New-York tribune., 1909-10-17

nesses down here with him. He knows that what
he says they said is not valid testimony"
Suppose he had brought them" was the reply.
rs II not doubtful If they understand the of
an oath? DIR. Cook says they lied to Peary be-
cause he, Cook ordered them not TO tell Peary the
truth about his expedition. Would they not lie TO
any one else if Cook told them TO after they We're
brought here?"
The whole controversy is becoming ridiculous in
my opinion grunted Busy Man.
You may we'll say So" replied Constant Reader.
when New Yorks aldermen granted Cook the free
dom OF the city is announced in all serious
that Matt Henson Peary's negro body ser
want, who accompanied him to the pole. is going on
the lecture platform refute Cook, and that Cap
tain Roald Amundsen the Norwegian discoverer OF
the Northwest Passage is about start on another
polar expedition, during which he will trained
polar bears to draw his sledges.'
The Norwegian had better be careful" chuckIed
Busy Man. lest when the time comes for the bears
10 be eaten, one by one, they may insist upon the
explorer taking his turn at it. Is the local po-
EJical campaign warming up at all?''
It's redhot already" replied Constant Reader.
Liar. scoundrel, absolute liar, miserable liar.
lcious liar, low-down slanderer buffoon, strut
about moral prg, worthless judge, singer of mem
dacious adjectives. chneumon IexicographicaI
charlatan traitor. CRATER. Judas. intellectual ep-
rechawn and similar epithets banded freely
among some OF the most prominent candidates.
minister in the pulpit said fervently: God
damn Tammany' and the Ananias Club has been
Obliged 10 enlarge Its quarters to accommodate the
swift influx of new members Justice William J..
Gaynor gave a statement in which he said
William 4. Hearst urged him last summer 10 run
for Mayor, promising to support him on whatever
ticket he whoever nominated him. He de-
clared these promises had been made through a
distinguished member of MIR. Hearst's STAFF Of
editors. Mr. Hearst repudiated the promises and
said the editor who called on Justice Gaynor was
the comic sponsor of Happy Hooligan and the
iiatzenjammer Kids in The Americans Sunday
supplement"
Mr.. Gaynor ought to bring comic supple
mentary proceedings against him." commented
Busy Man
William NJ WINS" continued Constant Reader
publicly charged that Justice GaynOr conspired with
Senator McCarren and Eugene Wood, representing
racing interests TO nullify the anti-gambing law;
that the justice met McCarren and Wood in
the Hoffman House June H. 1908, Immediately
after the passage of the bill by the Legislature
and conferred with them until 3 o'clock in the
morning; that Justice Gaynor told them the law
was unconstitutional; that the racing ana gam
bling interests attempted to frame up a test case
10 bring before Justice Gaynor; that Assistant
District Attorney Elder of Brooklyn fought the
attempt; that a test case finally got before
Justice Gaynor but instead Of relating TO race
track gambling It involved merely the betting os
a box Of golf balls a golf match: that Justice
Gaynor wrote opinion in this case defining
what constitutes a common gambler which viii if
il stands. insure the aequittal OF all the men ar
rested for racetrack gambling
Justice Gaynor denied the charge emphatically.
So did McCarren, but Mr.. Elder sustained Mr..
WINS. WINS issued another statement, in which
he accused The Tammany candidate of entering
f.;o u corrupt bars- In with Charles Guden who
was elected Sheriff of Kings County in 1901, and
Mas removed by Governor Ode. to declare the
Governors action unconstitutional. The Judge
disappointed his friends by replying: I shall an
lWer those who attack me simply by my past lfs