The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-10
PECK'S LABOR REPORT.
AN INVESTIGATION TO BE MADE
AS TO HIS METHODS.

a Committee Appointed to Proceed
to Albany to Get All the Informa-
tion-He is willing to Disclose-It
Also Has Authority to Begin Man
dsmus Proceedings for the Pro-
duction OF the Returns.
NEW YORK, Sept. 9.-Josiah Quincy
chairman Of the committee on campaign
literature of the democratic national com-
mittee this afternoon issued the following
statement: when Mr.. Peok's report was
made public the committee on literature Of
the democratic national campaign commit
tee did not consider that it called for any
attention other than that which it received
10 the press. 1t was not felt that Peok's
standing as a statlstician was sufficient to
call for any formal attempt to rsfute the
conclusions of his report, and it was con-
sidered that its hostile political animus was
90 evident that both ito substance and the
time and method of its publication made its
purpose so plain that no intelligent man
would be misled by IL.
OFFICIAL NOTICE TO BE TAKEN.
"But the fact that President Harrison has
seen At TO dignify the report by citing it as
authority in his letter Of acceptance has put
the matter in suoh q light that the commit
tee feels called upon to take official notice
of IL. Peck stated TO q representative of
the committee, who was sent to Albany i'm
nIediately after the publication OF the re-
port, that he would be glad to submit the
methods employed by him in its prepara-
tlon to the examination OF any committee
appointed for that purpose, and in the in-
teryiew published In the New York papers
he made the same proposition. The commit
tee believes that no sufficient investigation
can be made of a basis Of the report with
out the full disclosure OF the names of the
manufacturers supplying the returns upon
which il is claimed 20 be based, and that no
public officer has the right to treat such re-
turns as his private property. The manu-
faoturers who have increased their wages so
generally, according to Peok's report, can
have
NO MOTIVE For CoNcEALMENT.
"Thoss of them who desire republican sue
cess should certainly have every disposition
70 give as much publicity as possible to any
increase Of wages wbich they have made
Any specific instances Of increase of wages
which Peck claims to have made on such
an extensive scale, the committee is ready
to subject to a thorough investigation, but
in the absence Of specifications no credit
can be given to such claims. The COM
mittee on campaign literature has therefore
deemed Il proper TO send representatives
to Albany to get from Peck all the infor-
nation which he may be willing to disclose,
and
TO MAKE A FORMAL DEMAND
upon him for any Information or returns
which he may withhold. j. Schoenhoff,
the well-kuown writer upon economics and
STATISTICS E. Ellery Anderson, a well~known
msmbar OF the New York bar, aud Edward
| F. McSweeny, who has long been promi-
nent In labor organizations, have accord
| ingly been asked to act as committee tc
make such an investigation, and have con-
sented. A letter was addressed to Peck
asking him on behalf OF the democratic
all the information. Peck is not In Albany
now. Anderson has authority to begin
mandamus proceedings 10 compel the pro.
dnoton of the returns 10 Pankia oosnAssinn. ,