New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-11
GARY LEAVES HUNDRED
HORTON SUCCEEDS HIN.
Controversy on Magistrates Kept Up
bg 4ns7cer to Cornell.

The Committee of one Hundred yesterday an
nounced the resignation from its committee of Il.
H. Gary, chairman of the United States Steel Cor
poratiOn, and the election I'm his place of j. NJ Hor-
ton. the ice cream manufacturer other resigna-
tons since the organization OF the committee have
been as follows: Cyrus l.. Sulzberger, Allan Robin
son, Paul Fuller. Felix NJ. Warburg. William f.
Wyckof and ex-senator George W. Brush. Flee
tions the committee fill the vacancies in addi-
ton Mr.. Horton are David A Clarkson. Gilbert
Elliott. Howard c Smith. Vincenzo Vecchio and
John y. Booth.
AT the meeting of the executive committee yes
terday ways and means for pushing al educational
campaign were discussed by the fifteen members Of
the committee present. II is the intent of the
mttee to inform the reading public precisely and
fully about the wasteful methods now in force in
the conduct Of the city and indicate where great
savings can he made without lowering the eff
cheney of the departments and bureaus.
William A. Coakley, acting chairman Of the
committee, sent city Magistrate Cornell an answer
yesterday the letter the magistrate criticsing
the committee for attacking the magistrates The
letter says:
Your letter Of the 9th inst. declaring the state
ing conditions in the city magistrates courts to
.S uhNarranted. untrue and gratuitous insult
TO me great majority of the city masistrates is
our statement on this subject is specific in its
charges, and contains to each charge the sup
I"Iinns evidence upon which IT is based. clear
~, aIl"ii OF Where TINS evidence can be found.
IlaI rs. IN the sworn testimony before the Page
'iiiillNShIl appointed ny the Legislature the
courts We are bound TO believe that YOU have
our statement to he unwarranted untrue.
=, ne burden or our criticism OF the ma jorty OF
INC Guy magistrates may be summed % a follows
FirSt-That magistrates do not show proper at
ie4tlon 10 duty That they commonly take about
half Of each month for rest from their judicial
atnoTS thus creating congestion I'm the courts
winch conlpelS haSty decisions i'm order that the
magistrates actually sitting may get through with
ItleI CalendaIE That they do not familisrfze
themselves with conditions in the institutions to
which they have power under the law commit
VISION over clerks interpreters and other attaches
Second That this Iaxness on the part Of the
magistrates has resulted I'm absence of discipline I'm
NE or sanlzaton Of the courts Illustrated by the
snaouC Tohdlton or the court records That It
has resulted i'm numerous reverSals of decisions In
ne city magistrates courts by reason OF the fact
resulted In clerks being permitted deposit public
money IN 'helr own private accounts. relying only
arate their own from public funds. That it has
Issued IN miscarriage of justice through sasty
occasions ana that through the injustice done
able for the improper exercise OF political influence
IN the administration Of justice In the city mag
The proof of these charges is found in the sworn
evidence before tn Page Commission. The mag
lstrates had an opportunity 10 rerute this proof.
but did not do In fact the proof Is clear
IN part upon the admissions by magistrates OF vio-
latons Of the law IN the administration 81 CITY
magistrates courts. These admissions We're made
You VIII understand that we are not attacking
Individual magistrates. but system for which the
appointing power-the Mayor-whO Is responsible
for the general character az the city magistrates
BENCH. must take the blame. The only way To
eradicate the evil IS 20 strike at its root. and this
must be done by electing "A better sort ~ Mayor.
Those city magistrates who arc anxious that con
diuons be improved-and or those We would think
that you should ne one-ought certainly 10 Join
Mayor rather than for personal OF other reasons
TO defend the present system.