New-York tribune., 1906-10-24
THE "MONGREL" TICKET.
uOW MUCH FOR LICENSE7
Asks Mr.. Choate of Mwphy-Hearst
Candidates.

rs-Judge Alton 3. Parker. at a big mass meet
49,, NJ the New York Bar at Carnegie Hall last
,cht spoke in favor OF independent justices in the
..,sme Court. He attacked the candidates nut
- bv the Murphy-Hearst deal in no uncertain
ems Bis speech was frequently interrupted by
ioud cheering and applause Judge Parker said he
"a left the bench never to return
Joseph b. Choate. ex-Ambsssador to the Court
of St Jamess. was cheered several minutes before
ths audience allowed him TO speak. He said:
thank you for this gree greeting, but am sorry that
soeak tonight neither as Republican nor asa as a
Democrat, and you can't guess what am; but
,sadsPendent md judiciary. e' -SA''iS i0f '
The ticket has nbS been before the people for three
20 ore has put bis finger upon any one Of the
fant sesrd q il through the politicians ''N
Nj Choate admitted. however that tho nominees
sid not have the traits OF character that recon-
,nendeG them TO the politicians. He said charges
had made that the were corporation
lawyers. All attorneys are more less corpora
non lawyers. he said. Two-thrds of the business
vas done by corporations he said, and nine
tenths of them were honest Those which are not
he continued. are being brought TO book by an
honest President and Judiciary
There corporation lawyers Of different kinds
sld stripes, Mr. Choaue said, end there were some
corporation lawyers who spent their time advising
their clients how TO escape liabilities 'rbut the
nominees not OF that kind" he added
modest and generous an independent press can
be-" said Mr Choate.
AL il could do now. he said. not having anything
against the nominees, TO attack him as chair
man Of the committee. His subconscious mind
had been aroused. he said He didn't know really
what kind OF s. character he had Mr.. Choate said.
until he read about himself in The American"
He SAID he was willing. however to withstand
the attacks IN defence OF the ticket Some said
the judicial ticket of Of the parties the re-
srlr Of a a and sfi orn
ers combine" continued Mr.. Choate. The last
named term had been brought into dsreputs re-
Gently. Mt Choate said He would not call #
deal. bargain or combine. Continuing. he seidI
Well, how has It come about7 It has come
about by some relations between them that no.
body knows anything about So If call this ticket
esr any disrespect to the dumb creatures to whom,
de name is more fitting: So We will call It to-
This ''Inongre" ticket has a license signed by two
paying for it. would IKE to Know how much I'ssa8a soe
Of the candidates on the moagrel' ticket have had
GsRdass 5e have ave. G had to pay nRgs Rsn9 An.
when the owners prescribe e muzzle they have to
judiciary election? Do you realize how long the
tuages are to serve? FoI can get rid T5d OF a Gov,
United Unite states Senator IN SIX years, and even =
os S n f0 Fgeen years whsn does ts
terms e1pire7 Why. on January !. 1920.
Judge Parker said IN part:
!! has been ny pleasure tS & have seFyed u fiyss ss
the bench never to return again, Il affords me
pleasure and at the same time zee, o.a austne0. In
every one OF which have duasi-poiitioai questions
5 S hS @ fesFf at y vote sRss
case by reason OF partisan or any other influence
We have sat in review Of the Judgments Of many
Of the @ g6S9 s8S Of this gsss5 & fns San neT 70 tass sss
70 them, IN your presence. that the greet ma ma
just but they able and honest and faithful and
Just n9t because OF a n3achht3 p1t IA sp,ee q ~ ~
from which eeect Judges, and the reason of 1t is
e t I conre sna u dtTeotfon from one man
and the viii Of one Tnan|whether that machine be
ptmocrauo or Republlean or run " an indepen:.
this principle: that the men within 1t give TO the
machine that they may receive, and the boss IN
machine may receive In return.
substantial evidence that there is great anEtsty.
and has been for long time on the the Psrt OF this
@d tas donof heao 6sse & ee o
@ civ WY aa Is IL 6ne 5er he oTaaes Of !hs an
zauon and the nomination OF ticket that ths
between S.S such ticket as might be selected an
such ticket as they intended to place before the
combination would be made3 Not at all; They did did
a per- F Ad + It but Vas shG G eia aa0 ssit
the TaI2nnany organization to obtain places Tor
knew that IN the years past the lawyers wh9 ere
leaders Of the press have struggled time and time
again. 70 secure the character OF Judges that are
now 10 he found the ticket
The evidence is unmistakable that the leader OF
Tammsny Hall realized that the only opportunity
that re would have patronage this year would
be in this judicial ticket The evidence that from
his point this judicial ticket could become
matter Of very great Importance is clear and
unIIts-akable Did you dream, did I, or did any
within the sound Of my voice suppose for a
moment that there could be any inducement which
would lead him place his hand in the hands OF
VINO had denounced him as corruptonist
and 2 criminal and had pictured him with
And Yet he did il. He did more He not only con
sented place him in nomination for oTf1ce
where ne could injure him else has been
able 10 inJure him. # he chose, but he did more
man hat Aspiring TO be the leader of his party
IN the state he nevertheless went to a convention,
and there, by his VIII and by his force. by his
ability 70 command this to break his promise
aEc that man TO break his promise, he turned a
minority into majority He made convention
which had a valid title Of fraudulent convention.
sttUte crime and which in politics ought TO
stirute crime. All this done by the authority.
i not by the command. of this and ] ask you
now, fellow citizens, was there any other reward
a. al. II follows therefore necessarily that he
id all Of these things for the purpose Of obtaining
as his bit Of patronage majority of the nominees
q the judicial ticket and ask you, my fellow
CITIZENS. is there any better or higher eviJence
that you think of OF the value which he placed
upon Judges 10 be selected by him?
Now, fellow citizens. the estimate well OF Mr..
Hearst upon the judiciary is TO be found in this
combination The ideal OF the judiciary, far
az h is concerned IS determined the very moment
ne takes the ticket, which Murphy creates ana
Murphy takes the members which he appoints. and
together they present them 10 these people as Mt
ane honorable for high judicial station
May Cod in his infinite mercy and goodness. in