New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-15
CITY OFFICIALS SCORED.
DIR. CHARLES II. PARKHURsT'5 SCA1II1NG
WORDS
: HE pENoUNCEs THEM AS A DAMNABLE PACK
OF ADMINISTRATIVE BLooDHoUNDS'-HESL
EVERY CRIME nAs ITS PROE.

HE pENoUNCEs THEM AS DAMNABLE PACK
OF ADMINISTRATIVE BLooDHoUNDS HERE
EVERY CRIME HAS ITS PNoE.
New-York Cty's governing body, as at present con-
stituod received what perhaps the most scathng
dcnunciaton OF it ever hurled from platform zee
day at the hands Of the Rev. Dr.. Charles H. farh-
hurst pastor OF the Madison square Presoy'e1a'
Church. He sounded a trumpet CAL lor O"iis" ION
sentiment and endeavor 10 back the crusade u u.o
press against ths varied forms OF vice preVaiehV ~
NewYork. The responsibility for the srossncsS ana
on.n defiance OF law that characterigcs tho citys IN
morality he charged directly upon the municlPal OH
Ger, now In power, using the most direct OF u"'
garnshed Anglosaxon and allowing no eupnennsn'
10 cloak the names and character Of TIE city ohcaS
and their relations TO the criminal classes
Dr. Parkhursts text "Ye are tie salt OF inc
earth lie raid -,
That states ustratively entire situation II char
atrfes the world live in; 10 dehnes inc inic"Vn
The Chr.s,enity that has entered into the Wofu ~u " |
Gates by Implication IN, stint which 1t ceVo''es upon
Christian man and OF rs TO help TO psr-oln. ~
orss q, on, ,.xt occur in have lesrnes 10 A
a. The Sermon the Mount or VIVA. we sH' 49,
aesgna.a as Cnrsts statemens OF fenoamon'aiN " ~
sormon He IS putting In His preliminary WORK ne -
,ar,,g bss b-,ad and deep enough TO carry everything
TIA. will be laid upon It later And IL y one o no AZ.
presslye features of the matter 'hat ms i'unuei u
tanty 30 distinctly foressw thas pr'c'- '' snu
,a,,n, with the world into which the new iVi"s ~" '"
80 .na that SO early His ministry as THIS lie an
pouno4d that relation terms 70 simple END
We ara the salt OF the earth This then. Is corrui|
x.ra and Christianity IS tAe antlseptc mat Is 10 Se
ubbed into 10 IN order arrest the processes Oh us "e
An Illustration taken from common things, but when sI"
=. stroke tie entire story. The reason Tor seoc.s ~
absye Scripture and the burden That Is upon NY '' ~
uorning il this: thst current Christianity seems ho'
A. % ,o,.hlo or copspicuous way to De fuihling tho
destiny which he Lord here appoints fer IT, lscAs us
tnct purpose aud it hci' Nifily. we are nNI"s ~
wicked world, aud we are fallen upon os3 "uios ~,
roQCiu
49, and weeks past has bcen--Whst can 40 we arc
not thinking a.t much of tho wSna a, large as
are et the particular part Of the world ina. u our PI
rvere to live In. We not saying that the times arc
- than thev have been. But the evil that is ID
thsn * giving most unconmenly distpc' tohens Vi i
nresence and vitality, and II is making soeo many eS'
resuae serious They are eskiag What II 70 Ie uO"O
VIM. IN there that dol In its municipal lie our
,,ty Is thoroughly rotten. Here Is IA immense CA'S o
,nr out aims OF evSpsezaaen 10 every Quarter OF inc
G ODE; and yet every step that we tNhe io0'ns ~ ~
moral bctterrnent Of this CITY has 10 DC U'Nch
the teeth OF the damnsblo pack OF administrative poO
opDds ths. ora attenlny themselves the ethical hesh
and blood Of our citizenshp. We nave risn' 70 ue'
mat tbs Mayor and associated with MIN ID "dnS
trlng tho affairs OF this municipality ehouu NOV pun w
s,ructlons I'm the path OF our smeorsune ehueS'ors ~
,lsv DO There is form under which the deViI us
euises himself that 60 perpexes us IN our enr's' VI
Iotsers us I'm the desing of schemes rs the polluted
n.,nAs that under the preens Of governing this y so
,od,,g sav and night Oh its Quiverng Ntils They are
a living perjuAd rum.soaxed ana holnneHS 49, " We
,rv IN close up house OF prostitution o. OF assigp'O'
we An the guieessness OF our innocent imagnsuons, isA
have supposed that the am OF tho Guy government "
akoe onoal cocnizance such matters would Ike h0I
ing so well as watch esytimes ana slo up nights oI w
,urpose OF bringing these dirty naefaetors ~ te uo'
ON The contrary OF the city governments ua As
m.,i coonI1ance of such eviDces but iansulu
n,crcst shows no genius feetin2 out crime prosecues
v when has TO- and has mind keehly JUDICIAL thht
almost no amount OF evidence that can DC HeepeN up
scceoted as suffcient to warrant indictment
w. d mt saw that the proposition rad any noted
house OF assgnston city government az sh'
sve SPOT DO not say that they lreQueA' 'hei Aor
do We say that IS money In their pockets 70 nave '
maintained. only I've think goed oeai more.
