The evening times., 1899-09-22

NEW YORK, Sept. 22.-On the White
Star line steamship Majestic, which arrived
here from Liverpool yesterday, were the
Rev. DR.. Charles H. Parkhurst and his
wife, who have been abroad since May "a.
The eoctor has grown full beard during
his absence, and it is long and black. He
is sunbrowned and appears to have gained
in weight.
Il haven't kept up my newspaper read
ing much while travelling he said, $50
have little, if anything, to say about poll
tics, but-whats that? The Maz5t CON-
mittee? Why'-half closing his eyes and
looking upward-"is that still alive? l
thought perhaps that it might have died
by this time.
The fact is, have not kept tab on mat
tiers in this country, but have taken note
of many things on the other side, especially
affairs in France and England. l have just
learned that France has pardoned Dreyfus.
He will resent that pardon. An honest
man doesn't want pardon He wants rein
statement The finding of the court-martial
which convicted Dreyfus was cowardly and
deprayed. And not only that, the members
of the court-martial did cot have the cour-
/ age of their deprayity. They were afraid
10 convict Dreyfus as a traitor without
recommendation for clemency, and they
were afraid TO acquit him. Dreyfus is now
/ free and can cooperate with his frlends
/ TO obtain reinstatement and clear his name.
Dreyfus is a hero. and the one bright side
10 his case was the expressions of disap-
/ ,v,d fndi linn nm hP ma T.
of other nations. They stood for the right
above temporary gain,
The Philippine war is, / suppose, now
/ going on, and it is likely to go on for the
next half century. / see no end TO the
conflict. The Americans whom l met
abroad have expressed no sympathy for
the war. In England and on the CONT
nent they have their own opinion of the
affair, and it is not altogether compliment
! tary."
DR.. Parkhurst asked If war was on in
the Transvaal and when tod that war hal
Tot been declared he said:
Il suppose there have been more III
natums The fact is, Mr.. Chamberlain
knows that there is not unanimity among
/ the English people. In view of the con-
Yention OF 1884, England has no more right
TO interfere with, the Beers than they have
TO interfere with America. My sympathies
are with the Beers. 1t is a financial mat
ter. and were there no mines to work En-
gland would never have interfered. Many
Englishmen know this. The Beers know
that were they to grant free suffrage 70
the foreigners or TO the Outlanders. who
are in the majority, the TransVaal would
1 sinI> become an English colony, and this,
naturally, the Beers do not desire.
Il have read about the Ramapo water
scheme, but do not know what has hap
pened lately. So they have been trying
to find out who was in the scheme? Well,
( ] should think this would give them a
chance TO call Republicans. BY the way.
have they called Mr.. Plat? Why don't they
call Platt? / will tell you the reason. 1t
is because the machine Republican party
| inaugurated the MaZet movement. l don't
know how much has been developed by
the MaZet committee, but the more that
has been developed the blacker ii makes il
for the machine ring of the Republican
party, for through the conniyance of the
machine ring of the Republican party Tam
many came into power. / defy anyone to
deny or dispute this statement. They are
now investigating the result of their own
corruption. The more they prove against
Tammany, for this reason, the blacker it is
against them and the greater is their re-
sponsibility."
Z seen ldleT III Inc uds
at his home in East Thirty-fifth Street.
Speaking further of the Dreyfus affair, he
said:
France is going very much the same
pace as Germany. / was in Germany study
ing Just before the Franco Prussian war,
and again short time after the war. Only
three years had elapsed, but il was sad TO
see how suddenly the university life had
taken a subordinate place in a country that
had formerly put higher value on the in
tellectual life than on any other career. 1t
is precisely that tendency that we have
new got tc look out for in this country.
Frcm that point of view it is sad to see all
this excitement over Dewey. We were
in scme danger from the tendency to wor-
ship military heroes after the civil war,
but we had pretty well got ever that
Speaking about the matter of attending
the Paris Exposition next year, DR.. Park
hurst said: - have gone further than
most people, engaged rooms for next
year in Paris. / am not going"
The doctor said that with the utmost en-
phasis, and continued: You need not tell
me that that court-martial at Rennes is
alone responsible for the second coadem-
! nation of Dreyfus The who.e nation is
responsible. Nobody who has been in
France any length of time needs to be told
that. Whether France degenerated be-
cause she drove out much of her best
blood with the Huguenots, or because she
has lost so many of her sturdiest sons in
battle, whatever the cause, something is
/ wrong. And now France extends an invi-
tation TO the civilized world to visit her
exposition and see the triumphs of civi j.
zation. j wish first to see her bring forth
fruits meet for repentance
/