Show DISTRICT ATTORNEY OUT Gov Roosevelt Removes One In NewS New-S York County Albany N Y Dec 22Go Roosevelt Roose-velt announced tonight that he had removed from office Asa Bird Gardiner District Attorney of New York county I on charges preferred by Deputy Attor I I I neyGeneral II II Hammond At the same time tho Governor made it known that he had appointed Eugene A Phil bin of New York city Comml8I n ron r-on the State Board of Charities and a Democrat to fill the vacancy In a lengthy memorandum the Governor Gov-ernor sets forth his reasons for removing remov-ing Col Gardiner He says The charge vitally affecting the conduct of the District Attorney In that which relates to his attitude about election time toward the Indictment of Chief Police Devery after the latter had issued is-sued a scandalously Improper and seditious se-ditious order to the police force under himWhere Where the conduct of the District Attorney for the county of New York affectM elections thly onduct becomes a mutter not merely of county but oC State rind national concern Fraud or violence Jit the nolln In Now York county in a nattqnal election may concern con-cern not merely the county Itself not merely the other counties of the State but also the other States of the Union It Is a mere truism to assert that honest hon-est elections free from both fraud and violence stand at the very basis of our form of republican selfgovernment There Is no use In discussing principles and issues unless It Is settled that the conclusion which the majority reaches upon such principles and issues shall be honestly recorded In the election itself It-self There can be no possible justification justifi-cation for any man and above nil for any publle officer failing to do everything every-thing in his power to prevent crime against the ballotbox No more serious seri-ous crime against the State and In time of peace no crime as serious can be committed |