The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-25
POLICEMEN OF THE FUTURE
interesting Question Provoked By
Josiah Flynt.
Chicago Inter Ocean,

Chicago Inter Ocean.)
JOSIAH F1ynt, Who studied tramp and
criminal life from the inside and then
became a policeman suggests I'm the cur
rent Issue of the independent a new ca
reer fer well bred asa we'll educated
young men, He proposes that they be-
come policemen. He points out that ali
oter tAe country about the same class of
men, With the same mediocre s-a1ceD-
uons OF morality, honesty ana GOOD
cltlzenShlp, are found on the potice
FORCES. Their general IDEA Of rofice pyl-
ICY ail9 metnod Is 70 keep the city SUI
perncla1y clean Of criminals and no -7Jl1-
press every occurrence likely to arouse
me pubic 70 an investigation. Their as
soc1aeeS are chiefly saloon Keepers and
cnetp politicians. Not all are dishonest
OF !azy, but most OF them have the code
OF honor suggested by their associationS,
AS a rule they are men who. in other
Walks OF life, would haYe attained to
fnfch leSs responsible positions
Mt. F1ynt believes our cities are not
polced as they should be. because the
opportunities of the poifca business are
noS seen by young men coming out of
Yet the peliceman's calling is highly
uSe1ul and responsible, and in few oc-
oupSuoHs has an intelligent. honest and
resoIute young man better opportuni-
tteS Tor doing something real4y worth
wnfte In Germany these facts are rec
osnlzed and men train for police work
as dliigenty as for any other profession.
MI: FIynt sees no remedy for the aa-
iinltued talfure OF the present police serv-
Ice 10 prevest an increase in crime. ex-
cept Tor honest and well educated Young
men to take the matter into their own
h 10. = Mhen such Young men, animated
py resolution to do their full duty. de-
term1ne to enter the police profession,
they Will gradually arouse the public no
the necessity of better police methods.
h hne pioneers IN such moYerest VIII
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out TO those who stick fast will come
great opportunities for public usefulness
and personal distinction in the war which
society IS ever wasing against its own
The young man who enters on the DO
ilC6IIldn 5 career must Keep his moral
ballast on board. He must really believe
in law, and that law-brea kArSs must be
punished. He will find that many an
parently successful men now on the forca
regard the thief merely as a milestone
on which to sharpen their wits-when they
nave caught him they are disposed 70 be
leTient with MN. ell must also learn that
the great majority of persons arrested are
justly taken into custody and that their
hard-iuck stories are nearly all pure
fabrfcations. At the same time he must
beware of becoming hard and pesSinnistic
for the officer who comes to believe every
body INSCRIPTIONS soon drifts into phil
louS also With ali the difficulties and
C1ScoUra gemSntS of the policeman's lot
Mr.. F1ynt declares from his own exper-
1ence that few other men have so many
opportunities of doing good.
The young man who decides to follow
the pohce career must first consider how
he is to START. Mr.. Flyst advises him 20
seek preliminary experience on a rail-
way peasoe force. The police reporter OF
newspaper has many opportunities to
obtain that knowledge of criminal hab-
its and methods. which goes far toward
making a valuable policeman A prison
guards position also gives acquaintance
with criminals and knowledge as to the
efficiency of different kinds of punish
ulellt.
Mr.. FIyrft's suggestions are somewhat
out OF the usual line of those who under
take TO advise young men as TO their
future is life. The need for better men
and better methods IN police work is evi-
dent and the career suggested by Mr.
FIyBt is plainly worthy Of Consideration
by young philan1hTopIsts who seriously
desire that their lives may be of some
value to society as well as to themselves
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