The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-16
FOR THE CAMPAIGN LIAR
In Is Necessary TO Keep the D3nialS
0ul.
AS TO THE POLICE FORCE
The Story That There Isn't an
Am arIcan Employed on IL Is a
Foolish Lie. But IL is Doing
Good Service Jus the Same.
TO THE POLICE FORCE

BUTTE, March 15.-Prompted by the
near approach of the city election, tho
criticism in regard TO the makeup of the
police force as regards nationality, which
was rampant year ago, is being re-
newed. The ridiculous charges are made
by some of the moro rabid members of
the secret religio-political organization.
which is exerting all of its energies to-
wards the elevation of William Thomp-
son 10 the mayors chair, that the Irish
are in the majority on the police force
ana that IT Is and has been useless for
anyone but an Irishman to seek n position
on the force. Similar charges are also
made against the police commission, al
though il is fact that that that body has
usually been very fair and impartial in it :
dealings with policemen aud applicants,
as is shown by its recommendations to tho
council.
With view of refutIng the charges of
favofilism towards the Irish which has
been brought against his administration
Mayor Dugan today instructed Marshal
McNlchols TO prepare a list of all the
force showing the place of their birth.
The facts set forth iii the list speak for
themselves and furnish forcible refuta-
ton of the charges of favoritism for any
one nationality.
u
native born American on tho force is a
deliberate and malicious lie. In the po-
lice force proper there are exactly 80 per
cent. OF the officers who were born in this
country including both the marshal and
chief, and in a city with Butte's cosmo-
politau population this would probably be
considered pretty fair percentage.
There are only seven members of the
force who were born in Ireland. This fact
furnished food for reflection, compared
with the police force OF three years ago,
on which. Marshal McNichols states, there
The following is the list prepared by tho
marshal showing the nativity of all the
officers:
James McNichols. marshal. Wisconsin.
James Leyden chief, Iowa.
j. j. Hallahan, court officer, New ork.
4. j. McAulltfe, patroiman, New York.
w. +. Barnaman, patrOlman, Missouri.
William Hog an, patrOman New York.
George King. paIroman, Rhode Island.
G. q. Coulter patrolmdn, Minnesota.
A. }. Werner, patrolman. New York
Henry Birch, patrolman. OHIO
;. j. Waters. patrolman, Missouri.
James Laws on, patroman Ohio.
Frank Hyatt patrOlmdn, kentucky.
NJ y. Barrett, patrolman, New YORK.
). ii. Stelnborn, patrolm m, Wisconsin.
Dan Collins. patroman. Iowa.
W. q. Tucker patrolman, New York.
i. A. Anderson. iaer, Illinois.
j. j. Murphy, city tectiye, Ireland.
j. j. Feeley, 1aller Ireland.
Pete leyden, patrolman. Ireland.
James DWyer, patTolman, Ireland.
j. j. Barry, patrOman, Ireland.
Con Kelly. patrOlman, Ireland.
William McGia patrolman, Ireland.
George higgins. patrOlman. Canada.
a. ROcneleau. patrOiman, Canada.
Thomas Duheme, patrOlman, Canada.
\. Forest, pdtrOlman. Canada.
NJ. X. Iorpey. patToiman, Canada
Alex O'HaLdley, patroman, Nova Scotia.
Char.es >toaeberg, patrO man. sweden.
L. j. Newstrom, patrOlmau sweden.
A. Riddles. pitrolman, Germany.
John NcOl. patrolman, Scotland
James BaldiseTo. patrOlmdn. Italy.
Richard Kemp, sanitary policeman, England.