The San Francisco call., 1910-09-16

ma Ike his grievance Known anu
in the event of his falling 70 pur-
sue this course it is your duty
TO bring such off1cer, patrolihah
or employe to book.
Under date of April 20, in the
letter sent to you and above re-
ferred to, / declared as foiloWs:
Your honorable board will please
be notified that during the lasl
campaign 1 stated repeatedly
from the public rostrum that
every resident of San francisco,
whether he be rich or poor and
no matter from what country ne
comes, shall receive uniformly
the same fair and honest treat
ment, and he shall be entitled TO
everything under the law Win
out being compelled to pay trl-
butte for the same. Every person
working for the city receives a
salary or compensation in some
manner or other in accordance
with law and as agree upon. II
such salary or compenSatlon De
not sufficient then 1T rs tn duty
of those who disagree with the
law and are not satisfied with the
salary or compensation to say so
and not to try to enrich them
selves by levying tribute and dis
gracing our city. =,
In another paragraph you viii
recall l made the following state
ment to your honorable board:
Every resident of this city is
entitled to do what any other
resident may do within the law,
and any member of the police de-
partment or any other person
found giving or in any manner
assisting to give protection IN
return for money, or any other
considera tion, should be punished
xr-f > 4, 1axr h n
ministration stands for an honest,
progressive. businesslike city gov
ernment along legitimate and lib
eral lines
while having complete conf
dence in the intention of your
honorable board to discharge
your duties faithfully and eff
Aciently, 1 nevertheless deem it to
be my duty, as the chief execu-
tive of this city, to point out any
lapSes on the part of your subor-
dinates which might tend to de-
moralize the police department.
itself, or TO diminish the standard
of efficiency in its service to the
people. | have, through the pub
lie press, on more than one oc-
caSion since last addressing your
honorable board, associating my
self in the matter as | have with
District Attorney Fickert, en-
deavored to draw to the attention
of the people generally the fact
that the law shall be obeyed. 1
have requested the press, and
through such means every other
possible agency which might be
in possession of facts or informa-
tion that would tend to assist the
authorities in a proper conduct of
the police affairs of this city, to
furnish whatever accurate in
formation of wrongdoing they
may obtain. District Attorney
Fickert. as the chief law officer
of this county, and myself as the
responsible head of this city's
gently and with care. having in
mind the one idea of, successfully
stopping persistent infractions of
the law in San Francisco. The
full and successful cooperation
of your honorable board in this
connection is plainly essential.
In conclusion, l would request
the careful consideration of your
honorable board upon the sub
Jects above introduced, and would
state that l positively insist upon
steps being taken in your DEPART
ment which viii successfully cure
the conditions to which I have
referred and bring the depart
ment itself to standard where
its members will not try to neg
iect or exceed their duties. and
where those who have reason TO
tear the arm of the law will not
presume for an instant to chal-
Ienge the efficiency of your police
service.
! have the honor to remain
yours very sincerely,
P. H. MCCARTHY,
Mayor OF the City and County of
San Francisco.