New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-16
THERE HAVE BEEN BAD JUDGES.

But no PROVED CRIMINAL WAS EVER EI.E-
WAITED TO THE BENCH.
70 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: There Is dispute about the fact that
Maynard stole a return from the Controllers office.
the result OF which TO seat a Senator not
| entitled to be member of the Senate, and thus
make the Senate Democratic. giving the Democrats
the control Of the Legislature and enabling 1t to
| elect a Democratic United States Senator. Judge
Cullen. in the Emans contempt case, decided that
the legal returns not before the Board of
State Canvassers because they were taken from the
public Offices where they had been properly re-
ceived. and Maynard has admitted taking the third
copy OF the returns from the Coetrollers office.
it is a legal maxim that the receiver is as bad as
the thief and we have the whole Democratic party,
as represented In its recent convention. indorsing
the theft and unanimously nominating Maynard
for OF the Judges of the Court of Appeals and
Dlstrct-Attorney Ridgway of Brooklyn speaking
for himself and his confedc said that Maynard
deserved the nomination for the work he had done
Tor the party. 'Credat Judeus" No. Credat
Judas for only such an apostate could believe
uat a lawyer Of reputed responsibility. holding an
official position. too would indorse thief. and con-
gratulaie himself and his party the theving
being profitable TO them that 1t was but graft
tude TO give the criminal one OF the highest po-
sitions in the gift of the people,
! AS the case stands the whole Democratic party
of the great State OF NewYork places itself upon
record conniving at crime. as glorying
in the successful results OF the crime. as
being accessory after the fact. receiving the
stolen goods and using them for its own purposes
and rewarding the thief for his criminal acts. VIII
there be honest Democrats enough in the State to
repudste the action OF the convention and consign
Maynard 10 dsgraceful obscurty? 1t Is hard to be-
eye that there will not be when the facts are
understood they must be that even leading
| Democratic papers are presenting them to their
readers.
! What are the lawyers going to do about this
great scandal the profes don and disgrace TO the
! judiciary? We have heard OF "atrocious judges.
such as Scroggs and Jenreys In England. and We
weeded out from our judiciary some years ago
| within the memory OF any OF Us nor written on
| the records OF history that thief other Grim
became public. 1t ia to be hoped the legal pro-
fession throughout the State will. without regard
/ to party ties. repud late this nomination OF May
nard-will, by speeches and writings do its best
/ last resort from the disgrace or having OF its
members IL criminal Consider too. the feelings OF
the judges who have to BE- associated with such a
! person. How they must feel the despoilment Of
! their ermnc. Under the law they powr,ress
t. act as their cOnsciences must dictate, and n
| Maynard ~ thrust upon them they must consult
with him. however revolving II must be to do
The purity of the ballot and OF the judiciary IL
especially at stake in the contest for and against
Maynard's election. and II ever there was reason
fore all the voters. and striving TO gain verdict
which will disgrace the criminal and prevent a
election OF Maynard will reflect such disgrace upon
the State of New-York az can never be enaced,
and Democrats VIII hereafter blush for the
share their party took In rewarding so notorious
a criminal. LEN
New-York. Oct ls 1890