New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-02
BINGHAM ENDS SHOO-FLY
Flotters Police at First Meeting
Vice .Squad Goes.

Police Commissioner Bingham began his ca
raar in Mulberry-st yesterday with the evident
desire 70 win the good will of the rank and file
of the police force. as other commissioners have
done by ordering the abolition of the ~shoo-f1y
s,etAn1 He sent out a special order on the
s,,b4Act and made it more emphatic by saying
10 the assembled inspectors and captains;
.,rhere will be no spying the men Of this
force!'
In General Binghams talk to the inspectors
and captains there was a mixture OF fattery'
promises and threats punctuated by niue
Trofanitv and by raps of his on the floor
of the trial room, where he was introduced 10
the officers by Chief Inspector Cortright. After
smiling at them like a schooboy, and saying
that thew were manly lot that he was glad
70 meet them and that he wished them happy
New Year he suddenly looked savage, stamped
his cane repeatedly. and said:
1.vo bAan sent for to come here and do GER
If 7 can and I have got the strength want to
have q heart to heart talk with you we start
:, now year and a new deal right here You are
oil strangers 10 me. 1 haven't got anything
against YOU to start with. no suspicion ana we Il
start on the level. But by the nine S0us VI " ""I
you've got to deal with me on the level as
- bou deaI With you You know what that
I'm start treating you on the square Any
UrOmOtiOQS Will QepeIu pli yOuAH~ -
eetard If Won do good work l Will give you
whatever rewards there are. don't Know "nal
they'll be, but you'll get on all rlSnt VIII WIN ne me,
T2I1f weave got to be on the level with me any
D. por ny, sends man woman child to me in
his behalf he knocks himself That just settieS
it right here.
For a moment General Bingham's brow
cleared. and he told the officers again that they
were a fine and manly lot of fellows ana ne
wouldn't start out by suspecttng them Then
bis eve flashed again. and he said there must De
no spving on the men of the force
.If YOU are manly men, he said. sportsman
like men. youth appreciate that and treat me
the same
NrADO0 APPARENTLY CORDIAL
General Binghams talk with the officers came
half an hour after he had been received WITH
apnarent cordlality by Mr. McAdoo' the rel"-
,,o Commissioners at l D. m. in the office OF
the commissioner on the second floor OF the
building. After 1eW "oruS Oh
nersonal greeting Mr.. McAdoo handed over the
badge of office, saying
rrbis badge represents great power ana great
uaenonsibiIitv and he who wears II worthliy
t baI,n marked capacity and integrity There
,1. more appreciative than the citizens or
Nav,-York and bespeak for them thelr Whole-
some respect for YOU. The ponce are an duiiIiIa-
tIa hody of men, and have grown 10 ike theiil-
7 edyise YOU TO know them we'll. Every possible
success wish you in this office. and my services
al any time are at your command
Mr. ATcAdoo also handed over the badge OF
Mr. Slattery Commissioner Binghams secre-
tarv and the badge Of the vacant third deputy
Then ne introduced Deputy
McAvoy and Farrell and Gen
eraI Bingham shook hands with them
General Bingham then thanked Mr.. McAdoo
for the kind reception and said he hoped Mr.
sen1linued on eecond p1Xe.