The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-20
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Dr. Parkhurst Says Complete Police Re
Organization il Needed.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1S.-Dr Parkhurst
made the police the subject Of half
hours talk last evening before the Nine
teenth Assembly District City Vigilance
League. in the Am.ty building, No. 3l2
west FIfty-fOuTth street.
For three years" he said, eve have
been standing together, and we propose
to keep standing together, though We meet
tonight under rather depressing circum-
stances. ! thought | knew great deal
three years ago, but I've discovered i
didn't
Right here l want to take back some
thing ! said some time ago. i want 10
apologize for having made statement
which wasn't true. None but a fool never
apologies.
II said some time ago that l thought
that n5ne-tenths of the police were hon
est, noble men. / want to take that
back. The recent investigation has
shown the force to be Corrupt ana de-
moralized, and if there had been many
honest men on the force they would have
taken advantage OF the recent opportunl-
ty to tell the truth.
81 think / know what you want-what
the people want-a Incomplete and un-
qualified regeneratiOnNand reorganization
OF the police.
"A reorganization from top to bottom,
from crown to foot, of an organization
which has been proven demoranzed, fOul,
trckish and thievish. Nothing VIII salts
fy the citizenship of New York except a
thorough, a most thorough, reorganization
of the police. II / could give any motto
for the new administration during the
difficulties of the coming months II would
be the motto Thorough
I'm the first place We want single
headed commission. | know very well
that there might be better wisdom some
times in four than IA one. That's what
they say up in Albany. But you know
what they are up to-they are simply
working 10 divide responsibility.
You know that the object OF those IN
Albany is to provide such an arrange
ment and distribution of authority that
those who have the genius, enthusiasm
ana ambition to manipulate can carry on
their manipulating prOpenAties 10 mere
profitable effect. Politicians Ike INSECT
laneousness, as rats do rubbish TO breed
"The natural and logical solution Of the
problem of power Is always rather con-
centrat'on than distr button.
Il now come 10 a subject of great
deHcacy-that the reform process must
begin from the top 10 the bottom not
vice versa.
You can change the men ana let the
officers remain. and in five years the men
will be as bad as they ever were before.
do you know that there are TWO klnus
of men on the Superintendents force?
The first wears uniforms Inc second
doesn't | once asked gambler what
the Superintendent would do II burg
larry in a certain street was reported 10
mine. He said that the superintendent
would go to the crooks and thugs OF the
CITY on no; he wouldn't 90 10 the de-
tective force which he has Drassed as
the finest in the world. lie would so 10
the crooks and thugs. That shows now
tluggery works in with the central
forces That explains, l suppose the sym
pathy shown 10 have eNisted between the
Central Office and the green goods men.
IF the new members OF the police force
came in contact with thugs and conVicts
they would soon become as pad as the
present members. 49,.
organization from top TO bottom Thats
He added in reference 10 Judge Gaynor
granting a stay to eX-Police Captain
Stenhenson: "'Fhe Justice has rather as
tutely remarked that there Is not much
very lttle-difference In point Oh prlnclpal
in receiving two boxes of peaches In not
doing a thing and receiving SS'0V'V 10 10
- am not mentioning any names.
added Or. Parkhurst, as the audle;lce
iaughed at his reference 20 Superintehd1
ent Byrnes, nut you ali N4'0"
DIR. Parkhurst, in speaking recently to
reporter, said. 49, ,.. ,,,oroa-
nary motives in his poAtlcal ,ie ms ,h;
l nav ~, iio. r,ao,ev 90 a politician. lie
nlays the game because he likes 70 eAeI-
else power. He likes to manipulate pa d-
ties anc factions, and 70 nai,n.aasi 80.
leaders. in order TO gain his political ehas;
and he Is always ready 10 take any
means OF gaining them. He is an ADEPT
Ne seeks personal lnfuence, pus 80 iiot 49,
mary advantage in politics. Inere az A.,
n ,rI who desire 10 make money by
their political or legisiatHe 'N'
Hiatt is not among the"'
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