St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-01
DOWN ON LEXOWISM.
Rev. Mr.. Papkhurst and the
S. P. c. Are Highly In
dignant.
THEY ISSUE A HOT ROAST,
Claiming the Committee Pro-
tected Byrnes and Other
Officials.
THE WORK NOT FINISHED.
President Martin, of the Board,
Will Resign--Boss Platt
Squirms.

New YORK, Dec. 31.-Rev. DR..
Charles Il. Parkhurst tonight gave out
the subjOined statement after it had
been read before the executive commit
tee of the Society for the Prevention OF
Crime, ard lihcaily lndorsed by that
body.
"In stating my position touching GER
tain questions now lying before the
public mind, | cannot express myself
too appreciativeIy of the splendid work
that has been done by. the senate com
mittee and its talented counsel. There
has been created through their instru-
mentality an epoch i'll the history OF our
CITY. and there has been secured at the
polls a municipal revolution that would
nave been impossible except through
their agency or agency OF a similar
kind. And it is but just that we go
further than this and recognize the
work of this committee and of It's coun-
sci as being the influence which is con-
trlbutng very largely 10 similar mu.
nicipal upheavals throughout the en-
tire country.
Nr LeXOV's Committee,
Mr.. Goff aud his associates do not stand
in need of our recommendation, but it
is pleasure, as we'll as duty. to ac-
cord it. and it is accorded with earnest
cordialty.
1t may be furthermore predicated
that any structures that we may feel
that are necessary to pass are prompted
by no spirit OF animoaity toward any
man or association Of men. The per-
sOnal element does not enter into the
question with us. There is particular
line which our society has laid down
for itself and particular ends which we
have been for considerable time pros
ecuting, and in all our efforts personali-
ties are merely an incident.
"It the readers of the statement will
put themselves to the pains of recalling
what transDired last spring they will
remember that at that time the writer
of this statement and few associated
with him were the only ones who bee
lieved in the honesty of purpose of the
senate committee.
The newspapers were almost unit
In their conviction that to rely upon
MI LeXow and his colleagues for our
municipal deliverance was to lean upon
a broken reed. | remember very we'll
saying to Mr.. LeXow in Albany, in the
presence of all his associates, that /
had Just come from New York, where
the entire atmosphere was perYaded
with
Utter Disgust of Him.
ana all The members of his committee.
] became convinced, however, by my
personal association with Mr.. LeXow,
Mr.. Bradley and two or three of their
colleagues, that the committee could be
counted upon to do honest and faithful
and thorough work clear up to the end.
gave to them my entire confidence;
used my best efforts to break down the
spirit of distrust which prevailed,
and, in conjunction with the
other members of the executive
committee of the Society for the Pre-
ventiOn of Crime, put at the service OF
the senators the entire resources of oul
Office. And they have been availing
themselves of these resources up tC
Saturday night last. We have watched
the actions of the committee with keen
est and unqualified assurance. They
have bored into the rotten tissue of the
police department with utter indiffer-
ence as to the character, political OIL
otherwise. of what they struck. Know
Ing that their report would have to be
rendered the first of the new year. we
did, to be sure, become little solicitOus
lest they were not allowing sufficient
time for examining the higher officials.
but l supposed they knew what they
we're abOut and that they would not dc
anything that would even look like
stopping their work
Without Finishing Tt.
MATTERS had been for so long a time
conducted in entire thOroughness that
we had even forgotten that we had ever
been dlStTuStful; but late in November
the indications were clear that the in
VeStigation was not TO be pushed to its
close IN the same energetic and un.
sparing manner that had been followed
up to that date. A good many davs
went by. in which cases were discussed
which Wearied the public, which made
no substantial addition to knowledge
already gained and which were frltter.
ing away the time that we knew ought
TO be expended upon the inspectors and
superintendent. We know that the
character of the police force was a re.
Election from the character OF its chief
executive and his immediate suhordi-
mates, and that, however many captains
might be besmirched. and however
many sergeants might be eashiered, the
genius Of the matter would not be
reached till we had arrived at the
quality of the five men who together
constitute its executive headship.
"In view of all this, we are justified
In saying that while the committee
stood Up 10 The rack magnificent,
through all the earlier portions OF tht
investigation, they
Flinched at the Crisis.
"As long ago as when Mr.. Moss under
took to adduce evidence against MIR
ByrneG in a direct manner the inVesti
CATION committee sprahg to Mr.. Byrnes
assistance. Now, is not that thing t
p be debated? Their attitude was in
p gtautlv recognized by those in attend
ance and distinctly stated in the jour
nails of the next morning. The pursui
of lines that might possibly have con
Quoted to the real Inwnrdness o
Byrnes' conduct and character was dis
ed-diseOuraged as 1t has beer
discouraged in the case OF no other man
''Now there was reaseG fof that
We are not saying JasE Yet shat thert
was anx.nlng that could be pf0Yet
aSc!nsI Mr.. Byrnes; weAare saying tha
the committee withheld &eir sqppor
from efforts made TO pw that ther'