New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-13


How would It do to put cabe-car gong on
the Nourmahal? 1t would be great doom u
ferry-boats.
II &C. n he hoped that Mr. Gaynor can be pre-
,.ai,od unon TO accept the Republican nomina-
fin, for the Supreme Court He ought not 10
doc,,ro II from any motives of delicacy "neh
a nomination il received for high ONCE iro'
the opposite party. 40 good Defhoe'"' DO WI
Gaynor will not be charged with having s"s
gested or sought it.. What makes IL i'''po' ''i'
for hin, to accent the nomination is the fact
that the Democracy has placed very UNIT
oo,1,da,o IN the field for the vacancy on the
bench Mr. Pearsalrs nomination ~ SCAN
daIous one: but az he is running in what Is
naturally q Democratic district, his chances OIL
election against "A Republican are good. WIN
Mr. Gaynor as a contestant he can De ueieaoeu'
Mr. Gaynor is one of the really great lawyers IN
BROOKLYN, and would be in his right place Oh
the bench.
Senator Irby. Of South Carolina says he Will
not submit TO coercion. How familiar That
sounds, Seems like echo from thirty years
ago.
What q comfort It must be to the people OF
Arkansas during all this hubbub over the van
Allen appointment, and Josiah quincy 5 per-
formances in the State Department, TO thlhK
that their eminent fellow-citizen ana ds'ih-
guished statesman, the Hon. Pondexter Dunn
is having a fairly good time in TINS CITY, anu
in the most unobtrusve. undemonstra'lNe way
drawing his little $2j day for It.
Criticisms Of Maynard, says THE Utica ID
server" Dem) will fall harmless at his feet
tod
Is the Association of the Bar of the City OF
New-York a contaminated source? Are IN
vestigators and critics such as Frederic X.
Coudert William i. Hornblower, whom Presi-
dent Cleveland has just nominated to be a
Justice Of the Supreme Court; James c. Car
ter John f. Parsons. T.. Randolph Robinson,
Wheeler H. Peckham. Albert Stickney. Clifford
A. Hand John L. Cadwaader. and Ehhu
Root--are they contaminated source? III
they are where shall we find one that is pure
and honest?
How would it do to lend the Americas Cup
to the Royal Yacht Club for two or three years,
and then to send the vigilant over to bring it
back?
The Indignant sentiment which ex-
Judge George f. Danforth. retired men,
Der Of the Court of Appeals. described
Maynard. the attempt to elect him to
that Court. and the consequences OF
the success Of the attempt. should find
place in the attention Of every voter. IF May
nard succeeds in this election" said Judge DAM
forth, the honor the place c0nfers will be
rooted in dshonor. He is to be denounced as
an unrepentant and boastful criminal for the
law says that a person who wilfully destroys
or misplaces legal record is guilty of crime
and is punishable with imprisonment. II May
nard Is elected Justice will be perverted and
every standard OF integrity insulted." Every
word OF this is true and the man who votes for
Maynard votes to degrade the highest court In
the State and to reward the commission Of an
Infamous crime
In view Of Secretary Carlise's admissions In
reference to the ridiculous commission which
has been making an alleged investigation at the
Custom House IN this city, it seems that Col
lecor Hendricks fully justified in the atti-
tude Of contempt toward the Commissioners
which he assumed several months ago.
Francis H. Weeks has not yet been surrendered
TO the United States, but there Is n strong prob
ability that he will be. II appears that Costa
Rica is DESTROYS. in return for giving him up, TO
secure either reciprocity in the extradition of
II
can readily be understood There can be no
doubt that an extradition treaty between the
two countries is in every way desirable As
the matter stands. criminal from this country
can take refuge in Costa Rica and live there
undisturbed unless the authorities of that Re
public, as a matter of courtesy or comfy, con-
sent to give him up Weeks was of course
familiar with the absence OF an eXtradtion
treaty and accordingly chose Costa Rica the
one place In the civilized world where he would
be safe There ought to be no such place OF
refuge for our criminals. Our experience in
the Weeks affair should lead to the taking of
early steps for the negotiation Of such treaty
as is now shown to be needed.
4 tunnel two miles long has just been COM
pleted in Colorado. If only the energy and
talent of Colorado would be content with bor-
Ing the Rocky Mountains. instead of the whole
country how much better 1t would be for
everybody.
"Do Won think .he action of the New-York
Bar Association will injure the candidacy of
Judge Maynard" WAS question put to Lieu
ant-C;overnor Shechan by reporter IL
elected this reply: Il do not. on the contrary.
| think that what the association is doing will
make votes for him" We are going To have
good test in the result of Maynards candidacy
Of the theory which the Democratic bosses
have been ruling this State for the last two
wears That theory. as Shcehan frankly de-
clares Is that when good men speak the truth
Of a bad man, all the bad elements of society
nrc at once solidiied in support of that bad
man. and being much more numerous than
the good element Of society ii il then possible
To place that bad man in any public office by
popular vote. matter how high. how dis
tingushed the Office may be, nor what the
qualifications of good character the proper per-
Torrance of its duties may call for This is the
bosses theory. They frankly acknowledge II
and audacously act upon it. Ii Is high time we