St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-06
GAYN0R SAYS NO.
He Declines the Nomination
for Judge Of Court OF
Appeals.
STRONGLY INDORSED HILL,
But CriticiseS the Political
Methods of the Tammany
Organization.
IN ANTI-TAMMANY TICKET.
Strong Nominated for Mayor
Of New York--Republi-
cans IndorSe.

BROOKLYN, n. Y, Oct. 5.-The fol-
lowing letter from Judge Gaynor de-
clining the nomination for the Office of
judge of the court of appeals was made
public this evening:
Brooklyn, n. Y. Oct. 5. 1S94.-Hon.
j. w. Hinckley-Dear Sir: The rea-
sons which l publicly assigned for not
wishing TO become the nominee for
governor precludes me from accepting
another place on the ticket, as may be
seen by recurring to them. and am
therefore constrained to decline the
nomination for judge Of the court of
appeals, as grateful as [ feel for it. and
as much as should like to hold place
of so much usefulness. This would suf-
fee, but feel impelled to say more.
The voice of the plain, everyday
people is today for cause an actual,
living voice; yea, 1t is, or it never
was In the history of the world; and. in
a contest in which 1t should be summed
up, could not be candidate for Office
and be silent, as usage and etiquette
would require me to do in my present
case. The center of thought has passed
from the few to the many, and great,
peaceful political struggle is now pend,-
Ing in this country which is to decide
whether the center OF power shall be
and remain there also. 1t has more
than once seemed to that | should have
some part in this great contest when it
came, but if the time is not to
be, L still hope l may be able
10 feel that l have done, not
move my day and generation forward at
least little, and 10 better the condition
of this community in which my lot has
been cast. l might stop here. but if l
did IL would seem to me that | had left
something appropriate unsaId in view
OF recent events. | am not without
feeling, and caunot refrain from
acknowledging vibration af pain that
organizations avowedly working un-
sellshly for high political methods and
tor better government should affirma-
lively refuse to indorse my nomination
In advance of my acceptance or refusal.
On the other hand, the wholly spon.
taneouS manifestation of the general
Democracy OF the state towards me,
which L never expected to see, and
which can only interpret as a full ap-
proval of my past public conduct, has
made upon me an impression too pro-
found TO ever be etfaced. Circumstances
DO not permit me to accept the nomina-
lion they have rendered me, but nv
nand and my heart go out to them all
iS OIL,
ago that | openly objected as an indi-
vidual citizen to political meth
DDS which l deemed low, base
and unmanly, and to official
scts which deemed heart
less crimes. involving as they did the
spoliation of the peoples hard earned
money for the enrichment of few who
followed politics as trade and made
public Office their mere tools. | felt
that l had right to speak, for in the
face of gross wrong to the people
fifteen years, and silence always gives
the right to speak; but. Furthermore,
from an impulse which l cannot define,
Or reason which is too inscrutable to
assign, | found myself unable to sit
gilent longer. The history of the four
years of effort which ensued, by appeal
% courts and to public opinion. can
not now even summarize; but, in
shls hour in which my name is being
tossed back and forth by contending
political factions and in which l have
broken asunder the bonds of my per-
plexity and seen my duty clear, l beg
to say in justice to myself, and l trust
with due mildness and without any ego
tism, that throughout it all was never
helped IN money or otherwise by any
politician or political organization or
faction whatever, and that if in the end
finally prevailed, 1t was solely
because the people, honest and
unselfish, understood me and recog-
nlZed that at all events ! was trying to
do right. Owing nothing, there
fore, to politicians or political organiza-
lions, and remembering that whatever
little have done to lift the government
Up was done as private citizen, do
aot value any office so highly as to wish
20 achieve it against the opposition of
those who l had supposed would be
NY friends. If l thought that the with
drawal OF my name would injure Sena-
tor HIPS canvass | would try to see
some way 10 allow it to remain, for his
recent development in the national SEN
ate places him with the foremost public
men of his day. Between him and his
opponents he should, and trust will,
prevail.
Though this letter takes me away
from promotion in the line of my
taste, have written it without regret,
for it keeps me IN line with my past.
write it to the hurt of no man, but in
Justice to all men, to truth-and to my
self.
'"ro thine own self be true;
And il must follow as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man"
w. j. GAYNoR.