New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-22
ONLY ONE REAL ISSUE.
DIR. PARKHURsT ON THE COMING CAM
PAIGN.
HI SAYS THE APPROXIMATIONS OF THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT IS STILL TO BE COMPLETED.
AID THE pEoPLE SHOULD NOT BE


DEPARTMENT IS STILL TO BE COMPLETED
AID THE pEoPIE SHOULD NOT BE
BLINDED BY THE "sPRINGING'
OF THE EXCISE QUESTION.
The Rev DR. Parkhurst was In an agreeable state
OF mind last evening when seen by reporter OF The
Tribune In the course OF the afternoon Henry
Uouck representing the Firemen's Mutual Benevo-
lent Association. had called upon him with an ex-
ceedngly handsom, floral tribute from the associa-
ton and accompanying It was brief note simply
containing the words: "A welcome 10 a noble citizen
from the members OF the Firemen's Mutual Benevo-
lent Association" That ne had been deeply touched
by the genuneness OF the tribute was evident IN MS
tone and manner But he not so pleased to read
that State political campaign had been all mapped
out for him the coming fall. and that he was TO
stump the State. He said It was strange how slight
ausions could be magnincd. that he had no thought
~ engaging In the campaign from the viewpoint OF
sheer politics Such thing would be arrogant ana
,mpertnent Il may" he SAID I'm response 10 nu-
merous Invitations make two or three addresses In
as many places l have my own work to do here
=. hor,a " he continued There is my church and
/ shall continue to work here In New-fork CITY
along the same old lines / shall be found doing
business at the old stand
Then he continued at some length 10 show that
the Issue Is exactly the same as 1t was year ago
In other words, he Insisted that the work then
heRu
organization Of the Police Department The Police
commissioners he said. are In the unfortunate POSI-
ton in which they were left By the recreant
Legislature Of last fall. However much they may
desire II they can institute no measures looking
10 the reorganization OF a force not more than 20
Der cent Of which Is In sympathy with the law o.
the enforcement Of law. That. he Insisted. Is the
issue OF the coming campaign. and none other
should be permitted TO intervene. The excise ques
ton had nothing TO do with 1t. He was sorry, he
said for the temperance people that they have al
lowed themselves to be blinded and to be led into
believing that this is the ISSUE when they should
know that II has been brought forward by de-
signing politicians for malign purpose III there
IL anything" ne urged, that Tammany-m
Croker-and Plat, thank the Lord for to-day, II
they thank Him for anything. as do not know
whether they are much In that business; but II
there IL anything they do thank Him for 1t Is that
this excise question has come into the campaign
Reminded that a good many people were probably
waiting for an expression from him this same
excise matter his lips closed tightly as he said with
they hear anything on that question from Presi-
dent Roosevelt, OF the Police Board. nor from
Grant. We thoroughly understand one another and
nothing Will b. said"
one Ting "a, time he said sn ' arrpw OF" YOU You
shoot at both the arrow passes between and is
Here he was Insisting once more that the cam
pa,yn be pinned down to the fu.nment Of the
work begun last year. There was no other issue.
he added. Yet the excise question he frankly al
lowed VIII have TO be taken up and settled later
an There was time enough for that Let us get
the other" he earnestly remarked and then the
excise question can be taken up and settled In
factory. II can defeat Tammany this fall. then
Tammany Is dead"
lie could not say that any plan OF campaign has
as vet been decided upon. II IL possible he thought
10 revive the Committee Of Seventy and the cam
nalsn * now only about two weeks later In begin
nin2 man II was last fall that II. as regards the
reform organization. lie thought that a plan will
be made known in few days