New-York tribune., 1901-10-20
6O-62 West 23d Street.
THE "JUDICIAL" VAN WYCK
HIS RECORD THE BEST CRITERION OF
HIS FITNESS FOR THE SUPREME
COURT BENCH.

Mayor Van wyck is now before the public as a.
candidate for the exalted position of justice of the
Supreme Court. Although the Bar Association has
pronounced him unit. Tammany Hall asks the
voters of NewYork to select this man as an arbiter
In their most important affairs whose duty it
shall be to deal out justice between man and man
with unerring Judgment after patient inquiry and
without fear or favor Such functions call for Pc
culiar qualifications. Some OF the qualifications for
fitness TO sit on the Supreme Court bench spot
less honesty and incorruptibility. cool Judgment
logical mind, zeal for the public service patience
dignity and public spirit. Has Robert A Van
Wyck these qualifications? Let his record speak
for him:
HcNESrY-The Mayors sworn duty is to act for
the best inter interests Of all the people yet Robert
1900 1900 that he had received from the Ice Trust
certain pecuIisr terms These terms made the
stock in a measure gift to the Mayor. The Ice
DOCK X bvsssy 5hs sy 9G %
Wbo spanad oI al bss The City officials
Ice Ice Trust M 4 could have been removed on charges.
INCoRRUPTIBILITY-Th Mayor can remove the
Police Commissioner at any time. The Police
Gear GGemmissioner % keeps for his deputy William s
sponsible for the present disgraceful state OF
diton Of ega resorts Of 8umeroTs kins wiPb Gf
in the city limits. Robert A Van Wyck has
Police New-Tork has ever had and the -fs Poliee
~ mas in Pphdsy d stated that the ad
actly what the Mayor wants It TO be :" Neither
dicted that statement
COOL JUDGMENT. A LOGICAL MIND.-whea
Richa5d Croker started his war upon the Man
S %2ue FEED not ns s9w him i'm to suspend I
Council sent to Mayor Van wyck an ordinance
nGtes over rhe each T9@a o ito to gs. run n m
c rH5s sGSSo gPSg the The Mr.
should should sign the ordinance: "Mr;, Croker has not
Snently discovered though not by Mr.. Van
pass such an ordinance.
GOOD INTENT.-when the Ran1apo Water Com
pany was seeking TO make the iniquitous con-
reality Steal Of 5 fpsm wfas tb IN
1rtf of the citizens In order that very small mi
onysi, myck never uttered publicly single word in
resignation of one OF his appoIntees who were
to a% sna PrsssS f4s ea h50qsh the Boqd
Setarmbed rToc one Of the jobs moSt
apo company
DIGNITY.-when President Baldwin Of the Long
Committee of Fifteen, asserted last May that
many many dissolute women were plying their vile
pudg iSe tS9 NM MaYS Baldwin wnn s"s
time through the operation Of mpro1ed tenet et
from enement 6T
issa5 ssidwr process thus completely yndicatrg Mr.
enough s6Dy ~ to 5etr9ct his foul insult thrown
New-York has produced? Not vet
PUBLIC sPIRIT.-Mr. Van wyck's opposition to
rapid transit Is well known In his first mes
sage 10 the Municipal Assembly he declared
the subway could not be tructed without
exceeding the constitutional limit of the city's
Indebtedness and that IL must be Abandoned
soon afterward bill introduced in the
legislature which would have ousted the Rapid
Transit Commissioners and substituted toT for
them certain other men. Mr.. Van wyck open
ala EaF IN S 'ffs he beg eEissurs SS5 's
passed bill giving the Rapid Transit Com
missioners extended powers. Mayor Van WyCz
vetoed that bill Not till September l. 1899 aid
his opposition to rapid transit cease He had
then delayed it two years ~
PATIENCE AND COURTESY -T.avvsrs rhoso
cases came before Mr.. AN Wyck when he was
on the city Court bench. visitors to the city
who have called on the Mayor though OF on
poste political faith. New-York's official
head; citizens who have appeared before him
at public hearings and whose arguments have
opposed his desires can testify best as to the
degree or patience with which he has listened
10 their side or the case. and to the kind of
courtesy which he has shown them