Arizona republican., 1903-03-30

the determination to ignore conse-
quences While acting for principle
few days after the election, MI.
jerome was asked to outline ms plans
and to tell what methods he intended
made.
"Plans?" he said; II haven't made
| any plans. The currents OF life are too
devious for plans. When I make up
my. mind something is right to be done,
go ahead and do it. Any systematic
and comprehensive plan of reform will
fall of its own weakness. When see
anything wrong 1 shall slam it. Plans
would only hamper the work L nope to
| accomplish
Among the poorer residents of the
| city the policeman is the great man
| He stands before the uneducat@d as
the representative of all law. Many
of the residents in the crowded tene-
mcnt districts had come to believe that
| there was no appeal from his fiat.
Many of them, most of them of foreign
| birth or parentage. We're easy prey II
any organized system of eXtorton.
Under the old management of the dis
trict attorneys office. the prosecuting
attorneys, the peoples lawyers as they
| are by statute, We're far removed from
the poor with just cause of complaint
If by any chance the would-be COM
plainant achieved the criminal court
building, he found admission to any
one in authority impossible, unless, OF
course. he brought letter from some
political boss.
Mr.. Jerome changed all that In the
| first place. most of the political assist
ant district attorneys had been remov-
| ed. In their places were Il lot of clean
young men who owed their appoint
ment solely to their personal qualifica-
lions. Mr.. Jeromeftold them they were
tn peoples lawyers. and that they new
err We're to forget that fact. Then h
/ instructed the clerks and attendants t.
be courteous to all callers, and to di-
rect them to the assistance most likely
to serve them. MIR. Jerome himself Is
| accessible at all times, to all sorts and
| conditions of callers. His office hours
are from ten to half-past five, and he
keeps them with the regularity he cx-
acts from his subordinates.
1t is because OF all these things-nO
because Mr.. Jerome is the only mar
in New York working for reform; not
perhaps. because he is the stronges
or best man possible for the place h,
Cccupies-that he is held up here as the
exemplar of reform. 1t is because. he i
a man, unlike other men, man wh'
has been able by heason of his unique
personality-almcst unaided, quite un
aided in the beginning-to comman;
recognition and inspire confidence il
his carnestness and honesty. That h
realizes in some sort the fact that h
is set apart by nature and specially de
signed for special work is shown b.
a single utterance of his made in repl'
to a casual inquiry as to what advic
his friends bad given him in certei
matter.
Friends! 1 have no friends of tina
sort" he said, and then continued mus
ingly. "a young man who is actively en-
gagged in arduous work often feels tn
need of an old friend of age and eX
perience OF analogous character. I
friend with no AK to grind-to whor
he may go and on whose strength h
may in 4 measure rely. 1 never ha
such a friend.
"There is another kind of friend
) however, needed rot so much for advic
as fer sympathy; to whom he may te
all that is in his mind and in who's
presence he may let himself down er
tirely. The helpfulness in that syn
I pathy and assistance is inostimabl
{ Take, for example, man engaged
some task Of seemingly insurmounta
BILE difficulties; he goes home tired an
! worn cut and disheartene1 and pu
mis- head in his wife's lap and erie
, feeling that there is nothing unmanl
or to be ashamed of in his tears. Thi
, kind of friend 1 have had"