The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-12
MORE POVHR FOR PLAI'F
His Patronage, Increased by the
CenstabaIary Bill.
Opposition to the Measure Growing
Every Day-GrolVIx Heard Even in
the Republican RanI1s-The New
York Boss Compile leIy Imperviouz
to Adverse criticiss. of the PubIie.

NETWORK. Nov. $50 vigorous and
pronounced is the protest against the
scheme to rob this city of the control of
its police force that fusion between the
Independents and the Republican machine
will be made extremely dificult, if not i'm
| possible, by the enactment of the bill. To
such length have Senator Platt's plans
gone and SO eontemptuous is he os the an
tagonism aroused that his State Constab-
uIary bill has been made public in outline
at Albany It provides for many high
saIaried places to DC filed by RepubII-
cans for long terms Opposition TO the
I measure is not eonfLsd to the Independ-
[ cnts. Lesser Republican leaders in this
! city are practically unanimous in regard
/ ing 1t as a mistake Of policy which is Ger
tain to cost the organization thousands of
votes
From the point Of view of practical pol
itfcal management Senator Platt's propos-
| al is looked upon as a grave error, be-
cause it viii shift from the party in cover
/ &c one of the factors Of the oppositio1. the
blame Tor existing conditions. The Charge
/ that TamEnany is in partnership with pro-
! tected vice through the police department
was to have been one of the strongest is
sues Of the fusion campaign. If Senator
1 Platt's plan be carried out, in the opinion
| Of the anti-Tammany leaders, that organ
| ization viii be relieved of responsibility,
| and cannot be called to account for the
vice and crime. Not only will this re-
prOach be removed from Tammany, the
! advocates Of fusion believe, but it will be
/ transferred to the Republican machine. If
| the laws are violated il saloons are open
on Sunday, if the freedom from iRterfer-
ence which now exists be allowed to con-
| tinue, the Republicans. who viii be in
| control OF the police. viii be held ac-
1 countable. On the other hand, II the law
be enforced 20 the letter, there will be an
outcry from those who believe in a meas
! IRE of 'ibeEality, which will entail nearly
as much unpopuIarity as the too lax en-
forcement would bring upon the Republi-
| can machine
Tammany, as the champion OF the city's
rights and Of Hberality, would profit by
/ the general indignation at a time when il
would be most in need OF popular support.
/ In the uprising against Mr.. Platt's meas
ure the sins of the administration would be
( paTdOned OF forgotten. This is the line Of
reasoning which has led many sincere oppo-
nents Of conditions as they now are to re-
gard Mr. Platts bill as an extremely dan
gerous proposition to be made Oh the eve
Of the municipal campaign. These men say
that the city is able TO punish its oR-a 4yil-
doors and that any remedies which ray
+ he needed viii be applied at the polls uext
/ Year II only Senator Plat viii let matters
+ take their course.
Senator Plat spoke today with contempt
OF the hostility 20 the bill which has been
manifested on every hand.
/ Yes, I see that it has aroused opposi-
/ ton. and that all the newspapers are
/ favor Of a State constabulaTy. I do not
want to control the police, but I do want
( to see honest. non-partisan elections I
want to see the police force made complete
7 ly noG-p partisan. and that is what it would
| be under g State Coustabulary law"
/ Provisions OF the State Constabul&ry bill
show that 1t provides for list OF high
sslaried officials to be named by the Re
publIcaEs for long terms Of Office These
I salaries as well as the running expenses
4 OF the State bureau together with the cost
of maintaining the police departments IN
New York. Buffalo. Rochester. Syracuse, Al
bany, and Troy as they now exist, viii be
I paid by the citizens Of the cities nameS
| They are not TO be permitted. however, to
| disbuTse their own police funds. The mon
! ey will go to the State treasury and VIII be
/ epportioned by State officials on the same
principle which governs the appointment
OF the school moneys.
The Platt bill provides that after July
| I, 1901, there shall be in New York State
| 4 depar tmsnt known as the Department
Of State ConstabulaTy, with headquarters
at the Capitol in Albany. The bill con-
tinues:
'fOn or before June Is the Governor.
subject to confirmation by the next con-
| vening Senate, shall appoint Commits
| sioner OF State Constabulary. who shall
take Office on July / and shall hold Office
until January l. 1865 Thereafter the term
| of Office shall be for five years He shall
receive an annual salary Of IS 600 aaG S1,-
500 in lieu of his expenses. He sLaII
make an annual report TO the Legislature
which shall contain such statements.
| facts, and explanations as viii disclose
the workings Of tf law in its bearings
upon the welfare O. the State.
The Commissioner viii appoint Chief
Deputy Commissioners, salary $500 and
| 81 500 for expenses; two Deputy Commits
sioners, salaries Of $4,000 and $1,000 for
expenses; Z treasurer, salary S3,5Go;
deputy treasurer, salary S2,5Ge; a secre-
tary, salary 81, 800; a steRegraphsT, salary
s., 500; four commissioners of division and
four treasurers OF divisions.
A full list Of officials under the pro-
posed law includes commissioner Of di-
I vision for each OF the four divisions, su-
perintendent OF State constabulary for
each city a deputy superintendent for
| each 500 members Of the force In any
| city, an inspector for each $50 members,
captains not exceeding in number 5ne for
each fifty men, detective sergeants to such
number as may be deemed proper by the
commissioner of division, sergeants not to
exceed four FOR each fifty men, ccrporaiS
not to exceed four for each fifty men, a
superintendent of telegraph corps, and 3
deputy superintendent in each city, sur
geons of State constabUlary not to exceed
one for each It's men. and State consta-
bles in a ratio OF not less than one fer
each 500 nor more than one for each 250
OF the population.
RED CROSS WATCH N1GHT.