The age-herald., 1902-03-09

That the Democratic party Is rapidly becoming reorganized must be apparent to all. The last presidential vote plainly indicated that the tide of radiealism was on tho ebb. and in the state of New York al the last gubernatorial election signs plainly indicated the need of re- organization on more conservative lines. In the city of New York at the last may oralty election. party doctrines were not an issue. The count clearly showed that Democratic voters had administered a stinging rebuke to those party leaders who had betrayed their party and their trust to enrich themselves.
 These leaders, men like John Sexton. John Carroll, John Whalen, Percy Nagel, Martin Enge1. Tim Sullivan. Mike Mur- phy, Thomas McAvoy, George Plunkett and a score of others less notorious, had converted the organized Democratic vote of the Borough of Manhattan into ma chine to sustain them in prostituting the city They turned her over us spells to the contractor as a victim to the gam bler the brothel and dive keeper. To break this machine, to destroy this power of interruptions politicians, to rescue the city, thousands of voters, quietly, secret ly, without joining new organizations, walked into the ballot box and voted for the election of Seth Low.
 --s- no person has the right to pervert the machinery of the law to injure and ha- rass his debtor and thus defeat his en- | joyment of plain right given him under the constitution and laws of the United States to be freed from the payment of a debt, or harassing efforts to force him finally to succumb, when all legal obli- gation to pay the debt has been dis charged by a valid judgment of the courts of the United States. No court would be entitled to respect or properly these practices or permitted its judg ments to be thus nullied and defied, and especially when the parties are poor and practically defenseless save by the inter- | position of the authority and power of the court which granted the discharge. De COnSIQCTeQ OOibcIHpl' Thereafter, the court will treat and punish as a contempt the institution or prosecution of any suit brought to col feet debt as to which discharge has been granted, or which has been uuly sched- uled in bankruptcy pending discharge, where the debt is of such a nature that the discharge frees the debtor from ob- hn chn hat at the time of the institution of the suit, or afterwards. during it's prosecution, the plaintiff or his attorneys knew, or were reliably informed that the debt had been scheduled in bankruptcy or that dis charge had been granted, in any case where it be shown either that the leave of the court of bankruptcy has been first had to institute or prosecute the suit, or that Ae debtor has revived the obliga- tion after the institution of the bankruptcy 1 proceedings, by a clear. deliberate and | certain promise, proved by witnesses other than the present or former owner of the debt, their attorneys or agents
 and it must be made clearly to appear in such case that the new promise is not set up as a cover or device to avoi6 the operation of the bankrupt law, oi being called in question for unlawfully attempting to defeat or frustrate the eff feet of the discharge.
 Have Standing Witnesses.
 "In some instances, both in this dis trict and the Middle District, it has come to the knowledge of the court that some creditors have standing witnesses who 1 prove new promises, and thus give color of a bona fide right to sue upon a debt from which the party has been actually discharged. Persons engaged in such evil practices are not only guilty of con tempt of court, but are liable to in- dictment in the courts of the United | States for conspiring to prevent the en- | joyment of a right given by the Con | stitution and laws of the United States | to its citizens. I all cases of this character hereafter brought to the atten- tion of the court where there Is probable cause for believing that such practices have been indulged in, the persons impli- cated will be bound over to await the action of the grand jury, as well as pun ished for contempt"