New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-14
RECORDER SMYIH A RR1IGNED'
DIAM WORDS FOR HIM FROMtTHE REV:
DR. PARKHURST.
DECLARED TO HAvE>BEEN THE SPECIAL De
FENDER OF THE ROTTEN POLICE DE-
p,RTNrXT-JoIN W. GOFF suG-
GEsrED As FIT MAN FOR

GEsTED As FIT MAN FOR
HIS SUCCESSOR.
rho psv Dr Cbarle~lH Parlchurst yesterday ex-
messed himself in favor Of the nomination OF John
" Gof. of counsel for. the Lexow Committee as
candidate for the ofcebof Recorder at the coming
election In a carefully dictated statement ai'cr
praising Nj COTS character and recent work. d.
,,,h,,rs, roid blr cornph 1ents 10 Recorder Smyth
rs follows
II is not a pleasant thing tosspeak either question
ngly or dispnragingy OF our Judciary; lot III ~ 80
s|, ,b,r rho matter touches closely TO the su-
preme interests OF the community 1t Is perhaps m
possible 10 men sny S %e as city or unry
as the purity OF our JUDICIARY ana INC even va =,
ance at vhioh hey are dsposenv'o hoid the ScaeS u
Now it is a fact that it is being whispered WIN
more and more of courage and assurance mar VIII
some superb and notable exception questions on i1ir
are not handled IN the courts With clean hahus OF
right vindicated and that which 8 wrong dishon-
ored Not only are obliged to believe ihat ms
is The fact with reference to individual judges put
we are compelled by known facts 10 feel tha' thHI
is just as truly judicial ring as there Is ponce
/ am perfectly well aware that the ground upon
which treading here Is as, sr TICS on me ios,
year confess that I'm prepared i"r any5'h ,h
The air which has been brcalhed Is SO '"'e' ''''
II is on this and similar Gcroun;s that would IKE
porance OF considerng most carefully and seriously
the claims of any man to )uuiCla pos.lo'i; ,a, q,
right here it is fact that must pF nS"neu snat !,
is probable there is no man upon the bench VINO
has labored more constantly than Recorder Sniy n
TO produce i'm the mind of the community III genera
and In the mind of jurymcn u particular me coI,
vction of the unparalleled genus OF our ponce loICe
and the nimitable integrity OF ITS character o,
Now, that is pretty serious matter IN W" -, ~.
what has been brought light during The last SIX
months Either Recorder Smyth has kHoWn an me
way through that the Police Department was Vlclou
and Substantially rotten. or he has not k'ioWn u.
IL he has not known II. he has been guity on ma
talked about what ne not posted upon OF u ~
has known OF Il he is bic rascal as any OF the
and first cousin 10 the Police Commissioners.
Now, YOU have got TO take one oil IN otHei %
those alternatives There would certainly seem 70 De
= unnueness Of propriety In having RecoNer Smylh.
Ilca Tepar.ment replaced 10y John W. CON. ne
man WI, more than anybody else. mas sbceeled IN
demonstrating the disgrace and the almost ainathoni-
ahie De ha ,ment Of the department. .
nd there is c.asS or crl'niiiLi4 III N
community tina, regard Recorder SinNth n some
hing like the same light with which they ook upon
,bn Judgment day. Bat il IL clear enough that 70
havc him replaced in the manner propos'n. by .ohh
V COZ IL no, going 10 diminish the pressure upon
49, and nena,tes There Is no man within the
Trnits az the city calculated % The degree mat MI
or 10 ~ strike terror TO the hear OF every sori ana
ion species ami brcel % criminals. r' spec
tive OF their affiliations -,
Dr Parkhurst said last evening that he dd noi
wish ~ add anything 10 the statement a'o'' IKE
c,rder smvth realizing that persona. attack Oh 3"
ma, holding high judicial position "ouii 90 no
cool and nigh; DO harm He said also that ne M !
snoken in favor Of the nomination OF MI Con WIN
an, Mr.. Cons knowledge or consen;