New-York tribune., 1906-10-26
ITHACA HONORS HUGHES
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spent far above Cayuga's waters. 1nen hs
plunged into politics and the judiciary sltua'ioh'
MR.. HUGHES'S SPEECH.

If oppbt not to be necessary to discuss the
issues OF this campaign The BufTaIo conventlon
siby be said. The leader OF the independence
League made q declaration of principles upon
which a great many sincere men expected him TO
stand but he wanted the advantage or the
Democratic election machinery. and to get X ne
had to como 10 an understanding with Charles
+ Murphy He did not hesitate, and ambition
put his hand in the hand of the Tammany boss
we f1nd the results of that compact in the at
tempt now made in the city of New YORK 10
place upon the bench of the Supreme Court those
whose nominations have been dictated by that
Murphy-Hearst alliance Now / believe in In
dependence. and honor an independent but the
people of the state of New York expect man
who defes parties and who stands for inde-
pendent principles upon an independent plat
form to stay there.
1t has been a long time In the city Of New
York impossible for honorable ambition at tne
bar TO be crowned by promotion at the oenoi.
There are honorable mon at the bar and uere Is
honest work done in professional life.
We have found in the city Of New YORK a state
of affairs where q desiring to obtain judicial
office has had to look not to the esteem or ms
professional brethren, not to hard professionaI
work intelligently done. not to the rewards
which should CONS from recognition or pro-
fessionaI standing, but he has had to go to
boss. frequently with money IN his hand, to sell
himself in order that he might receive an ap-
pointment upon the Supreme bench. There is
nothing more reprehensible In our political IRE
than the attempt of bosses to control our courts.
There is no stand that any man who desires 10
see purity of political life and independence OF
political life take that will do moro to secure
that purity and that Independence than to insist
upon X that men are put upon the bench LOT
their learning and their professional skill, tneT
honor and their Independent life, and not by the
bounties of those who assume TO control the
political destnies of a community.
There are to be elected in New York County
ten Supreme Court justices this fall, eight JUS
tces in addition to the number that hitherto we
have been allowed 1t was matter OF grave
concern to all the Intelligent citizens of that
community. 1t was matter to which men in
all walks in life have given attention, In the
hope that we might add to our bench men Illus
0s1H n
TO deal with the complicated questions that are
sure come before them, men who had no hand
of boss upon their shoulder. 1t was at such
a time as this that, anxious to get a nomination
for Governor in the hope that possible election
TO that high office might make possible higher
aspiration TO the Presidency of the United
States, that my opponent entered into his ar
rangement with Murphy to put upon the bench
a certain number whose nomination would be
dictated by the leader of Tammany Hall
CAN'T BE TRUSTED WITH AFFAIRS.
Now, then, 1 don't care how strong the dec
larations IN favor OF honest government, don't
care how serious and portentous the statements
in regard to abuses there are in corporate or
political life-I Say that any one who will enter
into such arrangement and touch our Su-
preme Court cannot be trusted to administer
the affairs of government
Men honorable at the bar have been denounced
because they have had corporations as clients,
and part of this deal has been to nominate
for Office and to put under the scales of the IN
dependence League men who are representing
so vigorously denounced
Was the opinion OF the delegates to a judicial
convention consulted? Were the opinions Of
popular government considered? Was there
any attention then paid to the expression Of
the popular will? On the contrary, corpora
ton called the Independence League. claiming
to control the emblem and to decide who should
go upon the ballot under the emblem. the
one hand, and a boss upon the other, deter
mined between themselves how many should
be allotted to and how many should be
allotted % the other, and the colors of inde-
NOR aF76 oil hnf fc In IN
connection with boss government was revealed.
as the method Of this apostolic candidacy.
There were men who had served my opponent
in his own crusade-a crusade for which he is
entitled to credit, and l wish him to have all
the credit that he is Justly e entitled tU-there
faithfully in his crusade against the evils
against monopolies, against grasping control on
the part of public service corporations. and
those men were turned down-or that man. !
should say, was turned down-one Of the most
faithful public spirited lawyers in New York
City. in order that Murphy's man might be
put on
And then when brought that out the other
night he responds with the statement that
man who has done work for nothing
IN his desire to serve the public. in serving
citizens associations, in opposing the Remsen
gas grab, in opposing the illegal of
streets, in dealing in every way for the purpose
of protecting the public. that that man, because
he was paid for the work that he did, is moth
ing but hirens, and should be secuted as a
mere mere Thing that can be bought and sold,
ploy his services in a good cause and pay him
n reasonable retainer.
HONORABLE TO PRACTISE LAW.
tell you that It is just as honorable to prac-
tise law and TO get fee for honest work, and
sometimes a great deal more honest, than it is
10 sell newspapers. The money may come in
at the END Of hard struggle. it may come in as
compensation for many months Of toll, or it
may come in in penny pieces every time a
workingman buys an American"
There is no objection to trade. There is no
| objection to a man getting money by trade.
l0erS Is certainly objection to the sale of
newspapers. There is certainly no objection to
a enrchipg himself by the wide circulation
of newspapers There is no objection TO the
sale Of fOOd-you can't expect to give II
away-but there is grea. objection to the sale
of aduterated foods: and there is great obieo-
ton to the sale OF adulterated news and adui-
terated editorials And. above all others there
Is serious objection to humbug and pretence 1
have referred to this matter of the judiciary be-
cause it is Of supreme Importance in revealing
the compact that was made at Buffalo when
two ambitions met, one wanting office and the
other wanting control OF the bench of New
York County.
I desire not to be understood as making any
reflections upon those who occupy the bench in
New York County. We well served. and
believe in my soul that could they speak their
| one voice would be: Deliver us from the domi-
nation Of TammanY Hall"
There is no honest man upon the bench who
| likes TO have given TO him set OF referees for
| him to appoint; there is no honest man on the
| bench who desires to be told by a leader whom
! he shall make a receiver. There is man
| who wishes TO have his jurisdiction a Judge
! of the Supreme Court made a matter Of political
patronage and all are interested IN seeing
/ 10 it that protect courts from any at
| tempt to control them. on the part Of our local
| bosses.
From the Lyceum Mr.. Hughes driven to
| Library Hall, where he had enthusiastic vel
| come. 4 reception was held for him at the hotel
later.
Tompkins County has a normal Republican
| plurality of 1900. Senator Stewart says this
| VIII be exceeded this year
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