Because of strong pro-Nazi and anti-labor sentiment expressed not long ago by Supreme Court Justice Selah B. Strong he appeared today to have been tossed out into the political cold, bereft of his last political friend in New York.
The sentiment, expressed by Justice Strong in a recent labor case, has come home to roost like some mocking chanticleer on his judicial dais.
Yesterday Mayor LaGuardia withdrew his support of Justice Strong as the Republican nominee for re-election to the bench in the Second Judicial District. Previously, Mr. Strong had been refused an endorsement of his candidacy by Brooklyn’s democracy.
In a statement announcing withdrawal of his support, which is tantamount to disavowal by the Republican party, Mayor LaGuardia quoted from the Strong labor case decision which he characterized as smacking “of Bourbonism.”
REICH WITHOUT UNIONS.
One of the significant phrases of the decision, as quoted by the Mayor, is the following:
“Today in Germany where labor unions have lost their hold, the country is making splendid progress industrially.”
The Mayor also cited such gems from the decision as the following:
“Picketing is certainly not a manly job.”
Tossing a copy of the decision aside, the Mayor declared that “this is almost as bad as the Danbury hat case. It smacks of Bourbonism.”
In explaining his withdrawal of Strong’s support, the Mayor said that a week ago when he urged the Fusion party to support Justice Strong he had been attracted by the candidate’s opponents, namely the Brooklyn Democratic leadership.
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