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Editorial
August 24, 1913
Pine Bluff Daily Graphic
Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas
What is this article about?
Editorial advocates for Pine Bluff city council to raise police salaries to prevent resignations, highlighting low pay insufficient for families, risks of the job, and value of experienced officers under Chief Frank Stewart.
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PAY PATROLMEN BETTER SALARY
Pine Bluff is about to lose its efficient police department. Another patrolman quit the service yesterday and will engage in more lucrative work. Others are said to be preparing to take the same action.
The city council will find it necessary to relieve the situation.
The officers who have quit the service in recent months all give as their reason for resigning that the pay is insufficient to enable a man to provide for his family and the reason is well founded. The salary of the Pine Bluff patrolman is hardly enough to make him make "both ends meet" for himself, not to mention a wife and several children.
Small boys, employed as messengers in this city, make as good salaries as are paid the police officers by the city.
The city has an exceptionally efficient police department at this time, headed by Chief Frank Stewart, who is recognized as one of the best officers in the state, and it cannot well afford to lose men who are experienced in the work and replace them with inferior men, even if they can be secured.
The duties of a police officer are worthy of good pay. A good police officer is just as valuable to a city government as a good mayor and they should be well paid. It is true that the city is financially embarrassed, but it might economize in some other department and add finances to its police department.
A police officer not only does a full day's work on a beat, but he often risks his life in making arrests and the work justifies better pay. Give the patrolman $100 a month and keep good men. The number of men employed for a city the size of Pine Bluff is small enough. If we are to have quality and not quantity pay for it.
Pine Bluff is about to lose its efficient police department. Another patrolman quit the service yesterday and will engage in more lucrative work. Others are said to be preparing to take the same action.
The city council will find it necessary to relieve the situation.
The officers who have quit the service in recent months all give as their reason for resigning that the pay is insufficient to enable a man to provide for his family and the reason is well founded. The salary of the Pine Bluff patrolman is hardly enough to make him make "both ends meet" for himself, not to mention a wife and several children.
Small boys, employed as messengers in this city, make as good salaries as are paid the police officers by the city.
The city has an exceptionally efficient police department at this time, headed by Chief Frank Stewart, who is recognized as one of the best officers in the state, and it cannot well afford to lose men who are experienced in the work and replace them with inferior men, even if they can be secured.
The duties of a police officer are worthy of good pay. A good police officer is just as valuable to a city government as a good mayor and they should be well paid. It is true that the city is financially embarrassed, but it might economize in some other department and add finances to its police department.
A police officer not only does a full day's work on a beat, but he often risks his life in making arrests and the work justifies better pay. Give the patrolman $100 a month and keep good men. The number of men employed for a city the size of Pine Bluff is small enough. If we are to have quality and not quantity pay for it.
What sub-type of article is it?
Labor
Economic Policy
What keywords are associated?
Police Salaries
Pine Bluff
Patrolmen Pay
City Council
Chief Stewart
Labor Conditions
Officer Resignations
What entities or persons were involved?
Pine Bluff City Council
Chief Frank Stewart
Police Officers
Patrolmen
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Increasing Police Salaries In Pine Bluff
Stance / Tone
Strong Advocacy For Better Pay
Key Figures
Pine Bluff City Council
Chief Frank Stewart
Police Officers
Patrolmen
Key Arguments
Low Pay Causing Patrolmen Resignations For Better Jobs
Salary Insufficient For Family Support
Messengers Earn As Much As Police
Efficient Department Under Chief Stewart At Risk
Police Duties Worthy Of Good Pay Comparable To Mayor
City Should Economize Elsewhere To Fund Police
Officers Risk Lives, Justify $100 Monthly Salary
Prioritize Quality Over Quantity In Force