Morning journal and courier., 1892-06-27
ORGANIZED CRIMINALS.

DR.. Dixon Thus Characterizes Tam
many-How the ndictment Agains,
the Pastor Was Overwhelmingly
Feeds and Breeds on Vice-Eatins
the Heart Out OF Ambitious Young
Manhood.
New YORK, June 26.-Rev. Thomas
Dixon, jr., now under bail pending trial
on . charge of ibeling ex Commissions,
Koch from his pulpit, made a statement
to-day as prelude to his sermon of some
facts in the official record of Koch upon
which the so-called lbelous sentences were
based. Mr.. Dixon referred to sworn testi-
mony and the decisions of supreme court
judges bearing against Koch and said:
'tKoch was simply the cats paw of Mayor
Grant and Tsmmany, and was trying to
throttle the free speech of the pulpit. He
found in Grady judge whose opinion he
was willing for the public to hear. When
the farce at the court WAS ended
the complaint was railroadsd down
to the district attorneys Office in q
few hours. The indictment was drawn in
a few hours more and hurried to the grand
jury. Why this extraordinary haste9 Is
such haste usual in New York; I found
out why when I got in the grand jury room.
Not suspecting job I foolishly asked the
privilege to make a statement. For pub
lie show they allowed me to enter. The
foreman, however, drew a line at any evil
dence in justification or excuse of the al
legged libel. I learned subsequently that
this foreman was Frank Higgins, Tam
many hall heller. This same grand jury
1iop,ioo az sv,5s o%voa b. t. l.
DR.. Parkhurst's society, while it took them
only three minutes to find an indictment
against me for words which occurred in
public defence of DR.. Parkhurst and his
work."
Mr.. Dixon then said: "Tammany Hall is
the most powerful coterie of organized
criminals that ever dominated the life of
any civilization. It makes and unmskes
judges and juries. It feeds and breeds on
vice and crime. With merciless iron heel
it brushes the weak and intimidates the
half hearted and defies the strong. 1t is
the one whitening, blasting curse of our
city's life, damning with the hot breath of
corruption and dishonor every ramidcation
cancer 1t is literally eating the heart out
young manhood. If it be true
that the life of minister of
the gospel is not safe who dares seriously
attack Tammany Hall, then in the name
of God it is time the world knew it. By
birth, tradition and association as a south
ern man I am q democrat and voted that
ticket in the last election. But the democ-
racy learned in my native state meant
honesty, integrity and decency. A south
ern democrat cannot affiliate with Tam
mahy Hall without first selling his soul to
the devil. I take the occasion to warn
the national democracy that Tsmmany
Hall is load it cannot carry
longer. Before the party goes be-
fore the nation to win another victory
it will first have to kick Tammany out
its back door and turn on the hose. After
trying to destroy the state they come sneak
ing back from Chicago saying they will
support the ticket. They liel They come
back with treachery in their hearts and
knives in their boots. They will do in
November what they have before, and
spend another four years in trying to lie
out Of it. The differences between the
present regime and that of it's founder,
William M. Tweed, is the difference be-
tween the ethics of bunco steerer and a
highway robber. If the slippery god-chi
dren of William M. Tweed believe they can
intimidate this pulpit let them take due
uotice-theV have made mistake"