Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-27
DIR. DIxoN's DENUNCIATIoN.
He Declares That Tsmmany Has Throttled
Free Speech in New York.

He Declares That Taninany Has Throttled
Free Speech in New York.
Rev. Thomas Dixon, H., now under bail pend
ing trial On charge Of hbehns Excise Com
missioner Koch from his pulpit, preached yes
terday IN Association ball in New York for the
last time during the summer months. As o
prelude to his sermon he made a statement of
some facts in the official record Of Commissioner
Koch, upon which the so-caIled libelous SEN
fences in the Rerie,c of May 20 were based.
Mr.. Dixon said, he had never seen Koch until he
took the witness chair. 81 had a supreme con-
tempt for this man, WHO'S utterly obscured by
the hopeless rascality of the record he has made
in office, If we are to believe the sworn state
ment of uncontradicted witnesses and the de-
cisions Of the judges Of the supreme court.
"koch," said he, "is simply the catspaw Of
the quiet young man who spells the king 8
English with difficulty and il averse to pub
icity Of any sort-Hughey Grant. Tamrnany
Is simply trying to throttle the free speech Of
the pulpit Of New York
koch found at last in Pal Grady judge
whose opinion he was willing for the public to
hear. But be did not venture into Grsdy's court
until he ascertained beforehand by private
confab what the decision would be.
when the farce of the court was ended the
complaint was railroaded down to the district
attorneys Office in few hours. The indiot-
ment was drawn and hurried into the grand
jury Why this extraordinary haste? Is such
haste usual In New York? / found out why
when got In the grand jury room. Not sus-
pecting Job, foolishly asked the privilege to
make statement. For public show they all
asked me to enter. The foreman, however
drew line at any evidence IN justification or
excuse Of the alleged libel. learned subse-
quently that this foreman was Frank Higgins,
Tammany Hall heller. There is. therefore,
M lie, 1os, Lo%
ammany judge being shot like lightning
through the district attorneys Office into the
itching palms of Temmany foreman, especially
when the Indictment was based on an assault on
Tammany
''This same grand jury dismissed eight in
dlctmants sent in through Or. Parkhurst's So
ciety, while it took them only three minutes to
ind an indictment against me for words which
occurred in public defense Of DR.. Parkhurst
and his work Temmsny Hall is the most
powerful coterie of organized criminals that
ever dominated the life of ally civilization. 1t
makes and unmakes judges and turies. It feeds
and breeds on vice and crime. With merciless
iron heel it brushes the weak and intimidates
the haf-hearted and menaces the strong. 1t ia
the one writhing. blasting curse Of our city's
life. damning with the hot breath OF corruption
and dishOnor every ramifcation Of our body
polite. Like a fostering cancer, it is literally
eating the hearts out of the honor of our am
bilious young manhood.
II it be true that the life of a minister Of
the gospel is not safe who dares seriously to at
tack Tamrnany Hail, then in the name Of the
Almighty God it is time the world knew It,
BY birth, tradition and association, as O south-
ern man, am democrat, and voted that ma
tional ticket last election.
"But the democracy learned In my old ma
tive state meant honesty and integrity and
decency. A southern democrat cannot affiliate
with Tammany Hall without first lowering the
standard of his manhood and selling his soul
to the devil.
u take the occasion to warn the national de-
mocracy. Tammany Hall is q load It cannot
carry longer. Before the party comes before
the nation to win another victory it will first
have to kick Tammany out its back door and
turn on the hose pipe. After trying to destroy
the state of New York they come sneaking back
from Chicago, saying they will support tho
ticket
''They lie.
"They come back with honey on their lips
treachery in their hearts and knives In their
boots. They will do in November what they
have done before, and spend another four years
trying TO lie ont of it. The difference between
the present regime of Tammany Hall and that
Of its founder, VIM. NJ. Tweed, is the difference
between the ethics of bunco steerer and q
highway robber.
IF the slippery godchildren of Vim. NJ. Tweed
believe they can intimidate this pulpit. let
them take due notice-they have made a mis-
take"