New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-09
EMIT QUIGLEf.

The General Term Of the Supreme Court, sill
ting In Brooklyn has rendered wholesome
decision in the notorious Qugey case which
will meet with the heartieSt public approval
OugIev II will be remembered. Is or was 4
Rrooklvn police Justice OF the usual type There
w,s. until recently, nothing In his personality
or in his administration Of so-callcd justice 10
distinguish him from his colleagues In the pc
Zee courts Of these cities. But when the great
strike occurred on the streetcar lines Of Brook
lvn he speedily achieved much distinction
There was in the later days of that strike vast
amount Of violence directed against property
and life. Some of II was committed by strikers
Most OF II was committed by hoodlums and pro
fcssional ncerdo-wecls from the Sums Of
BROOKLYN and Ncw-York. These scoundrrlS
were arrested IN great numbers. ana a large
proportion Of them taken 10 Qulglcy'S court for
trial and sentence. But they found thor" place
If refuge aud comfort Qulel"y SGT them fr''
wholesale, and sent them out 70 resume their
villanous work. And not only that, but he re-
bukcd the police for arrcSiing them, and 1T II
be openly known that he. with all the power 81
bis official place, was on the side or Violence
and disorder. There can be no question but
that thus, by dScGiragng the police and en-
couragng the rioters. he was responsible Tor II
great share Of the lawbrcaking that diSgrac'd
the city. At last Mayor Schicrcn took action III
the ease, and made formal charges against
Qugey These charges have been sustained 10y
the court and Quigley il accordingly dismissed
from the bench in disgrace.
This Judgment OF the court will be- We be
Heve, cordially approved by the general public.
and by no portion Of the public more cordially
than by the honest and industrious workinsmen
OF these cities. Qulcley's offence was not that
ne sympathizcd with workingmcn nor that he
svInpathizcd with the striking wOrkingIncn.
The Mayor himself did that. together with n
great majority OF the people Of brooklyn His
offence was that he sympathlzed with men VINO
were breaking the laws, and that he lct that
sympathy influence his official conduct 10 the
serious detriment Of public order. 1t matters
not whether the cowardly scoundrels whom
Quigley set loose again upon the city were strik-
Ing workmcn or professional loafcrs and bum
mers They were criminals. and they had no
claim 10 he regarded as ANYTHING else And
however Quiglcy and his kind. or any one else.
may sympathize with them. honest worlngmcn
surely cannot do So. For they were and are
not only enemies Of public order hut also, in
an especial sense. enemies Of the cause of or
ganizcd labor They struck a blow NJ public or
der from which public order has recovered.
They struck also at the cause Of the working
men. from which that cause has not recovered.
They and their friend Quiglpy, more than all
other causes put together, east dscrcdit upon
the great strike and doomed it 10 utter failure.
No one therefore. has more reason 10 rejoice in
the melting out Of justice 10 this man Qugley
than have the labor organizations OF Brooklyn;
for he was the friend Of their worst foes.