Excerpt from Our Police: A History of the Providence Force From the First Watchmen to the Latest Appointee

The Providence police, I have said, are not of the mercenary stripe. With them no perfunctory obedience takes the place of a sense of duty. They are vigilant for the well-being of the city, not only because they are policemen, but because they are citizens. And the people, on their part, are justly proud of the force, and feel and display a remarkable interest in all that con cerns its advancement. The people of Providence know that a community can be udged by its police, that where the police are well disciplined, fairly remunerated, intelligent, and of good physical appearance, one may expect to find a prosperous, pro gressive, and enlightened municipality, and the high standard of the Providence force is powerful evidence that our city means to keep in the front rank.

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