The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-22
A FEW WORDS OF SOUND COL NSEL FOR MEMBERS OF GTEE POLICE AND
 FIRE DEPARTMENTS OF BRIDGEPORT

D RIDGEPoRT POLICE and fire departments compos ED ed of men who are entirely competent to do the work the community to them and who do their work very well upon most occasions.
 The city shows its appreciation of the responsibility that falls upon policemen giving them of office during good behaviour The policemen and the remen removed from the mutations of politics. Parties and parties city administrations change year year. but these public servants hold their places from manhood old age.
 This tenure of office by which the public grants job policemen fremen who behave themselves and obey the rules of their departments carries with certain ob legations which rest upon every policeman from the rank of paolmen to the rank of superintendent of the department with exceptions An identical obligation rests upon fire men, without regard to rank.
 policemen forbidden by the department rules and by the city charter to participate politics. these public servants made against political removal they required not to politics. except for the purpose of casting their votes.
 The rule is general wherever there is paid police and fire department whose members hold office during good be- haviour.
 days policemen and firemen removed with every administration that changed It fair under such conditions that policemen and firemen should play politics. they fighting for their jobs
 The influence many fremen and policemen constantly interfering in politics. threatening cabling others, granting unfair others made such evils that thought fu sought for remedy and the remedy such has been described.
 policeman a fireman gets his job during good be- haviour. BUT TO HOLD HIS JOB HE CURED TO ABSTAIN FROM PARTISAN POLITICAL ACTIV TTY.
 penalty violation of this may dismissal. from the employment of the public.
 Superintendent Redgate, quoted public prints up- this subject He asked if he is going to do anything to stop pernciOus political activity the members of the police orce He replied They have been doing for 30 years
 Doubtless during 30 years members of the force violate the rules Undoubtedly there has participation which punished stopped it should have been
 Within the past few years the political activity of police beyond City govern has become fact combination office holders against the public It combination that will have to be broken because has created public burdens which and the rent and all the people who work private occupations finding exceedingly difficult
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 G culpability Mayor Clifford Wilson, who keeps himself in office through the unlawful activities of the police and firemen.
 Next cupabity the boards of police and fire msoners who have the duty imposed oath the rules and who do not enforce them.
 police and fire should long posted every station notice calling the ubordnate to the rules nflcng prompt punishment upon disobedient members of their departments
 Third order of cupabiity the of the departments the chief executive officers, whose it is to see that department rules broken
 Fourth in degree culpabiiy the of the po- lice and fire departments who violate want to- because they asked
 The public gives the policeman and the fireman steady ob at good and under good condions jobs honor to the holder The public consists political parties. The public guarantees job ing good behaviour and requires return, political activity.
 past is the past. gone before will be over looked The french and the police partisan activity they must to violate the prepared to take the
 The consequences likely follow grave an ofense committed after due warning, likely ought dismissal from the employment.
 is up to the police and firemen themselves ficers and the boards o Nobody right to