Milford chronicle., 1892-10-21

for doubt as to the value of the tar
Iff.
i ONE James Hughes of Rochester,
In. Y, is in prison for some offeHse,
line is a member of "the Central La
bor Union Of New York" That or
ganization petitiOned Governor
Flower to pardon Hughes which he
declined to do, thereupon the La
Dor Union passed resolutions de-
nouncing him, and threatened the
Democratic party with the loss OF
12,eO0 votes if the pardon was not
fgranted before election. The Gov
leTnOr replied: 81 am not in the
habit Ofgranting pardons upon the
demand or threat of any citizen or
any body Of citizens. Applications
for executive clemency are cOnsid-
cred on their merits. Nor do con-
ceive it my duty to grant pardOns
for eampaign purposes. On account
of the political aspect which
Hughes's friends have given to the
application in his behalf I have re-
fused to consider it until after cleo
tion. 1t may as well be understood
now as later that the Governor of
this State is not to be bull.dozed
Just before election, or at any other
time, in the discharge of his Official
obligations"
One Willie Calhoun is in prison at
New Castle, Del, for some ofTense
and he is a friend of John Dough.
erty, who wants him pardoned. Gov
ernor Robert j. Reynolds had some.
time previous for some cause drove
Dougherty out of the Democratic
party, but finding that he would be
useful in the party to help elect
Joan T. Dickey, receiver of taxes
for New Castle county. Governor
Reynolds wrote to Dickey inquiring
q ing about sour old mutual friend
John Dougherty" and offering tC
! give Calhoun's pardon his serious
attention if, "John shows his mag
4 nanimity by turning in and helpias
you (Dickey) and the whole ticket.
i All of which is duly set forth in thu
J. copy below of Governor Reynolds
{ letter to John T. Dickey, Democrati,
a candidate for receiver Of Taxes o
/ New Castle county.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.;
DOVER, DELAwARE. JULY 81, 1892
y FRIEND DICKEY:-The party vol
r spoke to me about at Chicago a
/; wanting pardon, (Dugan. owe
= Third street bFidge) came down in
few DAYS thereafter and l sent he
pardon to her by an extra mail.
q BY the way, how is our old mu
Il tual friend John Dougherty making
4. out9 Has he he gotten over hi
disappointment yet? He don't nm
derstand us or he would not feel 8,
D badly for as you know, if Jester hat
i stuck to us John would have beel
% fixed nicely.
/ have been auful busy, but hav
been thinking for some time / woul,
% give the Calhoun pardon case m,
serious attention, and if John show
- his magnanimitY by turning in ant
<, helping YOU and the whole ticket, j
le will certainly entitle him and his dc
IL sires to my kindest consideration
u l write this hasty letter merely t.
4 let YOU know / did not forget til
y matter of the pardon you spoke t
ss me about at Chicago.
d. Sincerely yours,
r. ROBERT j. REYNOLDS.
It. Here we have two cases for pal
er don almost parallel, one from th
n. Democratic Governor of the gres
ve State OF New York, the other frol
ar. the Democratic Governor OF th
Iu- little State Of Delaware; the frien
ay OF each prisoner applies for pa
as don, and each threatens to vol
is against the democratic party if ii
pardon is not granted before ele
nt- ton. The letter Of each governC
les is before the reader and he can dra
ri his own conclusion as to which {
ire the two besmirched his official robe
which Of the two has disgraced h
constituency, and which Of the tW
mt refused with dignided scorn to trad
s .ee q pardon for a vote, and won f
~ himselfthe admiration and praise
"a. all honest men.
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