The New York herald., 1922-10-07
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political boss, the Surrogate aroused
prolonged cheers He said:
"Mr Murphy's soft voiced friends say
was not renotninated because I spoke
disrespectfulIy of him and would not
go and ask him for a denomination
They say l have beea turned down
as they phrase it-because l did not
see Mr. Murphy. Well. / did not see
Mr.. Murphy and if that is the reason
for his action l take up his challenge
and leave the outcome to the people.
am willing to let the people say whether
man who has served term upon the
bench with Satisfaction to lawyers and
litigants must see Mr.. Murphy in order
TO be renominated.
"They say Mr.. Murphy put me on the
bench. / deny it. l went on the bench
before the Democratic party had become
the pocket piece of one man. and ] do
not wish to remain upon the bench II !
am to remain there only because Mr..
Murphy or Mr.. Koenig, or both of them,
have so decreed.
81 am irrevocably against the in
famous system which has grown up here
OF late years which makes parties the
personal property of a boss and subor-
dinates historic principles to personal
interests If that system continues il
will spell ruin for our country.
'I stand upon the question of principle
and say that 1t is not question OF indl-
vldual. 1t is not question of party.
The principle before US is whether or
not we shall permit our bench TO be
bossed and ruled by outside influences.
Shall we not only permit. but really re-
quire. our judges to be subservient to
political bosses? Shall we require in
the future that our judges, when taking
their oath of office, shall take it with
reservations and qualifications, or are
they also to swear to follow the orders
of Murphy or Koenig or some other boss
and to let them favor their friends OF
their patrons at the expense of truth
and justice. That is the question before
us. That is the question that must be
submitted to the people of New York.
Conboy BIames Grudge.
Martin Conboy, long known as one OF
the real advisers back of the scenes In
Tammany, said it was not an easy thing
for Democrat ia forget his regularity
but this was a case which required 1t.
He was cheered repeatedly.
politics should have nothing to dc
with such q nomination." he said. "A
judge does not decide Gases for political
reasons. Such a judge has been John
Cohalan. the best Surrogate in this
State. That is the opinion of the bar
and of the Appellate Judges Of this dis
trict. There is no question or room for
debate that he should be retained as a
matter of public pride and private inn
portance.
Blu. he did not receive the nomina'
tion from either party. / am sorry
as n Democrat he was not nominated
by the Democratic party. He did no
get it on the Democratic side becaus,
of the personal grudge of the Demo
cratic leader. He did not get ii on the
Republican side because the leader o.
that party wants to put his brother OF
the bench.
''Out of that grudge was born the
bargain to nominate the brother of tn,
Republican leader. Neither is a goot
reason for keeping a good judge off th'
! bench. If the red blooded citizens o.
this city do not resent such a bargain
| it will show they do not want gooC
| judges. If the judiciary is to be mad,
/ a tool of personal enmity it is dragget