S
have IN London thai Ne cannot nave j" "'''
country aud that H. non-parrsan police force.
I, N assert ted that We can by having two Democratic
and Two Republican Commissioners. bar assert
thai We cannot do IT, Politics must enter INTO anu
interfere with the good work ana "h''h'N %
=, polic. department. and that Is 80 IN regard 10
every state In the Union. Even IN e'ecohs "
prcsdent o, the United States n he happens To ID"
- n.uocraf nil the Republicans that are In office.
-, matter how efficient they may be. have 10 step
down and out: the same way with the state an"
county, when officers go In new appointments
are made; and 80 with cities. In that way Lon
don has the advantage over American CITIES !"
having a frst-cass police force. but that IL the
ooiy w,v I think that 1t is superior TO ours. In
,ot having TO mix In elections. IN other ways
do not think IL IL as good as the majority o'
American cities. For instance In Ne"-lork my
even with the force they have at the present time
there could not be many W hltcchapel muIhciS
"a I'm LONDON with such man AZ Byrnes at the
head q, the police without discovery OF the muir
derers.
our chart,r creates three departments. TO VIII.
The Department OF Public Safety. Department or
pubIic Works and Department OF Charities The
Director OF the Department OF Public Safety has
full charge OF the bureaus OF Police, Fire. Health,
Electricity. Plumbing and Building Inspection.
He IN elected by councils Sr n term OK TOUR
wears and he makes all the appointments under
him. and appoints a superintendent at the mead
OF each bureau. and holds him responsible FOR the
work OF his bureau. consequently the Superin-
ondent OF the Bureau Of Police is held responsible
for the mana cement OF the police force
| think tn. only way to he done In New Y orK,
whether they have two Democratic and two Re-
pnbllcan commissioners whether the Governor
or Mayor ia to appoint them. is. before making
tho appont tments TO select a capable, cfnclent
man to organize and run the police force. and give
him full power and authority, saying to him,
Now there is the police force. do as you please.
MI we want Is results and II ne Is not equal to the
emergency discharge him and get some one that
is | am fully satisfied that II they give that
bower and authority to the present superintendent
Ryrnes the citizens OF NewYork VIII have little
to complain OF after he assumes command Every
man on the force will understand that he has
that authority, and that they are to work In
his interest. and make the force success;
! ROGER OMARA. Superintendent OF Police.
Pittsburg, Penn, Jan. 20. 1885.