| Show oj INCREASE THE POLICE FORCE 1 I i i = The events of the past few days I faces f I the appearance of many of the i seen on East Temple street and the I near approach ot winter with its t l 1 i influx of an undesirable human t i I 1 element all suggest top plainly the t propriety if not the absolute net ne-t i I j cessity of increasing the city police ° force The number of officers on i q j I duty on the street is just two They 1 i usually go together the services of = j p one being insufficient whenever a i policeman is required The consequence i conse-quence is that necessarily the offi t fl hand when I fli i cers are seldom at wanted They cannot be in two i E II places at the same time and their 1 beat embracing a mile or more of i ll I street including half a dozen turns l t 1 1 would be and some dark alleys it l i regarded as next to miraculous were I J = j the policemen within hailing j f l11 distance of a row One who is at ah i < Ii familiar with the business part of i < T the town does not haveto be told of r 1 the presence of a considerable r t sprinkling of the I criminal classes p ii The thief burglar cutthroat and t robber can all be seen at painfully h1 1 1 suggestive frequency any afternoon Hi after-noon or evening They seem e to be gathering in here ft II I from the cities and towns of li the west evidently thinking Salt 1 Lake is a goodfield for their operations i opera-tions Moat of these fellows are > ri I known to the police who are posted i as to the antecedents characteristics t S J < characteris-tics and expertness of the rogues ii With the approach of winter there will be a greater influx of the lawless 1 law-less element as there always is The present police force is unable to successfully cope with the ruffians I r and protect the persons and property i prop-erty of citizens Besides it is unfair 11 f I to the officers to compel them tot to-t enter the lists against such odds for r as we all know the great majority of arrests outside of the familiar drunks is of desperate persons who show fight at the appearance of a policeman In many instances the 1 i taking of the man involves the question of physical strength and expertness in the use i i of weapons of attack andS and-S ti t defense The publicowes it to itself j to take all reasonably necessary steps for selfprotection and it owes it tot i to-t its constabulary to jeopardize they the-y i lives of officers as little as possible d We believe the masses of citizens t ° and especially the taxpayers whoA who-A 1 1 r with are most interested will agree THE HERALD that the police force t of the city should be increased if I not doubled The prevention of I crime in a community is of the q l greatest importance and second o j I it is the punishment of the guilty Considering all the circumstances 1 Including that of location in the f center of a broad region where lawlessness i I I j 1 I law-lessness dominated for so many ° years Salt Lake has been most fortunate I for-tunate in both these matters Her 1 reputation in these respects is something some-thing of which weall are proud In > t y i order to maintain that reputation 1 and keep up the regard for law and order there must be increased diligence t i 1 i dili-gence and greater effortand these are f impossible with our present limited t number of peace guardians Salt 1 Lake has passed beyond her village I 111 I N I days and is entering upon her i career as a city in fact as well as in I r name and being a city two police r < officers make a rather stingy ap It < nparance in the matter of a watch r f l 1 for the place The attention of the j tg H Ii City Council is called to the sub t l ject and the hope expressed that it J 1 i i1 will see the business as the public does and take the proper action in i 1 1 I the premises i M |
