Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-12

We are not after temporary meas
utes," he said, we havesbeen defeated
before, as, for instance. In our failure
TO convict Dcvery. But that helped us.
ana We shall survive this last check
IL Is the politicians aud the Interested
few who VIII try with their small con-
tracts to misuse the neoent election and
undo what dlsintcrested men hoped to
accomplish. There has been an ad.
vance, | am sure. know very many
men who stand for the long struggle
that Is 10 10 on forever against fraud
and corruption. We hope to make as
tangible. ever existent and wRtchful
the force that makes for good as that
which helps on evil is. To insist on the
rights OF the men who are minding
their own business aud have nothing
TO deal with the politicians for, | do
nevertheless, think there should be a
mass meeting, Such demonstration
might freshen In the minds OF the leg
islators their awakening recognition OF
the real source Of their recent success
aud present power"
DR.. Parkhurst was emphatic In his
declaration that the people demanded
an immediate aud complete reform In
the police department. He would not
discuss personalities. Superintendent
Byrnes was simply the head OF police
system which was ineorrlgibly bad.
There are" he said, only two meth
| DDS OF reorganization. one Is to deal
with each inculpated member Of the
| present force by n process Of prosecu-
uon--a wedding out process. submitting
! each suspected member of the force to
/ process OF Investigation which would
| probably reach It's completion some
! whore near the beginning of the twen-
/ ty-iirst century. We have no time for
/ any such nonsense.
'fTTbn other N,atltrH to 1,.s fmatsfa -,
| aud should recommend Legislation Of
/ most drastic nature. The thing to
| do is TO include In the bill OF police
! reorganization clause to the effect
/ that on or befare a certain date-shy
| July 1.-The term Of service OF the OK
/ listing force shall expire. that COM
/ missionary of Ave men--should be
! designated by the mayor TO reconstruct
/ the force whose term OF service should
| commence on the even date with thnt
| OF the expiration OF the present force"
| Whom would you suggest as menu
| bers of that commission"
81 have no suggestion to make. 1
/ suggest the method. II devolves upon
| others to suggest the men"
! DR.. Parkhurst explained that 1t was
! not at all his idea to sweep every po-
| liceman now employed Off the force.
| but he did think that the reform should
be 50 radical that every member OF the
existing force above the rank of Ser
/ geants could be ineligible. and that in
| renppointing every man below the rank
| OF sergeant every man should be Judge 1
/ solely ON his credentials and his record.
Dr, Parkhurst did not care to 10 Into
| details about his old-time suggestion OF
military police II was necessary, he
| said. to lit the department clear OF
| ward politics, and this seemed to him
[ to be the most effective method Of do
/ ing so. Nor would he express an opln-
| ion on the proper punishment to give
| police officers whose corruption was eN-
| posed before the LeNow committee
/ Comment was useless, he said. upon the
| testimony Of such man as Williams
| II remained FOR the district attorney to
deal with that.
The treatment Of such persons as
| individuals, the doctor said, did not
| concern him or the society OF which
he was president His fight was
| against the rottenness Of the entire
| system. The only way, In his opinion,
| to remove the rottenness was to turn
| out the men who had admitted that
| they were subject to corrupt influences.
/ TO whom do you refer2"
l "Oh, we'll" said Dr. parkhurst, as his
| wife came, for the third time. to call
I him away to dinner, "talIe. for instance.
| Superintendent Byrncs' testimony Of
the men who made his fortune for him"