The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-09-20
MAYOR DEFENDS HIS
POLICE FORCE POLICY
SAYS Attacks Have Not DemOral.
izcd the Department in
Any Way.
BECKER CASE no SURPRISE
Gaynor Raps District Attorneys
office. Charging Publicity
in Grand Jury Hearings.

Ot1lcp, CnarS1HS IuDIlcItN
in Grand Jury Hearings.
Mayor Gaynor defended his policy In
regard to the Police Department in the
following letter to j. Noble Hayes. which
was made public yesterday at the
Mayors office:
"DE,r Mr.. HAYEs-The delay in an
swcring your letter mas been due to the
many things which have pressed upon
me- And then. again. / saw no use in
complying with your suggestion when
you called upon me that 1 enumerate
for publication the reforms which have
been worked out in the Police Depart
ment since have been Mayor until the
tide OF falsehood and abuse against the
department should subsde. Most of
this abuse and falsehood has been fed
TO certain degenerate newspapers from
the District Attorneys Office from day
20 day. as YOU have noticed.
II noticed a voice from that office
to-day deprecating continuance of
such falschood and abuse By the news
papers /; comes too late. For the last
two years or more even what has pur-
ported to be the secrets Of the Grand
Jury room have been fed to the press
from the District Attorneys Office, al
though x is statutory crime to reveal
what occurs before a Grand Jury.
Police Force Has stood Firm.
Many think the fulness OF time has
arrived for the Governor Of the State
TO take action in this matter. which
mas now oe'on,e aa. ~ ~,
d" o'ei ',e 'a ny ,a
mas oeen ,n"' N'!v ~ -. -,
might affect the men and make them
Indifferent to the performance ot their
duties. NO one can deny that al pos
siole mas been done 10 orcak uo"n the
disc!piine OF the poIl'e i"rce' bnt
am glad to assure you 'hat from ciose
observation | am able TO say that II has
had little or no effect either on the
police force or on the intelligent ana
decent community. ] am not able Ia
say 10 YOU what effect II has had upon
the degenerates of the community.
The case of Becker did not surprise
me al all. Although we had done
much to remove grating and make /;
knew very well that 1t would in al
probability crop out in more places than
one. The one instance which has
cropped out has enabled the degenerat.
press TO characterize the whole force
as a band Of grafters. but I am certain
that the intelligent community still have
in mind. and have had in mind all along
what We have done in the way of re-
department has so much been success
fully done. Let me cnumcrate some q.
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