| Show TEE THE POLICE HE call for an increase of the police force uttered by the salt balt lake lakke her ald aid wo we believe I 1 is echoed by tin the people of this city generally we have no doubt that it will be duly conal considered dered by the city council which has hab continually in view the needs or of the municipal and also the means available to meet those requirements more police means more expenditure ana anu tha thu means higher taxes or retrench nehl meal in bome some direction of outlay bees bec alewe use uee e have belleve no surplus city funds webe we belove believe lieve love the citizens are safe in leaving the matter in the hands of the city fathers in regard to another matter con oon necked tas taa question we do not endorse the opinions which some bome have expressed that la la in regard to placing the pomme potee in uniform we do not think would be advisable it sham should be bome in m mind W tur tui we are in a bestir western i fosa tova where the customs of A im growth gr and progress arem practical practicable aDle able ole oie our police hase have to double di duty ity they act as aa a constabulary stab and also a detective force folte much of their work Is ism in fer lenette out crime and tracing criminals it is not altogether in making arrests arre ati they must bo be at all times ready for either or all the uniform of a policeman who has to act in these several capacities would be of disadvantage to him in all it would be a sign to the gambler the unlawful dealer in liquor liquors the dl di of the peace the thief the criminal of sat say kind to conceal himself or 0 r corer cover up his nefarious doings when n thill dov dog cov was in sight nis his very coat uelma MAIMA as in other places being prominent at a distance would he be the signal for ghere chere here comes the feelers peelers pee lerand Jerand and the t scattering of offenders against t ha jaw it would be also a shining mirk marir fo for he the bullet of the tho desperado before the uniformed officer could ge into speaking proximity he would te tib a conspicuous target the plea that his uniform would be a protection to the officer does not h hold hoid 0 id good in this part of the world the slayer of our gallant police captain only wanted to know are you the officer before he leveled the mv mn derous rifle at his body A unifay would havo have made even the ha tion of that brief question needs needa and a uniform on the brave bravlia 5 who maje mado the arrest in nil nii ability would have been the marafa another shot that might have been equally fatal when arrests have to bo be made and the parties are unaware of the its status of the officer a simple exhibition of his star williet wili wiil set the matter right in a moment that is as good a badge of office and as well knovs as a uniform that would single in an officer out in a multitude or at a distance and give the tha law lav breaker the hint to decamp in a city ili iii this subject to In fluxes of tramps burglars brute brutes adi sni anc and desperadoes from various source think it unwise to clothe our officers in such a manner that they would be easily avoided under eoma foma circumstances cum stances and madea mades a mark for easy attack under others no ho in tead of spending publio public money to fix up our oun officers in that way use it to increase the force and wo we think thins the public will tany tuny a ly endorse too tao action |
