The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-01-11
ARMY TRAINING
FOR PATR0LMEN
Candidate for Office of
commissioner Tells
His Views.
EFFICIENCY IS FAVORED
National Guard Officer Is in
Earnest About How the
Cops Should Work.

Tulsa needs n military police
foree according 10 Major Charles
". Daley Of the oklahoma national
gpard who announced to a group Of
bgslpess men seated around him at
recen, civic club luncheon that
ne had determined to run for the
office Of commissioner of police and
fire az the coming city elections.
what Tulsa's police organization
needs most is discipline, genuine
military discipline. You can not
have q police force without it. At
present you can hardly tell an Off
GER Of the law from a country 'hick
Standing on the corner leaning
.ga.us. a pole,' Daley said
l.. elected, the military man told
his hearers thIl he would nave a
police force dressed in policeman =
uniforms Every uniformed man on
he force mast keep his uniform
In AS spiCk and span condition as a
soldier on duIy or standing inspec-
ton Every patrolman would wear
while gloves and keep his buttons
polished until he would be a Cridt
10 the city.
Il would take them out and drill
them Just like soldiers Each patrol
man would be posted on a definite
beat the limits OF which would be
definitely fixed. The foolishness Of
calling INTO the station to tell the
chief that ne was on hts beat at
Ger ain times Of the night would be
dispensed with A sergeant would
inspect all heaJs TO see whether the
men were executing their duties just
as Is done in the case of sentinel
on post In the army.
Each man would work but eight
hours. During that time they would
he expected to do their full duty.
However, no man can be expected to.
do good work at any thing working
longer than eight-hour shifts. In
the residence district | would have
about six uniformed mounted police
10 patrol the entire district. Military
discipline would be required in
every department"
When asked II he was in earnest
about his candidacy for election as
police commissioner, Daley replied,
I was never more serious about
anything In my life. am determined
10 run now although | never gave
the matter any thought until it was
urged upon me by several promi-
nent business man of the city. who
realize that Tulsa needs clean up.
TuIsa's entire police system needs
tennovating. Look at the traffic de-
partment well we haven't any
hats all Tulsa is a city and we
must apply the same principles of
police administration here that sue
coed In large cities. We need a real
metropolitan police force on a small
scale.
There are .rnumerahle practices
That must be rooted out Of the de-
par'mcnt About the first thing I
would do would be 10 put an end
10 the kangaroo courts that are
row permitted at the city Jail. That
one abuse that I would put a stop
o regardless Of what measures It
COX TO do So" he said.
one OF the greatest evils In the
fonce department at present is
politics according to tho major.
IFil service examinations should
de'ermine appointments rather than
past political favors, he said. In
order TO lessen The Influence Of
policies in his department Major
paiey stated that he had decided
70 run on an independent ticket
.eNt spring, although he has always
oeen democrat heretofore.
=, 40 not want 70 owe any ohliga-
lonn'S. to any political party or any
noA'lca. bosses" he said explaining
ms decision III elected will be
dnSWerahle only to the people OF the
U'y regardless OF politics"