New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-06
.GOFf At RECALL TALK
Justice Hears Prendergast De-
fend Idea in New Rochelle.
DRAWS LINE AT JUDGES
Controller Says He Would Not
Apply Plan to Members
of the Bench.

Controller William A. Prendergast, VINO
as an enthusiastic Roosevelt boomer
preached the recall doctrine for many
months and who was a candidate for
the nomination for Governor al the
sressive convention at Syracuse spoNe
Yesterday at the New Rochelle Forum OH
THE Initiative. Referendum and Recall
The New Rochelle Theatre, at when
the meeting was held, was crowded WIN
about two thousand persons. supreme
Court Justice Gom presided. Perhaps
because of the presence OF the New iorA
iurist-and perhaps not-Mr. PrendergaS'
excepted Judges when he said he was III
favor Of the recall of all officials
speaking OF moral safeguards Tor tne
recall. he said: II don't think the recaii
would he instituted against man w
cause me differed with us on questions %
welfare" lie continued:
They recalled two mayors IN seatlie,
and did perfectly right These may VI :,
did not do their duty and the peopiiII
pas sed Judgment If the old way Woutu
work well | would say don lISlI'utt "a
the recall. u is only because ,ne a.a o M
system doesn't work right That we wal,
a new scheme. I do not favor the Iech i
OF Judges " the recall OF Judges "rIs
accepted there is danger that Juueo
might he called upon 10 UNDERGO 'Hc
call because some people might opJeC
10 his decisions I believe II the preSen5l
form ot representative goyernment couI y,
be made 10 work as IL should, tnere ~
no form better TO secure the prosperity
and happiness OF the people.
II we nnl that II does not WORK leI u9
find way To correct IT. The INITIATIVE
referendum ana recall are not to take
the place of the Legislature, nut 20 neip
the Legislature 10 make II unders ialu
its work ard to do better. When ashlhs
FOR your votes candidates for public once
tell YOU that you are Intelligent anu
have good judgment II you support theiiI'
but IL YOU attempt your own legislation
then you are the mon.
Mr.. Prendcrgast praised Judge Con
and said ne had done great deal IN the
last few months to disprove the charges
of ineniciency against the American
bench lie added:
Tam no radical TO denounce everything
there is, but ! hold 10 this. That III az
any time the American people consider
IL their duty to criticise their oihclais
their institutions and their constitution
they would fail in their duty IL thTy
failed 10 criticise earnestly. diIigehtS
and continually. Those VINO crlucIse .ne
courts should not ~ called traitors, an
archlsts and socialists. There are many
questions we must solve. and we must
solve them by criticism. All cluSehs
should recognize the problems OF in ~,
present and future and proceed to solve
them. II makes no difference what party
proceeds 20 solve them. but the impoi
tant thing is they must be solved anu
solved right.
Then Mr.. Prendergast went on 20 sa!
the initiative, referendum and recall were
designed to help men. For centuries he
I'D. men had been struggling all over
the world for an era OF genuine liberty.
with almost each succeeding year We
find defects I'm our institutions, con,
iinued the Controller and base men VII
oct I'm the way OF liberty. but ! do not
know OF o. revolt that was not benenclal
to the American people.