The evening world., 1913-05-16
MEDALS PINNED
ON SEVEN HEROES
BYMAyOR GAYNOR
Lauds Waldo and the Police
Force and Lands Hard on
Corrupt People"
ASKS FORBEARANCE.
Says Attempt Was Made to
Stampede Him Into Dis
missing Waldo.
ASKS FORBEARANCE.

In pinnins honor medals on the
breasts OF seven policemen to-day
Mayor oaynor made . speech In which
he was more than usually emphatic IN
defending the Police Department and
his naturalization OF Il through Com
missioner Waldo. lie equally defended
to him by name and then challenged
those corrupt politicians and corrupt
people TO attack the Mayor over the
shoulders OF the police.
As he spoke In the presence o. ne
honor men. the Commissioner. Deputy
Commissioner Mckay and a number OF
citizens who crowded into the reception
room where tho ceremonies took place.
the Mayor pounded the desk In fronts
Of which he stood until Il trsmbisd.
incidentally. tho Mayor. In telling o:
the effective work OF the Police Commits.
sioner In proceeding against ''sraftsrs"
In the department and the exposures os
grating made by the District-Attoruev
intimated that other grating cases aSs
to come to light. He used the werd
Imminent" In this respect. but made
no further reference to the statement.
HE GOT AFTER THE oRAFTGRo
RIGHT AWAY.
lie said that for thirty years sraftins
had been going on IN the Police Depart.
ment and that when he took once
among tho nrst thinGs he did wss -
write to HE Commisslonsr about he
srafters and took steps then to spot
he used the word-ths men who vsss
undermining the force BY systsnas1s
grating practices. Il was the result q
this work. he added. that undssira1lso
had been gotten rid Of. and he polnte1
to the fact that the four men recently
convicted were not inspectors ct the
TINE accusations had been made against
them, they all having been previously
denoted to captaincies. SIN. the Mayor
added. substantially. these corrupt
people" continued to exploit the staae.
mtnt that these men were fall-1sdODo
inspsctors II was . wonder - hin. u
said. that because Of the infamous psae.
tees q . few graftsrs IN the aeeast-
mont the entire force had not eeeo0e
corrupt TO the very core. Il had Neaa
demonstrated by actual figures. how
ever-sent him by a disting uishsd citiSsa
the Mayor said. that ninety-nins eae-
hundredths OF the men on the fore.
were brave and honest.
TRIED TO sTAMPEoE HIM INTO
DisMlssiN0 WALDO.
Some OF the things the Mayer ~
we're:
III corrupt people want 10 o11ko
me over your shoulders. stoop AeWa
and let than hit me and the Can
missionsr-if they can. But doAt
strike back-althouEh Il might -
good to give them = good thump."
I'VE are willin; to bear our own
seas and wounds"
81 am clad to pin these medals on
you brave men. hut no one viii
give Waldo and me a medal and I
don't want one either"
II want you men and he cosoo
TO bear W against this attampe -
dsfams the force and the hsad e
the "a o"
''Th1s even tried to stampede ~
Into diminishing the Commisao01,
but dsned those corrupt osoDas ~
the good he has done"
There hasn't been . single ohares
OF graft while have been Mayor
except from four or I'VE Infamous
men and women whose houses W
have closed up
mo one gives W credit Tor wat
We have DONE
The men who received the medals
were Walter J. Thornton. wiiham J.
McAiiilen. Thomas J. Lswlor. John T.
Sheehan. Peter J. F. Murray. Patrick =.
o'connor and Acting Detective ssrssant
Edward NJ. shslvy.
Needs No Chaser.
rom thu I,hilAdsluhAa Raonr6N