New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-18
DIR. PaRKHCRST TALKS TO YOONG MEN

HE CALLS ON THEM TO RISE UP AGAINST TAM
MANY AND WORK FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT
The Rev Dr. Charles II. Parkhurst addressed an
enthusiastic audience of over 800 young men In the
Young Mems Institute Hall last evening, uhder the
auspices OF the city Vigilance League lie sao' IN
part: IF who feel as you do wou.u Woih anu
pu together there is almost nothing that we could
not do next November But there are dangers
ahead-rocks on which we may split. Tammany
Hail sees this and is dlscountng 1t; but II all men
who hate and fear Tammany would unite against
the corrupt and damnable enemy we wou'u VIII
We are all citizens actual or prospective ana II
should be distinctly understood that we own '''s
city and have right to control 1t In the interest
Of good government New-York City belongs to
all men, irrespective Of political faith or reheious
creed. our Municipal League has only one plank
I, It's p,atforr and that Is, Honest government
honestly administered Owning property does not
give a man the city. 1t belongs to him Simply oe-
cause he Is a man. We do not want this city 10 De
run by any religious political clique, or man. or
body of men. We are. and properly So controlled
more or less by leaders but we do not want bosses
II there is anything that makes me mao from the
crown Of my head TO the so!es OF my feet' II IL
tho presumpton of any man who sticks his hnger
in the pie of public interests and assumes the airs
Of an emperor II fifty in this city, whom
could name, would stand up and tell what they
know about Tammany that organization wouiu
speedily be dead beyond resurrection.
"A young Hebrew gave me some information TO-
day about police despotism In this city. but said
that no money could tempt him TO testify TO 1t pub
lcly A policeman, who Is friend OF mine
and have some friends among the policemen but
of the lower rank-gave me some Information
about very bad things in the Police Department
He is a Christian, but said he would not care 70
testify 10 it publicly, for he had a family. and
would be transferred from precinct to precinct, and
compelled TO move his family constantly He SAID
that II 200 policemen could arrange TO come out
together and stand by each other they wouidnt
be afraid. | I'm praying for those 300 policemen.
Two weeks ago plea was made to the Senate
that we might have unlimited time for investigating
the Police Department. That plea was hung up,
though had supposed that the Senate. being COM
posed so largely of members or the Republican
party, would grant H. but. notwithstanding our
despotized and terrOrzed condition. two days ago
IL voted that could have two months. Re-
publicanism and Democracy have nothing to do
with the foul political despotism from which We
want to be emancipated. We want help from
Albany and we do not get 1t. am not impeaching
the Investigating Committee. for they are con-
troed by the Senate, which does not come Ior-
ward and sustain II. There Is a lot OF work 10 be
done between now and November, and want every
man here to consider himself as an apostle: Take
hold OF men who are the fence and knock them
on but on the right side. and shall have victory
The whole thing will never be settled by investi-
eating committees or Young Mems Christian AS
sociations. any other associations. 1t must De
settled at the polls. .,,
Dr. Parkhurst frequently and heartily ap-
plauded.