New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-14
DIR. PARKHURST'SS STATEMENT
MADE TO THE CITIZENS OF NETWORK.
A CLEAR AND FORCIBLE EXPLANATION Or hiS
pn.IrlnN-lIE HAS rROYED MS CHAEGE-


York City has attracted such wide attention. Has S'N'
vut the following for publication
To the Citizens OF New York City
I rccIet the cgoti,m that seems involved ID pre-
suming To address broad readershlp. n,t,nms
ever that | shall be acquitted of any pI,'u''I ro~n
intention, more especially "a up 10 'J nnrlsdrIncn
f M snnort bat has been accorded me or III rep!
to The cliticsm, that have been passed upon % ho
mei rs N Which have seen it adopt as to put
In distinct shape the one object tOw'iu t, If me
working, whether a. preacher or do p'''''
society ior the Prevention OF Crime e,r, nv, mint
I'm The sermon which was preached iaU,n MED my vas
an do It.h of February last the one polll uIscu
tha one Of the greatest difficulties when ,e az ,hc
las u encounter In the prosecution o i Wee Thi,
license which Is municipality aIOWco 10 ~ V,,I,oi.
w,, Immediately me, The part Of mnlcp;,l In
ties with tempest OF ialllery N ra,d Jmry | was
Tho nr,Sennent of the February HIaiiu ~, ~, idr.
toId That my charges general mat sI cn md
what talking about ana Una; ,e "y",oment into
Of snch vituper;itiOn WAS to Df1hs 'he eoN'i
tnc sermon preached from the same pulpit i0T r
VII %, i, ar fried TO- ard took and mmnCuleu ,hat
H,,ion that not only She general ch,rsC sncrn
had previously made supported DS l;cl'' and houscs
oiI I t,.t saloons gambling houses anu n,~l
81 npnIcntv for a valuable consideration lima
NV contention was ahen, j. now, az" ,lr Police De
IN he with The controlling powers OF inc ,0,iNaIity
m,r,nont e.nsidcrcd ~ the guardian OF m M no
meaning by that SIMPLY wnlt va" Inrr Mich held up
r,,,,,t Lefor, The community IN 'hc NJ
acter oil a criminal; and 1t suh ,c,i{e. and friends
ntdcnce which with fc aid OF delccn1c Win tha dis,
v allie TO collect secured WIN uT
Zinc, end of showing by uulh ,nnhljcity of Ger
r,otn,C of bhe extent, iniany ana puoiiN' - if
ton crmes With the necessary inference e'I 10 bc
police force competent a, ou ,,,I movers known
and in the possession of all thGSe ies" r;ynn in Stern
W Lo accrded TO it, fails hold anch cliines m I'M"
heck If can only be because oil EMn'5 nt ~ All 4
sonc evil alliance with theh' ~ , w., r,ie. When
ttcr hetWccm me and any individual parVe
Went before the Grand jury WIN 19 th 'r"nvicon
said gentlemen have no h,rte', t hcen secured
80 these parties. Evidence mas hoI pee" q, indifT
against them for the sdhe Oh deIy ~ Sccare in the
srnn,n, mind an Indictment against Inc io"'0
parh,en therefore for instance. the sait agmns "o
,yooer M That low resort ON IWchN ~, ,rl hurst
represented as c% ,nn 10 not suggestion of truth
in " it. have 10 personal controversy WIN honsc or
with the E KEEP 81 My any Gyon' % IS o1 WIN tho
sSoIIca Wbn allow the crimes of such hoSs o rrlcs
VIC m"u ncneIfmcnt which i, that Each patrDinai,
must BIZ his Wig lance. render 1t eAICiic crime ON his
nst Xiv connection with tie di,posN"ss snIu otnrd
Initiated against the lessee OF the housc J~ Enowcdc,
~ The character of that house. obialneu ol ,mGnrd
purpose but naturally enough niLeu ny 81" Nhrw of
III il became necessary Tor MIN u HIM - ",,oct
attempting TO dspOSscss his tenant Wy V ths mir the
In referring TO this case Is 10 DG~ G and others in
Iinnco with IL are Blowing into the AR. ana 10 D ILL
clearly t. the attention OF the pun, % ,dams nor
. nint" Davis nor SILVER polar smith, Du1 .i1
Police Department, which the Grand IuII ;, eliyr no
small part o. significance from ne ia inrv y' hat
- con,no.,1 az Catholics Jews and protc>,ahts anu
md M, of representatives OF every political ElrH q,
NOW, am v l sd6p;cd in order 10 secure my
evidence will only take me hDeFA Hi ,aSa h,lanr.
