The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-09-21

C1osing saloons sundsy-Inspeetor
MeAvoy ana capt. Do-ohue Do.'t Ae-
eept Pastor wilson's Invit.tior 10 A.
te.d FL. Meeti,w-Ps-ter Wilson sues.
DR.. Parkhurst has opened his end Of the fall
campaign in a vigorous way. He started II on
Tuesday evening at the Park Avenue Methodist
Church. and announced that he would make
from three To Ave speeches a week until election
day. Last night he spoke at the Eighteenth
street Methodist Church before very large au-
dience. The floor and gallery were filed and
hundreds OF people, unable to get In. were
massed about the doors. An overflow meeting
was held In the Sunday school room Of the
church.
The pastor Of the church, DIR. John A. b. VIII
son. made an opening address in which he read
this letter. sent to Inspector McAvoy and Capt.
Donohue of the West Twentieth street police
station:
We are going to have great Parkhurst mass meet
ing this church Thursday night, the goth. at 1880
O'Clock, to talk about affairs In this precinct. Dr.
Parkhurst, myself and others, will make addresses
You most cordially invited to come and explain
why those dsordery houses have not Teen closed. and
to answer. II you will some other questions. hope
sincerely that you demonstrate that through NO
fault Of yours things remain they Your sincere
friend, as ever, joan A. p. WILSON.
toward the audience and said:
III Inspector McAvoy is in the room he will
please come forward"
There was a great deal OF laughter but no re-
Spouse 10 the invitation. similar result fol-
lowed DIR. Wilson's call for Capt. Donohae to
come forward.
After William L. McClntock. leader OF the
City Vigilance League in the Ninth Assembly
district, had made a short address, In which he
appealed to the women TO follow the example OF
their sisters in Kentucky. DIR. Parkhurst was
seen coming down the main aisle OF the church.
He received u great ovation. People arose in
their seats and cheered for fully five minutes.
After several national songs had been sung
by the audience. DIR. Wilson said that DR..
Thomas Dixon had been invited to address the
meeting but was absent for unknown causes.
Dr. Parkhurst received another warm greeting
when he arose to speak. IL ended In three
cheers for him and q suggestion from man In
the audience that the cheers be followed by
tiger. There was general laugh in which DR..
Parkhurst Joined. DR.. Parkhurst said in part:
in discussing the affairs OF this district
want TO be frank. and yet do not want TO be
misunderstood. Our warfare Is not a warfare
against dlsorderly houses. have my own ideas
about the social evil but / have refused 10 dis
cuss that matter: When We started out twas
flung against US that we were abusing these I'M
fortunate women, and that the social evil had to
exist. Our fight has been against the damnable
Gals and all vice. am here TO throw my iniu-
ence to impress upon the community that the
officers of The Police Department must do what
livery little while we are favored with,
homiy from Mul6erry street concerning the
continue 70 exist. But What has Superintendent
20 my lat blood % hear thst man and his
followers phIiosophise upon ethical questions. II
fhs city DO e. that the
occupants Of dlsordsrly houses scatter through
cations OF the Police Department. Mr.. Byrnes
and his followers are here for execution, not for
isgisIation; We viii do the sE,;IIatins .,o.,,
Of saloons was impossible of execution. i don't
know whether il Is or not; IL hasn't been tried
power Se Of the Police Department, there wouldn't
Sunday. ! The Police Depsftment can do every
thing that IL wants to do. l want TO see
them ,h Try it Two and rsi.u,s half year
had found as4 sa cal S open on sunday. We'll.
90, 900 better. discover In the community q
r.pening conviction that IL is time TO speak out
Byrnes. Believing that il was more blessed to
give than to receive, Distribute the RESPONSE
for ss Of Of sse PSss sRs
Superintendent. | want 10 speak OF him be-
cause he stands as the impersonation OF execp-
ton in this department., which Is thoroughly
and intrinsically rotten.
Il interested myself in looking over old docu-
ments this afternoon. | struck the afectionate
note addressed to me in an interview TO report
ers ON Dec. d, 1892. In which superintendent
tbs crusade by Dr. ParIhurst and certain mem
bers OF his congregation was started from
motive OF revenge against policeman who re-
fused 10 testify In q certain divorce suit.
DIR. Parkhurst compared this interview with
the recent report OF Superintendent Bvrnes. He
The women whipped reckinridge. and the
women can whip Tammany. When was down
reform uppermost in the minds OF men. We
propose % keep putting fuel under the pot "
Is easy ana simple for Hs TO cone sosrIhher and
ton Is whether they will beat In one throb At
the polls; We are not all going 10 see the
man nominated for Mayor that We would like TO
see. We are not all going To see the man nomi-
mated for RecordeEId speak The word reyer-
however, that the man who Is q candidate for
Mayor must be equal To all responsibilities, We
insist that he shall giys rs sssurance mat what,
to throw himself in behalf Of the concerted in
terests OF this municipality. ! would rather
on this platform s9uare-fOoted. ! would then
know who was voting for. would walk home
with sweat pouring down my brow but would
DIR. Parkhurst said that there was State OF
New York as well a. a city OF New York. .,.,--.
lately nominated, that OF Morton and SaXton,"
he said. =" But what We want Is better legtsla-
ton; legislation that will remove the shAckles
from the Mayor"
Dr. Wilson said that he thought he was ahead
Of DIR. PArkhurst In the great work OF making
New York better, because he had 81 900 suit
for defamation Of character on his hands. In
his sermon last sunday DIR. Wilson said: II
hold In my hand letter from a woman living
at 247 West Seventeenth street, who has been
20 me 20 complain OF neiehbors on each side OF
without effect and that her visit To the lnspec-
tor ,wAs, productive Of insult and discour-
tesy." Mrs. Kate Mammalian lives az 24I
West Seventeenth street and Mr., and
Mrs. NJ. Giles live At gas. Mrs. GILES, through
her attorney. Jones COchTane OF ll3 sixth ave
nue.. yesterday began suits against Mrs. Mana
han and DIR. Wilson for defamation % charac-
ter. She said that she had nine children, that
she did not keep a disOrderly house and that
she only let rooms by the week. Capt. DOnAhue
said that he had sent detectives to the house
and could not dnd that IL was disOrderly. Dr.
Wilson said he would contest the suit to the end
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