New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-08
THE JUDICIARY CAMPAIGN.
AN APPEAL FROM THE COMMITTEE OF
ONE HUNDRED.

BEAR EFFECTIVE FRUIT-ALBERT sTICKNEY
OFT FOR JUSTICES DAILY AND COHEN.
Throughout yesterday the Committee Of One
Hundred receiving reports from the various
sections of tho city in which their workers have
been laborlng for the success Of tho movement for
a free judiciary. Thesc reports such to raise
the strongest hopes that n decisive and salutary
rebuke for all time will bc given to political leaders
who assume to bring under po itica domination the
courts OF the city and state. Colonel Robert Grier
Monroe, chairman Of the Executive Committee. said
Yesterday that the Indications which he had re-
ceiVtd during the day pointed unmistakably TO
the overthrow OF the Democratic candidates. As
he explained. the judiciary campaign has been
marked by such earnestness and energy and so
clearly have tho important Issues at stake been
placed before the public, that it was impossible
that the abors OF he committee should not bear
good fruit. A. showing how deep Is the Interest
which is behind the campaign for an independent
judiciary, il may be pointed out that even on the
eve OF the election the demand for the committee
literature had not abated. and further there
dminution yesterday In the stream OF letters
which daily pour into the Broadway headquarters
from men Of all parties promising their aid and
influence 10 the cause which Is being fought for.
THE COMMITTEES APPEAL.
Yesterday the Committee Of one Hundred issued
final appeal to every registered in the city.
outlining the principles of the judiciary contest and
putting 10 tHe HlpncHlOuS Crisis when mas Dccn
called up by the attempt on the part of Croker
Interfere with the highest trial court In the State.
This appeal read : follows
To the Voters Of the County of New-York:
The Committee Of one Hundred appointed under
a. cSDiu.ion Oh thr mdsSneetnB at Carnegie Hall
in oeh9lt of an independent judiciary invokes your
ald Every right We have. whether Of liberty, per-
son or property. depends upon The presence upon
the berch OF earred just. Independent and fearless
law: the scales Of justice VIII not be evenly held
and men who have no private access to Judge
a lg.lr hrn rill
be IN danger Of losing their dearest rights without
The terms OF Office of Justices DAILY and Cohen
VIII ehd on December 81 next. During the last
summer the BAR OF tins city became fearful lost
neither OF those able and experienced judges would
be renominated. Accordingly. $3.50 members OF the
bar OF this county representing practically the en-
nominating conventions OF the two great parties to
expiring ana who have demonstrated their fitness
BY Their conduct on the bench should be- renomi-
hatei Inc htpuDlIcan party. recognizing the FORCE
OF n 'hS|e noninaied Gon justices pay
either o. them aud placed us refusal 10 renomnate
Judge DAILY Oh the around that he dd not show
Tdmmany flal or IT. political leaders sufficient
consideration Every one knows what that means.
II l. that IL Is not enough that judges perform the
duties which the law imposes upon them, but that
they must conform their conduct to outside party
or persona. dictdtion
Judge DAILY was thus punished for daring to
maintain hi Judicial Independence. The attack
upon the integrity ana independence of the bench
nate Justice DAILY IS serious and vital that vigor-
Gus resistance by the people Is imperativcly de-
AT the coming election would advise all the judges
Of all our courts that their reelection at the ex-
their faithful service, proved capacity. inde-
penJenct ana G0nadSe Sui upon inrt ing yo,,
fail TO grasp the full pers OF the claim thus AFRO
Zion to the demands Of a party Leader? TO what
extent must the Judge surrender his own honest
aud impartial judgment? who shall fix the limits
OF this transfer OF judicial power from the judge
to the politician? II the latter may dictate the
appointment Of the clerk OF the court why may he
not equally control the appoint ment OF = receiver
or referee? Can it be doubted that this control II
| once established must soon be extended tn5t tho
power which Is competent ~ name the clerk re,
ceivcr referee would soon, OF necessity control
In the presence OF his pernicous issue writes
ommttro ,I other questions sink into Insignia
cance What does ii matter Who l. 10 0e Governor
whether we have a sound standard of value when
: the standard Of justice Is destroyed my s"ou,"
rrnmcnt for a foreign country. when, at home The
very cornerstone Of republican nsttutiolS - ~
nomical and enlightened government, whch uh5
fruits industry and business ars at the mere! "'
Let II not be supposed that the maintenance 0,
pure and ndependen judclary ae Gesd o my n s
lection which springs from an h2nes' ai h moor
aseoS enforcement Of oil, the r,be denied where shall
ne ina protection AMI redress except a a bi9 M
peal unless the judges be fearless ana INDEPENDENT
% ". fbrrofore urge that apart from all political
considcratlous YOU unite to defend the indepe;.-
dence Of the Judges We beg all citizrns to T T
Tor rho election OF Justices DalS and 'on"n. } ne
Kiss dcmnnGs that YOU snall utterly Condemn ana
defeat the assertion that Judges shdN sun
iitir,l leaders We appeal 10 tre virtue puDDnc
spirit intelligence ana conscieio. - r,v H"r. FOR
i5Jees arr. not partisan officers Vote accoiuiinb
y W. for justiccs DAILY ana Cohe"-one Democrat
ana thr other a ITKHNrs {. CARTER.
chairman COMMITTEE of one Hundred
Names Of volunteers for watchers were still com
iog in Yesterday ana IT * now certain 'i'iI ''r
comn.i;tcc win have at least one watcher III e"'m
nolling-placo In ~ ry downtown place ,'''' wiz
ne Two The Committee on Watchers VIII receive
4 names Of volunteers for tbs "o'N il" '"' ''
House up 10 O'Clock to-day.
ALBERT sTICKNEY FOR DAILY AND COHEN.
Albert stickncy and other prominent Democratic
+ LAWYER. came out yesterday against 1arInahy :
puruo,. to ccntro the Supreme Court. In state
ment which he gave 10 the press he said:
Every in New-York owe II to - Hi ,H rio no
Kind Of justices Of the supreme our IS u, mo
imIorIn Question 10 pe vtb The iatcrrsts Of the
/ n9rtv AZ hear, YET To my mind nothing IS more
desirable man iny term lie has already SHOWN
h,ms. 10 h. "A strong. able. just judge. Although
t 9"n s5d IT. n is' matter ate Of the judiciary
"T , ,very citzen think what his vote means when
h ne The aiiiity fairness and freedom OF the
Judiciary are of vital mportance 70 rVrry n"n ma u
49,, toin with a great number OF lawyers Win
DeHS' ' tnritv Of them in opposing anything
m NAV ieopardize the integrity OF me bench
-, man can tell when his right 10 MS properly
- ~ itnertv NAV rest upon the decision Of JUS
lice OF the Supreme Court. NO one can shitk t us
-, II rests with each voter TO say "ncthei
80, sha'I have on the bench the boss on the JuuS'.
" every citizen will reflect. thorougnX grasp rnc
in,..orttnce OF this question. there VIII De Il "
,''.rloffs majority tor Justices Coh"h anu patH
.,r hove the question OF whether one parry ot lnc
nfhcr shall administer the business or TINS ''sa
S S ,uco v.ars is the need OF maintaining our gu
80, ,, conn rure unsued. giving equal Juatl,t ~
lit'r, ,,.u AMI Inc frieudlcss, the high ana the
/ low.
.,, VIZ ur,toCRATS FOR A FREE BENCH.
ADVISED At COOPER UNION BY SAMUEL SEA
pr.py TO VOTE AGAINST VAN WICK. TOO
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