New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-01
JAMES c. CARRIERS STIRRING WORDS.
James c. Carter was greeted with applause
when he rose lie spoke in part as follows:

when he rose. lie spoke in part as follows:
am grateful, 10 the City Vigilance League for
the opportunity Of making the acquaintance OF Dr.
devotion and fidelity to a great cause ami as great
civic courage as have ever seen embodied IN one
man. | going further 10 eulOs.Ze Or. PARK
hurst. lie has received many criticisms. and tho
grleved that he should descend from HE high ana
more they cry GU, the moro do they testify the.
skill that is being used against them.
should no; mInge in the secular affairs OF the
word. respect the people who make this criticism
] sympathizs large extent with the spirit OF H.
I The he Ss H way for %be e T to S an na 10
ene He viii be glad to retire 10 his c.oistcr ana
p devote himself to the study OF trans-subsaniia.
ven ven na hF anal oH e s' he the G
hope never to see the day when c.ergymen VII
be ready to raise their voices asdlns; wicked
some men have sorrowel much over the mistakes
of DR.. Parkhurst Who are they? Is i true that
he has made 50 many mistakes? apprenend not.
nGSe anon %hy initiates no good roRe no honest
work. whether well directed or not goes 10 waste;
EFFORTS OF his Kind go forward.
"oN THE EVE OF y STRUGGLE"
We are on the eve Of struggle If choose 20
make one. l DO not think the struggle is lost II
we unsuccessful at first have learned the les
son Of patience. II that moving
ahead. l am satisfied. say. with our friend, Dr.
Parkhurst 1.-THE future Is with us"
We are able 20 strike blow at the top The
Mayor has not the absolute power wish he had
but if We secure Mayor for one term. we can DO
great good; # We secure a Mayor for TWO terms
We can bring about entire revolution in the
municipal service. We can only accomplish this by
uniting our efforts on a single point
The fault is not with the laws The fault IS win
the who execute the laws. We know that the
laws are used not for the purpose for which they
were created ent for the purpose OF D,a h maj
They didn't take office for that purpose. They
end p pre- hy could get much f pr1Sie
personal gain thereby, either in money or prefer
to put the right men in Office Keep your eye
that object. Use the suffrage. TIE only instru-
The question arises. can We defeat Tammany?'
OF partisan advantage. We have IN TIE democratic
are interested in it believe that rammany exercises
perncions influence against the party. Ihen we
administer the affairs Of the city purely and wen:
a nSen Tsmmany viii be on oP Bos viii
off II Tammany is defeated; They have nothing TO
10 nope for when Tammany is overthrow Can
they not h s9d form not oh
glorious citizens party and drive Tammany from
the city
WHAT MIR. GODKIN REMEMBERED.
E. L. Godkin editor Of THE Evening Post"
then called upon by M Smith. Mr. Godkin said
in part:
came here to express my admiration for Pr
Parkhursts career and my belief ~ ms d mctnooS
was present a, the sermon in which he made his
first protest in 1892 and / heard him say one thing
waicc have carefully remembered. The wicked
fec" he said. quoting from the Psalm. when no
man pursuetll but he added, they make better
time when somebody Is after them"
C. c. sHAYNE on THE SITUATION.
G. c. shayne was next called upon to speak as
a business man. Mr.. Shayne spoke highly OF DR..
Parkhurst and his work. He said he differed from
him in many points. but believed In the good effect
of his efforts Continuing. he said:
.ho Y.
Affiliations viii unite some good man he can be
e;ected Mayor this fall. l.. for one. opposed to
Tho people saving that unless Democrat IL In
dorsed by the Republicans we cannot defeat Tam;
MANY Hall That has been tried and retired and
the lime has come now when. II honest Democrats
desire 10 drive Tammany Hall from power. they
G,ust ndorse a Republican The Republicans II I
am any Judge viii not this year indorse Demo
crat for Mayor. Let us have fair play. The Re
publicans have time and time again Endorsed Demo
Gratis for Mayor Now We snn cSpeS Imhi ,ne IN IN
Mayor II they do Tammany Hal viii be driven
from power.
Killaen Van Rensselaer, Colonel Alexander s.
Bacon Of Brooklyn. and others also spoke