The sun., 1919-03-05
KEEP POLITICS OUT,
Is M'ADOO'S PLEA
Chief Magistrate Denounces
Goldberg Bill Giving Hylan
Control Of Courts.
MEASURE BELIEVED DEAD
Othor Judges and Leading
Civic Bodies Condemn As
semblyman's Measure.


ALBANY, March Am impassionsd
plea by Chief Magistrate McAdoo that
politics be kept out Of the New York city
Masistrates courts eniivensd the Assem-
bly, Cities Committee hearing to-day on
the Goldberg bill. which would permit
Mayor Hyian to name SUCCESSORS to chief
Magistrate McAdoo ana Chief Justice
KernochaD Of Special Sessions.
Every one at tho hearing except As
ssmblyman Mark Goldberg. who intro
duced the bill. opposed It Mr.. Goldberg
declared the bill was no part Of an effort
by Mayor Hylan TO get control Of those
courts. He said the Rockefeller Founda-
ton and It's subsidiaries were chief op-
ponents OF the change, and at the end
OF the hearing. realizing the bill was a.
good as dead, he offered an amendment
giving the Magistrates and Justices
themselves power to appoint o Chief
every four yeara
Bill Believed Dead.
There Is an almost unanimous belief,
however that Magistrate McAdoo's
speech killed the bill. II the arguments
Of other opponents had not already
done 70.
The birds OF prey and the powers Of
darkness that attempt to control the
Magistrates courts in New York will
never get an anchorage while I am Chief
Magistrate" he declared. with fighting
spirit In his very attitude. He said
that II the attack were only against
himself he would not cross the street
to fight the bill, but when 1t came to
an effort to tear down the order Of
things that has been built UP by his
conscientious work he would Eight to
the last breath"
Il will fight as long as have the
power and language for the dement's
these courts have brought to the poor
Of New York city" he said. IF you
want to destroy all that has been
achieved II Is better for you to do what
Is asked in this bill than to 60 back to
the old system which existed prior to
1910. I have known no politics. no race,
no creed and no religion in administering
this court poor man stands q better
chance In II than rich man
Civic Associations Oppose.
IT have kept myself aloof from any
tinge of political control that would per-
NIT any one to point his finger at me-
You can take McAdoo out OF the court
but IL what McAdoo has done for the
reformation of these courts Is to be
taken away then am here to protest"
Representatives OF women's organiza-
tons. several other Justices and bar as
soclations and civic and reform organi-
cations opposed the bill
Magistrate Geisnar OF Brooklyn, who
was appointed by Mayor Mcclellan and
reappointed by Mayor Hylan. was We
hement In his opposition to the bill. In
answering questions in regard to the ma
terial for Chief Magistrate he said:
There arc several would hate to see
as Chief because they are not qualified
to hold that office"
Magistrate Brough was another cham
pion Of Chief Magistrate McAdoo.
He has been the most successful
Chief Magistrate the court ever had.
Under his administration the court has
been run economically and without scan
DIAL. He gets on with every one. the low
ana the high brow. He Is as popular
with Republicans as with Democrats