New-York tribune., 1910-04-22
GLYNN HITS AT GRAFTERS
Burglars Are Gentlemen Com
pared to Them, He Says.
F0R0HAM LAW DINNER
Father Quinn Says College Is
Not Exercised Over Carnegie
Criticisms.

Martin H. Glynn former state Controller.
told the members OF the Fordhsm Uni
versity Law School last night what he
thought OF grating legislators when he
said
open all tire prisons 10 the Eraftsrs and
let out the thugs Of the highway with an
apology and a pension. The man who digs
his way into iewelry store through the
cellar is a scholar and a gentleman com
pared with the man who burE1arizss his
way into public Office through the hearts
Of the people"
The occasion ves the third annual dinner
Of the law school at the Hotel Manhattan
Mr.. Glynn. who was introduced as Ford
hams first doctor Of laws and was down
TO speak on Albany Law" said that Al
bsny law consisted these days Of earth
quakes. volcanoes. rphesvals and investi-
cations
They're raising cain up there these
days" said he. but that seems 70 be
going on all over the country. legislators
seem to have failed to heed the rumbling
Of the people. ! believe that the investizs
tions and the great public movements. the
designations and defeat OF public officers.
show that everywhere there is a demand
FOR government that IS close 10 the people.
that everywhere there is a protest against
the system that crowns as king the leader
of political machine"
Father Daniel J. Quinn. the frs speaker.
who Is president Of the university, had a
few sparks Of his own 10 strike. but in a
different connection. Mr.. Glynn had toll
him earlier in the evening he said. that re-
Gently the university had come under Sc
we're criticism at the hands OF "a certs i'm
Mr.. Pritchard"
Il asked him who this Mr.. Pritchard
could be" Father Quinn uent on, "and was
told that he was the head of the Carnegie
Foundation As that didn't enlizhten me
much. Mr. Glynn told me that the gentle
man was at one time president OF the Mas
sacbusetts Institute Of Technology. Then
7 knew. for L spent FIVE years I'm Boston
myself when Mr.. Pritchard was there.
we may take IL a very good compIi-
ment that We have been censured by Mr.
Pritchard He has been carried away by
the idea that equipment is everything. We
may not be so strong IN equipment. but
when it comes to morality and mentality
we can stand comparison with any institu-
tion in the country
District Attorney Whitman also expressed
the view that equipment wasn't everything.
and said he was sincerely sorry that all the
diners were not vet members Of the bar. as
there were eight places vacant in his Office.
There are something like two thousand
applicants for them now" said ne but T
want more. 7 hope that my successor-if 7
am not my own successor. hope that my
successor sits on my right to-night-will
have the pleasure OF considering favora bly,
the applications Of some of you gentlemen
George Gordon Battle. his opponent in the
recent campaign. was the diner on his right.
Justice William J. Carr. of the Appellate
Division told the embryo lawyers that they
didn't need TO know much law TO be on the
bench. but that lawyers they were ex-
and questions. but solutions for those ques-
tions. But Justice OGormsn said that jus
tice Carr vas renowned for his modesty.
Judge Foster who is now trying the VOL
ter case. praised the Court OF General Ses-
sions calling ID the highest criminal trib-
unal in the land. He said more lawyers
should take UP criminal practice. although
there were few rewards IN it. as crime
didn't pay ana criminals had little money.
There is only one class Of cases that
pays" said he: those of assigned counsel
The state provides that in murder cases.
where the Iitigant is too poor 20 provide
his own counsel. one shall he assigned to
him and paid 800 for his services. That
law has done more 10 degrade the practice
OF criminal law than any other law on
the statute books. II has made such as
signments things to be hunted for