The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-26
mitchell, IN ALBANY,
BACKS POLICE BILLS
Asks Legislative Committees for
Power to. Beat "the
System.''
PROMINENT MEN AID HIM
Rabbi Wise Says Not Even
Cocktails Could Succeed in
Present Conditions.

quest, bills whose effect. he says, will be
TO put out Of business the system which
has the police force Of New York city
IN its grip.
From the attitude of some OF the com.
riittee the chance OF getting reported the
Oil Increasing the power OF the Police
Commissioner. IL slight, although there
eth Is hope for It. Gov. Glynn says no
will sign It II It reaches him.
opposition to the bill was led by Will
lam Il. Ellison. ex-District Attorney
Jerome, Job f. Hedges and l.. J. O'Reiliy
NJ. Jerome and Mr.. hedges charged those
favorng the bill with lack OF knowledge
81 police conditions In New York and Mr..
jerome added that the bill was desired TO
cover up incompetence and to permit the
Commissioner to do gross injustice"
The Mayor Replies.
Mayor Mitchels reply was that the sys-
Term now has paralyzed the Police Depart
mcnt. His definition of IT,. system was
that small group Of police chiefly in the
Differed ranks. banded together in the
interest Of selt-exploltation against the
interest of the public at large and for the
benefit Of themselves and the few behind
them"
The system has created in the Police
Department IA spirit which Is the antith-
.sis OF the esprit dc corps desired "A
powerful antagonism to authority" de-
clared the Mayor at Is this system
which caused the policemen at a dinner
the other night to applaud a man prob
ably under indictment. That Is the sys-
TEN mean to break up and abolish"
Il favor making the policeman directly
responsible to the man over him and SO
on up TO the Commissioner" said the
Mayor II favor making the Commits
s.oner responsible to the Mayor. and, yes,
favor making the Mayor directly re-
sponsiblc to the people"
That is pretty close tn the recall. Mr.
Mayor" said Senator James j. Frawey
o. New York.
1T 10, but I'm Tor that, YOU bet" said
Mayor Mitchell. lapsing into a favorite
expression.
The Mayor declared that If he ever sent
any message to the Legislature for "A new
charter for New York city II would con-
tain a clause for the recall or something
very similar To 1t.
Mayor Mitchell argued for the abolition
o III. appeal Of police 10 judicial decision
saying that the system has intronched
.'sclf behind judicial decisions.
Senator Frawley asked II the pa ssing OF
the desired laws would mean that the Po-
Ice department would rid the city of DIS
orderly houses.
81 Am making no such impossible state
r,ents," replied the Mayor.
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I,acT.r ia Sr..d he ,nIyb, anni;, "a tho
c,nr,s and ha r.,ns,ot..i No. Mitch,
declared that he ought not TO go back to
the force.
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Rabbi wis~ Irxcs Police B,,ls.
i'aopi W Use OF Ne" YORK. VINO h'id IN
"hdcd 10 ueNNer an ADDRESS 10 thc lesls-
.stors' could not be present. but the fol-
"NMs statement u! MN was read
INC SOCIALISM ''"ftniis po.i'. oiiis
shoud not De so named or ideh'Ihed IN
vac puohc nina with the personality OF
Col. Goethals. He is not Indispensable
W Me Police torce Oh NC" horH' ou'
hese pliis are.
Whether or not the services OF Col,
Hoethals are TO be secured Tor the ieader-
e!iIp VI inc poice ioiee VI NC" ,oi"' ~
man De nc Col. Eoethais or ahotner, can
To-Day cope with the ponce problems Oh
New York without the heip OF THESE pro
posed bills which VIII invest the folIce
commissioner with tho substance AZ wen
as the name OF leadership. MOI the
Goethals bills. but mans piiis THESE
measures should be styled Tor they are
devised TO MAKE !, possioe ior ma" "
NO truly big man ought to be ready
70 take over the So'n.i hti wn" 90 ,,a Wv,
b,s $3.50. y. 80 ,,',,h his resuon
n's lowers eoI,,Iieisur u.e 49, ~, la ,hc
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'''''e poo''
wsv.. show,a Ne supported.
The Mayor OF New iork has app aS
70 the support OF the ciuzeIshp Wna'1 go,
pets him to renaoi ,ns Elm, ,e ps II
IN Ns own ana III .ne .',y warnr who
.our business TO support the Mayo "th MnO'
after "a paiistakihs s,uny on t tne .tromI
has sought out one OF the nation ss', ,ro
men for the post OF leader anu a ,sA, ,re
enactment OF these measures So so . LII ' he
new police heau, whoever nc p.. .s ST.
Iree and unhainperea III u'e performance
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