The Yale expositor., 1895-04-26
THE VILLAGE COUNCIL AssAiLEp
AND THE AsSAILER ROASTED.

Inc writer IS not ANXIOUS TO engage
IN any controversy in defense of the
resident and Councilmen of our Viii
iage, principally from the fact that
they are honorable, upright citizens
who need no defense.
But inasmuch as the Reverend Mr..
Harrison has assumed the responsible
ity of publicly denouncing these, our
neIghbors and friends. as being in
league with the hotel and saloon keep
ere and the whiskey interests of the
Village, and as he has unjustly accus-.
ed them of other wrongs in this regard,
assume the responsibility of saying
that these men are as respectable, as
honorable, and as consistent in their
actions as citizens, as the Reverend
gentleman who uses his pulpit and
questionable eloquence to denounce
and publicly belittle them.
Who are these citizens who are thus
publicly scourged?
For the year 1894 they were the fol-
lowing:-
President-George Waring.
Clerk-C. X. Holden.
Treasurer-A. w. Ferguson.
Councilmeu-E. II. Beecher.
X. NJ. Lothian.
j. IL. High.
Thomas Wharton.
VIM. Andreae.
Lawrence Butler.
For lS95-We have the same gentle
men with the exception of James Nc
Coll as president and Frank Griswold
who takes Mr.. Andreae's place.
These gentlemen were selected by
the citizens of the village because they
are men of integrity whom they are
willing to entrust with their business.
Most of them have been here many
years and if the Reverend gentlemen
has discovered that they are dishonor-
able as representatives of the people
in the short time that he has subsisted
on the community, he has learned
more of them than old residents have
been able to discover in half a life time.
These men meet to attend to the
business interests of the Village for
what? Not money, for they serve us
from the commencement to the end of
the year without receiving a single
penny as compensation from any
source.
If there is any compensation attach
ed TO the positions it must consist of
the good wishes of the conservative
business men and fair minded citizens,
and the denunciations, abuse, and fault
findings of hair-brained cranks who
simply growl like the dog in the man.
ger, but who take no other steps TO
right the wrongs they complain of.
1t is a very easy matter for one to
bulge out his eyes and look wise, swell
up with self conceit. wrap himself up
i'll his cloak of self-righteousness and
eXpatiate upon the faults and short
comings of our Village Council. But
it is an altogether different matter to
be placed in the position of these citi-
zens and determine just what is best TO
be done and represent, not any special
few, but the people at large.
Let us be fair In these matters and
give these, our neighbors, credit for
being fairly honorable in their action
on these public questions that they
pass upon.
The Rev. Mr.. Parkhurst won nat
ional reputation by his open and man.
ly attack upon the liquor traffic and
other iniquities in the city of New
York. He made personal visits to these
places; he made complaints before the
courts himself, and he took an active
eventually brought offenders before
the bar of justice.
There are also Imitators of Parkhurst,
but it is lamentably apparent that at
least some of these are seeking cheap
notiriety by simply finding fault, call
ing names, and growing. These are
mighty courageous so long as they can
continc their exertions to expanding
wind only.
They profess to know that the law
is being broken, but they shift the res
possibility of all active operations up
on the wives and mothers or the boys
and girls of the village.
We are fortunate in having Prose-
cutting Attorney who will thoroughly
prosecute any violation of the liquor
law that is based upon sufficient evil
dence.
Rev. Parkhurst, of New York, walks
down the street, ascertains that the
saloonists are openly violating the
liquor law and he Immediately gets
eye witnesses and goes before a justice
TO make his complaint and have the
offender arrested or the saloon closed.
4 Parkhurst imitator may ascertain
the same things in the same way, but,
if he does, the good women of the vii
lage or the boys or girls are sent out
with a petition or the Village Council
men are berated and publicly denounc-
ed
Is not this hypocricy? And if SO is
it not more honorable to be an average
councilman of the Village of Yale than
Il ranting hypocrite?
| submit that public abuse and de-
nunciation of these our fellow citizens,
whom we have found TO be straight
forward, honorable men, is wholly un-
called for and we resent the attack
made upon them.
Yours Respectfully,
Pho BoNo PUBLICo.
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