New-York tribune., 1900-09-29
BISHOP TO TAKE UP FIGHT.
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L speak advisedy when say that the people
here are in sort of slavery. so far as local
political and social conditions are concerned
Their environments grind them and gall them
II Is wonder there are not more Anarchists
Persecution and oppression reach out and touch
our people in the meanest manner The op-
preston in some cases would make almost
resort TO shooting. if I traded places with some
OF my people Therefore we feel It deeply when
we turn 10 those who supposed to stand for
the upholding OF public morals and find in them
hindrance rather than help.
VICE ENCOURAGED BY THE POLICE
1T is awful when you see the boys and girls
Ia families which trying to lift themselves to
3 higher plane Of living reentlessly pursued by
evil women. II is still more distressing when
you come TO know that the presence and prac-
Eoes Of these women are encouraged by the
sworn officers OF the law. It IS thing in a
great city like this to know that there is bestial
Ity. It is another and terrible thing to know
that in the fiat, sometimes on the
hoor. vice is reaching out for these boys and
girls we have worked hard to 1t is
Haddening and disheartening when ask that
the law be enforced 10 be told when we get
tired Of living here 10 move out In spite of all
that do, the present tendency In this
locality is downward. We are not gaining
ground"
Mr. Paddock spoke with great earnestness and
lnctsfveness in telling about the situation IN his
parish. He admitted that he would be glad
when he felt at liberty 10 wage open warfare
against certain wrong conditions in his district
The Rev. DR.. Charles H. Parkhurst blames
the two political machines for the bad state of
affairs On the East Side He says that until
both machines are retired little better can be
hoped for DR.. PaTkhurst was seen at his house
yesterday afternoon and said among other
things:
The only benefit that accrues from a matter OF
this kind is the notoTiety that is given TO the
actual condition Of affairs showing that the
golice are not doing their duty. They sup
posed 10 be the natural protectors of the people
IN the East Side neighborhood. while, a mat
ter Of fact they are their unnatural enemies.
The only advantage Of this present movement
on the part Of the Episcopal Church is that it
throws light upon what is going on in this city,
what has been going on and what is constantly
Episcopal Church does will avail nothing
things are now conducted. When the city of
New-York is ready TO take hold Of the situation,
then we shall see decent conditions prevail. The
great trouble is that people get tired after
effort 10 clean things up and slump back into
the old rut Spasmodic efforts don't amount to
much. I sai6 some TWO three years ago, when
The present Tammany government was elected,
THAT the people should be permitted to lie and
boil IN their own fat The people Of this city
are responsible for the present misrule but the
conditions that now exist will continue until the
present administration is retired.
The only benefit secured from agitation of
Shis kind is that 1t keeps the subject before the
people until that time when they ready TO
throw over bossism. Mr.. Platt and Mr. Croker,
when that time comes, Will be together they
always are. The only thing to do is TO make 1t
hands
Such things as the negro and race riots and
other ongoings in this city naturally prevail
under such chiefs as Devery. Eighty thousand
votes put Tammany where it is to-day, and
Platt furnished the votes. People say 10 me:
oT7s4z LET pipff
can I?'' Croker and Platt are partners. Both
represent one kind Of municipal government
bossism. When one gets into trouble the other
flies 10 his relief.
These things In EIdridge-st work In such a
way TO educate the people as to what is 60
ing on. Tom and Dick not going TO let
things get out Of their hands II they can help
s.. l disagreed with Strong on many things.
Considerable fault found with his admin
istration. But compare it with what we have
snow!
DEvERY's EXAMPLE
Frank Moss had this TO say:
The powers that control the Police Department
care nothing about the opinions Of good people.
They have openly and deliberately chosen to
ally themselves with the keepers of dives and
gambling houses, rather than with ministers
and Sunday school superintendents. Their in
iterests are in the poolrooms. brothes and sa-
1oons, rather than in the churches and schools
1T is to them a plain proposition that they can
get more revenue more contributions and more
votes from their chosen allies than they can
from the other side.
a man who is now Chief Of Police, was cap
tain on the East Side The Rev. William Ham
i1tons pastor Of the Allen Street Memorial
Church, went TO him quietly and peaceably, and
INFORMED him Of the existence Of certain disor-
oeTly houses which were interfering with the
work Of his church. He was insulted by the
Captain, who Informed him that man who was
looking for such places could find plenty of
them, and that although repeated complaints
vas MADE concerning them, he did not proceed
against them.
When conditions are such that that man is
.seleeteo and forced into the position Of Chief
ano retained there amid continuous and grow
ing scandals, you must expect that the subordi-
nate captains viii do he did. rNhey have to
DO II Il a captain should do his duty on the
East Side he would cause some prominent poll
ticians who control the Police Department to lose
Immense sums OF money daily from evil resorts
in which they are interested, and he would be
transferred promptly to "Goatville"
The price that New-York is paying In flesh
sno blood for its wide open dives is beyond com
putation Not an Official nor a political leader
VIII move 70 change the situation, and the ma
chinery for criminal prosecution is so firmly held
Dy The ruling powers that no practical pereon
counts on it at all The powers care so little for
moral and religious sentiment, and have such
good reason TO be fearless concerning the ma
cbirery Of justice, that we cannot hope for anv
Improvement that does not come from a funda-
mental change IN the entire body of our CITY
onncaTy- We will have TO stew for at least ff-
teen months more.
The Rev. Thomas P Slicer-who bv .be ma,
has Just moved from No. q West seventy-sixth-
st TO No 156 East Thirty eighth -st-told q
story which confirms what has been said about
the conditions that prevail on the East Side. He
said:
Not long ago young girl living with her
tather near the Eldridge-st- station was carried
bodily by her associates TO q place of conceal
For Absolute Purity