New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-23
A "DEAn LINE" FOR CROKER.
THE MEANING OF THE CARNEGIE HALL
MEETING.
PRESIDENT GUGGENHEIMER AMONG THE oP-
PoNENTs OF THE BOsS's SCHEME TO GET
CONTROL OF THE COURTs-"THUS
FAR AND NO FARTHER"


CONTROL OF THE coURTs-"THUs
FAR AND NO FARTHER"
Thus far shalt thou go and no farther"
This quotation, aptly uttered by ". Bourke
Cochran at the great meeting in Carnegie
Hall on Friday night. conveyed in a single sem
tence the attitude Of the bar of this city toward
Richard Croker and his assault on the Supreme
Court bench. Audacious as is the Tammany
boss. and Indifferent he is public criticism
where his personal interests are concerned Mr.
Croker has realized by this time that between
MN and any attempt To trammel the highest
trial court Of the State by bringing it under the
Influence of political considerations there is a
dead line clear and distinctly drawn, which
he NAV not cross
That much was made NANTES: on Friday night
In Carnegie Hall 1t is known that Richard
Croker is already impressed with some sort Of
dim idea that In refusing 10 allow Justice
DAILY to be renomina.ed for the Supreme Court
because the Judge had not given satisfaction"
to Tammany Hall he has made a mistake that
will undoubtedly work irreparabe injury to his
party's prospects. Moreover Mr.. Croers at
tempt TO tamper with the judiciary has already
withdrawn from his support many men Of
weighty influence in the Tammany political
world who hitherto have given their adherence
to any proposition promulgated by Mr.. Croker.
In the desire TO sustain the purity and integrity
OF the Supreme Court party ties have been cast
to the winds. People remarkng yesterday
upon the almost unparalleled instance that was
presented in Carnegie Hall Friday night
Of Republicans and Democrats. Independents
and silverites, the conservative and radical alike
OF all parties standing shoulder to shoulder in
the struggle for an unbiased and untrammelled
Judiciary The Infamous policy which Mr..
Croker is seeking to institute is repudated even
by his own followers. and by those whom he
has put In office in the municipal administration.
His aim to subordinate the Supreme Court JUS
tices to political control has already caused a
revolt among the better element Of the Democ-
racy that is not unlikely to assume tremendous
proportions when It is remembered how wide Is
the influence which is welded by the men Of
Mr.. Croker's political principles who have
risen to his condemnation.
MR. GUGGENHEIMER'S STAND.
Could anything be more significant or more
portentous in its possible effect than that Ran
dolph Guggenheimer. President of the Council
and the head OF the municipal government in
the Mayors absence. should array himself on
the side OF those who laboring to keep un-
sullied the integrity of the Supreme Court?
That was a question asked yesterday by those
who were aware that Mr.. Guggenheimer had
expressed himself In accord with the objects of
the Carnegie Hall meeting Mr.. Guggenheimer
is one of the representative men of Tammany
7 Hail ans of lta administration. Yet Mr.. Gug-
| genhe.mer accepted an invitation. in a commu-
nicaton to Herbert Noble. secretary of the Com
| mttee Of Arrangements. to seat on the plat
form at Friday nights meeting. For reasons
krown best TO himself he not present at
the gathering, but the implied sympathy with
the principles OF the meeting which his accept
ance gave he has corrobOrated verbally, and this
in spite Of the vehement denunciaton which Mr..
Croker has hurled at those who are attempting
to block the progress Of a man intoxicated with
his own power who would make even the Su-
preme Court bow to his will
How thoroughly Mr.. Croker's unscrupulous
ambition has overreached itself is demonstrated
by a glance at the list OF the Democrats who
are opposing his design-Democrats who
either present at gave their help to Friday
nights meeting. In that list are to be found the
names Of Frederic +. Coudert. Wheeler II. Peck
ham, Joseph Larocque, Abram $. Hewitt. Ever
EFT p Wheeler, Charles S. Fairchlld. William B.
Hornbower. w Bourke Cochran J. Hampden
G. Williams. James Loeb Gibson Putzel Gustav
II. Schwab Charles a. Peabody, jr, Henry De
Forest Baldwin Alfred segsberg. Avery D. An
drews Jacob w Mack Hugh r. Garden, John
Frankenheimer. George Hoadly. Robert w. Todd,
George j. Seabury, Walter stanton Francis l..
Stetson. Peter B. Olney Wallace Macfarane,
John g. Agar. Thomas Clegg. Franklin Pierce,
Lewis L. Delafeld and Stanley w. Dexter.
WILL NAVE IT'S EFFECT on THE RANK
AND FILE.
Several Of the best-known lawyers OF this
city who were seen yesterday said it absurd
TO suppose that the rank and file Of the Demo-
cratic party would not be influenced in the cast
ing Of their votes by the stand taken by such
leaders those mentioned in the foregoing.
however specious might he the persuasions Of
Tammany orators. The one opinion expressed
yesterday In conversation by those who were
either directly concerned in promoting the Car
negie Hall meeting or were merely among the in
dividuals who went 10 make up the crowded
audience was that the meeting must assuredly
be pl lductive Of the best results 1t was pointed
out that in the mingling Of parties and classes
in the audience. in the intensity of feeling dis
played and in the almost inspired utterances Of
the speakers who addressed the assemblage
there was demonstrated universal adherence
by thinking citizens 70 any proposition to use
the Supreme Court as leverage to further the
political prestige Of Tammany Hall. The cam
paign will be continued with an activity which
Tresages the same success which has been won
by the bar in previous contests wherein the in
tegrity Of the judicial bench has been involved
Between now and Election Day It will be i'm
pressed upon the voters Of this city that the
subserviency Of the judiciary means an under
mining OF the foundations upon which the sta
bility Of the community rests.
James c. Carter. the chairman OF the Car
nege Hall meeting was empowered TO appoint
a committee Of one hundred to crystallze the
movement for a free judiciary while presi-
dent of the Bar Association he has already been
instructed 10 appoint committee of fifty law
yers 10 aid the work OF securing the election of
Justice DAILY. As the interests OF the members