The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-05

the people of this nation. When the
war guns of Europe are silenced
the smoke of the battle is cleared
away and the dead have all been buri-
ed, widows and orphans the halt and
discouraged, the paupers and the pov-
erty stricken people of the wrecked
and ruined nations of Europe will
come flotking to our shore by the mil
lions and our generous and prosperous
state will be called upon to help care
for, to train, and to educate this ragg-
ed tattered, torn and bleeding people.
The greater responsibility will rest
upon the shoulders OF the police Off
GERS and especially Upon the chiefs
and the heads of these departments.
Therefore it is very important that
you prepare. II is more important
that every city, town and village get
ready for the coming of these people,
and see that none but the best Qf men
are placed in the position of RESPONSE
bility Civil service and merit Sys-
tens should be incorporated into ev-
cry city and town charter making it
so that none but capable and efficient
men can be selected and at the same
time remove our police from the
blignting and demoralizing influence
of politics. 1t takes years of training
and hard study and application to
duty to make police officer, one
worthy of the name and one coming up
fully to all the varied and irregular
requirements He should therefore
be unllampered and free from petty
spites and political preferences. This
is for the communities good more
than for the good Of the individual
officer. The police were created for
the benefit of the people and not the
people and their tax money for the
benefit Of the police.
The police department should not be
and was not intended TO be a pension
department for worn out men or a
place to give some political supporter
or good fellow an easy or soft berth
but a place for courageous, brave, sober
fearless, intelligent men to work and to
serve the people to the interest of all
concerned and to encourage morals
and to help uplift faiien humanity
want to pause here long enough to
say that the work and service you
officers are performing classes second
with the ministry of Jesus Christ
The policemen like the minister
should eEdeavor to persuade men to dc
light but if necessary he should,with
the strong arm of the law, compel
them.
The presentation Of crime is the
1rst and most important duty Of po-
liceman and to succeed in this the Of
ficer should be possessed kith a kind
and sympathetic heart and a trained
mind. He should study and know hui
man NATURE as lar dS II 10 pOoolplC'
The old adage demanded by some
people for an officer to follow, namely
20 treat all men alike" is farce
and IA sin against humanity, because
all men are not alike. All people
have not had the same opportunities
and training All men are not equal
intellectually. They have not the same
dispositions, temperments and incli-
nations. These differences are often
incurred before the Child is born and
with these facts and conditions to
contend with, an officer would be
foolish ana extremely cruel to adopt
one system and one method for all.
The time has arrived when none
but refined, broad minded and intel
gent men can long serve as a police
officer. The rough drunken bully OF