New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-25
Mr.. PECK'S CASE POSTPONED
HIS COUNSEL WANTED TINE TO PREPARE
A NOTION.
THE COMMISSIONER REAFFIRMS THE ACCURACY
OF HIS RECENT REPORT AND PAYS HIS
RE:PECTs TO THE MrGwUMPs.

RESPECTS TO THE MC1WUMPS.
tpr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE,
Albany. Sept. o4-Chares F. Peek the superin'
endent Of the State Bureau OF Labor satlsucs' came
boldly into the County Court OF Albany County To-Day
tn answer to the charges brought against him by the
Cleveland Democrats that ne has destroyed RECORDS
NJ his Office bearing upon his recent report which
showed that the wages Of workingmen In ms o'S'e
have been increased since the passage OF the
bill. Mr. Peck did not wear manacles nor oiu ne
seem In the degree frightened by the lnolc
which the Mugwump District Attorney OF Albany
County induced the Grand Jury to bring against MN
When his name was called and he was asked 10 pieao
10 the Indictment ne said In fearless manner MOI
guilty" He then stated that he was Represented ny
Edward j. Meegan as his counsel. Mr.. Meegan asked
County Judge Cute for a postponement unui WeoheS
day in order to give the lawyer time to examine inc
papers the case embraces and also TO prepare 10 make
q motion. Distrct-AuOrney ton did not oppose '4ho
motion 30 the pcstponement was granted.
al do not exactly the motive Of the men VINO
are pIshinp this case now said Mr.. Peck to The
Tribune correspondent for they claimed when they
came to me- that they desired to learn In deta "ha'
wornngmen had secured an increase OF wages
Schedule D. printed In The New-York Recorder this
week gives thone much desired figures. sent copy
OF Schedule to Josiah Quincy, of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee who has been SO obstreperously
anxious 10 get them but he. at once said: 'Why inns
Isn't what we WANT Perhaps 1t isn't what Mr.
Quincy desires, but X Is what the public DESIRES fhe
public desired to know whether wages had been al
vanced In this State since the Mckinley Tariff act was
passed I also desired to learn the truth about the
matter and found 10 nv surprise that wages had been
Increased Then deemed 1t my duty to give the
facts 10 world The truth Of my statement is con-
frmed by the similar investigation which was made
by tn. Superintendent o: the Bureaus of Labor status
tics of Massachusetts, and Indiana. We worked IN
dependanuy Of each other and without being aware OF
what each other doing. At the recent conVeh-
ton Of the sIperntendents Of State Labor Bureaus we
all kept the matter a secret from one another ana
talked upon other matters.
al am also informed by Superintendent Porter, OF
the United States Census Bureau that their nvesuga-
ton OF the wages question confirms that which made'
There is no question that wages have been increased
My table regarding paid by the piece also SHOWS
a large increase OF wages. he Mugwumps. of course.
do not like these facts and attempting TO dparage
them by assautng them. Dstrict-Attorney Eaton
here has only belonged TO the Democratic party iour
wears Before that he Mugwump. 1t Is ueir
kind Of men I'm the Democratic party who are no"
assaling Democrats like myself who have always pee
loyal to the Democratic party.
Il see that Senator Hill says that he does not ois
pute that a larger sum In wages Is paid people no"
In this State than was paid in 1880, but he doubs
II wages have increased individually. Well nave
profound respect for David B. HIN. MINK ne Is
the ablest political general the Democratic party has
evar had in this state and that he mas zone h'o'
for the party than any other man in 1t; yet, do
not think that even Mr.. HIPS friends would assert
that he is a staustican. But if he had collected t't
facts have he would be forced to acknowledge that
wages have Individually increased in this state since
tho Mckinley Tariff act. No man who Will make All
unbiased investigation will question this assertion o.
mineo