The sun., 1901-12-29
Low AND PARTRIDGE NO DRYS
UNDERSTOOD THAT DECENT S4.
LOOMS WON'T DE BOTHERED.
Enforcing the Law ana Enforcing Every
Law Two Distinct Things. Says the
Next Poiice Head - where Does
jerome Come In.-Erfth Avenue Rum.

| Next Police Head - where Does
jerome Come In:--Effth Avenue Rum.
Col John N Partridge spoke yesterday
at some length for the first time OF the
manner In which he intends TO conduct
the Police Department. One subject on
which he will not commit himself in detail
IL the excise question. II is understood.
| however. that he is In favor OF liberal
Interpretation Of tho law in regard to those
| places that seek to obey IL. and the most
! rigid enforcement against those resorts
where the aim OF the managers seems to
be to violate all the laws they can 1t is
understood that the system which was in
force in Brooklyn while Col Partridge
was Mayor Lows Commissioner OF Police
there will be put In force throughout the
city, and that men who run respectable
places without disorder have nothing to
fear from the new administration.
One Of the first points that Col. Part
ridge made clear yesterday was that
any views that the men selected by him
for his deputies might express were to be
considered their personal views and not
those OF the department. Col Partridge
was told that Col. Thurston, who Is to be
the first deputy. had said that he was in
favor Of a liberal excise law.
Commissioners have been quoted correctly
they expressed their own personal views
said Col Partridge. Those views are not
TO be taken az coming from mo. There
are certain laws that are on the statute books
for purposes OF restraint; that Is to say.
they are to be enforced rgidly whom 1t is
necessary. l will not discuss any opinions
which my deputies may express or which
are credited to them In the newspapers.
Excise and other police questions will be
met when We come 10 them We intend to
work out these matters and not talk them.
IL Is nonsense for any man TO say that he
will enforce every law on the statute books.
Enforcing the law and enforcing every law
are two distinct things. One think we can
do; the other no man can do
What will you do about shutting up re-
sorts in the city that are run In violation
Of the law2"
AYou know as well as do that no man
can root out all the evil. IL can be rene-
died and checked, however, and propose
TO do what l can toward the bettering OF
conditions In the city.
The three platoon system is q matter
that will receive my serious consideration.
l consider II of the utmost importance and
| do not know enough about the matter
yet 10 discuss il. l have my own idea
about II, hut IL would not do for me 10 dis
cuss it publicly yet"
Col Partridge " as asked what he thought
OF the Wholesale advance of patrnlmen to
last days of the life Of the present admin
iStra,ion. ghty-seven of these promo.
tiOns have been made in the last few weeks.
1T seems odd that they were all made
at this time said Col Partridge. Then
he added that he had been the man who had
selected both of the Deputy Commissioners. |
and that he would have been glad to select |
machine men for the jobs If he had found |
machine men who suited him a. well. He |
thought that the selections were the best |
that he could have made. He was asked |
whether he agreed with Major Ebstein that |
there was less police corruption in Brook
lyn than in Manhattan.
Brooklyn may be bad in places but Il |
IL in a different way from the borough .
across the bridge" he said Il do not
think that the conditions are so bad in
Brooklyn, The newspapers have guessed
many things that have not cared TO say in
public. and they may guess other things
The people must not expect that the millen-
MUM il coming the week after the first OF
January
Col Partridge, is 20 confer with his
deputies AT his home in Brooklyn to-day
When he referred To the fact that
there were certain laws intended to be en-
forced rgldly when the necessity arose
he was Understood to mean the excise
laws. When he was the Commissioner of
Police in Brooklyn At was the policy of the
department 10 allow respectable saloon
keepers who conducted places whore the
law was obeyed III the manner Of conduct
and ON Sundays, II the neighbors made no
complaint and there WAS no disturbance
and disorder II has been said frequently
that the same policy "ould b- adhered 20 ia
the administration Of the Jaw throughout
the greater city, and that Mayor Low and
CD Partridge thought that they would
be able To run things 80 that all the ele-
meuts IN the community except few
comparatively. Of the extremists, would
be- satisfied. Whether they will ba abls
to carry this policy out or not DEFENDS
good deal ou m" attitude that Is taken by
District Attorney jerome
Some Of the friends Of Justice Jerome sAy
that b" h anxious for higher political hon
on Than thorss that hAN" cons 60 him ~
far, and that he hop"- ~ rco.'ive the=s
al the hands II the Democrats ot the state
and he nation Tha-s friends II the iucom-
ug District Attorney say that D." is tulr.
than hkely to iu,lst that D. b. hl- duty 90 r.e
that tho lave arr enforced o. New lufk
county II they az" Hnt modified II ls
known that ~ hs start- out reforming CA
h= ofiior IA" l. going g. b-F.u hls
reforms in PLACES which hay" never felt
tlis rruc' u ths lave Ia otirr words.
hf Jorun" will, % a. raId, du whut 1'tHrm-
ing hs La - H. 81 mn avenue rather han
ou Third avenue
s0Ns0IIDsTTD Tk1UtN6I FIN.