New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-26


uonaiy less degree, by every city and town and
Thrd-Because its influence for good or evil is 50
great mat may Dud up ana sxtend or pracucaHy
During the last nifty years the tendency OF the
pSSpUaon OF the Gy1 WGrd mas CgS ap nd an
few great cities have set the pace on each contnen
which all the res, have sought to follow N S,,;o
time. with the union OF what MI form the Greater
oS souls. with an aggrerate Of at easi oc6 voters
being more than the number Of voters to be found
in two-ihirds Of the States OF this Union. Has it
ever occurred to yoI what that means?
Probably nine-tenths Of this audience li!e myself
city. Probably nlne-tenths OF this audience can
which any action taken by this city on any sub
jet cXerts upon the business and political interests
OF this country.
NOT RULED Fly THE BEST ELEMENT.
II Will not be denied that the foundation upon
which the government OF this city rests is the
best element OF the community. (ApplauseD This
can be said. and is SAID without reflection upon
the many admirable individuals who hold official
positions. The practical effect Of such condition
on tne pIs'"s9 ana ponticnl iutur@ OF h e Gi,y .
future. because good government Is good business
In no city embarrassed with control which the
citizens generally do not approve can the people
powerful and ovcrbcaring at the expense OF the
many. and he who would rise to place and honor
fawnng." applause Nor the business in
c hs at %HT pon so hero @ thro"shou
the land pretend or hope to prosper II this city IL
energies and iabors and capital Of this entire
country md an outlet I'm some form, and AZ some
res s ana Business rsmiicatons Of this me
,ropolIs. applause II docs not produce u col
the productions OF the various portions OF THIS
c9y win SnoIn ana T nd the OF cy
and country alike prosper save under good ioca!
But more THAN that. We are passing through
great industrial changes which must more or less
out this and other lands These changes are felt
soonest in the metropoiian centre ana a. New
York acts the country VIII act. .,,,
what part then Will she bear In this march ~
events Shall she taxi the position to when -he
IS entitled. ana set such an "Nampl" of statesman
ship and conservatism and broad Americaulsm. In
held aloft 20 every city and every other community
50 revcl In tn" flesh pots that her rame shal! be
come political and business by word. and her
hs MIAMI fa,b in iBc f,iTrc Of Prnocrncy
and feel that nothing will surely contribute
its success than constant striving for the high
affairs 81 THIS metropolis dong APPLAUSE.
CHEERS FOR DIR. PARKHCRsT
great shout greeted Dr Parkhurst who WAS
next introduced by the chairman. When the
cheers subsidel Or Parkhurst said:
Ladies and Gentlemen: / come before you to-
night in rather a crumblcd condition. In the INST
place. have addressed TWO audiences this after
excuse 10 brevity % my remarks tonight. and
hardly know where am At daughter Their"
has been something eHcc"linsy el"ctriiy ing 10 me
In my experiences this afternoon ana evening
bring you message from our friends down on
Hroomc-st. / addressed an audience thor 81
about 700 people. ana J s"ii to thrm. M"y !
night greeting from you to The effect nat every
man among YOU j. going 10 do his solemn duty on
response to tina, electrical applause And
| have come ny iere tonight with an assurance
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splendid campaign In which YOU and are engaged.
think hay. never experienced 80 much enthuSi-
have ben told by members Of my p rofG,s,s,on
fha II wac hot IN me 10 n - a auG abon
my busineis to preach the Ten Commandments.
Croker. Diver and sheehan do not Ike.
sheehan suggests something different. You are
now Interested. You must be-. In the room occu-
and YOU must be- aware that Mr. Sheehan is now
COT
THE HERMAN INCIDENT.
You mus, have been sngularly impressed by the
events which transpired IN Jersey city yesterday.
U.aughterJ Now while 1t has It's lulicrous side. 1t
Is to me an awfully solemn matter 1t IL but another
Illustration OF what We have been experiencing FOR
the las, two years and a half Those thirty months
have been months in one sense OF the term Of STEADY
and consecutive defeat. everything that We have
bers OF city government to justice has iai.r1
And yet. let me tell yol. that there has not been
one defeat experienced that has not been N IN" "ni
the material Of superb victory. AppauseJ lt"t me-
cit instance ! VIII not take up mu'h OF your
there captain Of thu Eleventh Precinct ana
here Vas one captnin Of tho Eleventh Precinct
whom We succeeded after a al Of effort, eighteen
months Of work in securing an Indictment against.
Tho question was asked me after his Indictment:
Have you any idea Of convcting Captain Dryery?
| said. "Not the slightest dom care whether We
convict him not" Now, the singular "utc0in" OF
that defeat on our part-for. 81 course we lla no,
convict hIm-ihe singular outcome Of that deisat wa
10 convince the community that the Guy OF Ncw-
thorough-going reconstruction OF our Guy KV'"lm-
ment. We could not convict, ana you cdnhDt coz coz
are lust as much criminals the man In the dock
(ApplauseD When the trial the part Of the Police
nrneress some one said To me-. What do you think
Of this Investigation by the Police Commisiioners
| said that doubtless the captains deserved Inc IN
vestigaton; only trust thai when the oolni i1
tunity to turn around and try the COMMISSIONERS
have no disposition to say anything unkind with
regard 10 Mr. Grant. OF course have my ideas
daughter Neither did | say anything unkind Of
Mr. Straus The position which took and which
we may rlghteousiy take is this: That It Is not "A
matter Of the character Of Mr. Strong as against
The ant-Tammany principle and spirit az against
the characterless spirit Of Tammany Hall SO OF
have got some lliie items packed away way
with regard to that gentleman but sti mat d Wr
Smyths life is immaculate. That does not prevent me
fact the character OF the organization Win
he Is identified and the man however true In MS
persona! character howsocver much OF genuine
ness i'm his prof. ssiOnal character. he cannot D.
Identified with Tammany Hall without being per
sonally dshonorcd and besmrched. Npplause).
AS men who carrying the city ana the gen
Grafton upon our hearts, "a men who are prophet.
caly writing the history OF this and other cities OF
the country large upon our own intellectual
ma ssons and by earnest actions. let us
carefully. thoughtfulIy and soberly move up to the
nols drawing with the largest possible ira
ternity citizenship and approaching the fact that
the cities upon us and very much Is go
ing to depend upon what you and / do on the 9th
day OF November next. loud applause and cheers)
At the close OF DR.. Parkhurst's remarks. and
after cheering the speakers and the Ticket the
meeting adjourned.
INDORsED BY THE CIVIC UNION.
The General Committee Of the Civic Union held q