~, yea univ ssy that 50 relates to the blotang out
Of such houses strength Of the municipsl aainhlsA
ton Is practically lesgued with them ra'her 'hA ''
sgslnst them ...,.- .. ~ n,ss
.,.-actrr Gambling flourish on ell c,sse tFeee
almost a. thick in Sharon They are open 70
thu ted at any POUR Of day or night Ihey aFs eu'
soe into the character OF SONG OF what we ere secusoHco
=, .hInk q, a. our test and promising young men
rbcv are siy and menace TO al that chocese
ana most vigorods in neral way IN tho generation A'
"a now moving on to the he!a Of acton. IL we uy W
close up ganbne house We In tho gk4eesSnesS OF our
,nnoocnt mag nations night have supposed that the arm
O, the city government that takes eognizance Of sueh
matters would fnd service 80 congenal as that OF com
Inning with well.n:sn:oaed citizens 10 turning up inc
LIGHT on thess nefsrious dens and giving " TIE puOho
certified lists OF the npmss OF their neGutnters But II
,ou convict Of keeping gonshng hell 10 eos Town
SOU have got do IN spite Of the authsraes ana not
y the aid OF the suthcres. 10 was only THIS lost Week
-. sa-cb warrant was Issued by Of tho courts in
town and before the efeer with his posse reached NO
Je2 sstsve action OF the court reaohed 'hec, ana
the house that spoken OF IN Scripture as empty swept
and asrnished was not point q uIadorned vaeuty a
ereulosance to the innocent boTrenness OF the gambling
,ooms In question do not say that the Judge OF Jei'
f,rson Market Police Court responsible for the SLIP
do m, bel.ve THAI he was least in any direct way
pAodE nv
cour, leakod With hardly the shadow Of doubt Aa'
court In some subordnstes at any rate STANDS
An witch the gamblers and 20 that degree the court becomes
,e GRIN mails protector and guardian angel his Is HeI'
oned onlv a. Illustration d tn. fact that some peo-
lie understand, and that all people ought 70
uudsrs,snd crime In tbs city Is mtrtnehea ia our
municipal administration, and that what ought 70 Dc
lulyark against crime is stronghold in ls eelehce' We
,,1i.o the same drcuty again when 70 mat
tors q excise. No have followed the cruSahe
that has these last weeks against ui-
licensed against saloons that have been open
in unlicensed hours and have solitary shred o. u0uo'
that every conviction Of saoon-keer is ott4naoie only
by square fight with the constituted authorues' Inc
,rce do not take the initiative. What has been done
during the last six been done because the out
,2rd sentiment OF decent people vong itself through the
press has It impossible for what we amuse our
selves by caag guardians Of the public peace aud
virtue. vugary the police 10 DO Otherwise thai
,~nc sone criminals 70 justice at least 70 threaten
"a do So Unless all signs misleading, your average
policeman or your average police captain Is not gong
disturb criminal, II tho criminal mas means, II nc can
hlp it.
EVERY CRIME HAS ITS PRICE.
We are saying nothing as to the connection there i
,otween the criminals and the Pclcemans indtl'
ecncc We only state in explanation that IL . u7 UNI
y,rsl opinion ., who have studied Longest ana
most decply into municipal ci1r!nalty OF this
ety thu: every crme here hss Us price,
Am not saying that but inst the more h'enty
80 man OF brains scrutlnzes these matters the more he
discovers along this that IS Of an it'nsey Interesting
nature l should be surprised to kno" IhaI every
,pneinc in this town in which gambling or prostitution
ar the llici. LIQUOR is carried on mas immunity
secured 10 u by scale OF police taxation that Is ss care