The Detroit times., 1909-03-04
BINGHAM s LAXITY
CAUSES SPREAD
Of VICE
"IF SOCIAL EVIL HAS SPREAD IT
COULD ONLY HAVE BEEN WITH
COMMISSIONERS PERMISSION"
SAYS CANON CHASE.

NEW YORK, March 3.-"Genera
one OF our number has been the cause
az the spread OF more social evil thar
anything else thai has happened IN
two generations In is sandel
against the pastor OF this church thai
has become su common for the protect
ors OF crime 10 utter. that | believe
my brethren Will not think am trans
crossing the piopIieties of this occa
sion IL | emphatically ana With indig
nation deny the accusation
Canon william Sheafe Chase. speak
ing in Dr. Parkhursts church. In Mad,
SON Square. before the terdenomina
tional Committee for the Suppression
OF Sunday Vaudeville, launched this
broadside at Police Commissioned
Binghem:
The evil resorts the speaker con
tinued, have not been driven out OF
the TenGerloin or other parts OF the
city where they formerly were segre
gated. III they had been. neither they
;ior individual women could have gone
elsewhere without police permission
and knowledge. This slalder against
Cr. Parkhurst is merely To throw dust
In the eyes OF the public.
The police Comm' ssl1ner iissrace;
his Office by giving rs a reason for net
keeping his oath OF otfica. thai the re
sulI Il enforcing the Jaw N.all 5c
evil. When he erforces the law. We
will be able To- see nc evils AID scr
rcst tlem He is ,alkins mons ,nsc &c
say enforcing the law has increased
the social evil. II u has spread. II
could only have been with his per
mission.
He is reported To have said, in reply
to appeals To clear he s,ree's ot
yicicus women: All right, I'll clear the
streets but where shall | drive the
women: VIII you preachers open your
churches and your homes and take the
unfortunates in? Oh, no; not they.
their skirts around them in horror and
say frigidly. IL is not their business
that is for the police"
THE commissioners accusation Is
that by stamping out the crimeNin one
spot. IL spreads the evil. | thing we
ought to ask for a. conference with
him. and aid him I'm every way we can
The speaker also gave Governor
Hughes dig regarding primary laws
Or. Parkhurst. who had an engage
ment to lecture In Boston. sent let
ter TO the meeting. taking Assembly
man George A. Voss 10 task for saying
the minister favored the Voss bill for
an investigation OF the Sunday laws
The copy OF the letter, read by Bishop
Courtney. who presided. follows:
New York. March l. 1909.
Mr.. George A. Voss:
Dear Sir-I have no sympathy
with your BILL and | have a great
deal less sympathy with the way
in which you have dragged me
into apparent support OF IT, What
you had the assurance TO read at
the hearing before the committee
on ways and means was no pro-
duction OF mine, but merely re-
port OF an interview some time
since. but totally misrepresenting
my views upon the matter In ques-
ton. And for you to avail your
self OF such report on so public
an occasion, without having first
secured from me guarantee OF It's
accuracy. only shows the length
you are willing to go In bolster
ing ND an indefensible cause.
believe In the maintenance of Sab
bath statutes OF just as rigid
character as the police depart
ment. energeticaly administered.
can enforce. ] told you so III the
letter | wrote you. but which, Tor
some reason, you have not seen
fit TO make public public. Yours
very sincerely,
CHARLES n PARKHURST.