The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-19
KEEP JUDICIARY
 FROM POLITICS Alton B. Parker Aroused at Report of Separate Tickets in Coming
 Election. SPEAKS HIGHLY OF
 JUDGE BARTLETT Continuance in Office of Efficient Bench Official Makes for Inde-
 pendence.

New York Sept. 1S.-Former Judge Alton B. Parker, democratic candidate for the presidency at the last election, in statement made to The Associated Press tonight, again emphasized the importance of 6 politically indepen- dent judiciary. The direct inspiration of to-nights statement was the report that Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tammany Hall, and Chairman Will liam J. Corners of the democratic state committee, were opposed to a fusion of democratic and republicans on judiciary ticket which would re- suit, at the approaching election, in the reelection of Judge Edward T. Bartlett and Judge Willard Bartlett to the court of appeals. Judge Edward T Bartlett is a republican while Judge Willard Bartlett is a democrat, Both were elected as independent judiciary candidates. Judge Parkers statement follows:
 "The press of to-day contained an intimation that Mir. Murphy and Mir Corners have concluded to oppose the union of the two great parties for the purpose of continuing upon the court of appeals for the public good, Judge Edward T. Bartlett and Judge Will lard Bartlett.
 "I sincerely hope it is not true. But if 1t is, the duty of the hour is plain for those who regard an independent Judiciary as of the highest public inn portance Association with Edward T. Bartlett upon the court of appeals for nearly seven years prompts me to say now that he is worthy of a vote of confidence from every citizen without regard to party affiliations, and should have it. Judge Willard Bartlett has had one vote of confidence from the bench, the bar and the people. No man ever more deserved another than he.
 "But I am more concerned that they should be continued on the court of appeals for the public good than am that they shall have the satisfaction much as they deserve it-of having the people say by their votes Well done Wholly aside from the fact that two untralned men, whoever they may be, cannot for some time accept ably fill their places and of vastly greater importance, stands the princi- pie of continuance in office of every just wise and efficient judge That principle makes for judicial indepen- dence, which under our system of orig inal selection should be encouraged not discouraged.
 During the entire history of the present court of appeals only one fudge has been refused a reelection without opposition. The republican par ty denied to one judge this compliment that it might gain for it's ticket the benefit of a great personal popularity of another What wretched political blunder 1t was the result showed. All similar attempts, whether immediately successfully or not, will be political blunder. And this is so because the party appears on the wrong side of an important public question. An attempt to thrust aside an Independent judge for some one in whom the party has hopes, is to take the wrong side-aye the wicked side.
 "The public can prevent such action with the assistance of the press ever at thhs late day, if they set about it but there is not a moment to be lost