The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-29
nixon FLAWS KOCH.
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trial on the charge of libeling Excise
Commissioner Koch from his pulpit,
preached in Association hall for the
last time during the summer months.
As a prelude TO his sermon he made a
statement of scme of the facts in the
official record of Commissioner Koch,
upon which the so-called libelons
sentences Of this Review Of May 2osh
were based. Mr.. Dixon said he haA
never seen Koch until he took the
witness chair.
II had supreme contempt for this
man who is utterly obscured BY the
hopeless rascality Of the record he
has made in office, il we are to be-
lieve the sworn testimony of uncon-
tradicted witnesses and decisions Of
judges Of the supreme court Koch,
said he, .'is simply the eats paw Of
a quiet young man who spells the
kings English with difficulty and i
adverse to publicity Of any SORT
Hughy Grant. Tammany is simply
trying TO throttle the free speech Of
the pulpit 81 New York Koch found
at last in his pal, Grady, a judge
whose opinion he was willing for The
public to hear But he did not ven
ture into Grady's court until he as
certained beforehand by private
confab what the decision would be.
When the fight at court was ended,
the complaint was railroaded down
to the district attorneys Office in a
few hours. This Indictment was
drawn up in a few hours more and
hurried in TO the grand jury. Why
this extraordinary hastel Was such
haste usual in New York; found
out why when ! got TO the grand
jury room. Not suspecting a job, !
foolishly asked the privilege 70 make
statement. For the public show
they allowed me to enter. The fore
man, however, drew a lin, at any
evidence in justification or the ex-
cuse of the alleged libel.
Il learned subsequently that this
foreman was Frank Higgins, q Tam.
many hall heller. There is therefore
no msytery in a Tammany complaint
before a Tammany judge, being shot
like lightning through the district at,
torney's office into the itching pains
Of Tammany foreman, especially
when the indictment was based On II
assault on Tammany. This SANE
grand jury dismissed eight indiet,
ments sent in through the Parkhurs'
Society, while it took them only
three minutes 10 find the indictment
against me for words which occurred
in public defense Of DIR Parkhnrs
and his work. Tammany hall Is the
most powerful coterie Of organizes
| criminals that ever dominated ID,
life Of any civilization Il make
and unmakes judges and juries. Il
feeds and breeds on vice and crime
With merciless iron heel it crushe
the weak and intimidates the half
hearted and defies the strong. II
the one writhing, blasting curse .
Jour city's life damning with the ho
breath Of corruption and dishono
EVERY ramification Of our body poll
TIC. II makes a fostering cancer;
il literally eating the heart out On
honor, out Of our ambitious youn
manhood. II il be true that the III
Of a minister Of the gospel is not saf'
who dares seriously to attack Tan
many halli
Then IN the name Of Almight
God, Il Is time 70 work now. In brit
tradition and association as a soutl
ern man, / am a democrat and ] 70
ed that national ticket the last ele
ton. BY democracy, Learned u 70
old native state, meant honesty, j
tegrity and decency. A southern d
mocrat cannot affiliate with Tamm
ny hall without first lowering u
standard Of his manhood and selliI
his soul TO the devil.
II take occasion 70 warn the natio
al democracy that Tammany hall
a load il cannot carry longer. Befo
the party comes before the nation
/ win another victory i will first ha'
10 kick Tammany ont II il bal
door and turn on the hose pipe i
ter trying 70 destroy the state
New York, they came sneaking ba'
3 from Chicago s8ying they will en-
= port the ticket. They lie. Tn
come back with honey on their lii
treachery in their hearts and kniy
/. in their boots. They viii do in y
yember what they have done befo
n and spend another four years IN r.
y ing 70 lie out Of il. The differen
g between the present regime q Tal
many hall and d it, founder, w
!, liam NJ. Tweed, Is the difference b
tween the ethics Of a bunco steer
u a. q