Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-13
Hill and Peck.

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Hill and Peck.
There are some Republican news
papers, and one or two InugwumI
sheets, that are trying to create the
impression that Senator Hill was be-
hind Peck urging him on when he
made his report, that the Republi.
cans were very proud oft. 1t made
them glad becau Q the report showed
by little lying on the part OF Peck
that the Mckinley tariff act had in
creased the price Of labor. ThesNew
York correspondent of the st. Louis
Republic, however, has succeeded in
digging up some inside facts about
that report, and also little scene
which took place between Senator
Hill and Peck the morning the re-
port appeared in print which, while
II Is interesting, shows that Senator
Hill had nothing to do with the re-
port and that he despises Peck.
When this report first appeared in
print a chill went through the veins
OF Democrats throughout the coun-
try, because 1t was feared that Sem
ator Hill endorsed or encouraged it.
The information, however, brought
out by The correspondent above men
toned is sufficient to warrant the as
sertion that Hill has utterly cut
Pecl's acquaintance. The informa
tion is as follows:
"Public officers who have reports
that tile public are interested in are
In the habit of furnishing the news
associations several days in advance
of publication copies under stipula-
ton that they are to be held until the
author, or some person authorized to
speak for him, gives permission for
publication. Under the practice OF
this custom, Peck furnished his re-
port to the agents of the news asso
Citations at Albany, with instruction
that it be published on a certain
Wednesday. Senator Hill happened
to reach Albany, by accident, per
haps, ON a Sunday night. Peck i'm
mediately cancelled his former in
structions, and told the press associa-
lions to turn ,ose his report on Mon
day morning. His object is now
plain. He took advantage of the
presence OF Senator Hill in Albany
to convey the impression that, Hill
approved of his report. AS a matter
OF fact, Hill never saw the report I'M
Ill he read it in the papers when pub
lished. Carrying out his idea, fur
Their, of Identifying Senator Hill with
his treachery, Peck, on Monday
morning, after his report had been
published, went into the public din
ing-room ut the Delavan House at
Albany, where the Senator was al
breakfast, and accosted him, stretch
ed out his hand for a shake and
Familiarity greeted him. The Senator
refused to take the protfered hand,
but on the contrary said with an
oath
Leave my presence; don't you
ever speak to me again'
"Peck took his departure as order
ed, and Senator Hill and himself
have had no known communication
since then. This little incident will
have the effect of enlightening a
good many people in regard to Peck's
report and perhaps Peck himself.
There seems to be no doubt among
we'll informed politicians in this city
that Peck has been lassoed by the
enemy. 1t is asserted on good au-
thority that copy of the report Was
furnished by him to the newspaper
controlled by the Republican candi-
date for Vice President two weeks
before the general public was given
an opportunity to marvel ut it. The
Peck report is dead and discredited,
and SO is Peck himself, and attention
is only called to this matter in this
dispatch in order to clear Senator
Hill of any suspicion that might be
in some minds that he had anything
to do with it. But HIPS Brooklyn
speech Knocked out whatever doubt
might be in any mind that he has in
any way syTpathized with Peck.
1.-THE fact remains, however, that
there is only one recalcitrant Demo-
crat in New York State so far as
known, and he is only one-fourth of a
bushel."