New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-27

OF the fundamental matter, The, originating spark
Which s caused all @ KNOW 0 what many
eam not se s l that wss wli res Of
forms OF crime APPLAUSE II wa, NOT 70 I n
was moi either 10 lake up the challenge so airly
and thcugtesSly thrown down by the puDlc oihclal'
hated these tbjns bn, 10 was to show that they exist
unchecked by those close by who should have cheGac
evils either could rot or would not protect against
them Them That has most trumphanly been shown. .,,
in S ne night mFfnsr fs'i in thin ' thai link
case OF cannot than viii not" Win the ponce n,
possibility under exis,iag things though ! am lar
S% " ST Rsr Work Tf Sss
the detection and punishment OF other species on cri.
Ss n eS bnSs S r so%S pfSe r''fs
mere money: e., not money-ghs. Your answer VIII
00 But what is the matter with politics which
makes it such bywo such an eNtnse LOT a7 a"d
yon viii find it. II is that interest. that cruel and
rapacious interest which is eating mp the heart and
nccnmnlating at compound ratio binds yonr munlc-
ltes in the chains Of wasefnlness ana er,' ond
orphans untimelv old men before their time your
girls into vicious hays and your boys into hanenen
criminals before your eyes 1t Is the lanor'in'ereS'
I'll" The prevention Of this traffic Is lodged In the hands
And TO in telling blow between the eyes; o as
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terial sleeves n order TO plant straight from the
vmIr sleeves, though all the old women IN the com
! munity cry ont aack! and alas! daughter and ap
| plause.)
THE REV. DAVID J. BrHRELL
After song by the Druid Gec Society. the
chairman introduced the Rev. David j. Burrcll
who said among other things:
IL the question OF Biblical inspiration were DelOrc
/ ms WOuld
of opinion AS IL Is, have only OF the epistes.
and that out >lde o. the We will probably agree
however, h2t there is pcnty of inspiration IN H. IL
IS the First Epstlc OF 81 Thomas Byrnes TO the Goth
antics IaughterD for one welcome this letter OF
our Police superintendent the sincere manifesto OF
| an earnest, honest man. (Applau,eD II IS report
Of progress. lie tells TINT during the last SHY
days. since he assumed the duties OF Police Snpenn-
endent there have been 7j6 arrests for violation OF
the Excise law. Furthermore. that open gambling IS
suppressed. and the policy shops are broken up TAP
plauscD far. good.
Mr.. Byrnes's letter IS less significant, how
ever for its accomplishments Than for its
bright promise OF the future. Applause)
We rejoice tonight In the prospect OF better admin
ista,ioa Of ting-. We rejoice with hope-and tfe-
bling. II looks little as if superintendent Byrnes
had taken the lines into his own hands lie Is
greatly Handicapped in the nature OF The case When
Achilles drove around the walls Of Troy he made no
time record because dragged the corpse OF Hector
after him. II is much = be feared TINT our eNceeht
superintendent will make only fair to middliug prog
rcss. he cuts loose from the very lively corpus
Of political sacnem WHO follows at ''' "'" VI "''
After reading the frank statement Of Mr. Byrncs,
that more than 1000 saloons ~ ths Guy are o'r,
on by body OF men most OF whom are persistent
volaors Of the law not 10 mention tlle other NUN
hcrIess denS o iniQuity. II ought 10 be apparent 70
every thoughtful person that these dram-shopN ar
'ds asoS there arc or ooS c mortgage Which
nre said 10 he held by twent men-btewers dstilcrs
and whoc.ae llno dcaerS Is ernaGn ' ,h
balance Of power in this city The twenty holders OF
those chael MORTGAGES conro tme n TS a ar
men have the whp-land in our National politics.
As 10 certain method wmrh nave oS'n PITneu a N
there is room for IT. The movement. however. is
greater than any man ana exceed tbT eo r % dr
nitey assured--our leader Is headed right ne move
ment which he champions Is In the rSh' oaec'on
Npplanse)
LETTERS OF REGRET.
Mr.. Arnoux then called upon the secretary
who read letter from Chancellor Mac1 racKeh
reerettng his inability e be present. BE re nr
Bridgman, and said that $50 others had been
received Frank Moss, attorney for the Society
for the Prevention of Cline, next spoke saying
in part
When Dr. Parllur>t preached his sermon In Feb;
r,rary referring Incidentally TO the lukewermpess 81
any one else lad the faintcst Idea that from u would
now The stirring events Of the last ieW months ana
80 matter what NAV have boon the the
motive NJ The recent shake up in the poice i"rc"
and the power, above. the superintendent remains te
SAME applause II IT be irue that ,he amount Of
stated II i not likely that such mine OF wealth
would he surrendered on account Of Spafm"ilc
We hye come to the conClUsicn in s SgT '% n
WSk i Is E c M oSc, S' baa DE p@nGm c
and discipline Of polio force for dong ,nch work
Police Department and Kindred departments Of the
city to do The work for which they are handsomely
paid. tApplauSe.l
Mr.. Moss put 50 much vigar into his manly
speech tha. the great meeting was kept up 10
concert pitch Robert Blisrcri, secretary Of the
Central Labor Union. followed in thoughtful
-pcech, saving in part
When DR.. Parkhurs, began his crusnde the ring
masters dared him TO produce fact our District
ma he should apologize The officials tennis sui;
had been soed by the words Of DR.. Parklurs; langh
cJeersJ wen Dr. Parllhurst did not wash II Oh.
Cheers He proceeded to besme,r him all over with
facts and today he ,ands convicted before all III"
people Of the city Of gross Incompetence or gross
negligence; (,ppan.e9 ur,. b. -. un,, -, n.n
the monster of vice. he gave proof that II had grown
under the protection Of The police and Of public ohcs
the people don't stand by him they don't deserve
Sq not cr"deatd with Soothing yrup Sy ne'a h
days than Tammany Hall. the police and the District
Attorney did In three years. hpplnuseJ
DIR. PARKHURST WARMLY WELCOMED
In introducing DR. ParShurst, the chairman
likencd him 20 Peter the Hermit. leading modern
crusade The audience roe ana chcercd again
and again as DR.. Parkhurst came forward. His
spcech was in his most forclbc and incslyc strain
and manner. lie said, among other things:
Ladies and Gentlemen: had arranged speech
IN nv own mind before came into this hall, but
che experience OF the last three hours has been snch
and ha, stccd In sharp contrast win some o
the experiences OF the last two months, That am
hardly master OF myself. have Thought IN here
roll and ever since February ! have been III m
habit Of g Ing around with some facts In my pocket.
(AppauscJ / am not going to use them al length
mi make some quotations from what ] have her.
feel that tonight he. rather think that IT VIII
be- all epoch in the history 4 oar dear city hp
plusc. and do you know. friends, that our Nailoa