The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-17

AAl8t uCNOlCu NuIAIoIBs Al4 yO0 49, eCA
just where and bow the division was made
by the line Of cleavage in the ticket, II
you SEQ II in THE Sun, it's 40. Well, l have
only to remind you Of the head Of the edi-
torial columns Of THE Sun fol the last
week OF ten days. There they have got i,
the whole ticket and each division Of the
ticket, the Murphy Judges and the Hearst
Judges, six to four. How long IL will stay
so / don't know. The mole they qualIel
the better l like it. 81. there it u now as
1t stands to-day, six to four.
r UNFRAMED IN THE LAW
And who ale these Judges? They are
all pretty we'll known, but they are known
"a politicians and not as law eIs, and they
are known chiefly for the number Of political
offices they have occupied and the political
spoils that they have enjoyed. Now there
we are, on our side a ticket which every
body recognizes ~ absolutely and truly
qualified, IN the other side political bench
mar receiving this az theiI Iewatd for
their political services. Well, now, giving
them all the credit for the best natures
and the most honest dispositions and pun
poses there il one thing we are clear on, that
with thee or foul exceptions they have
got to be educated after they go onto
the bench.
Why, it is terrible business, this eduCat-
ing Judges on the bench. 1t not only costs
$50 900 a res for five years-for. you can't
turn a had politician into a good Judge IN
less than that ttHne-it not only costs 500 900
In money, we will say, but II costs all the
laws delay and vexation Of the people n
firing out Of the community by the constant
ordering Of new trial because OF their
blunders n double expense and time
occupied in the administration OF justice.
Ex-JUDoE DAILY FAX
Next to Mr.. Choate, the crowd appreciated
most the remarks OF exclusives Daily and
William N, Cohen, Mr.. Choate introduced
some years ago, Tammany Hall launched
a shaft which, instead OF killing nun, re-
coiled and knocked Tammany, down
Judge DAILY devoted himself chiefly TO
defending the right of the bar to act in the
judiciary elections.
Ex-Judke COhen's Speech.
YOU hear of the laws delay. Whom does,
that affectp The rich man, the corporation
or your The humble citizen OF the city OF
New York; The rich man or the corpora
ton fights for delay. seeks for delay pc
cause you are suing him and have something
to get from him; delay is the thing that he
seeks, because it denies you Justice; It 49,
therefore, that you want more Judges; ~ IS,
therefore, that you want efficient Judges
who can despatch business and despatch 1t
quickly.
Whoshall select those Judgesl That is a
question that our emblem stands for. The
! bosses or you? And what kind OF men
shall be selected Trained lawyers, upright
men or political hacks? That is for you to
determine.
Hasn't there been an attempt to foist
upon you the choice Of Murphy and OF
Hearst2 Clearly. Because II there had
been any d~esire-any desire-to put decent
democrats upon the ticket, on this judiciary
ticket, there are seven democrats out OF ten
who are nominated for the Supreme Court,
What was the matter with those DemocratsF
The best example that I know that they
did n~otfchoose to give you the Judges who
are worthy, sits here beside
! rz.-g-- Nh. vvnaAtf htG NM annnRGfRd
by either Murphy or Hearst5 You know
his history. Twenty-eight years & he
was first elected TO that court, gentlemen
Cweny-eight years ago, l think as a he
publican. SO well did he serve Tor fourteen
wears that at the end OF his first term he had
the Endorsement Of both parties, Demo-
cratic and Republican alike After twenty
eight years OF faithful service and all the
J experience that those years had brought,
to-day Murphy and Hearst say, and say y
We nave named somebody else. We can
! elect him by 20O, 900" And Cowing must
take a back seat.
I Now what is the evide nee Of any deal or
dicker? Had anybody aver heard OF n
| tor John Ford? No lawyer has ever heard
! of him; you may have. Senator John Ford
was a Republican for years. He then, |
believe, became connected with the ln-
dependence League, and that is no part OF
Tammany Hall. On the night Of the meet
ing of the Tammany Hall convention John
Ford was named for Judge Of the supreme
Court. Is Tammany in the habit Of going
outside for its judicial candidates Is
there any evidence Of adeal in that? That
same John Ford had been nominated for
Acknowledgement on the Independence
League ticket at the Carnegie Hall con-
y%ention. and he said afterward nat he
would be in the race until election night"
And when the Democratic convention met
at Buffalo Mr.. Ford disappeared as a can
didate for Acknowledgement, n promptly
when the Tammany convention met Mr..
John Ford appeared AZ a candidate of that
organization for the Supreme Court. Is it
possible that anybody could conceive that
that was a reward for anything? Is there
anybody who would be so suspicious by
nature as to saythat that savored OF a deal7
Judge Seabury, with his judicial robe
upon him, going from the City Court to
Carne gle Hall, presided at the Independence
League convention there. A Judge has a
right to political opinions, he has the right
to think as a citizen, but he has not any
right TO take part in political conventions
when he is a Judge upon the bench.
And then take the Tammany candidates
that have in turn been taken by the Inde-
pendenoe League up TO date. The lnde-
pendenoe Leagues great principle is Down
with the corporations, and the select direcs
tors Of corporations, the Platzeks, the
| ErLangers and the Hendrickses, and the
trucking company-and Charley Guy.
/ don't believe he has ever been in court
half a dozen times except as a stenogTapher.
These are the men hat the Independence
League nave taken, faithful followers Of
Tammany Hall, district leaders some OF
! them. l am not saying anything about their
capacity as lawyers. that will come later.
l am talking about how they won their
fame. They won it by doing political
service as distinguished from legal service,
and you find those men upon the INDIE
pendence League ticket.
And now l ask you, in the name OF fair
ness and common sense, is there any evil
denoe. of a deal7 1t is fate. And ] tell you
that If that ticket is elected on election night
il is a dire fate for the citizens Of New York.
l say go forth and preach the word, preach
il with all the earnestness in you and say
that whether it IL Hearst or Hughes moth
ing il so important in this campaign to the
citizens OF Greater New York, the citizens
of the county of New York, as the election
of honest, untrammelled Judges q
DIR. N DIR. BLAUsTEIN SPEAK.
DR.. Felix Adler, DIR. Blaustein Of the
Educational Alliance and John Dewitt
Warner also spoke. Mr.. Warner, who is