The sun., 1910-11-22
MAYOR ADVISES The POLICE
OBEY THE LtW: DON'T TRY TO
Rt'T PROMOTION: iOt GAN'T.
Tells Police Li~utrnants who N ant to Br
Captains Tina; soue Questions Put to
Then, Would stick Him but Tnat an
lntriilyrns t:uess shows lnteliig cuce.

NnpfAsHs TnAs some questions pnt tu
Them Would stick Him hut That au
infriiiSrns t;uess shows intelligence
The personal interest Mayor Gaynor is
taking in the Police Department was
shown again yesterday when he made an
address to nearly IOo lieutenants who
were brought together IN the offices OF
the Municipal Civil Service Commission
TO take the examination for promotion tO
captain. Not only did the Mayor make
this speech 10 the li-utcnanls. out the
questions which were Ia ne submitted 10
the competitors under the heading Of
mental test were first submitted 10 hip
by the commissioners and he selected The
questions 10 be used and recast some Il
them in their wording, He said To the
lentenants
| fear that you canno' all hear my voice
but ] will try to say a few words Tie
reason why I came here - my great anxiety
to elevate the men of the Polio. Depart
men, and make hem n'"ilig"ut and polite
and gen'Iemanly
NiD--tsnthS 81 the force - made No Of
splendid men. Every police captain and
every man in the force should know that
he has no right 10 lay his hand on any one
except as IL permitted ov law. That -
the one thing that Won men who are nov
seeking 'o be made captains should Anow.
The law gives YOU ample power without
going outside OF 'he law and no one in a
public Office under a free GoNernmrn, like
ours can So outside ~ the law 20 cNerc -
any power
| have appointed a Police Commissioner
AT your head Mr. Cropsev was present
who knows the Law well and knows this
and upon him you can always rely for
Justice and good advice
The recent express strike. which was
taken care Of under his supervision. shows
how the police should conduct themselves
Notwit hsta andIng 'ha' hsv had trouble
some ihing- TO deal With and were mucn
aggravated. no instance mas been reported
TO me OF a policeman Using unlawful vio-
lence or doing any unlawful thing during
the whole strike Mad hey managed
things much better than u they had acted
themselves IN an unlawful manner
trust this examination will produce ten
good men To Da promoted - IN" position
OF captain. I want To impress upon you
the fact that no politician. however high
or low can help Won IN any way DO not
put up a dollar 10 nyhoiv tor an appoint
ment ~ vou do Won will lose It The
day when money can help yuu Ia promotion
has gon. by anG hope forever
I have looked over tho questions sub
mit'ed to you and | may as we'll say that
| fear ] could not answer some Of them
my.sif and | ain not sure that ~ee the
point Of some Of them. However. yOu will
bs rated according 10 the Intelligence OF
your answers II YOU do not ~e, the exact
point still vou may make an answer wh.-h
shows your intelligence and fitness And
then again YOU all haV" to De looked at
personally But We cannot always tell a
man bv simply looking AZ him As said
last winter. a -lngsd cat Is often better than
a better looking cat R'it when YOU look
a. man and 'alS with him YOU can gen
orally tell what there - ia him
tine Of the lIeutsnants who was to have
taken the examination was Billy Kennel
who for fifteen years mas been the guar
dian OF the Mayors Office. He was laid
up with an attack of sryslpelas, hut II was
explained Yesterday that "A supplemental
q examination could bc held for him by the
commission for the reason that his absence
YESTERDAY was due to physical disability.