New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-06
DIR. PARKHURST CONFIDENT.
lie ISSUES A FINAL APPEAL TO HEBREW
AND ITALIAN VOTERS
IN sELF-PROTECTION THEY SHOULD VOTE
AGAINST TAMMANY THUGS AND BLACK
MAILERs-JUsTICE SHOULD BE FREE.


MAILERs-usTICE SHOULD BE FREE.
Il cannot help feeling confident. in view Of the
good words which coming to from every
direction said the Rev. DR.. Parkhurs; yesterday.
1T is true that / would he more likely to hear
favorable reports. because l have TO ge, nest OF
my information from persons who sympathIze with
the movement for good government. but they are
many straws pointing one WY that | must feel
that the current Is moving N the right direction
/ believe that the decent men OF this community
have been aroused to a sense of duty. Irrespective
OF party feeling. and shall be greatly disappointed
ii there is not overwhelming defeat of Tammsuy
at the polls. In the face OF me testimony taken
before the Lexow Committee. j, see how any
right-thinklng give his vote for Tam
many candidate. particularly for Tammany's cand-
date for Mayor. Some decent citizens may have
been inclined to give their votes for Tamnany can
ddates for Old times sake. but should think they
would at least draw the line a; encouraging The
abortonists."
'Do you think there Is likely u be fair election
In the city," DR.. Parkhurst was asked.
YES" he replied, for three The arst
reason Is furnished by the convic.ior and imprson-
ment of those scoundrcs who caught at IL
legal work last year. Police Superintendent Byrnes
Is furnishing another reason, by his evident de-
termination to have rogues caught and punished II
they try to commit frauds at the polls this year
The third reason is that there Will be many earnest
and good citizens watching the polls this year. and
everybody knows they going to be there. People
who have committed frauds at elections In past
years will not be so bold this year. because they
will not want TO be sent TO Jail 1t looks II the
election this year would be more honest and free
from faint than any election have had in many
years"
Or. Parkhurst said he thought most citizens had
fully made up their minds how they would vote
but yesterday morning he had written another APP
peal to the poor peop.c in the Hebrew and Italian
districts which had been translated and printed on
circulars About 5000 Of the circulars were being
distributed yesterday In spite Of the rain. Some
ery to MENTION had sent check FOR 500 10 defray
the expenses of pr hitting the circulars. and the City
Vigilance League had arranged to have the circu
lars distributed by volunteer workers.
Or Parkhursts appeal is appended:
To the Distressed and Prosecuted.
chains and 10 be free
Unfortunate people dubbed. and Tammany
Poor people are b!ackmalied. and Tammany
- man or woman without money or without a
pull" get his rights from the courts, and the
courts are Tammany courts.
II a poor woman lovcs her children and Tam
many policeman can get so out OF her by threat
enIng to take her children away from her, ne does
X, and Tammany judge helps him do H.
Tammany district leaders love you on.y because
OF what they can get out Of you. They throw you
You would throw away an orange when you had
sucked the juice out Of 1t.
world but her children. mas been tryns to earn an
honest living By keeping stand on the street. ana
she Is driven away. Ii is Tammany officers that
drive her
Dr parkhurs, told this poor woman's story in a
meeting downtown last week. and man cried out
in the audience. Let help her" And money
raised f)r her on the spot. 1t vas not ram
many audience. though. hat raised the money.
DID Tammany give 100000 to the poor last winter!
Yes. Did Tammany give one-quarter Of what
Il collected for the poor? No. What has become Of
the 81 10000 that the city voted to the Unemployed
but that Tammany kept In l. own hands ana never
gave 10 the Unemployed?
We coll this "A free country and good many
Germans Italians Hebrews and Russians have come
here because they wanted TO find liberty; but they
ar. not finding it. Thy find statue OF liberty
down In the harbOr. but no personal liberty up In
the city.
1t said a good while that DR.. Parkhur.t $
object was to prosecute the unfortunate. Tanmany
kept SAYING that: Tammany He'd. and knew !: lied.
Dr. Parkhurst was after Tamfnany ana Tor more
than two years has been trying - destroy Tdmminy
in order that the poor and the unfortunate may
have a fair chance. He is trying to give liberty
to the oppressed. not to take II away from them. .
II H. not nearly 80 much to DIR. Parkhursts IN
tercst to have Tammany destroyed AZ II Is to your
interest. and you help 10 destroy 1t by voting
the Anti-Tammany ticket on Tuesday. with the
names OF Strong and GoH at the head OF H.