New-York tribune., 1907-09-26
BINGHAM CRITICISED.
Lac Enforcement League Members
Oppose Police Reinforcements.

Police Commissioner Binghams request for five
hundred additional policemen with considerable
opposition at the public hearing before the Commit
tee on Finance of the Board of Aldermen yesterday
afternoon T. De Quincy Tully, of the Law En-
forcernent Society of Brooklyn. opposed giving ad-
ditional police to the Commissioner. He said the
laws could be enforced if the police at present
hand were properly handled
'If you increase the so-called blackmailers if
YOU increase inef1cency." said Mr.. Tu1ly. what
good will it do? It's against the law to open
looms on Sunday. Isn't that Mr.. Commissioner"
he said turning to General Bingham. who paid
attention. but looked straight ahead
He won't say. but he knows it's So" continued
Mr. TuIly. Some saloon pay SO for opening
on Sunday. They find it pays to put UP 100000
a wear to open saloons, and they pay 5000 90 to
open on Sunday. 1 don't say there's graft in the
Police Department. but the police don't shut up
the saloons on Sunday.
Charles F. Taylor president of the Law Enforce
ment Society, launched TRADE against the police
in general He said the Commissioner was in
competent and that Deputy Commissioner O'keeffe
was in favor of more liberal Interpretation of
the law than the society would countenance- He
attributed the unprecedented wave OF crime dur
ing the summer demoralized police force. Then
taking a fling at Mr.. O'Keeffe. he said There
przefghts going in Brooklyn and the police
don't make effort TO stop them"
Deputy Commissioner O'Keeffe jumped up with
red face. and Indignantly asked of Mr.. Taylor:
junction? Why not be truthful Mr.. Taylor
Not So" retorted Mr.. Taylor "the police could
go in and stop those fights. and the courts would
support them
The debate that followed waxed strong that
Alderman Davies. the chairman, had to pound with
his gavel TO bring order.
The Commissioner declared he figured out year
and a half ago that the force needed 100 addi-
tionaI policemen He tried to get thousand men
last year and received only 60I Fourteen hundred
are still necessary The Commissioner said he had
done all he possibly could for Manhattan. and
promised II he got the five hundred to assign
them proportionateIy 10 the city's need Deputy
Commissioner OKeefe said Manhattan was short
SIS men Brooklyn ego The Bronx 115 and Queens
1os General Bingham said that below 14th street
there was bigger foste at night than by day He
said the banking had be watched closely
Men were more needed here by night than by day
Even If get these five hundred men right now.
said Commissioner Bingham, II can't put them TO
work by January / There will have to be exam
nations. and only two hundred be trained in
the school at a time. II wait to get them through
the next years budget I can't get them on the
force till after July next.
Alderman Henry Clay Peters interrupted the
Commissioner saying:
over in Brooklyn last night some men In polit-
teal organization were handing out applications for
patrolmen's places. This committee is going to
give you the hundred men. so see it's another
fine Senator McCarren trick
General Bingham said that II the alderman would
go up to Headquarters he would that the names
we're taken off the head Of the list The Commission
er also had something say agains. Sheriff Hayes
for calling cut three hundred deputies, saying that
the police force could have handled the situation at
the primaries.