New-York tribune., 1909-09-29
MIR. JEROME SAILS In
ATTACKS G1YNOR AS n
"POLITICAL JUDGE"
Doesn't BeHeUe That Decent Demo
Gratis WIN FOllO1C Lead of Murphy
and COhdlan.

District Attorney Jerome in bitter attack
last night on Justice William j. Gaynor. the
probable Tammany candidate for Mayor. calls
him that most abhorrent product a political
judge" and charges that Justice Gaynors per
sonal liberty decisions" have consisted in orders
restraining the law enforcing powers from pur-
suing law breakers
He also attacks Charles F. Murphy and Daniel
+. Cohalan, thus making it certain that Tam
many will not consider Jerome any further for
District Attorney. Mr.. Jerome's interview fol-
lows
The people of this city ought to wake up, and
at once TO what the political situation is. They
are approaching the most important election
that has ever taken place in this city, and yet
they show no interest except i'm the North Pole
and the Hudson Fulton celebration. We have
a budget of SlS5. 100000 for 1910, an increased
and increasing tax rate. constitutional amend
ment that promises TO through and holds out
the chance of a reckless expenditure of money
beyond the widest dreams of the political loot
ers of the past and in the face of the clear oppo
sitjon of all the decent elements IN the Demo
cratic party the little group, two men, con-
trolling the nominating machinery OF the party
are about to force upon it as its candidate for
Mayor a man aptly described as "a combination
Of a demagogue and "A fanatic: that most alb
horrent product. political judge, judge
whose so-called personal liberty decisions
have consisted in orders restraining the law
enforcing powers from pursuing lawbreakers
and have served as a protection for them
II does not seem To me possible that the rank
and file of decent Democrats however strong
their party loyalty, are going to support at the
poIIs such a candidate. We might well have
straight talk At a time when il looked as If
the Democratic party in the state about TO
be pulled together. when new spirit of hope
fulness had sprung up ana when Democratic
success in this city with strong, clean men for
candidates, supported hopefully and Loyalty by
the rank and file, was essential to success i'm
the state and most important the party i'm
the nation the fear and seltishness and personal
animosities of two men. Charles Murphy and
in
everything, and tonight il looks certain that
they will force the nomination for the Office of
Mayor of "A political ChaTatan shown in the
past to be totally destitute OF political courage
and whose erTatic ability is tinged with NOR
bidness which is almost akin To mental un-
soundness
I have dearly wished that the time might
come when | could fight within the lines of my
own party, and have kept silent, hoping that
there might be clean strong, Democratic city
ticket presented this fall. But / can't stomach
William J. Gaynor, and can't see two selfish
and desperate men force him upon the Demo
cratic party In this city. In 1905. l fought for
nv office upon the issue that small group of
selfish and usually corrupt men should not be
perInitted to determine. through their control
of the nominating machinery of party whether
or no "A public servant should continue 10 serve
the people, but that the people themselves
should have n say.
This wear two men assumed to tell the Demo-
Gratis whom they must have. The district lead
ers are but markers in the game. and with few
exceptions do not favor GaynOr. The convention
IS farce and might as well not meet. Two
men dictate the Democratic policy. Neither in
ability nor In character are they tit to do IL.
for one will not submit and what little can do
10 defeat them shall do
Mr. Jerome. accompanied by his campaign
manager, John A Henneberry, yesterday went 20
the Bureau of Elections and filed with thu chief
clerk a list of more than five thousand names
indorsing his candidacy for reelection Two
thousand ara necessary for nominating petit
tion. but Mr.. Jerome selected about five thou
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