The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-15
'MR.PARKHURSTSO ONSLAUGHT
TIE MADISON SQUARE PREACHER At
TACKs THE POLICE
Ne Holds Them and the District Attorney
Responsible for tho Perpetuntion or the
Dives and the unlicensed SALOONS. and
Calls Upon lnis Presbyterian Congrera.
tiou to Do Sometbing About It.

Tho Row. Charles II. ParRhurst preached
yesterday morning to m audience that occn.
pied every sca, In the Madison square Preshy-
terian Church. DR. Parkhurst's remarks we're
OF an unusual character. md after the scrmon
many groups Of his parishioncrs remained in
tho church discussing Thorn. They created no
littlo sensation. DR. rarkhursts text was
"fe are tho salt OF the earth" Those are
some OF the things he said:
In Its municipal life our city Is fairly rotten
Hero is an immense city, reaching out arms OF
evangelism to every quarter OF the globe. and
yet every step that we tlks looking to tho
imornl bc.tcrmcnt Vt this city has to be taken
directly 10 tho teeth Of the damnable pack OF
administrative blooihounds that arc fattcning
themselves on the ethical flesh and blood OF
our citizenship. We have n right 10 demand
that the Mayor and those associated with him
In Administering the affairs of this municipal
ity should not put distinctions in the path
OF our ameliorating ondcavors. And they do.
There Is not form under which the
devil dissuiscs him that 50 pcrpicxcs
US in oar efforts or 80 bcwildors us in
the dcvsDg Of our schemes as tho polluted
hearts that. under the rretence OF governing
this city. are feeding. day and night. on It's
precious. quivcrtng vitals. They are u lying.
perjured. rum soakcd. and lascivious lot. II
VIZ tried to close up n house of prostitution or
OF assignation. we. in the suicessness Of our
Innocent Imagination. might havo supposed
that tho arm o the city Government that takes
onlcial cognizancs Of such matters would like
nothing 80 well as to watch daytimrs and
sock Ivy nights for the purpose of bringing;
these dirty maeinctnrs to their deserts. On
the contrary. tho arm OF the city Government
that tnkcs official coEnizanrc Of such matters
erinces hut anguid interest. shows no genius
IN ferretihI out crime. prosecutcs only
when 1t has to- and has mind so kecnly Ju-
dicial that almost no amount of evidence that
can be haapel up Is sufficient to- warrant in.
dictmcnt We do not say that q proposition to
raid any noted house OF designation touches
our city Government ut sensitive spot We
do not say that they frequent them. nor 10 We
say that it Is money in their pockets to have
Thorn maintained We only shy Two think
good deal moro however, that 50 far as relates
to the blotting out Of such houses tho strength
Of the municipal administration il practically
iengucd with them rather than arraycd IL airst
them.
warrant was issued hy one Of tho courts in
reached 522 sixth avenue the action OF tho
court rcnche! there. and the house that is
war n" IN IN n il '%"r nd
yaculty. nctrcuinstance 10 the inn"cent bur:
DO mot sn ~ i nfns r%'s
Police Court was responsible for the slIp,i do
mot way thiak TINT th he was at TENT, inany direct
that that police court leaked: with hurdly
the shadow of doubt. hat that court in some
with the gamblers. anto That degree the court
becomes the criminals protcctornnd guardian
I'VE strike the same difficulty again when
We come to matters OF excise. No ono can
progress these last wee.ss against unlicensed |
saloons. a, or against saloons tina, have been
opened tn unlicensed hours and have soil:
hnN NirfI. II
saI"o .r kG G,,I, is lin, obt4naDls only BY
Initiative. What has been done during tho |
last six weeks has been done ".canse thu out |
self through the press which God blrss-has |
rendered it impossible for what wcammse
lic, peace and virtue. fyrjlerly Known rs the
police to 90 otherwis', ti'n bring some 81 the t
do So Unless ali signs ~ are s1 msesains g you uq
s sye.sfe policeman Or y"u. average police
81 dsn l. po IA. s0Ds s Ss
thsEs Is tstwSsn criminals means and tho
PLANTATION. that 1t IL the universal opinion Of
those who have studied longest and most
city that every crime here in Now York has it's
price lam not faying that that is 30. Int that
these matter ii" NOR" he sr"vrrs f I"ns ths
particular line that which IS Of IN intensely
every huilding in this town in which Gami,iIns
or Prostitution or the Illicit sale Of linuor is
scale OF police taxation that Is as carefully
graded. and as th.roushly systematized as
property or real estate TINT is made for the
purpos" Of meeting MUNICIPAL. state. or Fed
they let in great let Of ii=ht into the m%nirl:
many dsbnuched town, Near II" the " be.
ginning Of tho year. the ,Grnnd Jury
aora ar rao ri on nFEnS 9S
street am giving tho facts as they were pro.
@ eSvs sy hva nr Tsan yon f,
dicted. Thcre was no legal evidence ut hand
f met W, would DO sufficient to convict. and the
An ipnocent imagination would have. sup
p9Ss pos AZ that he w"ul nmn at the opportunity
hesltanry may hive have been due :" either there one u
ABOUT t's ostaPis"snt that A he ald IN not af liz"
e s,a a"H'h It. 3 th hs may nay' En"Wn SO tte
ti,o tru Of the dcrogatory rcr H That wore
t IN cIrslntion In rfmrd to t. Now the Dis
after Mrtilorys estaLiishincnt was ' ra aid, ho
M n" thsa that s pf $" vii"
that we must give the attorney tho benefit OF
the dSa H. sSh cass is tfy ~tsetnG r.
not to be allowed to so abroad after dark with
-. Dut. 10 TtVuFN 10 our EullclpSS |
District Attorney. with the down OF unsus-
peGttng innocence upon his blushng cheek.
jailed to respond to the demands for evidence
made upon him by the Grand jury. The Jurors
themselves assumed. experimrntnlly. thu
charnrtcr OF detectives, and the proprietor Of
the place was soon caught in the act of illegal
Ceiling. An indictment was then found.
Nremnin ned to secure witnesses Tint would DO
willing to 20 on tho stand and testify, for
Will lie the Jurors were willing to visit tho place
and satisfy their own minds OF the ili-gality
natpral md perfectly cxplalnaho de!icacy in
having their names publicly associated with
procedure. Kccordinsiy INSTRUCTIONS were
given to tho CAPITA in Of The precinct to procure
tns necessnry evidence; This was followed by
blusli9g hesitancy; Tho fact Of it IS, they ali
s sh'i4 In with each other; Il is simply ono
In office and the other half out,
shd the two gangs, steadily catering to each
Shared that, evidence against McGory was
something that no could not obtain. TIL finally
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