The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-01-01

& New YoRK. Dec. Sl.-The Rev. Charles
I HParkhurst.to.nigh gave out the sub.
! Joined statement after it had been read
hsforo tho executive committee OF tho
society for the prevention Of crime and
Officially endorsed by that body.
In stating my position touching Ger.
tain Questions now lying before the
public mind, l cannot express myself
100 ,appreciatiyely Of the splendid work
That has been done by the senate com.
tnit,ee and it's talented counsel. There
has been created through their in.
6strumentality an epoch in the
I history OF our city, aud
tthee has been secured at the
eots municipal revolution that
would have been, impossible except
thr ongh their agency or an agency Of n
similar kind. And it is but just that We
I farther than this and recognize the
S'ork OF this committee and OF its coun-
ssei a. being the influence which is con-
l|ributing very LARGELY to similar NUM-
f:ie al upheayals throughout the entire
country. .Mr. Lexow's committee, Mr..
Soft and his associates do not stand in
heed OF our commendation, but it is Il
pleasure as well as duty to accord it,
and 1t is accorded with earnest cordiali-
sty.
1t may furthermore be promised that
any stricures that we may feel it neces-
sary TO pass, arc prompted by no spirit
ot animosity toward any man or any as
sociation OF men. The personal ele-
ment does not enter into the question
with u.s. There Is no particular line
which our society has laid down for it.
Self and particularly ends which we
have been for considerable time pros.
ecuting, and in all our efforts person ali.
s1es are merely an incident.
a u the readers OF this statement will
z put themselves to the pain OF recalling
what transpired last spring they will
4 aember that at that time the writer OF
this statement and few associa tod
with him were the only ones who be-
'ieved in the honesty OF purpose OF the
y Senate committee.
The newspapers were almost unit
= IN their conviction that to rely upon
4 Mr.. Le1ow and his colleagues for our
p municipal deliverance was to lean upon
: broken reed. l remember very well
saying to Mr.. LeIow at Albany, in the
presence Of all his associates, that had
i Just come from New York, where the
E entire atmosphere was pervaded with
& utter disQust OF him and all the mem
+ bers OF his committee.
& He HAD NO DOUBTS.
became convinced. however, by my
personal association with Mr.. Lexow,
Mr. Bradley and two or three OF their
colleagues that the committee could be
counted upon to do honest, faithful and
7 thorough work OF our up to the end.
. I gave to them my entire confidence:
3 used my best efforts to break down the
I spirit OF dls,rust which prevailed, and
in conjunction with the other members
ci tho executive committee OF the So
siety for the Prevention OF Crime, put
+ At the service OF the senators the entire
resources OF our Office. And they have
been availing Themselves OF those re-
sources up to Saturday night last.
We have watched the actions OF the
committee with keenest and unqualified
y q surance. They have bored into the
I: rotten tissue Of the police department
with utter indifference as to tho char
-acter. political or otherwise, OF what
they struck. Knowing that their re.
y port would havo to be rendered tho
hrst OF the new yoar, we did. to be
sure, become little solicitous lest they
\ were not allowing sufficient time ior
examining the higher officials, bu. l
+ sopposs they knew what they were
nbou: and that they would not do any.
thing that would even look like stop
ping their work without finishing it.
4 Matters had been for so long a time
Conducted in entire thoroughncss that
we had even forgotten that wo had ever
seen distrustful; but late in November
\ the indications were clear that tho in
Veatigation was not to be pushed to its
close in the Same energetic and unspar.
ing manner that had been followed up
70 that date.
\ We know that the character OF the
police force was reflection from the
character OF its chief executive and his
itamediate subordinates. and tina, how
\ ever many captains might bo smircIed,
I and however many sergcnnts might bc
3 csshie,ed, tho genesis OF tho matter
would not be reached till we had arrived
at the quality OF the five mon who 10,
gether constitute its executive hcadship.
FLlScHED AT THE CRISIS.
In view ofall this, VIC are justified in
laying thHta taEhile tho committee ,,ood
up to the rackmagn!ncen.ly through all
thn eariipr nnrtionp nj tin ;,you,;,,,