The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-10-12

An Eloquent Object Lesson.
 New York. Oct. 11.-Dr. c. H. Park hurst this evening issued statement concerning his position in the present campaign in this city. The statement is substantially as follows:
 In taking the measure of the situa- ton nothing will be gained by slurring over the deplorable features, and also nothing will make us insensible to these opportunities and duties of the hour which are just as urgent as though no faults had been committed or mistakes made.
 Speaking now in the order of the two points as just presented 1 want to say first, that with the outcome of the ef- forts that have been made at fusion l am sadly disappointed. Excellent, surprisingly excellent as the fusion ticket is in certain portions of its per sonnel no one who has been for any considerable time resident in this city can examine the ticket without in- stantly discovered that the influences largely operative in its construction were distinctly indifferent to, not to say antagonistic to all that makes for tn best interests of the city as gen. erally interpreted. It would probably be impossible to find any twelve men who, sitting down together to study the matter of candidacy and having no purpose other than to promote, in the largest way the city's welfare would prepare a slate that would to any large degree resemble the fusion slate, either in it's individual makeup or in the type of character represented upon it.
 The preponderant element of our citi- zens desire to be governed by men who are certified to by the strength and dig nifty of their own record The issue is another proof of the fact, already nu- merously illustrated that the whole ef- feet of partisan politics in municipal mtters is to lower the tone of admin istration and in that way strike at the root of all these interests, economic, educational moral and religious which 1t is the proper function of the munich
 
 ally I prize the present situation as an eloquent object lesson of the debas- ing effect of having the city's interests safeguards by men who whether as re- publicans or as democrats look upon positions of municipal trusts only as legitimate game with which to stock the political larder. I do not like to seem presumptuous, but I venture to think we should be in better plight to- day if after having discovered the dickering propensities of the partisan conferees the sub-committees stood up in self-respect and said: Gentlemen There is no wisdom in our debating these matters unless we can meet one another on broad and generous plat form and consult together with an eye that is single to the exigencies of this city. Some of you are purchaseable by judgeship, some of you by a city clerkship, some estimate your tender edvotion to this city in terms of Sum- day beer We are not in the dicker- ing business, gentlemen. Our prefer ence is to deal with men who do not want to go around tagged with cost mark. You must excuse us from fur ther attempts at media tion.''
 The responsibility of failure would then be distinctly seen to rest squarely upon the shoulders of the politicians, and so would have been a stinging blow to the whole breed of small man1pula- tors. While it is perfectly clear that nothing of the above can be justly omit ted from fair statement of the case 1t is equally clear that whatever there may be in the situation we are not there by absolved from the obligation resting upon Us as citizens to gather ourselves up from any perplexity into which we may have been thrown by the unusual to remember that altered contng ancies have not modified the essential elements in the case and that whatever other enemies there may be that will be re- quired to be knocked down when their turn comes it is neither robust citizen , ship nor good strategy to concentrate this year upon any other enemy than the one well combined 70 Earalyze last year, viz, Tammany Hall. Interesting as 1t would be to get all the birds of prey on one branch and aim at general effects yet blunderbuss fighting is a mode of musketry that is neither the 11OSC HOT lIle HbOSL SILeCIlSe. One enemy killed is better than half a dozen scotched. There is flo abatement in either the cheerfulness CT t;ie hearti- ness with which I am prepared to camp On the trail of the striped beast.
 Though I repudiate a portion e the fusion platform and though l shall rot neglect to scratch one or more names on the fusion ticket, yet tn fact is nc scabbard into which I shaii thrust my sword that is already red with the tigers blood. I may and I do resent the process with which even the best of that ticket was put forward, but be- cause object to the machinery that brings about a mans candidacy is no rational ground for my resisting his candidacy, provided always the man is his own master and is pedestalled upon a transparently good record of his own producing. Whatever criticism may be passed upon my position as above stated, it is one. think, upon which sin care citizens can strive for victory with cut being ashamed and suffer defeat without being diaconcerted.
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