The evening times., 1898-10-01
Converses Freely About En-
pire State Politics.
DEARLY LOVES ROOSEVELT
But the Fact Thnt the Rough Rider
COMMENTED to He n Tool in Senator
Preacher-Discussio of the War
With Spnin.


mountains of Switzerland. He was ac-
companied by Mrs. Parkhurst.
DR.. Parkhurst, when ne sailed for Eu-
rope last spring. was pale and thin from
hard work. Before going he declared that
he was tired out and that he had about
decided to abandon politics and reform.
and devote himself entirely to his cleri-
cal duties as pastor OF the Madison
Square Presbyterian Church. He returns
full of energy, and with all his former
aggressiveness. He has gained several
pounds in weight and his bearing Is that
of a man eager for the activities of life.
Talks About Nominations.
DIR. Parkhurst does not seem in the
least averse to talking about the nominal
tions that have been made for governor.
II am in awkward position person
ally as to Col. Roosevelt's candidacy" he
said. II had a great admiration for the
man, and a warm regard that was al
most brotherly. When | was informed
that there was a prospect that he would
be the Republican nominee for governor
| was delighted. When / learned that
prospect had become certainty, and
that he was almost sure of election, 1
was exceedingly gratiEed, but now l am
in quandary.
Il have been told that Mr.. Roosevelt
went TO Mr.. Platt and sought his sup
port. You know what my feeling toward
Mr.. Platt is-not my personal feeling. for
l have none. l look upon him the rep
resentative Of the Republican machine.
when | was told that Col. Roosevelt
had sought Mr.. Plates support l did not
| believe il. Ny estimate of Col. Roose-
! welt was such that ! could not believe
! he would take the slightest step toward
securing Platt's support Even now l
! cannot credit il until l have IL from
/ Roosevelt's own lips.
| Ny mind does not work in such a way
that l can believe Roosevelt has changed
! so much. IL Plat came to him and Of
! fered the support of the machine uncon-
| ditionalIy, tx is different matter. but if
Roosevelt so Inundated himself before
! Plat TO go 10 him to seek his support
| he will have my opposition.
| InduIGes in Plain Talk.
| IF my own brother were a man who
| would court the support of Thomas Platt
| he would be man for whom under no
circumstances would 1 cast my vote or
to whom / could give my support That's
| plain English, isn't it?
Il am not an opportunist. l believe the
| only way wholesome results can be OBJ
! tanned in either State or municipal mat
ters is to be uncompromisng. 1t Is not
becoming for an honest man in any way
| to seek the alliance of man like Platt.
! who has displayed gross treachery TO the
| best interests of the city of New York.
| Mr.. Piatt is personally responsible for
the fact that we have a Tammany mayor
| in New York today. Mr.. Low would have
] haa ok tod iaS 81 had
put up dummy candidate, knowing that
he could not be elected. l cannot forget
! that, and decent men have no business
! to forget IL.
Il talked with Roosevelt and with
| Parker when they We're Doth in the po-
lice board about the latter's going to see
| Platt, and | thought Roosevelt agreed
with me- If Roosevelt has so changed. as
| is reported, to support him would be to
| rivet Platts bonds on the community.
Il have certain principles and / will
| abide by them. The question TO be settled
now is. Has Roosevelt humliateu him
self before Platt or rot?' Iii 1 could be
satisfied that he has not, he would not
find warmer friend or more constant
and laborious worker than l, and 1 would
dearly like to be convinced that he has
| not, for | love the fellow"
Dubious About the Van wycks.
10 the independent movement fostered by
the Citizens Union, and to Mr.. Lows
I support of Mr.. Roosevelt. About Mr..
Lows position he said he had nothing to
say until he had more fully informed
himself, but about the independent move
ment he said:
II was not here when the Citizens Un-
ion was organized, and / cannot speak
with ant noTitV bUr I underStand that
was to confine its activity to municipal
politics. Therefore / think that IL is ILL
advised for the union to widen its scope,
and l am rather surprised that it looks
upon the whole State as part of it's dio-
cese"
DR.. Parkhurst had little to say about
| the Democratic nominee for governor
II do not know Judge Van Wyck." he
said. II have heard much good and much
evil of him. and also of his brother, the
mayor. l have also heard both good and
evil of the supreme father of all unright-
| eousness. AT any rate, l think it is
| enough that we are burdened with one
member of the Van Wyck family, espe-
cially when We must have that one for
three years more.
Refers to the War With Spain.
The conduct of the war with Spain and
the treatment of the soldiers also claim
ed Dr. Parkhurst's attention.
II guess all sensible people who know
what is going on feel the same way about
the treatment of the soldiers" he said
lit is appalling, mortifying, horrible the
way those poor fellows have suffered.
The cause? The cause is politics in
places which should have been kept alb
solutely pure. L hope that thorough,
searching and unsparing investigation
will be made of the whole matter but
don't anticipate that there will be such
an investigation. Alger is responsible,
and the President who appointed Alger
The latter is politician, but. think. a
noble hearted, impulsive man. who went
into the war with the idea that it would
be all wound up in thirty days. unpre-
pared and without previous experience to
| fit him for the important place of Secre-
tary Of War.
Mckinley Handicapped by AIEer.
HE is warm personal friend of the
President, and his relations to the latter
made it especially hard for Mr.. McKin-
| ley to do in all cases what he thought
| best.
THE conclusion of the war opens up a
tremendous situation. 1t is appalling to
think of it's possibilities, but on that sit
uation | cannot talk now. / have decided
views, but l want to consider them care
fully and put them down in black and
white. L will say this, however: Jingo-
ism, Imperialism and expansion are all
one thing under different Names
| infa in hn faty