The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-23
VOTE FOR JUDGE WALLACE
THE CANDIDATES FOR CHIEF JUDGE
OF TIE COURT OF APPEALS.

VT NE COCII OE
A Vote for Judge wallace Means y Vote FOR
National Honor-A Vote for Justice Parker
Means n Vote for Anarchy, Repudin-
tion, and the vicious chicago Platform.
In tho excitemcnt.and interest over the May
orally contest in this city, the fact has almost
been lost sight of that the most important Ju-
dicial office in the State OF New York is to be
filled at the coming election, that Of CHIEF
Judge of the Court of Appeals of the State. In
their wild scramble to beat tho Republican
party in this city, the Citizens Union and the
Seth Low boomers have neglected all mention
OF this most important office.
Elihu Root, SO far as is known, in the only
Cit orator who has thought of the thing at all.
In tho speech that he made on Thursday night
at Carnegie. Music Hall he called attention to
the fact that the office of Chief Judge was to
be filled, and that 1t was the duty Of every man
who favored maintaining the purity of the ju.
dietary and the sound principles OF Republic
canism to vote for Judge William ]. Wallace,
the Republican candidate for that office. Mr..
Root urged upon the audience that this duty
was most important, and that whatever hap
pened to Seth Low, his supporters must not for
get that it was their duty to work and vote for
Judge Wallace.
Judge Wallace is at present United States
Circuit Judge for the Second district New
York, Vermont, and Connccticutl. He is the
senior Judge OF the United States Court for
that district. Judge Wallace has been on the
Circuit Court bench fourteen years. and for
nearly ten years before that he was United
States District Judge.for the Northern district
OF New York. He became Circuit Judge when
Judge Blatchford was promoted to the United
States Supreme Court bench. As n Judge his
record has been OF the very highest. His de.
cisions in the thousands OF cases that have been
tried before him have been, with scarcely an
exception, affirmed by the appellate courts.
Judge Wallace is q New Yorker by birth. He
was born in Syracuse and graduated from Ham
ilton College. In 1874 he was Mayor OF
the city Of Syracuse. His nomination for Chief
Judge OF. the Court OF Appeals OF the State of
New York was made unanimously by the Re-
publican state Committee, to which was dele
gated thc.duty of making the nomination by
the last Republican State Convention. Judge
Wallace in the last campaign stood solid as a
rock against Organism in all its forms. and for
sound money and the h, honor honor 4 the IL g county nm mr.
OF Appeals the lines are more strongly drawn
between Organism and good government and
national honor even than they are in the
municipal campaign. The Democratic State
Committee nominated Justice Alton Is. Parker
for the place, and that gentleman shortly after.
ward wrote a letter in which he assured the
Free Silver repudiationists that he stood 10y;
ally BY the Chicago platform last year T and
was the first declaration that Justice Parker
had made concerning his position in the cam
All during that campaign Justice Parker main.
tanned absolute silence. He was like David
Bennett Hill. Nobody knew where he was, but
most OF the people acquainted with him and
with his record supposed that he stood for the
honor of the country of ISo aS Ghisaf the r JaE@Flss and and
against William J. Bryan, the repudiationist.
He permitted them to do SO.
Many efforts were made during the cam
paign to draw him out, but they were unsuc-
cessful. and his record from the time that tho
nomination for Chief Judge OF the Court OF APP
peals by the Democratic state Committee was
u blank; Before the meeting Of the COMMITTEES
by the silver I've ol people ,,t to &c get hf from n,n him a sI TIT
i n.n J. Bryan, but these efforts We're in vain.
He would not admit, although he did not deny
1t, and the silver men. TIE Sun knows and
and believed that while he had, maintained
silence and had not opposed the election Of Mr..
come out and say that he had voted for Bryan.
the Democratic State Committee by ex-senator
David, b. Hil. and assurances wero given to
nomination he would give to them the assurance
that they wanted. So he sent the letter that
that he had worked Loyalty for the Chicago
platform OF the Organized Democracy, anarchy
Reputation and all. and that he was a free 81:
ever his activity or want of activity was during
the campaign for national honor. he stands
now against national honor, in favor OF repudi,
alton, in favor OF anarchy, against the | niteo
States Supreme Court. and for everything else
that is vicious in the Chicago platform and II
j.. Against him. AS stated before, is Judge VIII
liam J. Wallace, who is in FAVOR OF natlona
honesty and national honor. and who at tn
. critical moment, when the nations honor wa:
endangered. not only voted but also worked Il
save it Between these two the line Is clearly
drawn. A vote for Justice Parker means 4
rr,,,tplna y-nTn for lnfup Wallace mean
. a vote for national honor and against vicious
, principles. e.
: In the city of Brooklyn Justice Parker
\ name will appear under the emblem OF tn
state Democracy or Gold Democracy. Thi
t year stood. like Judge Wallace. for ~nstiona
v honor. II didn't support Mckinley. but it did
, support Palmer and BucSner. This year II
= mocracy in the county fight, 1t has swal
< lowed Low in the municipal fight, and now /
!. has got Justice Parker on its ticket Tor Chie
! Judge OF the Court OF Appeals in spite Of the fac
that he utterly rrpudiates in his letter every
thing that they stood for last year.
!. Judge Wallace,s name Evil VIII Hp}pe ancc on a the pa pal
Is under the Republican emblem, II will no
appear under the emblem Of the Citizens
t Union; The people r IN aro nnet t GrE nn,ninnts c so
: didates for Members of Assembly, but the.
4 did not haye the patriotism to secure the plac
! their ticket. The place OF Chief Judge Of tn
. Court of Appeals will be blank on their ticket
: Judge. Wallace's election will show that tn
= year ago. against reputation. against nation
u al dishonor, and against the vicious Bryan-Chi
q cago platform principles. The election OF Jus
tice Parker would be heralded from end to en-
OF the country as a victory for all these prir
ciples. 1t Is interesting to note that not all Q
3 the silver and Bryan Democrats are willing
. swallow Justice Parkeris statement that he wa
7 loyal last year, and they have nominated a car
n didate OF their own.