The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-28
NOT iPPRODED RT UR. ROOsEDELT.
lie Regrets That Certain Banners Were
Carried in the Parade.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-Theodore Roose-
Welt. President Of the Police Board, ana
Commissioner Andrews spoke TO large
audience last evening before Good Gov
erument Club Il. 20 west one Hundred ana
Fourth street Chairman Henry Il MIN
hardt called upon Mr.. Roosevelt hrst.
II hope" said the Commissioner, lnat
this rlrIb and every other Good Govern
ment club will accentuate ana make
clear beyond any doubt that the issue AT
the polls this year Is non 81 eh idy h,-
ment of the law. DO not De mlsled ny
any side issue. for II Is this one Whlch the
bread and butter politician fears 10 meet.
You people here are not ~ pohlicS 10.
money. You are trying 10 10 lhe ueo. ~,
thing. and on you, therefor', lies tne
resn7nsibilitv of carrying through this IS
1T is a lamentable thing to me to see
GOOD citizens so misled, that because lhry
disagree with one particular law INC
enter a crusade against the enforcement
of All law Here is a concrete instance.
Yesterday / reviewed proc ISL )l. nau
a good time, too. and brought nome sever
al mementos in the shape OF bric-a-pid'.
No1y | enicyed that procession, but two
or three things i'm IL sincerely resrtt -'u'
For example, the banners reading loWh
with DR. parkhurst" NO More Idrh-
hIfstr Now as matter Of fact, Or. PARK
hurst has never at any time Expressed an
opinion on the excise question. 1T any
thing he Is lukewarm on the 'piue laws.
lie only stated that he wanted 10 Sc.
sworn officials doing their duty, ana 'hal
is the head ana front CT III dihHu' ~ .
After reviewing the work of the Police
Commissioners and referring with IRONY
to Senator Hill and Mr.. Belmont, VINO
was chairman of the Syrdciie OohNeh-
ton. Mr.. Roosevelt spoke about excise en-
forcement He said statistics showed
decrease of 4 per cent. IN IN" uruhM'n-
ness of this year as compared WIN tld'
~. sfl.4n M
Hospital. he said. had written MN l',-
ter stating that for the first time I'm TEL
years the ward for inebriates had besn
clOseG for a period OF torty-el Su1 tiout >.
The warden attributed this to the ciosihs
of the saloons ct the proper hours.
Senator Hills humane enforcement OF
the law" said tie Commissioner, means
nothing mere nor less than the dishonest
enforcement of the law"
Then turning to Mr.. Andrews. he SAID,
in alluding to the non-partisan character
of the board:
Il have one of my colleagues here-a
Democrat-whom Senator Hill has routed
out of the party. And yet ne has stuck
to his party as Hill never did, nor VIII.
So that Senator Hill goes on record as
the first politician who, e1er MADE us
Commissioner Andrews was warmly re
ceived. He said he was a Democrat ana
proud Of H. though not Syracuse Demo,
crat He characterized Mr.. Parker ana
lif1StI as dSSlHAdit IN'phPli'"''
Police Board. and Messrs. Roosevelt al
Grant as assistant Democrats o..
Il only want TO emphasize one tnihs,
he said "and that is that this board -
thoroughly and absolutely bipartisan ana
non-partisan. Never for an instant nav
political interests entered into any OF
our decisions or dictated single line Oh
action" 81.
The club. after some routine work en-
dorsed the local option resolution SUI
mltted By the Council OF ConieueIa'SN
Good Government Clubs.