Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-19


saw one and would be more bold
and do you realize that to ou
little children that a policeman
without that blue uniform ism
hardly a full pledged policeman
and when they, the children, ar
down town and get into a plac
where they need the help AM
protection of our police force al
they need do in fook around ant
when they see that uniform the.
know all they have to do is t
rush to that blue uniformed per
son and they are saved. Whel
one needs a policeman they gen
orally need one In hurry ant
they don't want to stop and ge
out their spy glasses to see 1
the man standing on the mex
corner has a little tiny star pin
ed on the flap of his coat, If ht
has that is the policeman and II
he hasn't where oh, where Is q
policeman. out of all that bunch
of men on this and the next block
which is the police and which
isn't? How much nicer to look
down the street and see that blue
uniformed person and know he is
our policeman. l for one want to
thank Chief Moffitt for putting
our police in uniform, also thank
him for putting on car and
motorcycle to be used on energy
calls. Now five minutes after one
sends In a call to the police sta
tion for help from any where In
the city the police can be there
to help you. Before you were
lucky II they got there inside of
an hour.
There are numbers of other
things he has done for our good
and benefit and I would advise
those criticisers to look around
and inquire about the work Mr..
Moffitt has been doing these last
two years. / don't think Mr.. Moi
fit will mind, look over his rec
ord. We, the people, should look
at his books and inquire and get
our information about our officers
from headquarters and not from
our next door neighbor who does
MT know any more than we our
selves do. So let us get busy
and get acquainted with our men
who are out for the office Of Chief
Of Police, and now Is the time
don't wait till elextion and then
vote for a certain man just be-
cause our neighbor says he is a
good fellow, and let's be careful
and not jump out Of the frying
pan into the fire. When we have
an officer that we know is good
lets be awful sure and not fool
around and~try to get a still bet
ter one, not knowing our man
elect worse one.
1t Is up to the people, as it
should be, to elect the next chief
Of police. So Chief Moffitt, Mr.
Welch and Mr.. Birtchet does
either one of you object to the
people, personally looking up your
past. What you have done to bet
ter Salem? May we see the rec
ords and compare Mr.. Moffitt's
with those of Mr.. Welch while he
was our chief. Let us get aquaint
ed with Mr.. Birtchet and find out
If he has the education, the physi-
,al development and the persontl-
Ity that we want our next chief
% have. How about Mr.. Moffitt's
and Mr.. Welch's education, physi-
,al development and the PERSONAL
llity? Those three things count
'or whole lot so let's look into
hem, as well as into the doings
If our men.
Do we people want our chief
If police appointed by the mayor?
should say not. Most mayors Il
I'm not saying all mayors would
'e sure to appoint one Of their
riends or relations, regardless OF
whether he was fitted to fill the
'lace of chief or not, so while we
,eople can still elect our chief
cts find out and be sure (before'|
We make any change) that we
ire getting better man than
yhief Moffitt to take his place.
]. o. ANDERSON
ialem, Oregon.