The evening world., 1888-08-10
A LIBEL ON THE PEOPLE.
Mr. SCBULTZS ARGUMENT AGAINST THE
sTUYvEsANT PARK OPENING.

He Thinks the People Are Not Fit 70 10
Trusted IN Their Own Park In the Even
iBR-tnilr bryant Park an Assignation
Pince and lays stuyyesnnt Park win
BE Just Like It-Tbese Are ISLANDERS ON
the Morality Of the Common People.
The full text of Mr.. Jackson 8. Schultz's
libel upon the common people of the east
side is given below. Mr.. Schultz has made
himself the most conspicuous opponent of
the opening of Stuyvesant Park in the even
ing. and the sort of argument he advances is
worth producing. Mr.. Schultz has q great
capacity for discovering nuisances. Not
long ago he made a futile attempt
to stop the bells of st. Georges Church
on the ground that thew were q
nuisance. The chances are that his en-
deavor to deprive the people of the full en-
joyment of a park belong ng to them will be
equally futile. That his slurs upon the
morality of the peop e hou be holly re-
sented is not strange. That in a big city there
is a great deal of immortality may be ad-
mitted, but that it is a peculiar characteristic
of the working classes of the east side is not
likely 10 be admitted on Mr.. Schultz's say-so.
Here are MIR. Schultz's observations an
taken from the notes of the official reporter
of the Park Commission
what will be the effect in case Stuyvesant
Park is opened? We all know the history of
Tompkins Square. We all know the kind of
people who live around it. The majority of the
houses are lager-beer saloons. On our square
there is not n single beer shop or rum shop.
Now, what would be the effect if Stuy-
| vesant Park is opened at night We would
get there the same experience that Tompkins
| Square has had. All our houses would be
converted into beer shops. ! have no doubt
that Mr.. FIhh's house, surrounded with its
large garden, would rent for a lager-beer
| don't think that Mr.. Fish would like to
have it SO converted. With Mr.. Stuyvesant
it is the same. These people have taken up
their abode on that square because thsy
nuisance. lake Mr.. Claim, VINO has built
an elegant house there a. large expense, and
also Mr.. w ster ali these expenditures will
be lost if this park has got to be opened at
night.
You know how much trouble we had to
take care of the Reservoir (Bryant) Park. I
don't know whether that park is kept open
all night or not"
A Comm, siuner-lt is.
MIR. scnultz-lou know exactly what hap
pens every night. You know how YOU are
annoyed, AID l know it has been an assigna-
ton ground for n great many years. know
1890 ~ SecJSN
whether they have decided to open and keep
open Stuyvesant Park don't know. II this
park could be opened for one hour later than
sunIown it you had the power and could
see how il is rea. ouable to have it open dur
ing daylight, when 1t is light enough to see,
l don't think there would be any objection.
Live there and see these people turned out
at shutdown. and it seems to be very hard. 1
am sorry to see it.. | would like to see them
remain until the light goes down. l am not
a very big. aristocrat. But no one is
come. / am not prepared to say
it is going to damage property. Some
say it will damage each piece of property
IS; 900. l think if you get in q lager;beer
saloon or o dance house they will perhaps
bring IN re rent than the property does now,
but the people who live there want to do
SO and not be disturbed. / assume
If you put the gas in you will kill the trdes
and shrubbery, and you will, therefore, have,
to put in electric lights and you know how,
many men it will require to keep order.
President Robb-We don't put in the
lights.
Mr. enthusiastically does.
Commissioner Hutchins L city does.
Mr.. Schultz-Ihe question is, how much
they will cost: With regard to the morality
of the thing, look at the trouble YOU are hay-
ing now III a certain park at present. N,oould
ne unsafe TO ! I tie public into StuyUesdnt Park in
he ecening ,ciHtout a large pc ice force unless the
hees are cut doom.
am not prepared to say but what your
regulations and restrictions may cause the
park to be properly conducted, and l for one
am willing to submit: but | say that If the
Aide men have anything to do with it we
shall have to go back to the old history.
l prefer to wait until Messrs. Fish and
Stuyvesant come back, because they are
| ,rgely intel, sted and know the history of
this thing. AS far as l am concerned 1 can
easilv get out.
Michael j, Kelly-Would you object to
having the park opened until 10 p. Mp
Mr.. Schul,z-Any time af' er dark ,ohen-
euer ii gets dark The people should go out,
not on my account, but I think tor their own
sakes and for the sike of other people. II
the park is illuminated and very light there
would be dark spots, and the shrubbery and
plants would be destroyed. II the peoph
should go h're after supper and lie do,on on
ne benches and hare their cdrouses there
that would end it, in my Judgment, for a pri.