The evening world., 1905-09-27
FUSION IS HOPELESS,
SAYS DIR. PARKETURST
Real Issue for Anti Tamrnany Forces
to Use Against "Power Of Graft"
Declares Reforrner, Who Praises
Mcclellan and Jerome.

Of people in this city. mostly OF the
Nora.nS class, Who are OF me opinion
that MIR. jerome honestly represents
The Interests OF the working c.ass, anu
-l,vc is lot .uCkluE that backing Of the
tank aad file which Will make MS can
uidagy q difficult n to contest.
No Lack OF Strong Men.
In I~yauL.s OF Iae search Tor oanai-
dates 81! The tusIoLIsus | have ree!i
surprised t. observe in the names OF
those who have been mentioned. oOth
Tor Mayor and Distrlct-Ateorney that
we are 50 poor in material IN Farls
read In an American newspaper an
editorial which said in substance that
II we had been so destitute OF strong
men in l7,G as we appear to be to-day
there would have been no United states
and no Constitution. AS a matter o.
fact, we are not destitute of good ma
tc-Ial. There are to-day In this country
thousands and thousands of strong men.
but they are not heard from.
Il was talking with a man of wealth
i 'r9 a ar6. nd M he ICES ccSSpressed his views on
certain subjects to me. They are strong
ana vigorous views. ! asked him why
~, didn't tell the people he
thought IN these matters. But ne
wouldn't do what I suggested.
Lauds schmlttberger.
"If suoh people as mis- man would
come forward, We would. not have to
| take third and fourth-class men as
candidates for public office, and the
peonle would not be disappointed. We
need strong men for n strong admin
islratiun.'
Commenting upon the Police Depart
slcner McAdoo's recent shift Of Inspec-
tor Schmittberger and Capt. Dooley to
the Tenderloin, Or. Parkhurst said:
~ know Of no man who can be relied
l.. -,,,A urArl- nc May SNnnfTf-
berger. | know the q l remember
in 1894 that I fought TO get him be-
hind the bars, and | remember later
how 1 fought for him for Inspector
honest. thorough and effective work
man he. I knew him when he was
lad. and l know when he turned around.
know how near he came TO losing the
Greene tried to keep him Il OF the
Il am glad to see that Mr MoAdoo
places such confidence, In him. That
| Confidence Is not misplaced.
~ wish that McAdoo had some of
Schmitfberger's get up and go.
McAdoo seems to be a good enouSh
sort of Il man, but he is Away
could express my opinion of him
would be TO say that he is contu-
gatcd In the future tense. He is
never seems to do anything"
OF the question OF municipal owner,
ship. Nj. Plrkhurst said:
Il believe municipal ownership must
soon be tried. We have come to the
point where It is desirable for munici'
palities to take hold of certain lines
gas. Of course. l don't believe In {
pater1al government. but we have beer
so PLAYED with, deceived and fooled b!
corporations and great interests, tina
We ought to experiment with municipa
ownership. OF course, this has its dan
gers. The greater the number OF line
4 Of interest the city controls, the great
or becomes the power Of the political
marty which controls the ity. Wher
, the existing government puts men int
rlaces of trust, these men become sup
porters and workers for that adminls'
Worth Trying, Anyhow.
.eTrts. of course, is a block. but the
v.av We have been fooled with on the
question of gas, as to quality and price
makes II expcdient. that We should a
least try thu experiment of municipa
ownership. The problems of such an ex
pertinent will be difficult. but they
must be worked out
AS 10 the insurance scandals n the.l
present Investigation by leglsiativ,
! Committees, Dr.. Parkhurst shook hi
head sadly as he made this comment:
"The life insurance situation Is in
deed sad. 1t is hurting Us abroad
The world Is growing better. It Is true
tua It is n shame 10 think that sucl
conditions exist.
There is Depew, a United State,