New-York tribune., 1902-04-13
FIRM AGAINST SYSTEM.
GRoANs AND Kisses GREET PARTRIDGE
LETTER TO THREE PLATOON MEETING.

More than thousand persons were presen, al
the mass meeting last night at Carnegie Hail IN
favor of the restoration Of the three platoon ~
tenn II was considerably after the time SCI loi NV
meeting when President Cassidy of the boIoueh
of Oueens called the meeting to order ana Iu
.oanooa c.orga Foster Peabody as chairman Al
derrnan Doull who has championed the cause oi
the patrolmen in the Board OF Aldeffneh' was
elected secretary The list of vice-presien'S ~.
,I,,dod f2iebon Potter the Rev. DR.. Newell Dwight
Hills and the Rev. DR.. David Gregg eN-Iuuse
cot+ and Captain F. Norton Goddard. oh lle
r1atforrn on three reels draped in bunting "eie
sections Of a petition in favor OF tne sous"'
system Alderman Doull read the toilo"ihe
ter received in reply to an 1nNi'a'l'' ~
lice Commissioner Partridge
Yours Of this date reached me this morning Jus.
as was leaving my home. 1t invites me ~ b.ld
police three platoon mass meetlnS 10 tT tbo no
80 being as YOU will observe. very snort. h1L aiG
sst-;pJ aSother engagement for this evening whlch
note YOU Speak of three platoon matter ia as
an mRGr52n{ nT2e an mIneiai ths poin5 To my mind
business proposition rather than senlIetaI @ fr the
Two important features present themselves iol ''i
public to consider: ,o,,a tbe mo-
e First roteeon ATe 5he w6eh they have enjoyed for up
ward of thirty years prior to August 1901 reduGen
Of the three platoon system? # the three-platoon
were restored with tho riIT tGTce ooW
second-f not and they desire protecuon eqai 9ni
TO that which they enoyea prior e tber, willing to
ba texed about s. 600 in order TO secure 1t! II Is
dcd onethird by the three platoon system and
that the reserves were reduced on an a'e'aee "
Under the platoon system the T4prf Gt
PaLd5or Pd ne two platoon system. at present IN
vogue they average nine hours each oIr % u nistoon
sWstem there is much more reserve duty requre@a 90
+5s1 Under the three platoon system. but much oi
this time is occupied in rest and sleep
Part Of the Commissioners letter was greeted
,.ftb eroans and Kisses from the audience.
The first sneaker was Clarence J. Shearn VINO
i No. - commissioner Partridge would abolish
the snap jobs in the department. he would nave no
dif7curv in restoring the three platoon system on
his present appropriation
Abraham Gruber said. in part:
Could Partridge tell any policeman not & to s,,G en-,
force certain laws? No @ arhf he91 here This is
where you can get them-both Partridge ana Low Low.
You start to enforce all laws ana the lhtee
platoon system is sure to come.
Mr. Peabody said, in part:
Although T did not have the pleasure Of support
ing Mayor Low in the last election, have the
most perfect confidence in his earnest sohcltuae
boned that he viii have time and opportunity to
further consider this important matter ana & Ieei
evidence Of the frankness and courage with which
he willing TO acknoWiedge "A, a mistake III iis
changed attitude on the Bedell DILL
Among others who spoke the Rev. Dr. D. NJ
CIendenin. President Hafen of the Borough Of
The Bronx. Assemblyrnan Oldham and the Rev
Sidney II. Cox
Resolutions denouncing the two platoon system
and calling on Police Commissioner Partridge and
Mayor Low for the restoration of the three platoon
system unanimously adopted resolution
adopted by the Patrolmen's Association yesterday
account Of the death of Surveyor Croft VINO
had taken great interest in the patronen's agita
ton for the three platoon system ana was 10 nave
been OF the speakers OF the evening was read
by the secretary and entered upon the minutes OF
the meeting