Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-09-10
{ COMMISSIONER PscNs REPORT.
It Receives the Attention of the Demo
cratic National Committee.
IBy telegraph 70 the Dlspatch.l


NEW YORK. September 9-Josiah Quincy.
chairman of the subcommittee on Cam
palgn Literature of the Democratic
National Committee, this afternoon issued
the following statement:
when Mr.. Peck's report was made pub
lie the Committee on Literature OF the
National Democratic Committee did not
consider that it called for any attention
other than that which IL received IN the
press. II was not felt that Mr.. Pecks
standing as statistician was sufficient
20 call for any formal attempt to re-
mte the conclusions OF his report,
and it was considered that its hostile
political snimus was So evident, and that
both its substance ana the time and
method of It's publication made ITS pur-
pose so plain that no intelligent man
would be misled by it. But the fact that
President Harrison has seen fit to dignity
the report by citing 1t as an authority IN
his letter OF acceptance has put the mat
ter in such light that the committee
feels called upon to take official notice OF IL;
Mr. Peck stated to representative OF
the committee, who.was sent to Albany
immediately after the publication OF the
report, that he would be glad TO submit
the methods employed by aim in its pre-
paTation TO the examination OF Gny COM
mittee appointed for that purpose, and In
an interview published in New York pa
pers he made the same proposition.
THE committee believes that no su tli-
cient investigation can be made OF the
basis Of the report without tull dis
closure of the names OF the manufacturers
supplying tho returns upon which IT Is
claimed TO be based, and that no public
official he's the right to treat such returns
as his private property.
THE manufacturers who have increased
wages so generally, according 10 Mr..
Peck'g report, can have no motive for con-
cealment. Those of them who desire he
publican success should certainly have
every disposition TO give as much publicity
.s %. sai blo 20 anv increase of wages which
they have made. Any specific instances OF
the increase of wages which Mr.. Peck
claims to'have been made on such an ex-
tenslye scale the committee ls ready 70
subject 10 thorough investigation, but IN
the absence of specifications no credit can
be gwen TO such claims.
"The Committee on Campaign Literature
has, therefore, deemed it proper TO send
representatives 10 Albany TO get from Mr..
Peck oil the Information which he may
be willing TO disclose and 10 make formal
demand upon him for any Information or
returns which he may withhold. Messrs.
J. Schoenhof, the wellknOwn writer upon
economies anu sJutlStlNs' L. A4tlViE a.
derson. & well-known member of the New
York bar. and Edward +. McSweeny, who
has long been prominent in labor organi-
cations, have accordingly been asked TO
act as q committe to make such lnyestlga-
tion, and have consented"
A letter was addressed TO Mr.. Peck
asking him on behalf of the Demo
cratic National Committee TO give the
committee all information. Peck is not IN
Albany now. Mr.. Anderson has been au-
thorized to begin mandamus proceedings
TO compel the production OF the returns
in Peck's possession.