New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-20
Slap at Rabbi Wise.

They know the Mayors lob is a hard
one. and also the Commissioner Al
an events conscious Of what / had done
ana tried 20 do TO reform the police
force, / felt that / was entitled 10 the
good VIII and assistance OF every intel.
lisent and honest person In the city. with
OUT regard to party prejudice, FOR YOU
Know that | have entirely disregarded
that In the government OF the city. but
many people have attacked me In the
most unchartable aud vicious manner
IKE Rabbi Wise. for instance.
But they have moved me less than Won
lnay suppose. and you are we'll acquainted
with me. In the midst OF the din and
furv ! kept saying TO myself each day
NVW, you must be patient A bad thing
mas happened But you must take II as
an incentive TO work harder than ever
10 accomplish what you have set out TO
DO. Bend 20 Gods will OF you. and
be content" And that is what the Police
Gonmlssioner IL doing. He il younger
! Ialsehood more keenly than | did. In
| the midst OF all the nagging and noise
we nave made most careful investiga-
ton. not through the newspapers. how
EYER ana ! think We nave our bearings
We are going right on. II We have not
! received the help and good will which
complain OF H.
TO do AVA, with the possibility Of these
gamblers and the scoundrels who are al
lied with them corrnptins police of1cals
here and there Is hard thing. bur
think We Will do IT, We have already
taken most OF the graft out OF the de
ence II can all be taken out
Tenth-We have entirely eradicated
from the department all graft In APP
polntments and promotions. For many
years they have been paid FOR. We re.
sorted TO the simple e1pedient OF ap-
pointing and promoting from the eligible
list In numerical order. Under that sys-
TEN 1t Is impossible 10 sell appointments
or promotions.
Eleventh. now come to a mournful
subject, namely, that OF unfortunate wom-
en- They were In the world at the be-
ginning OF history: yes, at that borderllne
wnere fable scarcely ceases and history
They Will continue 10 he here until by
the aid Of moral teaching the hearts and
propensites or men shall be subdued and
made better. These women are what men
MADE them one OF the chief causes OF
their resorting TO such manner OF life
is that very often they are paid wages
which do not enable them to live They
are driven to II.
Yet some OF those who treat therp I'm
this way come forward periodically to
proclaim the loudest and the most crueIIv
against them. II Il were possible under
the law 10 lock all OF these women up
which IL Is not-and We had places FOR
their detentlon-wh we have not-an
equal number would promptly take their
places. We have 10 deal with them az
best We can. The tendency Is Tor sucn
women 10 congregate In a few localities
To prevent this tendency and scatter
them all over the city would be the worst
thing that could happen. BY their ex-
ample they would scandalize other wom-
on and girls all over the city and cause
them to go astray. Dealing with them is
routine. have never made any change
I'm that routine. In other words. have
never adopted any new policy IN respect
TO them. -
did only one thing In respect Of chang
ing the method OF enforcing the law with
regard TO them. Before I became Mayor
II had for years been the custom to send
policemen TO drink wine and eat with
such women and take them to the rooms
OF the houses. In which they lived and
have them undress.
Would Not Degrade Police.
This was To get evidence. | issued or
ders that no policeman should be assigned
20 .ok. IAa Ill.,. A.