New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-23
THE VAR ON THE CORRUPT JUDGES

70 fAe BditOr OF The Trtbune.
SIN Will you please inform me which paper,
THE TRIBUNE The Times, first made war aRSihs. i.i
Hard, with datesi
Eec- York, Aug. 20, fST2 .,
This inquiry is easily answered and reply to settle
question disputed only among those who DO not Ano"
or cannot recall the facts. On Sept ISL puphc Aen
ton was recalled to Barnard by his granting the
Foley injunction against the Ring Next morning 'hH
TRIHuEE said in effect that Barnard was Iamnauy
supporer deserving falling friends. The Times salu 'nA'
no had acted wisely, and added that. In the apPau
Of his fellow-eitizens, Judge Barnard VIII ma io"
greater than ne could possibly derive RON any o'"'
source" - $1,000,
On Nov 49, 1871 THE TRIBUNE published us nrs' eApo-
sure of the reference system which, under barharu III
graham and Cardozo lhad become 80 great an abuse.
On Nov H. IL followed up the subject with seconu
article accompanied by leader urging on the Bar resist
ance TO the CRATES and the Judges who favored them
THAT was followed from time to time by numerous arI
eles in the ga ne ven Dec a. 1871 an elaborate
article was published showing the extent OF the thes
!GfatS"~James H Coleman; Cardozo and his Graft,
Gratz Nathan and Judge Ingraham and ms son. e
ing I'm the case of Barnard TO over SOOO In the SAN
issue THE TRIBUNE announced that the Bar
had at last taken steps to reform u tnis the
following editorial: Are the members OF ' nf
profession Ware gladly accepting d udcial Reform
going all they might 70 help themselves ,r =, NV the
Committee OF the Bar ASSOCIATION the Legislature
on it, first working day after New nea p, Of
fak
unisf ndges 10 on Dec IL The TRIBUNE eo.ianI ~
an account OF the operations OF the Bar AssOciaon ~
eeban on This reform, and ON Dec ~ ana 20 saEe an
hsref of the facts collected by the bar ASsocd'ion
90 be sent to the Legislature. .o-o Ar, A. On
Dnrng an this time and up 10 Feb g. 1872 the DAY on
which action was taken the subject at Albany me
es was silent upon this important matter but on that
ay IL published approval OF the Introduction OF the
BAR memorial into the Assembly, whereupon 1HE III
RHINE the next day published the following:
We heartily welcome The Tunes INTO the ranks OF those
who are fghting 10 reform the Bench by the lpeaSn
Inent Of the Judges who disgrace and corrupt IT. we
uonfh
this result which next in importance 70 the p9nc
revolution already accomplished and now second 10 no
reform measure afOOt When The Times began us on
saught on Tammany gave IL such help as, IN the Az
eepce its honestly COULD although IL gruuS
ingy discouraged all aid, and wished to do all the Wok'
or at least claim itself all the credit OF s accomplish
ment We saw with much pain that ii failed TO copy our
facts and figures showing the corruption OF the Judges
and their ayOrte referees and would have peen gau
10 see it taking up the editorial cudgel before the
euccess OF Impeachment became well nigh assured.
Still forgetting all this, hasten to do TIE Times the
credit OF saying that 10y its article of yesterday COM
united itself to the fight right fearessy, ana we con-
graduate 1t on the victory already gained The only IN
aDential papers in New-YOrk are engaged in the
work; of the Legislature have never had DOUBT;
Judiciary Committee Is composed OF men disposed 70
their full duty; the Bar Association has tacs ana
proofs never yet published which are simply unansWef
able, aud the WORK is well begun If not half DONE"