New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-14
HOT SHOT FOR TAMMANY.
DIR. PARKHURsT FIRES A BRoADsIDE.
voLLEYs Of FACTS, AFFIDAvITs AND PERSONAL
EXPERIENCES SENT AT Mr.. NICoLL AND
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT - ONE
FAINT HISS FROM FRIEND
OF CORRUPTION.

OF CORRUPTION.
The Madison Square Presbyterian Church was
packed with people yesterday morning, anxious
to hear what DR.. Parkhurst would say about tho
municipal government and the city corruption!
Long before the hour for bcgnning;the service
the entrances were blocked with people, and the
rewholders who came late had to elbow their
way through the crowded ai>les 10 their seats.
Even the pulpit stairs were occupied by men and
women while many people heard the sermon from
the parlors in the Of the pulpit, and many
others went away unable to get within hearing
distance.
College professors and janitors theological stu
dents and Tammany "heelers' touched elbows IN
the crowd and listened with intense interest u
the preacher. The Rev. Lysander Dicker.
man sat in the pulpit with DR.. Parkhurst, ana
assisted in the devotional exercises. Although
the sermon was evidently appreciated BY the peo'
pie. no one attempted to applaud. One man
hssed when DR.. Parkhurst characterized Tam,
many as commercial corporation, rather IMAM
a political party" but another standing behind
him advised him TO leave the church II he couid
rot keep quiet The frequent salies OF the
preacher brought forth ripple of laughter but no
demonstration was attempted.
sTNKING TEXT FROM THE PSALMS
Dr. Parkhurst read the discourse which was
based thlS verse from liic io"iniS'
wicked walk on every side when the vilest men
are exalted The sermon was as tollows'
1t VIII be well for u.s. You and me. to come 10 iui
and frank understanding with each other at ue very
threshold Of discussion this morning as 10 e "ue
scOpc Of the campaign in which we are ehease"' ""'i
TO which unless all signs misleading. the hears VI
Increasing numbers are. day by oay, becoming chhs"'
What was spoken from this pulpit four VEGAS aso vas
spoken with a distinct intent from WHICH We nave NV
in the meantime swerved and from which we 90 hot
in coming time propose to swerve, Whatever III u'o
way OF obstruction vituperaton or Intimidation may %
officially or unoiciay launched against us for the ono
inclusive aim Of the movement is to create TO charac
terize and TO lay bare the niquity that municiphy
antagonzes ard that neutralizes the efforts which
Christian pulpit puts forth make righteousness the
law OF human life. individual. social and CIVIC. 90
that as | apprchend my functions as preacher Oh
righteousness l have no option III the matter ~ II
not left to me to say whether will do it or will not DO
it, but to 70 sraightway about my business without
fear or favor.
THE MORAL INTENTION or THE CRUSADE
II is important TO recognize just here the purely
moral intention Of the crusade security against II
becoming complicated with considerations that STAND
aoof from the main point great many civic efforts
have been made here and elsewhere that have resulted
in nothing for the single and sufficient reason that they
have been side -tracked-swiched OF on TO some col
lateral Ssue-mor gaged competitive interest.
SUGGESTIONS insinlations criticisms that have reached
from various sources, some through the press,
some through personal correspondence make II incum-
upon to declare that what has been said, and
what will continue be said proceeds in no slightest
degree from sympathy with. any interest In any
specific policy, whether political. reformatOry re-
gious looking to the reconstruction of municipal
| life. | do not speak Republican or as Demo
crat; Us Protestant a Catholic 5 advocate
| of prohibition a advocate Of license. l a,n
moved. help God. purely and exclusively by tho
/ Commandments
by my anxiety preacher OF Jesus Christ to have
the law Of God regnant In individual and social Life,
that l antagonze existing municipal adminisra-
ton because | believe that with all the individual
ceptions, frankly stated weeks ago, believe that
administration 10 be essentially corrupt. nteriorly
rotten, and in its combined tendency and effect to
stand In dameic resistance TO all that Christ and the
holy Christian pulpit represent in the world.
Now there is another diveIsion-sde tracking device
which, it TO me- has had for its object to
confuse the general mind and break force OF tho
indictment made here four weeks aso-I refer Of course
to the presentment made by the February Grand Jury
In that prese1tment, the substance Of the censure
passed upon the offending clergyman was that he
brought charges against official founded on news
paper report Why said at the time that It
founded newspaper report! far related
to the McGOry matter, it hypothetical
accusation and exhibited ~ a Hypothetical ac-
cusation. II the papers which published the story at
the time, and which far as could learn had re-
uained for weeks six weeks uncontradcted mis-
represented the case, why then my accusation far
as related to the McClory matter tumbed with H. and
that l. all Of involved In the very terms in which
then recognized the newspapers as my authority IL
had failed to indicate my authority. or II had failed
to indicate that far related TO the McGory bus
my charge stood fell with that authority the
would have been different. But as IL is. there
seems TO ME to be IN the action OF the Grand Jury a
lack of that frankness which certainly had nght
tp vi lcb my fran, in
Grand Jury RoOm had certainly entitled receive
The natural net to say the intended effect Of the form
under which the presentment made was to produce
upon the minds of such as We're not knowing the
very phrascolocy which used the impression that
Lad been stating OF my personal knowledge
mutters which upon a little sitting disclose themselves
to have reached only through the OF the
press.
cannot feel that TO be just. nor can otherwise
interpret II than calculated 10 represent minis
teral efusiyenesS and careleSsneSs that which had
not element OF ineXactness or carelessness in IT,
and that WAS covertly 70 impeach and bring into
di,credlt my arraignmeDt of needless. Leaving
that point would like merely TO interpoate the IN
quily why II that accusation that for six
had been lying unrcgaIded and untouched in the public
print. at once made the subject Of judicial IN.
vestigaton aud carried 10 the point Of prcsentment
when reproduced In the pulpit
THE INTERVIEW WITH Mr.. NICoLL
But all OF that aside and am sorry 10 have asked
You devote II single moments thought to matter
that has degree the appearance Of being
personal 20 my scha Of that aside. you VIII remem-
that the substance of the charge that four weeks ago
WAS brought against certain official that he
exhibited langud interest 10 the conviction Of
criminals OF law and allowed other considerations to
Intervene between himself and hs Official obligations
Now that hast Is exactly what he has done in my
person since then. went to him with business that
pertaned his department. and he peremptorily
refused TO hold official communication with His
feelings toward me personally prevented his fulfilling
the obligations due from him officially. Now there Is
no newspaper rumor about this. speak that do
know and testify that which have seen. And two
witnesses are ready 10 bear their testimony to the fact
am Il citizen and taxpayer and | am refused