The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-13
DIR. PARKHURST ON R
BE WILL FIGHT THE CANDIDATE
ON THE EAST SIDE.

WIN Appeal 60 the Hebrews Net - vsts
nor Mr.. strnus Reesuse of Rengtous
sympsthy-The Town e As nee AZ Ever.
sna There Hss Bees No change sf Heart
DIR. Parkhurst addressed a Joint meeting Of
the CITY Vigilance League and Good Govern
ment Club y in the West End Presbyterian
Church, Amsterdam avenue and 1O5th street.
last night Every seat was taken and many
persons were forced TO stand. Dr. shaw, pastor
Of the church. introduced him.
Il am going to talk 20 the Hebrews on the
east side some night next week. said DIR. Park
hurst. Mr.. Straus is q Hebrew. speak Of Il
respectfully. Protestantism and Catholicism
are based on Judaism. We are all the sons Of
Abel, the father of three religions. We can
say TO them that however thorough a Hebrew
Mr.. straus may be. he Is going to b
the standard bearer Of an endeavor, which r.
utterly barren Of anything which suggests any
thing religious or ethical. We are going TO meet
our Hebrew friends with frankness. However
close may be their afnliation and however true
an exponent Of IL he may be, we have not TO
deal with Mr.. Straus and Mr.. strong. but with
integrity and vice.
talked with n lady this afternoon who took
the position that this movement ia political. I
said TO her that Tammsny Hall was not q politi-
cal party. Tammany Hall has a kind Of historic
connection with the Democratic party. 30 has an
ulcer with the living. body on which IL 10,
q band Of italian banditti should. swoop down
upon you, and, while they throttled you, should
rob !! yG mot. w sSS SSyS Sg s Ssll t torSet a 4, POlltI Il !. P ar Sd'
casion Of Joy that the state Democracy has come
out a. Il has; There Is g ground for hope We
many Hall. IL the brigands swooped down
ought to have been awake
DIR. Parkhurst paused; then he burst out;
oh! i wish ! could invent q languagel .YoY
shoulder the blame on some one else, the devil
or our first parents, any way 70 get IL Of your
- nave received many. letters which are. up:
signed, beginning; DR.. Parkhurst, I withhold
Usually nfPf' throw s%t ! w them 70 away siys s sSs sP ! S. ssT rssS
that far. but sometimes !! read them through.
SS 9s,sya Away: ~. f is , ali II We we .S SeSHId SsSd 70 E. E;
S rarSh o. chHrs rai,o,6 Our platform T. SrOs.
and don't let that slip from your mind. have
come in contact with men and women who are
things lie in the minds OF priests, and as high up
as archbishops, and ! know there Isl longing
." have not taken ont a brief to plead in be-
and me and this battle for a regenerated country
TO recognize goodness where II lies. and welcome
trsry to The views OF some. here, but It Is. my
view. There are some good Catholics, and we
The position Is taken that our oniciais intend
e e d 81 Win A. ih S%s.yI ISsisn sh IS ten S SsS; y 'p Il
the work OF the texow Committee, there
has not. been wrought the slightest
just as bad as they dare let them be. I don't
think there Is any conscience In the case Take
stance. Take Mr.. Byrnes. 1 have not said any
thing about him for a week. Mr.. Byrnes. in .
remarkable letter Of Sept. o, says there rs no
DR.. .Parkhurst quoted the paragraph from
Superintendent Byrnes's letter on policy play
ing, paused for n moment. and then. leaning
forward. said impressively:
That's u lie!" After a second pause he said:
Either Mr.. Byrnes knows it's n lie or he ought
to. We are not a bit better of, as relates to the
morals of personal government, than we were
two and a half years ago.
DR.: Parkhurst closed his address with the
prophecy that the movement would spread
throughout the country and even abroad, and
when the city politics were purified they could
turn to the national bosses.