The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-06
The Bitter Foe of Tammany De-
clineS the Nomination.
-THouGH NOT OPPOSED TO Hnl
He Is Still at War With the Infamous
Machine Democracy.
Gov. Mckinley Enscrs Iewa-Ev~ry-
where He lie Greeted by Cheering
Crowds with Amsrican Flags. Ex-
cept at Popaiist Nicola.

BEo0gLys. oct. 5--Ths following letter
from Judge Gsynor. declining the n0nlna-
tion for the Office Of judge Of the court Of
appeals. was made public this evening.
"BRooKIYS. oci 5.-Hol. J. ". Hinek-
ley-I'eoF SIR: The reasons which / puo-
hey assigned for not wishing 20 become
the nominee Tor governor preclgdes
ne from accepting another . ace
on the ticket. as may be seen
by recurring 10 them: and / am
therefore constrained TO decline the nonli-
nation for jadge Of appeals, as grateful as
ieel for IL and as much as | should like
20 hold place Of so much usefulness.
This would suffice, but / feel inrelleG 10
gay more.
81 am not without feeling, and cannot
refrain IRON acknowledging vibration Of
pain thas organizations avowedly working
unSeinshiy for sigh political methods
and for better government should atfirma-
tiyey refuse to indorse my nomiAa-
tion IN advance of my acceptance or
refusal. Ii is now nearly Eve years ago
that openly objected, IS sn individual
citizen, TO political methods which l
deemed low. base and unmanly. aud TO
crimes. involving as they did spolia-
iion OF the peoples hard-earned
money for the enrichment OF a few who
follow politics as a trade and mere
tools l felt that | had right 20 speak
for the prevention Of the gross
wrongs TO the people among whom /
lived, and | had sat silent for fl-
teen years; but furthermore, from
an impulse which / cannot define
or reason which is too inscrniable 20 as
sign. found myself unsble 10 SIT silent
longer. The history of the four years of
effort which ensued, by appeals TO courts
and public opinion. cannot now even
summarize, but IN this hour, In which
my name is being tossed back and
forth py contending political factions. and
in which | have broken asunder the bonds
Of my perpiexity and seen my duty clear.
/ beg 10 say, in justice to myseif. and
| trust with due mIldness and without
any egotisu. that throughout ali l was
never helped IN money or otherwise by any
politician or political organization or fac
tion whatever. and that ii in the end |
finally prevailed, Ii was absolutely because
the people, honest and nnselfish. under-
stood me and recognized that at ali events
/ was trying To do right.
"Osing nothing. therefore, 10 politicians
or political organizations, and remember
ing that what little | have done 10 Iift gov
ernment up was done a private citizen,
/ do not value any office 50 highly as TO
wish 10 achieve IL against the opposition
OF those whom l had supposed
would be my friends III l thought the
withdrawal OF my name would InInre
Senator Hubs canvass / would try 10 see
some way TO allow it TO remain, for his re-
cent development in the national senate
places him With the foremost public men
of his day. Between him aud
his opponent he should. and
I trust VIII, prevail. Though this
letter takes me away from q promotion in
the line of my tastes. l have written IL
without regrets, for j, keeps me in liae
with my past. / write is to the hurt of no
man. bat in justice TO all men. TO the pub
lie and myself.
10 thine own self ba true.
And IL must follow. the night the day,
slnou eaast not then os false to any man
.w. ]. aAYNoaH