The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-01
THE CASE OF CAPTAIN PARKER.

THE CASE OF CAPTAIN PARKER.
malignant piece political legislation known the Prov
police law bearing its fruit of evil and mischief
and nosome effects beginning to make themselves
manifest either the notice the dis
of the compacent citizen EVIL breeds
wrong the result be changed
because it mmutable. community common
punishment for the wrongdong of its
than the individual chastsemen
against his fellow times that
tves and but in seeming only tor in
time retbuon certain the day
follow the night
The grievous wrong from which the people
still suffering committed when they wanony
precious of all rghtse right sefgovern
miserable taking the police department
out politics making active efficient Broad minded
and patriotic citizens realized the sinister this ty dis
gused rule They protested with the strength and
vgor animate only those who battle for just
protests and their peadngs for naugh The scheme
conspators against rights of people, against the
security fundamental principle of American institutions
completion and police OF foreign selection
foreign responsibility fastened upon the city
period during which the work of this commission
praised agencies that had been chiefly nsu
compelling In and of the
people driven that
atmosphere community had been clarified the morale
improved its efficiency increased The discerning
They we'll that all this bazen barng
of mpes intended to hoodwnk and eao the people into
orgeness the which they had been subjected by
gang conscence and shameless sters They used their
convinced of the hoowness and the
sham of the plethora praise by press agent police
accomplishments Their observations made clear that in
taking police department of politics. the
rights the people asserted would do the
plunged that the bottom of
political pool that disgaced this other
munty
they found visual evidence that the claim that
the of the improved
upon shocking almost daboc perversion of truth AS
efficiency the had been increased they
discover that claim false had
top bottom the department and
feuds individual enmes and eaousies Esprit
and such discipline and efficiency
remained the legacy from earlier and better days and existed
because Of the commission but in spite OF it.
These discerning citizens expected upheava and has
of the oldest trustworthy and efficient
the police department had has been tried three
charges commission, declared guilty ordered
reduced the ranks from position his long and honorable service
had The charges formally made by the chief but the find
itself shows they have been inspired by the commission
since the only sustained involves ccsms by Capt Parker
his superior officers which the commission included itself
So far therefore the hearing concerned
arrogated itself the triple functions of judge and
and the verdict could have been nothing but what
of Capt Parker because he great
majority OF his fellow citizens believe be absolutely that
of the police department scandaousy
notoriousy incompetent
The place Capt Parkers criticisms were
spoken ALL he punish
Nevertheless spite his violation spite
overforceu attributed him. Parker
community His trial
realization Of the deception praeced them all c
induced believe false great
unen OF police commission and accept lynf