Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-17
PATROLMAN TYLER
NEEDED ON FORCE
He Is a Good Worker for the
Americans and They Want
Him Put Back.
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He DESERTED HIS BEAT
Like n sentinel Asleep, lie Was Found
In a Saloon on "Dry"
Sunday.
HE DESERTED HIS BEAT

Folltlcal inclination as Il prerequisite
Tor police service is being pretty; wei.
pu, forth by the american" party. The
latest attempt WAS made today to have
al considerations of professional nt-
ness cast to the four winds and to have
as the supreme test OF II mans right
TO be policeman his ardent support OF
tom kcarns. Patrollnan Tyler, who
Is said to be CHIEFLY valuable to the
police department because OF his un-
tirlne service III the .'Amercan" party.
vas represented by his friends before
tho police and prison COMMITTEES of tho
Guy council and Chief Pitt at a meet
ing held in the chiefs office at the po-
ICE station this morning. Tyler re-
signed from the police force a short
lime ago. His resignation was pre-
coded BY conduct OH his part that. even
oy politician policemen, was regarded as
linDecomng, to say the least. lie was
found off his beat inside a sa loon on the
west side on a supposedly dry Sun
day. II is said that the flowing bowl
had touched his lips not nfrequently
during the day. Tyler resigned hur-
riedly and his resignation was accepted
BY the chief ana the council.
ELECTION DRAWS NEAR.
Election time is drawing near. how
ever, and the Americans need votes
the worst way. Therefore Tyler's
friends received much backing in
American ranks, and they are try
ing to have him reinstated. 1t is not
being urged that Tyler is especially
well fitted to preserve the peace ana
uphold the dignity Of thcslaw., On the
other hand,.it is being urged that Tyler
"a hard worker for the success of the
American" crowd What further
requisite man should possess. it is
extremely hard for the inner circle
and its concentric circles which spread
out into the voting districts to imag
inc
&c, Toll CANNOT SEE WHY.
But it is hard for Tom Pitt to see
Why he should be required to preserve
the reace from humiliation with a
force of men whose ability to cap
their ability in coralling floating suf-
frage. Tom Pitt has had hard sail
ing while trying to mix politics and
police administration and it is EVIL
DEM hat there is opposition to the
reinstatement Of Tyler. for the com
nittee broke up its session at noon
and on he faces Sof the members
there was not a smile.to be seen.
There was Instead the stern look of
men who lowered between the Arch
I Enemyand the deep, blue sea. Presi-
dent "A. j. Davis Of the council an
nounced at the conclusion of the meet
ing that it had not concluded its con-
sideration of the Tyler case. but that
1t had been continued until next week.
In the interim. Tyler's friends will
prepare themselves for their last
stand and seek to have his political
avordupois increased nightly in the
sight of the opposition.
MUST. WEAR THE EMBLEM.
Another indication that politics Is
a pretty strong card in the police game
is indicated In Chief Fits attitude
with regard to the wearing of the
"American'' party emblem by police.
men. The chief had handful OF
the celuloid badges d few days since.
He took them TO the policemen and
his words indicated his sentiments;
Now | want to know how many
men there are on this force who are
ashamed to wear these. I don't want
dn't want to wear one of these"
All the policemen are wearing
them If contractor told q gang
Of bricklayers that he didn't want
ANYBODY working for him that didn't
wear a pink shirt and those brick
AYERS wanted to hold their Jobs. they
would probably put on pink shirts: 1t
is the same with the policemen. They
wear them. but they don't like to.
There are good many OF the ponce
men who dislike to wear the emblem.
but but they are doing it to hold their
| jobs. ~,
| II an, not ashamed to wear &tne
American flag in my buttonhole, said
one of the policemen TO-DAY; Dnt l
| don't like toethink that the American,
f,ar is the emblem of that cut throat
gang of ward heelers. think the
law regarding the use of the nag fot
at,vertising purposes should be amend
ed to include the use the <earns
bunch is making of it, beiieye !
! flag used to advertise brand OF
whisky as to see it OH that outfit.