The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-01-05

to say pleasant things and The Syste'
exists largely because of your indiiler
ence and mine. The solution Of th
problem lies in Individual activity am
vigilance. am porry for one thing, m.
friends. and that II that in spite ot th'
approval with which my remark, mad,
| in st. Paul's chapel seemed to have me
with at the time, they really fell abso
lutely dead. What have any Of you
done along the line Of personal yigiIanc,
in spite Of your evident deslre to bring
about changed conditions lol will
never get results until you get the
proper spirit Of personal sacrifice and
vigilance.
"A well known Judge said tome sever
al days ago that the men Of the police
force are bound together by q kind Of
loyalty that makes Il incumbent ON each
one to see that his brother gels out Of
trouble. no matter what kind.
~ tell you, my brothers, that it does
not make copper's difference whom
you put in or whom You put ont No.
one man can create q force loyal to duty
unless behind that man or commissioner
there isa pressing force Of public opinion
which makes him feel that his position
would be intole. able unless he did what
was right Organization, co-ordinat on ol
forces, these are the things that me
most needed and It isalong there lines
that the victory must lie.
~ suppose il will be no surprise to
you 10 leayn that before the letter in 70.
gard to HIerlihy and Cross, which /
wrote was sent To the Mayor, was ap.
preached by great many persons, EN-.
missaries representing all sorts oi inter.
eats to know what sacrifice II would be
necessary Tor them to make 10 satlate
my desire for revenge, ! desire TO die.
claim here any feeling OF that kind, or
In fact, any feeling arising ont Of the
personal discourtesy shown to one Of my
clergymen. That was In itself small
matter.
"The point lay in the spectacle Of a
person going 10 the men ior protection
who were supposed 20 he conseyers Of
the laws and the peace OF the com.
munity and being deliberately insulted
II was the spectacle OF the police rang.
lng themselves on the side oi crime and
degradation against the decent element
of the community that was in,olerable.
Among thosc who came 10 me was
aman who said that he represented Mr..
Crocker tie asked me II would bs
satisfied 20 drop the matter il Captain
heflihy and inspector Cross were be,
headed. l,old him tha, this vas NO, ,
question of mon, These men did bnl
the bidding oi those above them ant
those above them ,U their turn we're IA,
creatures OF ;aoc' sl,lt higher
~ told him that ,tvas system ~,
we're opposing not as a man OF men, ioI
he knew as well as you and / that IN,
policeman docs not Lold bis plae,
p through devotion TO duy or honesty
wholly and solely by the favor of ,hos,
above hum, who art responsible ior a,
system.
">om' tmo aso stated. and thsr
Nore many CRITICISMS ,u ans statement
toat money sas the ro,, NJ aleya.
condition oi society where gain esel,t,
all do'us' must naturally aao,, m
, mechanism which rous city such
This Thew must be ,amo higher aim
' There must be -ome joiurr m,,iv,.
We must rccgoire an vho are worth
and striving sor the right The ieelir
mos' o. ios'ered and mauryd. The,
must he pere'ual sacr,hce aud ,ignau,
ami when you can syh,r,c ,ha, the
e'ues the awakening oi a great enthu.
asm. The rect vil D. an EASY ma,isr