New-York tribune., 1908-02-26
DEFENCE OF THE POLICE
BINGHAM TO HIS CRITICS.
Com missioner Says Aldermen Don't
Dare Girs Him $4,000 More.

Commissioner Bingham speaking at the Seeohu
annual dinner of the Lieutenants Benevolent Asso-
citation of the Police Department OF the ChS oi
New York at the Waldorf last night SAID
The poliee force of New York is more "sinned
sesinsf than SHINING l say that from my heat'
because / believe II to be true. don't oelleve oelie
forces in the worldtha there is neT set of ten ten
thousand anywhere on the footstool II IS All sIi
necessary except in passing, 10 say. as we a..
know that in so large force OF course tneIe "a"
be men who viii do things that brng snail
perhaps smaller than in any similar body o. men men
police force is in better shape than it was year
ago. and / know il, They are doing better "Ul = =
now than they did year ago. and kn9w it. an 2aa
will know that l say it and believe it. ..---
on IN his town There is great deal and there
always has been, and the thing goes up and down
show that it has been just as bad as i is now.
Now, gentlemen we are mains ProsneSs taIlir IN = e
are making progfess--i know what am Ia ,alklhg @
about-and want to say 10 YOU and T., nope & ta4e
makes the oldrimers indignant. The "orldbeafeIs
are not entirely lost from the force yet .
nd are fuos o ah peace don't think there
6aIS 6sen apf pPiaa 9 acap IT dnn EFGd hs
years. am not aware OF either , having M lost my
Tp 4Per or T sy seTa se aT9 o Get d3 fd Of me
know what they are. Some of this audience ma"
/ can be removed arbitrarily by, either his honor
the Mayor or the GovernQT Of the state, S9veIa! vera
and compliment TO say 70 me: Bingham, you
V ong as 06 DO I RnoWg P he character Of his
honor the Mayor. that settles that As regards
yet been preferred against me: that settles that
No the only ether way Tor YOU 6o gst nd Q! me
man IS sometimes resPsted al Least 95 me tor fh9
that voud jIs as Soon be hung Tor an old old
P m ng as and 9 n6 a nq I i b as a. an % Ga ba nsP Or TOM T
the other or Charlie So-and-So is going to get me
There was a resolution introduced in the Board
OF Aldermen this afternoon which began with a
sonaly. I haven't seen it. I have been only told
the tenor Of it, and am told that it read TO the
edged that he. couldn't do the job and had fallen
down generally. the brethren at the City Hall Hall
tectiTesE1. .Sa5 of them 10 work from 10 p, m to
: a m,-under the money to be dis6ursed by the
Mayor Well who is going 70 handle this large
distributed so many to each member Of the Board
. of Aldermen. have said distinctly several times
what I thought was necessary to complete the
organization Of one branch of our great work, the
detective branch namely that we needed civilian
for IT,.
budget last year submitted the modest requsitton
for S25 900 for secret servicedldnt know what else
c2ed upon B % to eSpan and eouid then 20 into
details. wasn't disappointed. because didn't ex-
fect anything. The utterly dlsregarded
], say. here in this presence. more for New York
he city Hall dare give me $4,000 for Secret SER
There two places within half mile OF where
the greatest can be be bought for money. and
know it. and many, of you men know It, and know
the places. doubt. and I can't touch them
der present conditions, and that to all New
York. and will prove it. if they will give the
opportunity That's one reason want some Sc
cret service money.
want 70 take this opportunity on account Of
or rather in sequence 10. the remarks I have all
tee; that I have taken fresh hold. It IS going
lice Department as long as I am Commissioner 7
will play no favorites don't think have been
accused of il yet and If will obsv orders,
men. and do your work. which IS all ask of the
force and what the city Fas a right to expect, 7
ard will. have said, lead you a long way
toward the ideal disciplined force Of the wcrld