New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-16
CROKER AND DAILY.

Mad indeed is the brain that cOnceives the
punishment Of just Judge" As if to prove
the truth of Justice Days Indictment Richard
Croker comes boldly forward to proclaim to
all men that 10 claims the tremendous power
of the courts rs part of his legitimate political
spoil. The theory that judges are 10 leave poll
ties behind when they go on the bench he NJ
tprly repudiatcS. and holds that n political
party which makes a judge owns him. has a
right 10 dictate his appointments. and through
referees 10 he allowed To exact for the organ
ization y tribute on the millions Of dollars in
litigation before him. "To the victors belong
the spells" Is regarded as true of judicial as
Of other offices. and he purposes TO punish any
Judge who presumes 10 do justice between man
and man forgetful of his obligation TO the poll
tcians who made him
The ofrontery of Mr.. Cookers declaration is
astounding. Other men have attempted 10 use
the courts for political purposes, but never did
any polit cal boss cynically avow his mas
terry Of them. Justice DAILY" he says was
elected ~ Tammany Hall. after he was dis
covered by Tammany Hall. and Tammany
HAL haC a right TO expect proper considera-
"ton at MS hands" Accordingly. Tammany
asked him 10 make Mike DAILY clerk in his
court and he refused But" Mr. Croker de-
clares, cit is not for his action then alone that
"rammanv has 10 further use for him. He
turned his back on the men who made him
time and again. But even that is not all. A
political organization has a right to name for
"office the men who are most satisfactory TO a
majority Of It's members. Judge DAILY in no
way has given satisfaction" He gave salts
faction to the Bar ard over three thousand law
yers. Republicans and Democrats, joined in a
petition 20 both parties to continue him in
Office solely because Of the ability. honesty and
mpartiality which they all recognized. But
giving satisfaction to the lawyers and litigants
is something entirely differen, from giving sat
isfactOn to Mr.. Croker. Justice DAILY being
content TO do his simple duty on the bench for
twenty-eight years was not enough He should
have remembered, as Mr.. Croker now reminds
him. "tLe organization which elected him and
supported him while in office for twcnty-eight
years" Perhaps Justice DAILY thought through
those twenty eight years that the people were
supporting him to do their work, but he knows
better now. Tanmany was supporting him TO
do its work, and is now turned against him
because he refused TO do not the peoples, but
Tammany's work satisfactorily.
Having shown that Justice DAILY fails TO
come up 10 the Tam;nany standard OF judicial
service. Mr.. Croker proceeds still further TO
show his contempt for the Bar He says:
Think Of nan who has been content and
glad to be kept for twenty-eight years In one
"of the highest offices in the land by Demo
Gratis and who now rushes at a Republican
nomination like a baby crawling after new
toy" The request OF the Bar Association goes
for nothing with Mr.. Croker. Public demand
for Justice Days candidacy Is ignored The
nomination was purely a matter between, the
boss and the candidate, and when the boss re-
fused to nominate him that should have ended
II. What business had he TO listen To the i'm
pudent public or the mcddlesome lawyers?