The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-12
STRIPED BEAST,
Parkhulst Gives Notice That ze ID
Still On Its Trail.
THE FUSION TICKET IS FAULT,
But Worthy the Support OF
Good Citizens.

New York, Oct 1e.-Rev. DIR. Park
hurst gives out the following statement,
In which he defines his position In the
county campaign:
"In taking the measure OF the present
situation. nothing will DO gained by slur-
ring over its deplorable features, and also
nothing will be gained, but u great deal
sacrificed, by allowing such features To
make us insonsible to those opportunities
and duties of the hour whcS are Just as
urgent as though no faults had been COM
mtted or mistakes made.
Speaking now I'm the order Of the two
points as just presented, want To say,
first, that with the outcome Of the efforts
that have been made at fusion l am sadly
disappointed Excellent as the fusion
ticket is In certain portions Of It's per-
sonnet no ono who has been for any con-
siderable time resident In this city can
examine the ticket without instantly dis
covering that the influences largely opera
tive In its constructions were distinctly
indifferent to--not TO say antagonistic to-
all that makes for the best interest of the
city as generally interpreted.
"We are not satisfied TO be told OF
candidate that 'thorc is nothing in partic-
ular that can be said against him. We
xant, on tho contrary, men OF whom
great deal moro thatis positive can be said
In their favor. There are plenty OF such In
town, and they are the type of candidate
that would be fixed upon by the slate
makers IL 10 were men that were large
enough TO manage themselves, and not
men that were small enough 10 be man.
aged, that were really the thing sought
Tor.
Very Good Under tho Circumstances.
snow In this we are not criticising the
committee of So Their function was un-
derstood to be TO constrain the several or
ganizations to combine In the composition
of ticket and not TO compose ticket or
their own. All they could do was TO prod
the different organizations into making
the ticket as reputable q contribution as
was obtainablo They did in that drec-
tion all that the wisdom and patience OF
man could do under the dcplorablc circum-
stances by which they were handicapped.
1.-The issue Is another proof OF the fact,
already numerously illustrated, that tho
whole effect OF partisan politics in munich
pal matters is TO lower the tone OF admin
istration, and In that way TO strike at the
root Of all those interests-cconomlc, edu-
cational, moral and religious-which IL 10
foster and subserve Personally, 1 prize
the present situation as AN eloquent OBJ
ject lesson of the debasing effect of having
the city's interests safeguarded by men
who. whether as Republicans or as DEMO.
Gratis, look upon positions OF municipal
trust only as legitimate game with which
to stock the political larder.
Il venture TO think that we should be
in better plight today II, after having dis
covered the manipulating and dickering
propensities OF the partisan conferrees. the
subcommittee of five had stood up in
their dignity and self-respect and ex-
pressed a preference TO deal with men who
do not go around tagged with cost mark.
"The responsibility of failure would then
be distinctly seen 10 rest squarely upon
the shoulders of the politicians, and so
would have been n stinging blow TO that
whole breed of small manipulators OF
which we shall have to get rid Of before we
can either be sure of victory, even after we
have won IL.
while it is perfectly olear that nothing
OF the above can be justly omitted from u
fair statement of the case, IL is equally
clear that whatever other enemies there
may be that will require TO be Knocked
down whom their turn comes 1t Is neither
robust citizenship nor good strategy to con-
centrate this year upon any other enemy
than the one we all combined to paralyze
last year, viz. Tammany Hall.
Interesting as IL would DO to get all the
birds Of prey on to one branch and aim at
general effects, yet blunderbus fighting Is
mode OF mussetry that Is neither the
most economical nor the most effective.
One enemy killed is better than half q
dozen enemies scorched.
On the Tigers Trail.
"There Is no abatement In either the
cheerfulness or the hcartiness with which
am still prepared TO camp on the trail OF
the striped beast. We shall not be munich
pally safe until she Is dead, for so long as
she Is able even To lash her tail, shc will
continue TO be the nucleus around which
the lawless aud dlsgruntled will always
crystalize in the hope of subordinate
ing the God-fearing and the law-abid!ng to
their behests.
"On this point the intelligent conscienc,
OF the city of New York is agreed. 1t is
perhaps, the only point just now upor
which 10 Is agreed, and IL we will stick Il
one another. and to this point Of agree
ment, we can win. Though rcpudiate |
portion Of the fusion Platform, ard though
shall not neglect to scratch one or mor
names on the fusion ticket, yet the fact 4
no scabbard into which shall thrust IN.
sword, that is already red with the tiger
blood.
There are sterling names enough OF
that ticket to furnish all decent and In
telligent citizens n rallying ground, and /
we can stand shoulder to shoulder In tn
election of their names, the cause Is main
tained and the enemy Is worsted, evcl
though this tail OF the ticket become tn
trophy Of tho wgwam.
III say that resent tho process by whicl
even tho best OF that ticket was put for
ward, but because 1 except 20 the ma
chinery that brings about mans cand
dacy il no rational ground for my resist
ing his candidacy, provided always ia
man Is his own master and Is pedestale
upon transparently good record Of hi
own producing
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