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

In q letter sent TO J. Noble Hayes
former Aaueduct Commissioner yes'ei'"'
Mayor Gaynor makes detalieo ueiehee
and exclamation OF his administration o'
the Police Department, taking up par
ticularly the subjects OF graft eN','.
abuses. the social evil. clubbing. uhia"lu'
entries by the police, and laying AT '"e
door of the District Attorney the respon-
sih,li,v for the tide OF falsehood ana
abuse" which has risen since the exposure
OF graft conditions through the muruer
Of Herman Rosenthal. the gambler
The Mayor also repeats his fafnlllai
charges against the degenerate press
praises himself and Commissioner Waldo
Tor keeping their heads in the midst oi
nIamor," and SAYS many people thinK II IL
nigh time for Governor Dix to inquire INTO
the District Attorneys office for giving
out the secrets OF the grand jury room.
The Mayor winds UP by saying that ne
has hard fob. and he hopes the people
know g. but that he expects To make the
police force even better before he quits
office.
The letter follows:
The delay IN answering your letter has
been due To the many things Which nave
pressed upon me. And then, again, |
saw no use in complying with your sug-
gestiOn when you called upon me that !
enumerate for publication the reforms
which have been worked out In the Police
Department since | have been Mayor un-
III the tide Of falsehood and abuse should
subslde. Most ~ this abuse and false
hood has been fed To certain degenerate
newspapers from the District AttoSney =
Office from day TO day, as you have
noticed.
noticed voice from that office to-
day deprecatine a continuance OF such
falsehood and abuse by the newspapers.
II comes too late For the last two years
or more even what has purported 10 be
the scores II the grand jury room have
been fed t. the press from the District
Attorneys office. although 1t is a statu-
grand graz jury. MANI Hiak the fuiness OF
the time has come FOR the Governor Of
the state to take action in this matter
which has now become a scandal talked
Of all over the state. My great anxiety
has been tina, these false and sCsndaloug
attacks on the entire police force might
affect the men and make them Indifferent
20 the performance Of their duties.
No one can deny that all possible has
been don" To break down the discipline
Of the police force Hut | am glad 10
assur" you that from close observation
am glad o. gay that IL has had little or no
effect either on the police force or on the
Intelligent and decent community. I am
not able 10 say 10 you what effect IL has
had upon the degenerates OF tho COM
muuity
The case ~ Becker did not surprise me
at all Although We had done much 20
remove grating and make Il impossible
in the Police Department / knew very
well that IL would IN all probability crop
ont more places than one The one
Instance which has cropped out has en-
abled the degenerate press 10 characterize
the whole force az q band OF grnters:
but ] am certain that the Intelligent com
munity still have in mind. and have had
ln mind all along what We have done IN
TIC way II reform iu the police force
In no other department has 50 much been
successfully done. Let me cnumoratc
some ~ these things