Feliciana sentinel., 1892-09-24
PesS's Report.

resulted III q c0mps"te iMH"'' '''" W.
are prohaLl, sorry tina, they sTrr went rat"
this dirty b,,.inrss; while Mr. Peck ""~ !
wishes, tr'rm the bottom "t j
heart that he had never entered "P"" ms ,
tort uo,s wax, which has led h'm 10 rum +.
ri,a Peek report was n scheme evidently
cancoc,cd hy the Republicans TO push tho
tariff issue 10 the front in 'i'p ca'"l"'%H
and make u good showing ln regard ~ II
t,o.s k.;vIr paint OF view. ih'' '"""' III
Peek y willing ;oa', ;hHn whom they
coul ",.i:se for this dirfy work: ana 'he
c,.ns I.ir.ry was arranged. He WAS I" pre-
sent u ;eIoit Ia app'"r III 'hs h.'.'ss ~
the campaisT xh"%i"E ;:,;'t III" NeN'"'SS
hill and TIL, Republican tasih had greatly
benefited the country-or rather New
York tor he had to c"ntine his report u
,ha; S,n,e-ti.at il had br"nsht about the
,rr,,izu,i.,u of new Industries and raised
the amount "f wages paid. AS fcck w"s
! u N.,u,,srut. ;io Rrp,hi;oa"s h"Is'' I"
make ~ ure:.t deal as sa,.;!": ""s "i his re-
,.n,; and tho fast ,:.at IL was "mc'ai |
| would also help il;em. TIE '"'"'i:S TeF''''
ami exactly what It ~"1i.! contain. " =.
known l":.S ;se s.Te - aP""'s"; 3" '"a'
tho naMout ;t YVES ix~u''tl 'he N'P""c"''
:n. :. >eise.i "n it aud blake out 'n'o eA'
rress:o.. of wild d. tight over tins pre-
,n,ie.i ,icn"nsirn ion ct the "e'rh's ace
,,uiny iron. the Nit kinlry hill a';d even
Tho pr.>i.l. ut mad. some ief renee I" II
III !.;. :r;,rr nf acceptance. S"me ~ the
| p.ruI,!;rsu ,,,,erS " no knew how the res
,ur, }, .i been obtained wrre evidently
in iou,,t about ,nahiug mmch o!it, "n'i
afraid thar the Democrats ;Eht catch o"
to and expose the fraud.
And this is just what fs's Democrats
have done. l, is an easy matter to make
III, statistics us Peck l.ad done, rsFrcial
ly When there were no Iet.iss given; and
the Labor Comm i>siun-r evidently 'h""Ghf
tla; he had covered MP his tracks SO well
that they could uok he found. There was
, no ditfcul;y whatever in proving the
.,,,ity OF pcck's statements. An appeal
T., the factories and wo'hingmrm demon
s,r.,cl cnnc,usivcly ,ha: there had been
!. no incrensc in wages as pretended: bnt
!; r,:is did not tunch the point after winch
IN, Dcmucrat. w-,c .-ctinG m"s1 earnest
~. They were not satisfied win proving
> iln: Peck was II ials'acr, b"t " was "e-
: sire to prove that he WAS - traitor ana
= Il comspirn,ov, and that his report pre-
pared -, il. Suggestion OF and III The '"'
tercs: uf the Republicans.
This was II difficult matter I" demon
s,rat,; bnt the Democrats have s"rc '"''
in doing it. Expressing II doubt ot fecE
!. conclusions, a committee OK c'"hii"F"
ci,is.ns WAS appointed =" =" over u"
.chp,iuie. With h,m and see " ~hc'her the.
y demonstrated what he elaine" nb""t IN
increase in wages. This was II fair prop
III o,itio,.: and II NJ. rech' r. report had bre
AN homes, one he would have accepted III
. offer: bu, he WAS afraid I" 90 y, and dc
III cliued it, The C-nocratic coininitte
in then called up"n Peek thr"uSh court {
o. ;u.t,ce to preseut she schedules up"
to Which his report was based. lie f"nH'
the proposition on the ground that ~
10 schedules were his property. The coz
;: decided to the contrary; that t'"y wei
to stat. records and .rctl him to produ<
~ THEW. THIS ri, reck in II awkward Il
~, lcu,u. His statistics were cr""Hcd an
fraudulent. and he dare not pr"lnce ii
papers upon Which he pretended TO ba
rs them. as it would expose the fraud IN Il
ut IT'S basenesS. In his dileIna lac Ies"rfed
e. n desperate, indeed. - crin'na', prtcee'
|,o ing am.. Lurnr tho rcc"r,is ~ hch tho c"u
had ordered bin I" produce; hut he
lc he wns again unfortunate, for his c!c
&C. and the porter in his cilire were able
mt prove the destruction of the lmpe's.
re The yenaliy tor destroying pubic r
-. cords, as the New f"rk conrt has declar
these reports to ne, I, i've years ~ {,
a peui. .eniIary: SO that Peek " III, IN ali pr
or b,bili, =, stand ,r: nj for penal otfen>-.
.rS Tue energetic action OF the Dcmocrs
trc aud their good fortune in tracing up l
evil deeds have y.a !.l..l hr:;I 10 compile,
IL uu,iry any Effect cs his report, ~
o'' shows its ah..,I.,e G,i-i:y aat tIansrare
cir fraud. The Democratic act:"A has 4
it'll only Destroyed .his Republican iss"e--n
.yf on wlrieh th.t party was disposed t"
v,., enthusiastic few day = ago, bat
~ pir,cd HAT there WAS consrira'
i,c,; waalh not have .nnhe the chan.
Ire Le did ia His Fer.,r, ;,.'l iHsiiy the rc'nr
in riskinp lis, pruttrntirry ~ he st"'t h
lis not the Republicans l-rsradsai h:m l."
so and offered h,m some etea' iH.!u,
mrnt.
De The Peck rcrcrf, :iicIcfnrc, is jnst
but present troubling the Republicans gr'
ere deal more than til. Democrats, for
al former are accused of bribery and tri'
cry in order to make - Campaign ins
' If Peck goes tu the reniten''"rS \. win
IL strong point against the R"p"hli'
the Larry, for no one can ,loubt that the ic
ur- ers of that party who sednceh h'm fr
in the path OF duty and to prepare a h';
and false report ought I" go to Sing ;
'''e with him. The Republicans will sing
Oh the Peck report.-T-D.
llty -.--'.---
the Opening The Campaign.