New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-28
DR. PARKHURST on CHICAGO.
HE TALKS ABOUT HIS RECENT VISIT
THERE.


ONE ~ NV LINN
Ne p,rkhurs, f. back from chicago AMI VII"
so,,. d.cl,cf opinions ~ the WINDY tiy ana ~
,icos 'rhe ,.urdy reformer was seen 'asi h'E"' w
.,..,r. r.ro-,er and WAS asked 10 talk about I'M
80, and h,s visit there. Dr. Parkhurst "ar h'.c
nh reluctant to enter into any details "' MS W."
a. ne feared that any criticisms he ""sn' '""
u,ouh be offensive to the members oil 'h' MA,
ouett. Grub Of Chicago who entertainer III" ""'''
be IN the city. - ,,,.,,r.,
IA 90 he paced Nd and down his paror i went
20 Chicago TO deliver speech Al 'h' "'''"'''
cub which Is the representative iSep""'N"' 49,
~ that CITY It's members kno" the e"""'''" ="
affairs In Chicago. and are very anxious 70 -
-. a,ua,ion I went to Chicago TO tell the me"
how we did things here. and what we haa a'NV''
,,a,ad I avalled myself OF tho resources th'S p"'
IN nv hands TO acquant myself with the commune"
of Chicago which. | may say. IL IN so"'' '''''
better than ours. and again. IN some "h'S' W."
I, seems 10 me that, In some tnhsr' INV
neonle are as bad of az We ar" hu' III o"r 49,,
anvhov they have the advantage OF u NM III"
advantage IS that the municipal eoN',"'''
@.A,,., IL no. ~ strongly organized as 'he mu"'V'
aI covornmen, of New-York. AZ far a. can IMAM"
=, an, the rascals there don't stanh "grtn'' NJ W.
az they do In New-York. 80 contehuins WIN .''
,horo 1, more like dealing with push"n"'N'''
than with an organized army In 'he '"''o''''
,oro ,o an audience which must nave huhOe'e'
80, ,,o and found the audience In sympathy
nth mo II WAS a very pleasant company VI NV"
d women The people % Chicago are wei 'p W
an the matters pertaining I" th"r c''N' ""'',
,.,d thoroughly affairs IN New->"rN anu "e.'
,aers.and the posture IN New-foik nov" AM az
49,, car,. ont Of a smaller conference "r'' '"''
,,,u-sd,y evening at the club | have mehUone''
rrbc club extended many invitations I" VI" ' ''
.an,za,,ons including the civic League 81 III
oa1,o and some Of Chicasos most prominent ne"
% tnvitcd to express their opinions on tn' , ~
~, In ,ha CITY There Ner" 'lhht HP,,nn ~
dtn -. ,"erc more or less 81 the poicai oiu',,
1usioa's, They minated that 'hchg" va !" =,
49, honeful condition saving thh' , ~
~ J.v being heather ground. " was ~ w"
~, hitch IN send forth WissiuiiaIlcs ~, ',n.
49, ,ook an opposite view. anu 'ont'n"''' ~,
w. 10 i'm such q condition fhat iher" va IN
49,, br,e Of the present situation mere eN'I ' ,ns
an.noaad The conference was suoI oil'' a.. ~
.n'ar,,,, ~ the men were OF IN" OPINION lnh' ~
' VA come "a 10 somcihinf. u" Iip
-. 80, ,nv mind is that there VIII n' 'hoN'l''
leit vI' S uerhaps on the same lines as mere IN
Wew,York There many yonhg NH ~ IN earnrs,
~ ,,,a,,w old men. too. who are deeply W '"lhrs,
mi they want leader an" NV '
well-organizcd movement -, ,,r,os, sho,,r mo
- 80 much pleased at the courtesy SHOWN ',e
l., ,be members Of the Marquette Gun ana wne i,
- addrossed them ] spoke freely, ann tricu " yer.
j., a., 10, chicago was a strategic point aho en-
,hl.aa,,eJ This I also told the men th"t any eIe
p,tn ~ The spirit OF municipal politics IN rhicago
.'nuld carry ont similar tone In me MOI enMrs.
Nov that IL, all ! enjoyed my WISH WHY "''"'
and hope to repeat 1t al some u'"''