New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-24
Hills ATTACK UPON THE Judiciary

Hills ATTACK UPON THE JUDICIdRY.
1t is to be hoped that all who are interested
in the Democratic conspiracy to steal the Legs-
lature will peruse the interview with Governor
Hill which appears in "The Sun" Of yesterday
Hill is generally recognized as the organizer and
hacker in chief of this outrageous assault upon
the balot-box, and the fact that he has been
exposed and held mp to the scorn OF the reputable
men Of both parties makes him lose his temper.
Accordingly, he proceeds to discuss the political
situation, as he commonly discusses such topic
when he gets angry-with an indecency and a
dishonesty which it would be impossible to
parallel outside of saloon.
1t is far from pleasant thus to characterize the
chief official of our State. But we submit, in
all candor, that no unprecedented person can read
the interview in question without reaching the
conclusion that the Governor writes himself down
in it as a heated. reckless partisan Of the lowest
type. Take single illustration. Two of the
Judges in the interior of the State have rendered
decisions in election cases which do not commend
themselves to the Governor. What then? Does
he express his dissent in a dignifed manner ?
No. But losing sight of what is due from him
to a coordinate branch of the Government, he
does not hesitate to offer 4 coarse insult to our
judiciary. 1t is the general feeling among our
people that our judges are trustworthy, that poll
tics do not influence their official actions that
they render their decision without fear or favor
from any source. 1t remains for the Governor
to cause it to be understood for a purpose-and
that grossly partisan one-that the bench OF
New-Yorlx is corrupt, that our judges are mere
puppets in the hands of wire-puers. Listen
to Hill. We quote from "The Sun's' interview {:
Judge Adams, in tie Steuben District, and Judge
Kennedy In the Onondaga District, apparently fail to
understand the powers OF the County Contrasting
boards. 1t is notorious that Republican Judges have
been in consultation with Republican managers in Ie-
gard to the official canvass in these districts. That
these Republican Judges will follow the Instructions OF
the Republican managers seems likely from the recent
judicial acts OF the Judges In regard to the canvass
These Judges have already shown disposition to over
ride the Canvassng Boards tho powers OF which are
clearly set forth in the statutes.
1t seems to us that the State Bar Association
could properly take notice of this scandalous
imputaton upon the honor of the judiciary Of
New York, since the Governor is a member Of
the profession which he assails. What do re-
spectacle practitioners, whatever may be their
politics. SAYS it their opinion that Republican
Judges are true, not to their convictions, but
merely to party managers? What do Demo-
cratic Judges say-do they regard their asso-
ciates on the bench of another political faith as
a disgrace to the ermine?
Lawyers have been thrown over the bar for
conduct infinitely less discreditable than that of
which David B. Hill has been guilty. He ought
to be compelled either to apologize for his foul
libel or shut out Of the legal profession.