New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-23
AGAINST TAMMANY MISRULE
CITY CLERGYMEN SPEAK WITH EMPHASIS
STRONG ADDRESS ADOPTED AT AN EARNEST
MBETING-TIE PROMINENT MINIS

MBETING-TIIE PROMINENT MINIS
TIERS WHO SIGNED 1T.
Over 100 OF New Works representative ministers met
in Hartman Hail. at Fifth ave- and Nineteenth st yes
terday afternoon discuss the efforts now being made
by the Peoples Municipal League in the direction OF
Kidding this city from the grasp OF rammany Hail.
The hall than comfortably filled and the cicr'
gymcn talked about the situation with great earnest
ness and vigOr Father Ducey Of st. Leo's Roman
Catholic Church. called the meeting to order and 10
short address told the object OF the gathering lie
referred to the meeting OF ministers which was heid
carly In the summer in Chickcrng Hall, whch Tile
ministers declared for morality and philanthropy a.
the ins praton of movement the foundation OF when
wis love Of God and love OF neighbOrs. Preachers
and teachers morality. he added. were not SHINING
against the decorum Of their office by engaging III Sur
movement. lie closed Ms address BY nominating the
Rev. Dr. Ensign Mc(hcsney for chairman OF the meet
ing The Rev. DR.. Deems. Of the Church OK tie
strangers, second the nomination. IT. McNhcs"cy
was elected unanimously
.On taking the chair he added to what Father Dnccy
had already said upon the importance Of the meeting
In ordinary circumstances ministers were "c""''u
from discussing politics. he said but lie thons'I 'n'
upon the subject O the diSgraccfn government OF TIE
ci,y they had no right to remain silent. Clergy men
hung their heads in shame IN consequence VI
the corruption and incompetence OF the al
nini,tration Of the affairs of the CITY,
which from political encouragement All"
blind partsal-hip The only remedy lie shh' was "
elect mes, who honest enough. Know chone" wi"
,, courngeo,, enough To do what they arc elected to
do When liz sad We want men 0f tic rsh' h'o
more than we want men who ore democrats, men WHO
are Repubicans or men who are Iroli.bonists. VIC
must mass the Intelligent and conservative OF onr
people TO elect our rulers. he was applaunch Warmly!
The election Of the Rev. DR.. Is. b. Tyler as >ecrc
tary and the adoption Of series OF rules 'o' '''
government Of the meeting followed. The rules "ec
offered by tho lev Mr. kFaliei' ch"'''"'' VI Wv
Ccrgyncn's Committee
Letters from rian, ckrC,mcn who r"ulh ho' w
r,c,cnt were read and each contained assurances
Of hearty support by voice. pen and vote Al eN'c'
len, indication OF the extent Of tho MINISTERS syn
pathv in this movement - give TINS ri'F u" "'','
and hl ,nc>, like government i shown III 'hc '"'' ~
IA clrrgvn,cn had responded FORMALLY ' INV "',
seat t., them. aid only ionr had openly rei'lNr" I"
u,,i,. with the League In that work. Two OF Uc'c
declared fo. n straight Ecpnhli'an tl'"c' ana WV
,biac,,d 10 a minister taking Il place III Pph'''
The Rev. Dr. Howard Crosby read an addT's which
had been prepared. pr"f,dnr II with inc 'c'"'N '
he wa, "A citizen Of Ncw I"fk lcolc nc pe'""c q"
minister Of the ,,o,pcl aud ne did not lay ASIDE MS
,,ti/ci,hip or il, when he lee anic Pc" "
III, I.nark was vigorously applandcd me ""'''
wa, p,,n and 10 the point and expressed inc ''""u'
,f affair, clearly. II ~ follows:
The under encd mini>l"r; Of religion; ,o ="
such. the'r Once i 9" m'r , sHI mt ~cd" consider
and ad,>" touching the arI''at"i 81 h",". , r'
10 political a. well ">" n ,i viii diI'rrn
,rllcct, INVOLVING no moral i->n". aHo >" t,,,I,
the form Of mere rai,,,.', mp and ,"M rrr,c"s ia ali
,Ic> ic,l, al'iiu the pablo moral, - ,!, .' T.;
o>c who's" pr"r''rr II t. IT, pi,,M If ,i,lon,
.o,,inn AID To- NE them l." 4 >'in"'> corr ,,,.
Il for '> reason '"' w. " %nN yo rF ~ ''' n
i,. IN ,Lulo 10 To ru".a want and danger, 81 u'