The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-02

Four menpers or the board OF
Police Commissioners save slapped
the people oteRichmond in the face,
-Four members have declared that
they are bigger thaz1sthe people. that
they are indifferent 20 the desires OF
t1ae people, to the will OF, the people.
TIE question now Is. wfll,the people
submit TO such, AN insult? This paper
for one believes that the overv helm
inG majority of Richmond men and
women are stirred w;thtriehteous in
Axknation. at he,actionstof t'heSe four
memberss OF the Police BOARD as
seldom in ,the history of the city,
This paper doessnot sbelseve that the
pNuple propose to aElow this almost
unspeaka bile condition continue.
The yirginian 'would tie clearly and
perfectly understoo4 inv this matter
Me- krengeI is, not the issue. His
conduct, (Which. OF course i has not al
ways been, comznendable, sis not the
issue. Mr.. NSspernaker is not the
issue No othertmernber ofNhe police
q erck In the issue. The only question
Tor the people to consider istwhether
Tour commissioners. two of whom
have been convicted Of immoral prac-
s1fces. nave hten censured severely by
the people, Though the Council. and
the resignation of one demanded In
the name of the. people by the City
Cnuncil--whether such men shall
without punishrne conduct them
neivcS as did these four members OF
the Police Board In the meeting Of
t1sMf body Thursday night. The peo-
pie Of Richmond must sneak and
speSk strongly on this question.
The. police commissioners present at
the meeting Thursday were: Messrs
Well Goode, Bradley, Boykin.
InSna. and Parker.
known to themselves were: Messrs
Gofdon and Royal Mayor Ainslie Is
satA To have been present and to have
presided as chairman.
The record In regard TO Commits
sinn<rs We'll and Goode is recent; II
III fresh in the public mind, After a
careful and lengthy investigation the
yic< Commission declared these two
commissioners and Commissioner
Mn-arssay, who had since retired. had
been shown by witnesses before IL to
hAxe conducted themselves in such
manner as 10 destroy their usefulness
an6svalue as public officials
The Mayor transmitted this evidence
from the commission to the Council.
That body appointed an investigating
committee. which after very prolong
~ hearings, with every advantage Of
personai relationship and Indulgence
on the side Of the commissioners re-
ported that both of these men should
- aaked to resign because of their
porbonal and Official conduct. The
Co0ncil. called upon to adopt the re-
p4fa after giving every advantage to
tAeoe commissioners. censured Mr.
NeH severely. and after still further
deaay demanded rne resignation OF
~. Goode.
9yeu with all these facts before the
public. II was not suspected that these
nsNn would not only refuse to resign.
Int would actually go into a session
~ : public board. use their official
positions for personal ends. and seek
voneeance for the evidence presented
aenInst them by members Of the police
a1Orte. Yet, this Is exactly what took
piaces Defying precedent public
apiptOn. and arrogantly voting as they
Aid on the matters they did. Commits
ntoneR1 We'll and Goode conclusively
exsl.oa their unftness for public
tsnt.
Ss I'M We'll and ,G,aade. cauld.. not hy
4lkoHkwp votes have accomplished the
SnGU3kD OF the boards meeting. There
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