The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-01

tention has been 10 secure the enforce
meEt of law i'm this city. and yet hc has
dogged our steps from first to last. and
fas made efforts to discredit US in the
estimation OF the community. If the
executive element OF the police force had
been able TO. accomplish its purpose, II
woLI have crushed the society: there
would nave been no Lexow Committee
and Grant would have been Mayor to-
day instead OF Strong"
BYRSEs HAD FOUGHT HIM,
DR.. Parkhurst reviews the various
blows Byrnes has struck at the society,
such as requesting the police Justices not
to issue warrants TO the society's agents,
claiming that they werc irres ponsible per-
sons; the arrest OF Chief Detective Gard
ner. of the society; the wrenching from
Agent Marrett of such information as
could be ex.orted, and finally by perpe-
trating agairst Dr. Parkhursts ,hurch
a vie. sneaking insinuation that he "si.ew
{ we'll tro1den path that came from his
vestibulc TO disreputablo rc,'ort."
DR.. Parkhurst also quotes from state
meuts and interviews given out by Mr..
Pyrnes. to show the attitude he took to-
waids the S)ciety for the Prevention Of
Crmie Continuing. he says:
Now. that Is Byrnes. lie is the man
we have had steadily in our eye for
| three years aud ne has had us just as
steadily i'm his eye. The community
knows our work has meant nothing but
the overthrow Of misrule In this city.
Byrnes has known that as well as the
public. and yet ne has fought US. NOW,
| why has not the Senatorial Committee
! through its counsel. made themselves IA
/ niliar with these matters? We have
urged that Mr.. Byrnes should he asked
| whether. prior to the senatorial inVestiSa-
tion. he was cognizant OF the rottenness
Of the poIice force. lie either was or he
was not. If he was, and stil kept nl'
| mouth shut, he was unspeakably we
| and If ne was not. he was unspeakably
| imbecile.
| THAT BIFURCATEp DILEMMA.
Now why did not the committee insist
| that Mr.. Goff, IN his characteristic man
ner. should bron Mr.. Byrnes on that BIZ
furcated dilemma. | am nothing but a
minister. but if | had been lawyer OF
| Mr. COTS ability. | would have put
Byrnes on that tasting iron. and | would
| have guaranteed to broil out of him all
| of his official reputabiity inside of one
days session. provided, of course, the
| committee would have allowed me to do
| so.
Let me say in conclusion that have no
| interest in this matter save proud and
passionate desire to see work that IS
| thorough / MIR. Byrnes. with character
istic disposition to get his own neck out
of the yoke, says that he has been so
! handicapped as TO be perfectly powerless.
| I want to say that all such excuses are
| evasive and cOwardly. II he had wanted
To turn the police department upside
down and exhibit it in the character that
he knew best belonged to it, he could nave
done II. and done IL easily. and the pub
lie would have stood by him. and no body
| of men more soiidiy or heartily than the
Society for the Prevention Of Crime. II
| | may be permitted to refer to myself
| have been able to do something inthat
line for the past three years, KNOWING
| the fact that | was outside the depart
| ment ana a miniser, and do declare thal
J II Byrnes had wanted TO do anything he
could have done IT. and he could have ac-
| compllshed more in the shape of earth
auaI,Ing results i'm three months than
have been able to do in twelve times
three months. Men with as much In
nuence as he who have been In the mids
Of iniquity clear up 10 their ears TO
twelve years can fight tniqutty II the,
want TO, and if they are clean they vii
want to.
am aware that many Of our FRIEND
will take exception TO this. Some will sa,
il is neXpedient, II is not question tina
weighs with us, for we are with a prin
ctple. ana we are here TO stay. We ar
not prowling for promotion nor burnir
for popularity, but this Society for IN
Prevention of Crime was here before tn
Senate committee came down. ana we Wi
be here after the committee has gCn
back and the line that We have followe
in the past will be the line that we sha
Just as studlously and unswervngly fol
low IN the future.
(SigneD CHAS. IT. PARkHURST.