New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-18
and Altgeldism will not threaten the peace ana
safety Of the country again two years hence
CROKER AND THE Judiciary.

CROhER AM IHE 0tDf'I'"''
Richard Cookers proclamation of rancorous
hatred for the Bar Association does not reVeai
a new attitude and disposition on his part lie
has detcsted that organization FOR more 'hah
six years-to be exact, since March -, lS'-
when by a practically unanimous vote, al'er
rigorous Investigation, ii pronounced Isaac
H. Maynard guilty of zone of the gravest OF
fences known TO the law That ofehce WIS
an election theft, by means OF when the DPiii-
ocratic party OF this State was enabled 10 delE
the will of the people. organize lrauhuieu'
LEGISLATURE and send Edward Murphy 10 the
United States Senate. Crokcr's wrath might
have abated II the Bar Associations verdict
against Maynard had had no practical cohse-
oupnces but II was intensified ana maze per
mancnt by the fact that the verdict so rem
dered contributed powerfully TO the deioat OF
MAYNARD in 1893 by n majority of more thah
a hundred thousand votes. Moreover croker
rccoe, ton Of the Bar Associations snare Ill
that tremendous condemnation has been copi-
ously refreshed since he put Elhot Dahior'A'
Maynards partner in the conspiracy OF 1871
on this years Democratic ticket as MS cahai-
date for observation-disclosures He was in just
the mood, therefore, to spit venom wheh 'ne
Bar Association, with It's customary solicitude
terms on Saturday evening his design OF over
awning and dcbauchlng the judiciary
or course. Croker has not harmed Judge DAILY
or helped Mr. Leventrtt. The angry boss, IN
fated with fantastic pride by the adulation of
men who look to him for living, has merely
succeeded in strengthening the conviction that
he means to establish his ascendancy over the
courts He would like to know If Mr.. Choate
~ In
"tions to Tammany Hall in regard TO its seec-
'.tions for the bench" How ridiculous 1t is FOR
Croker to put the case in that way only the
rest of Tammany Hall can fully realize. why
wasn't he Just for his own sake, as candid in
this instance rs he has lately been with respect
TO other matters relating to the source OF au-
thorty in Democratic politics? How much
moro honest consistent and becoming his ejac-
ulation would have been If he had expressed
a desire 10 know whether Messrs. Root ana
Choatc were fit men to dictate nominations 10
him in regard TO his selections for tho bench.
If was never pretended. even for purposes oi
publication. that Tammany Hall had anything
70 say about the candidacy of Justice Day.
The positive prediction in every Tammany
month was that Croker wouldn't have linn, ana
Crol,or himself confirmed II in advance.
The question of the hour is whether or not
Croker is 10 select our Judges having eNac'eu
guarantocs satisfactory In himself OF their SUD
sprviencv II his will That issue Involves Il
great deal more than fattery. than cohriou-
tlons TO campaign funds, than appointments
concenial to the boss. II involves DECISIONS
from the bench, the oppression of innocence 'he
protection Of guilt. 1t Is well that the issue
has hocn drawn, and drawn by Croker NM
self We do not believe that the poor Tools
whom his colossal insolence affrightS can be
recruited into Il majority of the people OF New
York