The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-10
FORGRACE wITHASMALL
p,pKUrRsT DIDN'T KNOW TIE Ell
n,,yo0 nan ENDORSED STRONG.

...o,,c.s utmseIf ne = Sure Ttpster.
a.. whirIigig OF Locsi Politics
,sa..s Too Fast for Him-He ouoted
.s. a, an Auti-Tnmnsny Prophet.
w. p.rthurst talked politics last evening, not
.,,oro,ber reform politics, but plain. everyday
.,,,I,ol politics lie desired the election Of
pnnubican for Mayor, on the ground that tho
t.nublicans were going to carry the guberna-
,oriaI and legislative elections, and their local
success would therefore produce perfect ana
beautiful harmony. He told q few political
.ecr.,s. and he said some things which will not
,,ote plessant reading for tho Hon. William X.
Grace and his friends.
The meeting. which was the eighth in the
porkburst can't aign under the auspices OF the
civ vigilance League, was held in the Four
tenth street Presbyterian Church. About 700
peoplc were present the majority OF whom were
Republicans. II the applause indicated pre-
ponderance OF political sentiment At one time
Il looked like n Republican mass meeting.
MIR T. l.. McClintock OF the City Vigilance
League presided. Speakers who followed the
chairman were Mr. q. b. waldron and Mr.. F.
s ,;rob Of the league. and the Rev. @. w.
Ncad. assistant pastor Of the Madison Avenue
PRESBYTERIAN Church.
Dr. Parkhurst was greeted with loud applause.
He said in part:
"The league is in this work for all time
ee,tl-...=:i recently asked what we would do IL
we were defeated in November. Perhaps we
.hall be defeated. II that happens then we shall
have all the more to do. This society Is made up
Of grit and grace. believe all members OF the
league are possessed OF those qualities. Yet we
do not expect to be defeated.
perhaps you know that superintendent
Bvrnes and have not always worked together
In nerfect harmony. got II straight-a straight
,in-that Mr.. Byrnes recently said that Tam
many Hall would be defeated In the coming
election. Now. Mr.. Byrnes has exceptional
facilities for arriving at safe conclusion on
. subject OF that kind. have said good
many harsh things about Mr.. Byrnes-and he
deserved them-but | would rather say pleas
ant things about him. 1t therefore makes me
nrofoundly happy when find Mr.. Byrnes be-
s,irriur himself to secure that defeat. am told
that lo has given definite orders TO watch the
lodging houses In order to prevent SoloaiZatoa
Then there Is another symptom that Is truly
encouraging, and that is the difficulty in hndinH
q candidate for TammanN Hall. or for
that other organization that s9mlnts IN
mocracy Here is another straight tip. ! know
that the State Democracy was completely rat
date date for Mayor. A reporter asked me what I
would recommend the state Democracy to do
said to advertise for q candidate. hope there
dearest friends are decisive, incisive Democrats:
II has been said that rammany Hall is a part Of Of
Body SeEs Of that party That Is where place Tam.
as a. a Democrat. / think Of him as one beyond
any civil. moral. or ethical regeneration.
pathy With Ina Clean Democrat why do You en-
dorse ticket which puts Republican at its
head 2 OF necessity the head Of the ticket mus,
foremost conferred with Democrats-men OF
established character in the city and anxious
town. Their verdict was that this year. In view
Of all circumstance; the man most likely to SC.
must remember that this is a sort OF Re-
publican year !APpiause Hard times lines
do not say that this is a result OF Democratic
when hard times have struck the country, has
victory in Vermont and another in Maine"
DIR. Parkhurst was interrupted At this point
"idon't want any paftisanship shown here"
form to secure a rcgenerated city. Republican
ism seems TO be in the air. Here there was
be sThs M exsp from
the Atlantic TO the Pacific oceans"
Or. Parkhurst here read q letter from gen
tlethan in San Francisco who sent check for
the Leagues fund.
In regard tn the local political situation, he
Things tonight are in a confused state. Mr.
Grace comes forward, and here want 10 speak
Democracy will put up a ticket OF It's own. A
few days ago was visited by gentleman who
was able to speak with authority as to the inner
most purposes OF ex-Mayor Grace. | gathered
that II was the distinct purpose of Mr.. Grace TO
have II third ticket put up The gentleman told
me that the state Democracy was opposed to
Tammany Hall. Then said:
So What are your anti-Tammany professions
worth IL a third ticket will throw the city over
To Tammany Ilallr You have put something in
until after election. Am | not obliged to under
stand that you think more of your little organi-
cation than you do OF the welfare of this city
IL you put up a third ticket you are contribute
ing Ia the destruction of the State Democracy.
"Oh. wish Ms sat in the court room to-da
another and who make deals could be rubbed
against the NTH OF the city as developed in this
investigation"
The Doctor began to warm up.
when there was a possibility of an over
throw OF the Tamnany government these po-
ltical hacks began to crawl out and take adj
vantage of the opportunities. | once likened
them TO the impotsnt men who went tn the Pool
of Bethesda and waited for the waters to move.
The man had in mind, say the man | had in
index finger. OF his right hand to the audience.
" was w. II. Grace"
The audience laughed, and DR.. Parkhurst con-
tinued:
III we have Democratic Mayor and Re
publican Governor and Republican Legislature,
The Mayor won't receive an ounce of power. III
things were reversed and there was a prospect
of electing Democratic Governor and Legisla-
ture should say let us have good, clean Demo
cratic Mayor. We must have all three working
is sort of world drama that we are playing.
May tod give us the strength and grace-small
gIito uphold the interests and concerns OF our
beloved city"