New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-25
9Th AVE., COR. "2ND 81,
ODDS AND ENDS OF POLITICS.
AGAINST Nrw.JERsEY COaRUPTIoN.
GREAT MEETING OF THE MohAh HNfo""
LEAGUE-nOT WORDS FROM DIX
pARKUTKST


,r,CrE-UOT WORDS FROM DIX.
PARKHURsT
r,o Jersey city Tabernacle never held a larger
49, ,roro earnest audience than that when gathered
within its walls last night at the can Vi ...e
,,a, poform League to combat, political cor
,io, and racetraclS legislation IN jersey
cry in Hudson County anu III
STATE of New-Jersey. There were iu"S -''V
rereons present and one-third OF them women
The meeting was called to oFder ~ ''e neS - ""
u,tbowav of the Westminster presbyterian
rtoh lie said they had come to pufy
cor not to praise him. They were
,bers 70 unite for the common good' ~
overthrow the political corruption WIZ
which all who lived In Jersey clty were "'''y '
,an,I,ar He then called the Rev Cornelius Brett
81 the Bergen Reformed Church 10 the cnai a.
a.. ,,rostlnnt of the society. Or. Brett sald Hc
tnew Of no greater pressure in life for each mem
her Of the audience than to snare IN the triumph
that lav before the Moral Reform Society WHOSE
duty II was to undo the TREMENDOUS wrong "o.'
r,ished I'm the legalization OF gambling III NV
rerssv by the Legislature with racetrack starter
- ,hc Sneakers chair. Letters Of regret, eH-
ress,,p deep interest the object OF the meeting
were read from Mayor Pagan, OF ioboken; fa'he'
,tr,essv Father Corrigan and Major Pangborn
Dr Brett then introduced the Rev. Dr. Parkhufst
~ Eew-York as the speaker Of the evening
lie WAS received with hearty applause and way
inc Of handerchiefs When quiet had been restored
pr Parkhurst said. In part Il have not come
here with any set speech. | have been working III
Ncw-york and have had no time for prepdra-
,lon Eut | have come here with heart fuii
If confidence that you are bound to win. ! have
no syn,pathy with those who say they cant 90
ANYTHING what's the of singing doXologies 10
God Almighty If you don't believe: He can heip
vou and that the day may be cloudy though IN" sun
il sin shining and II will be bright after whi"
You may not win In November. but you VIII WIN
hereafter We fighting the sam" battle IN Wv
York Your cause Is ours Jersey CITY ana New
York are one The Hudson River IS only an accl-
dent victory anywhere In the country puts II
new twist In the Tigers tail, believe III yHul
nlatform because Of lis breadth. We are working
in New-York I'm the sam" way-on me naSis ul
hn; care Whether man he's Catholic or
Protestant. a Republican or a Democrat 49,;
believe there L. lots Of virtue In Jersey oity, ahd
he vhirpad every time. Men Of moral character
have got to take hold Of politics. not merely SIX
must face the evil We talk OF Noah's sin. but We
must come down 10 date. We have man on
the bench In New-York who - guilty OF thc sam.
sin but We let him alone and talk about Noah. why
on well hecause Noah IS dead and has no mme-
llnte relatives To make a fuss We talk OF cam YET
Tammany propose to put a criminal ON the behcn.
Here YOU are confronted with the racetrack evil
II is possib" for every on" here 70 hrlp III t' r.
form We seek The Bible says man may make
A thousand Zee Perhaps you DO not believe H.
Well take 200 men ana hornet. What difference
does It mike to the hornet, Il he's feeling vel
Frequently been interrupted with shouts ~ laugh
ter and cheers The Rev. John i. Sc1l'"r toI
collected evidence. but the Grand Jury refuseI To-
in llcf what We need now he said, rs u sheriff
who viii draw grand juries that VII indie ,,o
At that point some one cried IoHey- nnl !l11
lmmcn-e audience rose 10 It's feet ana 'houiei
colonel Toffey. At the suggestion OF the Kew. "
NcAiinn Other speeches were made ny the KEY.
Daniel TIalleron and Dr Hathaway. ana the meet
ing adjourned with cheers for Toffey am victory