The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-11-02
FRIENDSHIP STILL CLOSE
POLICE HATE NOT BROKEN WITH THE OLD OFFENDERS OF THE LAW.

Dr. Parkhurst Gives Out Statement In
 Which He Says That the usion Ticket is
 the only Ticket by Which Tammany Can
 be Defeated.
 New York, Nov 1.-The Rev. Dr. Parkhurst gave out a statement to- night regarding the political situation at present. He says in part;
 We are on the eve of an election sec- ond only to that of 1894 in the serious ness of its possibilities for good or evil. Defeat this year will, to a great ex- tent, rub out the victory last year. Victory this year will double and con- summate last years victory. To fasten last years result with rivets of per- manency is the business that the decent people of this city have now immediate ly at hand. Undoubtedly there is anti Tammany sentiment enough existing in this city to-day to do all or more than all that is asked of it, if only that senti- ment is made available and harnessed down to co-operant action. We have not only had fresh illustrations of the essential viciousness of Tammany, but twelve months last of distinctive qual- ity of municipal government has made us feel the new cleanness.
 We become so easily accustomed to a new condition of things as to become oblivious of the impression made by old conditions. I wish that we could have had just one dirty week of Tammany government prior to the coming of the fifth of November and I would guaran- tee reform victory that would convert
 the whole herd of administrative thugs, thieves and debauches into a horror of the past and if by any foolish or negligence of ours We make it possi- ble for the old system of semi-dsguised anarchy to come back again we are go- ing to curse ourselves for our stupid and criminal supineness and curse one another for being sharers with us in it.
 It does not meet the case to say that little harm would come from a Tam many victory this year. seeing that the chief positions of authority would still be occupied by men not in sympathy with Tammany, It is not perhaps gen. orally understood that the police com misstoners nerves are being strained to the utmost in the maintenance of their Xecutive authority and in making the police enforce the law. LaWless- ness is on the increase in this city to- day because the police have the im- pression that Tammany is going to win. There has been during the past ten days a rapid increase in the num- Der of complaints reaching me from all parts of the town indicating the grow ing boldness of the law breakers. The police have not during the past year, broken with the old offenders against the laws. The friendship between the police and criminals is as close to-day as ever it was and they are all ready to resume the old blackmail relations the instant the pressure of public opinion is removed.
 Twenty each of Roosevelt, Parker, Andrews and Grant would not insure discipline in the force except as they were felt to be backed by the support of popular sentiment.
 The fusion ticket Is the only ticket by which Tammany can be defeated There are four names on that ticket which probably no one who hates Tam many would hesitate to accept. If we concentrate upon them for all we are worth we shall elect them and their election will mean the triumph of re- form and the overthrow of Tammany.