New-York tribune., 1900-05-30
PARKHURST SAILS TO-DAY.
THE DOCTOR SAYS GOVERNOR ROOSE-
WELT HAS WEAKENED HIMSELF AND
STRENGTHENED PLATT-NOT
GOING TO PARIS.

The Rev Dr. Charles H. Parkhurst who is to
sail for Europe to-day, attended a long meeting
OF the Executive Committee OF the Society for the
Prevention OF Crime yesterday afternoon at the
United Charities Building. Fourth-ave- and Twen-
ty-second-st. Others present were Frank Moss.
Henry V Parsen and Frank Lugar.
DR.. Parkhrust asked after the meeting for
his opinion TO the present political situation,
and he lit at the Ice Trust. He expressed
satisfaction recent developments.
This fee business he said. will furnish most
excellent material TO the anti-Tammany forces in
he municipal campaign. 1t shows so beaut-
fully just how great is that solcitude which the
Tammany leaders feel for the poor workingman'
of whose interests they forever talking. 1t
demonstrates beyond question how utterly indif-
terent they the needs of the poor and dis
-ressed. and of the sick. The lesson is in
valuable in its logical cogency. and ii will doubt
less be remembered and very diligently thought
OF. especially when the mercury gets up to about
l00.'
The Doctor said that Mayor Van Wyck ought to
receive honorary membership in the Citizens Union
the eyes OF intelligent workingmen Speaking of
State issues, DR.. Parkhurst said:
% be to see who 1SsdS Is to p head & tne
has. II is most regrettabe that he did avail
himself OF his opportunity weaken. instead OF
strengthen, the who controls the Republican
machine in the State If he had had confidence
munity the people would have stood by him in al
most anything he might have undertaken. But he
thought too much Of having a second term Gov
ernor. and afterward for President. Two years
ago the people had complete confidence in him.
But he began by going to 1.-The Old Man. and
as Governor he has devoted too much attention to
what he regards as practical instead of to the
ideal. This course has not helped the practical
very much and IL has damaged the ideal considera-
ably. for he has not gained the complete confidence
Of the machine, and he has 10 a very large extent
lost the confidence of those who were full OF ad-
mlration for him two years ago.
IL Will be interesting TO who the Democrats
put up, because Roosevelt swept into office on
the tide OF militarism. 1t remains TO be seen
whether that tide has yet expended itself not
Even as IT was Roosevelt did have large
plurality. and he has to large extent lost the
confidence Of the independent voters, his re-elec-
ton is certainly not a foregone conclusion OF
course, the fact that this is the year of Pres-
Dental election will probably help him.
DR.. Parkhurst will sail to-day the Germanic
with Mrs. Parkhurst. From Liverpool they will
Journey through the Lake region of England and
will then go TO France. They will travel through
either Normandy Brittany and the
try TO the Loire. They will then go their wheels
toward Paris, but before reaching the gay capital
land. The most of the summer will be spent at
Vevay. where DR.. Parkhurst has lived each sum-
for years.
The Doctor was asked If he still persisted in his
determination not TO visit the Exposition in Paris
He said very decidedly: We shall Paris"
all the world ringing with the Dreyfus case
and DR.. Parkhurst. incensed Dreyfus'S treat
ment, then declared that he would not visit the
Exposition.
DR.. Parkhurst expects to sail for home on Sep
tember 19 on the Oceanic.