New-York tribune., 1906-10-14
AN ELEVENTH COMMANDMENT.

Mr. Paul Fuller presents his views Of the
Republican aopinatien of Judge Rosalsky and
Endorsement otherwise of the Judiciary Nom
ifdtors' ticket very happily and characteristics
ally wheE he says: "It is abominabla 1t Is all
/ very well to say that only one of our candl-
dates was left off the Republican ticket with
"as much reason one could say A man is all
right because he violates only one of the Ten
Commandments The only difficulty with
Mr. Paul Fuller is that he Alone Of all the four
million people IL this city. thinks that the com
mandments- of Ma. Paul Fuller have the same
authority as those of the lawgiver of Sinai
That sad obtuseness of his fellow citizens which
is shared even b- most of the Judiciary Nom
fnators has prevented the public in general
from seeing In the judicial list prepared by the
fuFyyers. However excellent il may be in gen
eral that sacred ess which forbids any other
human being, under penalty of sacrilege, to pro-
pose anybody else for JUDGE.
TIE Tribune thinks well Of the Independent
judicial ticket, urged the Republicans to indorse
1t ia general and is greatly pleased that the
Republican convention saw fit to do so. With
the gpea test respect however, for the motives OF
the Lawyers who formed this self-constltuted
committee we do not think their word Is en-
titled TO any more respect as an eleventh COM
mandnent than that Of Mr. Parsons and his
associates, who. as the result Of spirited cam
D1lEl dpQ 6n open ItpEtSelIL lbS SlSSil
mass Of Republican voters in this judicial dis
trict If anybody has right to speak with the
surfarity cf q popular mandate they have. In
putting aside prejudice and giving their adher-
ence, 50 far as they could with self-respect and
In loyalty TO the principles announced by tho
Judiciary NominatOrs themselves, to the law
yers' movement intended for the Improvement of
the judiciary. they have done their full duty.
Judge Rosalsky sits in the Court Of General
IL,
At the end of his first term of service, when he
was a candidate for election. many eminent law
yers of this city. Including ex-Just1cs William
n Cohen and Mr.. Henry W. Taft, OF the Judi
ciary Nominators, issued public address asking
tre votes Of all independent citizens for him.
He was detected however. by the Tammany can
didate, and when again. shortly, a vacancy Oc-
CURED in that court, GQYefnor Higgins, relying
on the character given tG Judge Rosalslhy by
judiciary Nominators and others, appointed
him, and that appointment was generally COM
mendea. Judge Rosalsly has servei faithfully,
and II is rather for the judiciary Neminators
toNdefend their selection Of new Tammany man
so as not 10 have second Republican along
WITH Judge Cowing on their General Ses-
sions ticket than tc complain because the
Republicans declined TO set aside Judge of
good character ALREADY on. the bench. The Re-
publlears could not be expected 10 refuse to
continue il ofic4 a Judge twice selected by
| Republican Governor with such Endorsement as
We hare quoted.
| Indge RosalsIy is extremely popular, and.
quite aside from the morality of the proceeding,
I II world have been extremely impolitic for the
Republicans to reject him so unjustly. Perhaps
the superhuman wisdom of Mr.. Paul Fuller is
ahOYe considerations Of that kind and he does
not care whether anybody votes for the Judiciary
ticket and Mr. Hughes or not but is quite sat
isfled with Issuing his commandments as to who
ought TO be judges, while leaving TO Tammany
the judges themselves. But happily Mr.. Par
sons and the Republican convention have other
views. and are trying in a practical fashion to
keep the new judgeships from being prostituted
TO the service OF Murphy and Hearst