The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-18

The evidence does not show that the commissioners have made any removals from office for political reasons. But the evidence shows that in making appoint ments the commissioners considered the political relations of the candidate. A democratic commissioner appoints d democrat, and a republican commission CT appoints a republican.
 We submit this is not a compliance with the spirit of the civil service law.
 If the police commissioners do not ap- point according to their grade the men certified down, the burden is on the commission to show unfitness of some kind. If they cannot show such unfit ness, and pass over a man of higher grade for a man of lower grade they have not compiled with the spirit of the law .4y.rs
 The testimony disclosed the fact that appointments to the force are practical ly made by each commissioner in rota- ton, and that this method had been found necessary in order to prevent deadlocks.
 { The theory of the charter is that ap- continents shall be made by a majority of the board. As 1t isi they are in effect made by one man. This question was asked of the president of the board:
 In still another particular the com mission says the spirit of the law is violated. This relates to the names cer- tifled to by the civil service board as fit for the eligible list from which super are appointed. Now the pur- pose of this Is to determine by actual test the fitness of the man to perform police duty. He has passed the test es- tablished by the civil service board, and it remains for him to show by active service while still supernumerary that he is adapted to the work of a, police man.
 It is evident that in making an ap- pointment to the regular force-a per- manent superintendent commissions CTS do not investigate the record which the man has made as supernumerary to find out whether he has shown, In the tests to which he has already been subjected, those qualities which good policeman should possess. They do not even ask whether he has been called on for any service which would show his efficiency and ability. 1t Is enough that he has been on the list six months. < Another point made is that, no man should be appointed on the regular force after he reaches thirty years of age. Within a few months a man forty-three and another tflirty-seven years of age have been appointed.
 Considerable space is next taken ur
 by the majority report concerning the |evidenee. that there was police activity in politics. Supporting the view the re
 port cited various corroborative testi. fnony from witnesses Then follows a lengthy document con corning police activity in political worl as testified to by several witnesses ant
 which was printed at the time of thu hearing. f.
 The report then occupies considerable
 more space on this subject concernins | the situation in this matter in England las we'll as in a number of other citie. l in OUT own county
 The next matter discussed. was policl Eleaks. Concerning this matter the re port statesthat the testimony showed { humber of instances where the intended faction of the police i'll making arrests o raids had apparently been tipped off il advance. *-~.i
 The report then says: Leaks can onl, occur through either carelessness or cor Iruption. Through leaks the efficiency o department is destroyed and it's pow | CTS para1yzed. It is the duty of the chic when leaks occur to Investigate and dis cover how they occur, and to take tn necessary precautions ,omake repeti tion impossible. Important raids shoul be managed in such q way that if the are tipped off the blame can be locate and the parties responsible dismisse from the service. If a case is properl
 handled there will be no leaks, and it
 always a reflection on departmen
 where one occurs. If, when it occurs
 the party responsible is not discovers and punished the reflection becomes stil
 stronger.
 A great deal of space is taken with
 discussion of the recent assaults whicI have taken place upon women. The re port recommends that the streets of thi city should be so patroled that ther would be less chance for such things t occur, and so as to afford the citizen better prot ection. More policemen should be provided to give the city, par