Morris tribune., 1916-09-29
WHAT ARE LAWS FOR, ANYWAY?
n un-state exchange gets off this -


There IS some talk of asking the next legislature of
this state to pass law for the purpose of establishing
constabuar SERVICE based upon the same plan as
that of The duty of this constabuary would be
to look after the of the people of the state
into vour family affairs and make arrests whenever it's
members thought necessary in fact 1T would only mean
one more of officers that would have right to
into your private affairs the same as the game warden
now looks drought your arder the Indian officer
over your dirty linen in your suit case when you are
travelling breaks open your house when you are not
home to make search without warrant BY all means
let's the constrabulary. 1t would make pppn OF
political machine that would beat anything Bob La
Toilette ever had in Wisconsin. If could only get
few more officers whose rights greater than the
stituton of the States it would not take long to
Russanze the country.
We might mention the paper in which it was pub
sbed but we do not care that the main point be
missed which that there is altogether too much of
this kind of loose talk being INDUCED in by who
should discuss public question with semblance of
sanity
Every officer of the state Of Minnesota gets his
mission state subdivision thereof and it
is his business enforce the laws and regulations which
the impose upon themselves for the orderly
conduct of every day business If person does
to submit to the rules of civilized society," he should go
and live among savages but then he could find laws
to be respected.O
And talk about an officer breaking open your house
when you at home'' is sest twaddle No officer
can any house without warrant without becoming
burglar and himself being answerabe to the law In
fact guards the private rights of to silly
extreme-to such extreme that the conviction and
punishment of wellknown maefactors is most difficult.
And now to get the question of state constabul
any, there three good which
off hand why constabuary should be established,
and doubtless there are many more.
l. The state is at present employing separate sets
of police officers known game wardens pure food in
spectors and marshals whose duties could just we'll
be combined each be charged with seeing that all the
laws enforced.
2. The present sheriffs and city policemen are at
present bound together organization, and they
we'll they do only because of comfy existing be-
tween them. When a serious crime is committed they
work together toerably WE'LL but far the handling
of vagrants petty thieves and swindlers is concerned
the practice is for each officer to drive them
next place. and get rid OF the problem locally only
to receive another batch other source Under
the present system the petty criminal thrives.
3. In times of serious roting, property can be pro-
tected order maintained only by private guards (Which
another for hired thugs) by hastily summoned
deputies (Which may amount to about the same) by
calling the state militia, (Which is entirely apart from
the service for which the mitiaman ensts). The only
right way to have available force of police who
can be assigned business of seeing that
maintained.
Talk of 'Russanizng the United States'' in connec
proposition to provide for the economical
and efficient administration of the laws which the voters
impose upon themselves is pretty the limit of fool
ishness-and yet it is surprising how much of that kind
of loose talk is tolerated.