New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-19
MORE THAN MADE OUI.
DIR. PARKHURsT ON THE CASE AGAINST
THE POLICE.
No PART OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT WHICH
Is NOT CONTRIBUTORS WHO fAi
MONEY FOR THEIR PLACES
on THE BENCH.


on THE BENCH
The rain in the city last evening did not prevent
a large audience from gathering at the ParK
Avenue Methodist Church. at Eghty-sixth-st. to
attend a meeting of the XXIst Assembly Distr'c'
branch Of the City Vigilance League caiieu " open
the campaign for good government IL nau oee
announced that the Rev. Or Charles II. Parkhurs'
the president of the League. would be the principal
speaker and that fact sufficient to MI the
church almost to overfowing. Many women were
in the audience The Rev +. c. lgehart' the pasto'
of the church. was the chairman OF the meeuhs'
and he made an address. He said in part:
Dr. Parkhurst started out to show that the ponce
were In collision with vice. Did he make our his
a witness MIR Byrnes said in his recent communi-
cation the Commissioners that there were O., fov
,nontbS Now Dr. Parkhurst says that the judi
cary is tainted Let US b call Mr. sK Se S5
are brought before the Judges they are let on
In the close Of his address. the speaker compared
Dr. Parkhurst to Hercules saying that he would
cut off the hydra heads in the police force XIII the
Tiger and cleanse the Tammany stables
After short speeches by Dr. Muzzy, j. Langdon
E,rving. j. H. C. Nevius and A. T. Patrick. DR..
Parkhurst was introduced and greeted with long
continued applause He had arrived In the CRY
from Northampton, Mass, late in the afternoon.
In a speech which lasted about twenty minutes ne
kept the audience appaudlng at frequent Intervals.
lie said in part:
1t is somewhat different now from what IL was
two as WIEN Tg ie where the NEEDS Of good
government for the cities have been talked about
have been following the investigation In this city ely
with interest My Correspondence shows that me me
same sentiment prevails all over the country. Ihis
introduces an element of soemnity NotwithstanSd,
ing the splendid Of the Investigation by tne
f Not day goes by but we learn OF nos:ibe
IT. boc raor
part Of the city %h iS i o nGs to
polite Of the city is rotten on last orcs Which
Mr.. Byrnes had said was one Of the best in the
world. had been for considerable time WORKING 5ar
The information which is coming out Is caIeuiated
make sad There is not fibre OF taith deS,
want to be sad for nothing There Is less OF eXuita
ton. Of humiliation more crying OF the ne t,
S iS dim VINO holds the city !" the "o'0N u '
Their qmshng amusing in the Ssd nyssisnies
one Of the CAPTAINS but they have since proE {,
confession that the captain was just what we nag
said he was Now, why did they not 60 on WIN
hem TG t rd Infy out %er Of hey wanted to get M
Lexow TO ASK them to stop M ,n LeXp" Weiiman
tried to get an invitation from Mr.. Gofs | am tod
hat Mr Wcliman hung about Mr. Con WIN YIN Con Tr
CON was not authorized TO give any advice. Their
a 4y TF only IN hS aeyp ns 50 ny 9q pas
luton referring 10 what Mr.. Lexow had said last
June ana iecded 10 stop Truly whom the gods
wish - destroy they first make mad , =,
| want 20 WORD about the )u1icltry. IN d
recent TAX w;n a reporter about the police courts.
having NJ reference 10 the clvl! courts, mace d
remark which has excited cOnsl1 rabe attention. IL
was scy supposed that meant that there Wa
A udca. ring" which embT~cei the c1vil courts
instantly there was a nu'ter 81 wings anu Hs-ns
OF feathers which Indicated that. II no shot nad
been mr. T. something Ia been hit. on the strength
o. n" shot which had no; been rrei catne con-
fession by Judges that they had been contributing
10 the expenses II their election. Paying cash 70
y. paceI on IN. bench God have mercy on us,
Il i impossible FOR judge who procures ms pace
rs the payment of money 10 be able - distribute
Justice impariaily. When he makes S)-callef vol
untary contribution as an assessment ne IL morts1e-
INK hirs.,f 20 his party don't say that the )uAge
intends % be dishonest: but sitting on the bench
whicn he has purchased. II Is impossible Tor MN 70
hold the scales OF Justice In balance against those
20 whom he has made the contrb button. | have been
told ~, young Ia tho, they had chance ~
The courts unless they belonged 10 Tammany nan.
There Is going good deal ~ thinking over this
judiciary mater. haven't looked into L much;
might not have IN Nught Of X much II tney nam
flrr e. the means FOR investigation or the courts
perhaps | " n close with him.
There Is much be settled AT the polls this raj.
|, is hard - get ideal candidates. but we want to
vote Tor clean men I would rather be under Mayor
Grroy than under man half good and half bad:
There is no trouble In dealing with men who are
ali bad because then YOU know just what TO ex-
meet \ clean city government Is 70 be the nrst
confederation II the leading journals Of this city
spoke their minds f-anky. ~ per cent Of the work
voulI be- done II the leading newspapers and the
rolitcal leaders fan TO do their duty and we are
defeated. the curse must fan upon them