New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-28
THE WAR ON JUDGE MOTT.
To RE- PUNISHED FOR REFUSING TO
TRUCKLE TO THE MACHINE.
BOSS nERRICKs EFFORTS IN ALBANY
COUNTY NOT LIKELY TO sUccEED-ThlNGs
THE DEMOCRATS COULD NOT FORGIVE
Irxom A STAFF coRREsroNDESr or THH


| THE DEMOCRATS COULD NOT FORGIVE
tyxom A STAFF CORRESPONDENT or TIIR lRhUSEl
| .u'au, nc, aGA queer phase Of Albany County
notifies Is illustrated by the hcrulean but inefcctua
efforts of Boss Horrick to down iie-iohg Demo
GRAFT who Is not candidate for rc-eec"oh a. .o"h'
Judge but who has committed The unpanohaole s'h
OF refusing 10 trllckle the machine Judge Johh u
| Mott grandson OF Eliphalct Not' the MIST presl'
dent of Union College IS the culp7t Inc 'uugo mas
| ,,t only had the temcriy 10 defy HerncRs express
| commands but actually survives inc punishment
| inflicted on him. This. Of course Is so'lou' AK
pravatton of his original offence ana his recent homh
| 80, nv 4, citizens movement and subsequent in
dorscment BY tho Republicans nave euuSsu VIC
machine men literally to froth at the mouth
| ..,o,,s vocabulary Of abuse has been exhausted
a. his rcvtIement. but the prospects OF his election
| arc ca good that his enemies wrath Is beginning to
| give way 10 CONSERVATION
The story of the present opposition 70 JuuRe Nott Is
a striking revelation OF corruption anu i"ipu"S III
the Democratic party. The crimes by which some
~ ~ unscr,puIous member, have arrived at their
| prcsent supremacy werc never placed III moro
rIar,pg light About ten years ago. when Amos
pnlsbury was still alive, the Albany fchl'ehud'
was a model institution. IT'S prisoners "tro mum
bcrcd by thousands, and people came lohs Instances
IN study its methods. On Mr. PillsburyS deafh'
"a. %, 1evis was appointed warden. and although
nor oui,o ca successful as his father, the young
man kent ND the reputation Of The place father
and son were both stout Democrats D'' uhior,-
natey for the latter # was suddenly uisco'ere' uat
he paid too much attention 10 the prisoh anu 100
l.,le ia poIitics His assistants. 1t was noticed,
had been selected rather for Industry anu capacity
49,, o., a dsnosition 70 curry favor with ward loafers,
I'D en- bo Incurred the enmity Of the blatheIskites VINO
ben hogan 10 control local affairs Inc TACT lhaV INC
utson was source of revenue to the county was an
additional reason with these gentry 1or dr. flhs-
bu,v,s removal and IT was not long Deiorc ne was
nj
olsted and John McE"eh 0i0d' " Wv
installed in his place , ,,.
nr,,c,n,es His force of aids was recruited from
among his family and party connections anu ne even
made places for their sisters, their COUSINS anu o'
aunts. Three or four Democratic inspectors Oh
election. while under indictment, were appointed as
,,ords As a natural result, great scandals were
caused by the ill-treatmcnt oil prisoners.
prt tbe consequences might have been aVerted II
,,ci,1ron had not distributed among his friends so
nv ~ the fat contracts that keep the machine
Going as noticeably to decrease the PRISON revenues
Tho terms OF these contracts IN isct' "orc ~ ou'
ragco,s That the local labor organizations raised pro
tests and began Investigations Iher e'oru' Vi
.o,,so were Distracted at every turn by hcrlcA
s tho . Gang and when the Prison Labor law
49, f,orv nasscd II wa, found that McEwens
r+,octs were all made for several years ahcad' so
that IFS provisions remained pracucahS i"'P''a"''
as far as the Albany Pcntentiary was concerned
Judce Mott was then appealed to by inc 'aoor n'e"
n lake some steps IN the matter beca"So nv
Ustoucd TO them aud not to Sc BOSS herrlcN al" '''
Glands Of the nvictorturers ana womah-oc"'r'
,to machine is today asking voters to deioat mn"
a. any man not blinded by personal and party seH>H
ness 10 the first instincts Of humanity "'""' '''
the Judge actively espou,ed the cause oil tnc "o'"'iS
men. lie GatIy refused 10 attempt 10 Snno "qu"s
into the prison abuses and rea,et prisoners to
restiou that he should railroad lone-lerl easv
10 ynritcntiary: aud when the Grand Jury lhaiy
passed resolutions recommending sucn aI,tI Ito
bem frankly that McEwcn had applpa'nct al ~,
rc, win thG promise of a T1O fee Tor ever! lohs"n
prisoner be could persuade the court To 'o"''' '''
I" 19s7 when senator Henry Russell was c2na-
date for his present ohlcc. AMI the famous Xh
Watervliet7 conspiracy was brought to iigh oy "npn
tbe senatorship was to have been stolen for Norton
Chase Judge Nott again brought lhto ae,Ve 90.
tIe ronniy Clerk showed that Mr. Russell had 6eon
elected by majority Of eight votes lheh .ha LII
,alc had been made I'm the count, and the duplicate
returns filed with the supoNiS0rS were malc w sV"
no T"arj of Supervisors OuuumbeItng the l,epuDil
cans an effort made 20 accept thf fIalucn1, r.
turn, and give Chase the certificate Bu poc1e!mss
were instituted before Judge Parker 10 compel theh
10 act upon the returns irst hied. lhe1c PIo,,Is
failed Then Judge Not "2S turned 10 Tor a,'isauoS
Iic rrompty GRANTED preliminary inluhcUou aSalsl
tbe EoarI ana thi, Judge Iugalls subsequently ma1o
/ permanent. issuing mandanuN 10 CoHiI'l '".n y"
rouuf fine rst returns. For this another deep and IN
dolble black mark was scored aea!hN' '"lE, N".t
| name The bascnesS Of a Democrat; elevated 10 ne
bcncb nv Democratic votes In actually refusing u be
| a party Ia Democratic nfamy, was something ai'o-
cchcr unparionablc I'm Democratic eyes II this thng
couIinucs argued The machine men we SHAH b. driven
| 10 fair dealing I'm spite Of ourselves and then what
win become Of our plans 50 they resolved 10 make
| a firm stand against him. This olive secured the
defeat Of his effort ~ secure the indictment OF the in
! ennctors who had falSlned the returns. He was
branded with the names Of traitor and renegade
| and the machine would to-day make any sacrifice to
| compass hi, defeat Their hatred Of him Is directly
inspired by the principle that honest men ont OF
place politics and the crimes for whose failure they
antagonze him are precisely th0se whch The present
machine ticket represents