The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-23
Advertisements for THE WEEKLY Sun.
issued tomorrow morning, must be handed in
this esemin1 before 6 o'clock.
The Rev. DR.. Parkhurst's Charges.

Tho Rev. DR.. PARKHURsT did not con-
tinue his denunciations OF the government
OF this city last Sunday. but he promised to
return to the subject little later"
Il y incumbent on him to keep this prom
10 by presenting tho evidence on which he
foundi his accusations against the munich
pal ollcers. the police. and the judiciary.
II for Or1torical reasons. growing out OF tho
requirements for slashing sermon. he does
not bring forth these precise and necessary
proofs In his pulpit discourse. he should. at
least, have them on hand SO that he can
swear to tho facts before the Grand Jury.
with q view to securing the indictment OF
the officials he accuses OF abcttlng crime
and protecting it for money and other con-
alterations.
Denunciatiops like those OF his sermon Of
two Sundays ago servo no useful purpose II
they arc not supported by such evidence.
Otherwise they are mere oratorlcal explo-
sions, which may do very we'll in IN assault
on the dovil generally. but arc OF no use IN
correcting tho specific crimes against So
ciety which no charged against specific
officers OF this municipality. His declared
object In making his violent attack was to
stir the conscience OF the community so
that It's outraged moral sense might rise in
rebellion against atrocious evils whose
liberation. after they had been exposed.
would imply hopeless public corruption
and degradation. But first the people
OF New York must know of u certainty that
these terrible evils exist. They must have
tho facts and the proofs to go upon. and DR..
PARKHURsT was guilty OF outrageous SLAM
dor against tho municipal officers as
whole and against individual officers in par
dculsr II no IL not prepared to furnish for
them tho evidence required to justify his
charges and to enable the public to proceed
against the men he assaulted.
II no produces these proofs and no legal
stops for the punishment of the offenders
follow. II tho people IRE Indifferent to them
and tho officers exposed are too careless Of
their regulations to undertake. to defend
themselves against his evidence. tho case
will be as bad as he makes out. Every
decent man in the community will he forced
to follow his lead in u great movement for
moral reform. and DR.. PARkHURsT will be
hailed as savior OF society.
II he cannot produce them. and II he does
not produce them. he himself is the offender
who must be brought to justice. The good
nAlnc OF tho whole community. and not
merely Of the Mayor. tho District Attorney.
the Judge OF jefferson Market Court. and
the police. has bccn assailed by him with
whence. and the public dignity demands
that he should be compelled to fortify his
words With proof In order TINT tho accused
brought to punishment. or. falling
In that duty. that he himself should be
proceeded against criminally.
! It Is q grave matter and 1t must not be al
lowed to drop. Let none OF the guilty escape.
whether the offender is the Mayor. the Dis
trict Attorney. the Judge OF tho Jefferson
Market Court. any police Captain. or the
Rev. DR.. CHARLES H. PARKHURsT himself