New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-14
SAMPLES or now THEY "FTSE.


Commenting on the nomination Of Judge
Andrew, 10 be- Chief Judge of the Court of
Appeal, ~ the Kepublican>, and his indo'Sc-
mcnt 10y the DcmucratS The Newly ok
Time" Mr. ClryolndS lcisJLal organ, take,
occasion - renew the expression OF It's com
pmcnls to senator Hill 10y calling him one
" Of the worst men who have ever attained 10
nclitica' mower and leadership in this state
This j, said in connection with the statement
that THE Times believes in the union Of
the two parties in judicial nominations and
that Judge Andrews is entirely worthy ot the
honor he ha, received. But it happens" saws
The Times" "that the action OF the Demo
cratic state Committee in lndorSlng the Rcrub-
lean nomination l. poliric- and particularly
bad notifies" THE Times" has no right 10
saw this sort OF thing unless II is in position
to explain how il j, politics, what it means 10y
alleging that there has been "A deal, and what
the deal undertakes 10 accomplish. There has
been ~ deal ip the sense III which that word
/, used with regard to political bargains. Judge
NulrcuS j. the senior Judge Of the Court. pom
al considerations Of personal mcili and judicial
service he is entitled to the chief place No
other nomination Tor a state office was TO be
made. and the commOn-ScnSe OF the situation
urged that there should be no State election,
that the enormous expense oil Il state ticket
should 30 saved. that IN agreement should be
effected between the parties as - candidate
for Chief Judge, and that the man who is en-
fitted - the Office should become the candidate.
This view Of the situation presented itself Ia
She Democratic stare Committee. and was acted
,,,..n T,,nt,IlI \ofhiup of Diliticll value
was Offered 10 it for favorable action nothing
was promised by it. In word, The Illness"
rcmarl. is silly falSchood. As Mr.. Clcyc-
lands representative, it wished 10 bring about
the nomination Of Judge Pcckham. and, fail
ING to accomplish that result, it has Spltcfuy
chosen to make Mr.. patt and Senator Hill the
subicc, Of one of those crazy Mugwump lies
which show how little the regulations Of men
are valued when Mugwump politics is inter
fcrcl with.
THE TimcSs' attack on Senator Hill is
highly significant Of the state of mind Of the
Cleveland Anti SnappcrS with regard to that
aStutc Democrat On the day of Mr.. Cleve-
Lands nomination "Thc Times undertook, II
read out of the Democratic party the only
Democrats there were in il who caused then, or
Cause now, any solicitudc to the managers Of
President lIarrisons campaign. Il denounced
Senator Hill, Chairman Murphy, Croker and
Shcchan as blackguardsn As persons OF whom
an honorable course was unthinkablc, and 1t
sad that they must not be retained in positions
of tu.t or responsibility in the Democratic or
panizaton The next day, after dcvotng
column OF its valuable space TO culogy OF
Cleveland as the greatest noblcSt, purest,
wolthioSt and most altogether bcatiiic creature
that had ever glowcd in glory upon benighcd
earth. it again turned its attention to Hill,
Croker, Shcchan and Murphy, denOuncing them
as "cyil spiritSn as pirates" as devils" and
it demanded that those of them who held places
on the campaign committees should straghtway
retire and allow their Offices to be filled by
earnc,t supporters OF Cleveland "whosc tidcl-
ity clnnct be suspected" Unfortunately for
the Rcpublican party, these demands were not
needed by the Democratic organization. On the
rary, it overwhelmed Murphy and Shochan
with honorS and sued humbly at the feet of
Senator Hill for passing favor. "Thc Times
and its Mugwump and Anti-Snapper associates
became suddenly discreet, and although it wa,
plain that they were watching with a lynx
eyed distrilst every word and movement of the
black guards. pirates and evil spirits, still they
mentioned them with marked Difference called
them by their respective titles, and made fire.
quent allnsion to the valuable services they
were rendering ID the cause of tariff reform"
There was moment of hystor.ca uproar when
the Peck report made its appearance and the
turning down of their fayoritc, Judge Peck