New-York tribune., 1873-12-15
THE MONROE SENATORIAL CONTEST
CARD FROM J. d. DECKER.
To the EditOr OF The Tribune.


SIR: Your issue of tho 10Th ult. contains
an article entitled Honesty the Eest Policy" in which
YOU refer TO the Monroe Senatorial contest and 1t
is dog eat dog" ask the privilege TO protest against
your assumption to apply such oppobrious epithes
TO me contained in the quotation have extracted
from your article You refer to the candidates in that
contest when you say 1T dog eat dog" If you had
any ground Of complaint against my candidacy III that
contest, should expect to the ground of that
plant stated in courteous and respectful language, and
not summed up IN the of a single epithet.
BY what light do you stigmatizo a dogl am not
in political the property Of the people the
press. | never held Office and fought against my
nomination until 1t conferred by accamatOn
would not have accepted then but for the assurance
that Lord would not again; for his nomination,
knew from the past. would mean money contest, to
be wagcd without fear OF God man. and III open
defiance OF law. This district affords grand opporu-
nifty for the use of money and az you said In former
ISSUE its electors cannot boast that they better
than Twecds constituency, which elected hun to the
Senate by 1900 5000 majority after the press had
posed his crimes and he denied seat IN the Demo-
cratic State Convention. Lords nomination. toe I
knew meant the support or all the commission rings in
Rochester which he helped a member OF the
Senate, and which his son controls as foremost
tractor OF their public works This would bring to his
people which his election needed with force OF 1900
1900 men employed on their puDlic works, which
dexterously ana adm rably manipulated The old canal
rings rs shed rantcaly like demons his support as
il il was a struggle between life and death. The German
OF the unfriendy legislation at Albany last Winter
which this district this before largely Repub
lcan, Democratic by considerable majority, the
age majority being about 400 for the Democratic
State ticket In view Of these untoward
stances and formidable combinations, my defeat
after Lords acceptance, was foregone event. l
declined to make money contest over my election
and announced that fact Oh my nomination. which
announcement undoubtedly Influenced Lord to
change his determination not to again. IL
you had discovered the reasons OF Lords reelection
The causes have stated instead OF atributng 1t to
'dog eat dog" the facts would have borne out your
statement
have yer been I'm public life, and am, therefore, not
10 be denounced official misconduct public corrup
have been always private citizen faithfully and
indusrously pursuing avocaton The extent and
cess my business when retired from it last January
furnishes rrefuable and abundant evidence that
joyed the confidence and esteem Of my fellowctlzens
place. had not the credit prestige Of National
institution supported by the Government to back Inc,
but only my individual credit, character and cap
ita Yet when retired had larger line of deposits
and greater extent OF business than any bank National
State ever engaged In business In this place paid
my depositors 100 cents dollar. demand without
notice, and did not follow the example OF some more
distinguished bankers of private and National institu
tions OF corrupt day and generation What better
evidence could be offered to carry conviction to the
public mind Of the business character OF q private
citizen than his and standing In his community
and the degree In which he Is sustained by the
1nence and esteem OF his fellow citizens?
Broekport ". T., Dec. 8, 1873. J. d. DECKER.
lMr. Decker's indignation is altogether wasted.
There was no intention to cast any personal slur
upon him-Edl