New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-20
GREAT YEAR FOR NETWORK
DIR. PARKHURsT ON WHAT REFORM HAS
DONE sc FAR.
HOPEFUL. OF AN ANTI-TAMMANY UNION AGAIN
THIS FALI,-THE INTRODUCTION OF THE En-
CIsE QUESTION REGARDED MOST uNFoR-


CIsE QUESTION REGARDED MOST uNFoR-
TI.NATE AS CoMPIICATING TIE ISSUES.
The Rev. Dr. Charles II. Parkhurst never looked
to be in better health In better trim Tor nshtlng
against enemies OF municipal reform IMAM ne dih
Yesterday afternoon when ne walked down the gang
plank from the steamship Germanlc OF the white
Star Line. at the West feminist pier. ana shook
hands with a number of friends who were waiting
there 10 greet him He brown from exposure
70 the sun and air. and told his friends that his
three months of vacation in Switzerland had been
a season OF much pleasure ana peh"ht 10 MN MIS-
Parkhurst who accompanied him, also looked eN-
tremely well They said they had spent much oil
their time in the open air when they were ABROAD
DR. Parkhurst had spent less time than usual IN
mountain Climbing but he had enjoyed himself
greatly in riding a bicycle nearly every day. He
said he would resume preaching week from Sun
day
To newspaper men who saw MIN on the s'e"'n',"p
on the way up from Quarantine, ana Ia'er AZ MS
home in East Thirty -ffth-s, DR.. Parkhurst spoke
freely about the political situation He took lively
interest in the latest and said that the out
look for a union of all the forces which were op-
posed To Tammany last fall did not appear TO be
as bright as he had expected He was fearfu' 'ha'
the excise question might be means Oh u''u'hs
the forces which had stood together. ana on mat
point he said
The issues for the campaign In this city this ran
should be the same as those of last year. but 1t
looks s II we can't keep the excise question from
becoming the main issue. We have confronting US
the same questions which confronted us last year.
those of good government against bad government
Of the enforcement OF the law against the non-eh-
forcement OF the law OF good city ofnciais against
bad officials and Of the independence OF the c'uzens
against the domination Of the bosses nave not
words to express how much regret that the excise
nd cd self
city conducting as fear It Will to such mixture
of issues as will make the campaign more diincul'
A year ago the issue drawn 20 distinctly that
our more illiterate and unthinking felow-cltizens
were able easily to grasp it,.
PRAISE FOR THE POLICE BOARD.
As 70 the manner In which the excise question had
been forced into prominence. Dr. Parkhurst declared
that no could find no fault with IT, but rather goried
in II. President Roosevelt and the other members
of the Police Board he said. had forced the issue
Nv, enforcing the law In a most commendaDe man
ner The course followed by the Police Commission
ers had been Of the greatest Importance ne ue-
cIared In raising the moral tone OF the community
He spoke most warmly OF the stand taken by Iheo-
dore Roosevelt saying;
"Ue has taught the people that the law means
lot He has done only those things that SELF
rssnac.inp official could have done in his situation
7 u.ou,d stand by him to the DEATH and VIII staha
ny him 10 the death. He is doing simply what I've
took his solemn oath to do. That does not mean az
all that the statutes which he Is enforcing are lueai
statutes but they on the books Iammahy put
them there and Tammany kept them there. lie
lid have hean disloyal not only to the reform
Marty which he represents but to the entire spirit
and genius Of law II he had not bent every energy
TO the doing OF just what he has done care very
little comparatively what law is on the statute
hooks But / will fight TIL die for the enforce
ment of such laws are there. As one oil the pau
.l,,,tvl afr
learned so TO confuse legislation and execution that
4, has come 10 be regarded that a man may be
good citizen and still strive to break down the en-
forcement OF statutes. That is just what Tammany
has been doing"
BEER AND THE GERMANS.
As TO the repor, that the German-American Re-
form Union would form coalition with lamhahy
this fall on account OF the excise question Dr.
Parkhurst declared that he would not DeheVe 4"
until he was compelled to. He said
81 know that the Germans are fond OF their beer
hut | do not believe they are willing TO ADMIT
that their stomachs are TO be regarded as OF more
importance than the maintenance OF law IN TINS
city a year ago we all combined 10 Smash am LII
many because she had to be smashed. IL Is I'M
thinkabe that any of those who participated IN
the smashing should think or even cream OF COM
blning with Tammany to hep enable her 10 repeat pea
her past offences 1t is on that ground that have
steadfastly refused to believe. that tho German,
American Reform Union would have any nam I'm IN
such a contract We all worked together last year
to destroy Tammany. And now, for the IL hord ,s
sake, let us sink our side issues and bury all our
fads to continue our work In making the destruc-
ton of Tammany fact. c, r., Dab
hurst said he did not care to discuss the question
OF having the law changed so as 10 permit hre y,
That guestil9,n ne dS Said care 20 ay myself with
one body OF Intelligent and conscientious citzens
against another body of intelligent and conscien-
tious citizens | have my own ideas in regard TO
excise, and possible modification oi existing
laws Personally, favor local option The respon-
sfl,l
should be sadded on the community wneae o f. rM
ac,Ion which would have the tendency to break
down the observance of the Sabbath as we In
America have been accustomed 10 H.
THE CHARACTER OF LEGISLATORS.
DR. Parkhurst declared that in the coming cleo
ton New-Yorker should be supremacy concerned
about the character of the men to be elected as
Assemblymen and Senator'S. Upon the Legislature
the welfare OF the municipality depended to such
an extent he said. that love for the municipality
demanded the hardest kind OF work TO secure clean
and competent representatives at Albany We
mus, make sure that we elect no men TO office who
think of the damage to the interests Of the city
through insufficient legislation last winter The
allowing OF I3yrnes and Williams TO retire pen
sions and the retention OF so many OF the old
police captains in office are so many indictments
against the Legislature. II Senator Lexow and
men like him had performed their duty last winter
the Police Department would have been In better
condition than at present As i Is the Police
the handicap they were under. Some OF those old
captains known to be corrupt. We have
watched Eakins for years. and know all about hts
behavior In the Fifteenth Precinct but that IL the
helpessness OF the situation Nothing but death
seems to be able TO relieve OF these officials.
Senator Lexow ought not to be returned 10 Office.
There would be no bosses like Plat II there were
no tools ike Lexow When I heard Of the down
fall OF Senator COggeshall | fe.t ike having a
Fourth OF July celebration in August"
DR.. Parkhurst declared that Tammany would be
beaten again In the coming campaign II there
union OF the reform forces. and he continued:
believe for he q a
ticket are good. Tammany hasn't had any OF the
perquisites In which her power lies. She II In the
hands OF receiver. There Is subjective poverty
Of official positions that works detriment to her
chances. We have had n year of reform admins
tratlOn. None OF us are perfectly satisfied per-
haps. There are certain appointments and there
have been certain acts by those In authority that
We could not consistently approve. AT the same
time there has been entire change In the moral
complexion OF this city: Taken all In all. 1t has
been great year for NewYork. Any man with
intelligence Is fool, and any with con-
science Is knave. who fails 10 exercise to the ut