The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-25
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However. there We're eases where I
could set on personal knowledge. ON.
.mtns MAJ We Old was TO endeayor 10
10 work a revolution in the force as -
Nrag~ IN the WAY that we had f1
work a revolution In honesty. They had
= Ways been brave In dealing with -iot-
Gus and violent criminals. But they Rad
Sia1usl y become very corrupt. our
great work. therefore. was the stamp
ing cut Of dishonesty. and this work we
I'D thoroughly. 80 FAR a. the ridiculous
"i-Ptrti+au law under which the Depart
in"nt was administered would permit.
Iut W" were anxious that. while stamp
iug cut that was evil IN tho force. we
should keep and Improve what was good
Nhl~ warning on dishonesty. We mad.
'NrTN EFFORT 20 increas. eriCienrv. L has
unfortunately been shown bv sad ex-
leIience that At times a police orrsri-
1ati"n which - free from the faint ~
corruption may yet snow itself w.aK
900 some great crisis or unable 70 deaf
Win the more dangerous kinds OF crltn-
inilS. This We Were determin.d 10 -r.-
vent.
Making the Force Honest.
cur "forts W"r" crow u~d With emit e
success Tn" improvement IN the 81
REGENCY 90 tho force went raui IN hand
with the Improvement in its honest.
Inc men In uniforms and The men 10
am ci"tnes-the d-t"ctives did boz
Tor WORK than ever before The aEgfc-
gate of crimes were Punishment foi-
lowed tho % mmiSsiou - the crime i--
creased. while the aggregate - crimes
Nh"r~ THE criminal escaped puui~hmsIt
deceased Every diSrreiited politician.
.,-tI S"hsattorAl rewspap~r. and ever
;i amor f Sa. Ss.,ns s@q ns HI ; T,Sr.G s,,t T..
- St'ov" hy every means IN their pow
q show that iu making the fore. hon
'st We had impaired its efficiency. anI
about the very condition % hing
against which they PROGRESSED - protest.
liat "" went steadily along the path we
Ia marked out The nElt was. hard.
and Their" was plenty 81 worry and an
Ni"'y. but We won. was appointed IN
may. 1895 In February. 1895. three
sirttut Secretart or the Navy. the
Judge Who charged the Grand Jurv ~
NeW York county w-s abi" To- cougrs-
tulate them on tho phenomenal decrease
crime specially o. the violent sort.
his decreas- was s'"tdt d.fius the
w" vars TN" police. sftct the POE
form policy was thoroughIy tried PROV.
'd more s.crss~fu! tntt eyer ts'af- ir
rr.r'ecu9g Iif~ and %r-"r"rt' aud n
lrttn g down rflm" and -rimiltl tI.-
Daring the Prowess.
~" part played by the recognition
ana f"wsrd of actual t"f>su.i IruW"-
tH.o's the members 80 tH" rp'... tyrr
sprf''lthl-. though there w'r' Uaft
o bog factors that combined ft I....
about fh- hette~m"rt TIVE immense iu-
frnN"Urrf i'm di-riIliu~ caused b, rHf-
IsH'uE al Offender vlfHput mercy. rU
matter how great THEN political or per
S'HsI Influence The rr-..tt" VHffar.
hitherto been att" corrYf ;N 20 rIr, ra e
rejection ft- pf'WFf recognition OF
ability 'y"n Vher" G. was crfii"'r Hu-
connected with %p"rto01l t.
these were '.cWeuts which had 'r7i-
nous weight .u producing -l. s",ug-.
More ,ourage a-d la-lrF ..d fr- TO-
Osfd ug OBJ: ,'.rage H'I daring cannot
~" - 90. hi' ii.ii- OF .'i b
90 honesty tHi tE" At- u' ''i. .uf
- WORTH Hrrtn.ag 10 't~ ur"un"r~ are
POT Intelligent srI honest. u.. 'sf'F,r