The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-07
JUper GArNORS EBAsOEs.
Full Text OF His Letter Declining the
Court of Apprais Nomination.

RROOKIYN. y. Y, oct. 6.-Following
| is the fun text Of Judge Gaynor lelter
| Of declinatiOn:
| Hon. j. ". Hinckley:
| Dear Sir: The reasons when pup
| Ucly assigned for not wishing 10 become
! the nominee for Governor precluicS me
| from accepting another place ON lhe
! ticket. as may be seen by recurring 10
| them, and / am, therefore, constrained TO
| decline the nomination for judge OF the
Court of Appeals, as grateful "a l terl
| for IL, and as much as / should hkg 10
hold place Of so much usefulness. ms
would suffice, but / feel impelled 10
say more The voice Of the pain. every
day people is to-day, for cause, an actual
living voice, yea, II is. or IL never
was in the history OF the world. ana
in such contest | could not be a caudl-
date for office and sit silent as usage ana
etiquette would require me TO DO IN my
present case.
The centre of the thought has passed
from the few TO the many, ana Il great
peaceful political struggle Is no" IN
pending i'm this country, which IS 10 de-
eide whether the centre OF power ShiI
be and remain there also 1t has more
than once seemed TO me that should
have some part In this great contest
when IL came, but if that Is not 10 be,
] still nope ] may be able TO frcl thdt
have done. not mach, u Is true, bdi Yet
something. 70 move my day ana genera
tiOn forward at least a little, ana 20 bet
ter the condition OF this community IN
which my lot has been cast. | might stop
here but If / did 10 would seem 10 me
that ] had left something appropriate
uuSad i'm view OF recent events. / am
not without feelings, and cannot refrain
from Acknowledging some pain mat or
llniZafiuuS aNOW edly working unSelSuly
for high political methods and for better
government should Ciiirmduyely refuse 10
endorse my nomination In advance OF my
acceptance or refusal
ON the other hand, the wholly spOnta-
d
OCracy of the State towards me, which !
never expected TO see, and which / can
only interpret as a full approval of my
past public conduct, has made upon me an
impression too profound 10 ever be et-
faced. Circumstances do not permit me 10
accept the nomination they have rendered
me- but my head and my heart 80 out
TO them all the same. 1t Is now nearly
five years ago that / openly objected as
an individual citizen TO political methOds
which ! deemed low. base, ana unudhly,
and TO official acts which | deemed heart
less crimes involving, as they did, SpOld-
lion of the peoples hard-earncd money
for the enrichment of "A Few who iolIOWed
politics as a trade and made pubic ON
cialS their mere tools. felt ihdt had Il
right TO speak, for, in the face OF gross
wrongs TO the people among whom /
lived. / had sat silent Tor hiittn NcdiS,
and silence often gives the rlshI 70 SpSIh'
but, Furthermore, from an lIhpuSv MH.Ci
] cannot define, or reason tndt Is loo
iuScrutable TO assign, | found myselt ull-
able TO sit silent longer.
.Iur history OF the Tour years or eHorI
which ,usucd By appeal 10 courts ana 10
public opinion, ! cannot now even sum-
mgrize: but in this hour IN which my
name is being tossed back and form ny
contending political factions ana III whlch
/ have broken asunder the bonds OF my
perpIexity. and seen my duty clear, | beg
10 saw i'm justice TO myself, and / trust
with due midneSS and without any ego
tiSm. that throughout IL all l was never
helped. i'm money OF otherwise, by any pun
lican or political organization, or tactol
whatever: and If. in the end. | finally pre-
vailed IL was solely because the people
honest and unsefsh. understood me, ana
recognized that at all events ! was tryls
TO do right. owing nOthing, therefore, 10
politicians or political organizations. ana
that what little ! have done
to lift government Up was done as a
private citizen, | do not value any once
so high as to wish TO achieve IL against
the opposition of those whom ] had sup
posed would be my friends
II | thought that the withdrawal or my
name would iniure Senator HilIS can
vass | would try 10 see some way 10
allow IL to remain for his recent de-
In the National Senate places
day. Between him and his opponent he
should and I trust will. prevail.
Though this letter takes me away from /
a promotion in a line Of my taste. ! have |
written II without regret, for II keeps me /
I'm line with my past / write il TO the I
hurt Of no man, but In justice 10 all men, |
10 truth and 10 myself
- TO thine own self be true;
And II must follow as the night the day /
Thou canst not then be false to any
man"
(signeD w. J. GAYNOR.