ilosc ~ I,r,s and c69traS, and ~ face ol every
criticism that has been passed or l't iS ,,punitv
upsiav v ,,, il w,. the only method by which Sou
have cut 10 tie quick Of TINS Wl9e 'oa"iPb e,r Tho
~ was 70 inv II know | have waded through
Quantities of fifth in order to win Ist KIN IL and
wond I'D wade through all again before woulG o sr
render that vanasc-power' even mu t mo today
a. not saw thai they do but they dot Is beCa1.e
they are aware that know whereof iitI, a. .u nor
their plots nor any kind of blackeqardng % 81 f ,S
the hold which S PfT.0 not to- say actually
nrdect has secured TO me. As to certain nt to
'a' that give them fall credit for sincerity III Ihrar
ssrictrrcs At the same time II j. AWAY ~ ~ ~ "a
notbers action than it j. to take action ones sei anu
IL While was planning how could DO somethln t To-
method ID than the one was working out am sure
have been only io too 1d hapP Pe to e ,r' ' "
IL has been claimed that work OF > dirty character
ought to have hired some one 10 40 c i shirt That
'r0mnts it, IL il was vicious in me TO visit tl?Ss
Hoip r,vcu il wonld have been equally vicious, With
m sddrd element of damrabc cowaidice 10 get some
one 10 do il for me- 40 such y Item Of etmc' rs lml
ae Stber the moral vgor or the Intellectual acumen to
lore into the heat OF existing cOnupu)n. o
In this Connection think i will no, be IR r,eG
Trhn Ianrdon Erying. whom l have Just learned 10
know with exceptional intimacy Trusted nm w,Hn
t,o, him into the work and enioh greater Is inc
roYGdence that have In his manly purity toHhi lVr
know how he Las ShrnUk nom tle GI'Gu>",nI, IL IN
raracter which INV cXpele Ece with lin has Afforded
me- know that le IS In TINS respcc1 hV NV q, ii :,
which takes tant from the fJni OBJECT upon WIN"
it lights. H. ,.ro,. ,i,ivors I do NOT AK Won
10 approve my methoG>: They Hre aproNvu W. 1r
own Judgment and conscience, ana tha Is c,iGugn -
But do atpea 20 Ho I nG, }he ONE Object and
Of opinion about methods 10 obscure INC o"' '"'
end that need 10 nave W view. Cd I,,r,. 4 +rtie
I'm lis >tatemcnt- and in lis imPIcau - W 600 noo
pcn,rt mo MI 10 which we pay something Ike -'oVoo"p
YEAR instead OF dons II. utmost 20 vioI,ijon Is
houses. hOu-es OF hficP'c az" 80 ,,,,','. Ici,,
their most efficient and trusted ally Ot away, bciT
rvery Number Of thai force who has the INTEGRITY ana
The courage 10 treat Ia, place a. ,a'Itu u',,n,
iollce Department, taking the eAp;r',ioh DlOaui' ~
,hereforc a. much yoar enemy a, If is mine beg
Of Won therefore utterly 70 FORGET me IN lhe cau,c
exercisc are being devoted profoundly ha'e u
cosspcry into which during The la,i siX wec t S.
common enemy at which it bcho0Nes Us 10 strike. ana
10 let me he ' in, nrc o T', nnd aa9ca ermmaly
with which We municipality menacc we are
none Of US 50 foolish 10 think That vice Is to be
nSpect and 10 insist tlat the department which Is
cH9 8iGgiH ; difc not inpo,sIbo7 should not hc
iIc chief reliance Of crime In all the attempts which
church ard society make to weaken ana reduce II.
Takinc til, opportunity most cordially to thank the
press Of Til, city ior ne Almost u,aIl2u, nuPpo,e
anu ainccr,I, {. II. PARKICRSr.
Nc Yc I3# East Thirty-Gfth5t New-York. April IS,
1892
IN = Tribune reporter. who saw him Yesterday after
moon. Dr. PaIklurst made some Interesting remarks
about the widespread interest which has been aroused
,o,c,out tle country by tho fight against corruption
and vice in New-York CITY. lie had received bushels
OF letters. he said from clcrgymen. public men ana
Others. from all directions. commencing and encoufag
ING him. lie said that he knew that lie would be Bit
terry attacked and assaed. II the cases went -
trial before lie undertook do what he had done But
he had the slightest apology 10 make. lie knew
also many good and esnabe people felt shocked
ut the means which hc forced 10 take 10 get cSti
lnOny But he had thought over the subject for long
lime he cOUd not do otherwise. He added that II
he lad do the thing over again, h, would GER
faniy do 1t in exactly the way, AMI with the
same thOrOugmess. which lie before used, and that, IN
looking his action carefully and calmly he did not
feel regret ut nythng which h had done.