New-York tribune., 1901-10-13
VAN WICK JEROMES MARX.
MAN WHO APPROVES POLICE SHOULD
NOT BE SEATED ON SUPREME COURT
BENCH, JUSTICE DECLARES.

Justice Jerome, in half hour talk yesterday
to business men, clerks and others who find
livelihood in the financial district gave plain
indication of what he would do to the gamblers
If he were elected District Attorney. The ad-
dress was made at the monday meeting held at
No. $50 Broadway. under the auspices of the
Order of Acorns. The large hall was packed
and at least three thousand persons heard the
speech.
The crowd chaered again and again as Justice
Jerome assembled the platform. AS he rose to
address the audience he received an ovation
which made the old building trembe.
Before beginning his address Justice Jerome
was enrolled an honorary member Of the Order
of Acorns.
I'VE are all with your shouted the crowd
the speaker began.
Now have tried to dispel far as have
been able" he started off, the notion Tammany
Hall is trying to put forth. that this is fight
between Democracy and Republicanism. AS
have said before resent the presumption of
that organization to appropriate to itself the
name of Democrats.
II think Mr Shepard would find 1t hard to
reconcile his former attitude with the one he
takes to-day on the question of honest govern
ment But Mr.. Shepard has thrown many
somersaults before that one more or less really
does not matter. More particularly do want
to address myself to the Honorable Robert A
Van Wyck"
Ice" shouted a hundred voices in the au-
dience, while others hissed.
"Oh that is only one thing among many"
said Justice Jerome after the din had subsidized
Let me tell you, here in the city of New
York can do a great deal better without ice
than we can with vice. Now. the Honorable
Michael C. Murphy. Police Commissioner,
says that the Police Department in this city
to-day is exactly what the Mayor wants it to
be. Remember that. and then think Of the de-
cison Of Justice Giegerich in the Diamond case
Justice Giegerich said that with Bissert. the
wardman convicted of having levied blackmail
on the mistress of a disorderly house, the whole
Police Department had been placed on trial
And II is this Police Department that meets
with the approval of the man whom Tammany
has placed in nomination. not for Mayor, nor
even for Controller. which probably would have
suited better. but for Justice Of the Supreme
Court.
Now, we may play politics, you and I, but we
should keep our hands off the most exalted ju-
dicial Offices We should not place on the bench
OF the Supreme Court n man who has set the
stamp OF his approval on the present police ad-
ministration in this city, even IL could forget
his disgraceful escapade at a French ball some
IF I am elected District Attorney" he said
in ending Il will not become Commissioner OF
Police well. But If any gambler is brought
down to my Office he Will get all that is coming
TO him"
That's right; with you," shouted some
one in the audience. and there another out
burst of noisy approval In Broadway crowd
numbering at least thousand cheered him re-
peatedly. He followed by a shouting multi
tude down the street. until he boarded Broad
way
Joseph Johnson. jr.. the Great Oak OF the
Order of Acorns, announced that the order had
enrolled over two thousand members. He said
the membership before the campaign was over
would be at least Il, 900 or 10000. He said the
order might be continued an organization
even beyond the present campaign.