New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-04

DR. CROSBY'S RINGING WORDS.
rAsiMANY CORRUPTION DEALT WITH
FORCIBLY.
AN ADDRESS BEFORE THE BAPTIST MINISTER'S
CONFIDENT THAT VIRTUE WILL PRE-
VAIL OVER VICE TO-DAY.

VAIL OVER VICE TO-DAY.
The Baptist ministers OF the CITY were aourcsseu
Yesterday morning by the Rev. Dr. howafd CroSpS,
at the Baptist Tabernacle, in secondave' Dr' orosoy
in his remarks gave his opinion about the posuoh
which good citizens should take In the preseh' 'o"
dition of municipal politics. lie SAID In part
There Is danger that many good men, and particularly
ministers the gospel ay nave n oe do srv their
.' since they would incline believe that the
attack IS, to some degree at least unfair. ana and as
the facts as set forth are nof t 80 p nay peculiar to
ran Of good intention might lead them to take the
part Of the party 50 severely uic,ua aaars is
This want OF belief in the vicious character Oh our
city government People VINO 6e n matte, ng' has been
s Srsaiiy exaggerated Now have had for score
Of years, an inside view, and can say that tn, Ie
worst that has been said about our city government
IS not half bad enough. could take YOU through tine
different departments and show you te sro's nho i
Ss~ te 1s' you eAi about it. could tell Of the
snern who after prisoner had been oopvIstea r n IN
W steaG p have his head shaved and 10 obliged don
pair Of striped breaches kept him in te house Ies o,
shining Hight in Tamrany Hail. This IS only sample
s, Ss In IN te cy S snd "s n" them
arc t Kent arc open on sundays Now Who is foolish
enough to believe that the fact is not known to every
sioneri And Yet il is allowed 70 go on: They are
careful not 10 furnish proof Of the lawbrcains and
yet. as said before the Fassett Committee You can
Commissioner recently told me Of police captain
who received $40 600 last year in blackma from INC
saloons On his precinct. l can prove this # IT Is
doubted. These moneys so UNANIMOUSLY obtained sup
port the olgsrchy that runs this city.
/ can tell yon that even the judges are open 10
brbes and in support OF my statement will tell you
q story. My sexton, MIR. Osborn, brought from Scot
land $50 Scotch terrier, which was soon alter stolen
He found the thief and had him arrested me case
up before of the justices and the tlicf was
required TO give 900 bail. few days after Osborn
received subpoena, and knew at once that nat, the
justice intended to reopen the case which lie had no
right to do. ! told Osborn to obey the summons;
but to protest against the clerk opening the case
gave him note 10 give to the judge saying that as
Of the Session Court and beyond the Justices lurisaic
ton. Osborn gave the note TO the justice and INC
latter. in his own peculiar broGue said: sWhere dio
you get that paper?'
II got II from DR.. Crosby was the reply.
The justices face flushed and when he had re.
covered from his fright, he said: % Dr. crosby DC
damned The case is dismissed
There are many things that came mp IN the Excise
Board that were never exposed. did my best to re.
elect Mayor Grace for knew that II he were reelected
lie wonld allow me to name tho president OF thc boa
j named Charles II. WOOdman for the once, ana whie
he was In Office the saloons reduced In number
from IL 900 TO Gs11. and this with only third OF
the members Of the Excise Board strongly and I'M
equivocally committed to such reduction.
IL Is always unsafe for prophet to prophesy unless
he be inspired but IL should turn ont to be false
prophet shall come back To this conference TO
be dealt with. ! will state as my opinion, that
$50, 900 votes in all will be cast. and that Fannany
the Prohibionists 10000, which will be large enough
for them and any scattering the fusion ticket Will
have plurality of 10000 and majority over all OF
10000.
was fairly joined II Is simply question of virtue
against vice. aud men who care for honest government
have a chance such as they never had before OF
getting 1t ty voting for IT,