New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-18
PECKHAM'S LETTER TO GRACE

HE DENIES THAT THE STATE DEMOCRACY II
PLEDGED TO Hill. AND DENorNcEs
THE SENATOR.
Wheeler H. Peckham has written letter to ex-
MAYOR William r. Grace denying that anybody has
Il right to pledge the state Democracy to support
iii. Among other things Mr.. Peckham says:
by what authority YOU state that tne Stase e ne
uocracy VIII support senator Hi cannot inagh,.
1H g@mn'' he' sae Drmocracy could only
pledge ITSELF through it, County Convention. eta,
what sS"aT stat democrat 90? 70 my mind ::
state Democrat who supports fill stu''ilies M a.
rMa@ o n now ,b, ocn mytrrcs Of human nature
My first objection to Mr.. lIll is That ne IS me
chosen rcpr, sentative Of the most corrupt ana
abandoned political organization mat ever
humanity. -, ,.r,r ar1
great capacity has no superior the Stale. wh1
woud have given the Democrats the best posSbi'
man urged upon the leaders for their nominee an"
was rejected. %ammany might have e.ected MN
many purposes In despair Tammany seized on nh
II then any man is opposed to I"inmHny ainI' ne
gcth,r in this fght and they as alike in Their
methods as The ssmcse twin3 i'm - ,,., he IS not
honest. Not that mean TO charge him WIN ha2o PEI
sonal pecunary dishonesty l 40 nor, h man If
personal integrity so far as money Is Concerned ,
rcprdss Ty the wshcs Of ~ the parry Mr. m caused
the snap convention OF lH'2 to be called at a time
when it could not. and in order that it should not
/ saw that hat was a dishonest petty. political
trick. and OF transparent a character that haii
protest against it, and the National Convention
nominated for President tn man against whom by
such methods his own state had been carried.
In 1891 a Que ston arose as - VINO wa erected
state senator from the XVIII Senate District: IN
Guiding Duchess County. The regular proceedings
provided for and required 10y law indicated one re-
suit II the record Of those procedlnga could be
suppressed and kept from the canvis'ers another
result would be indicated. Ire evidence 10 my mind
plainly shows Mr. HE'S active participation IN the
suppression OF those Tecoi Judge Maynard : az
tviiy is unqucsOncd and Hill has repeatedly since
app!audel and approved OF Maynard ,
I;y the dishonest raScay trick then OF suppressns
man as state senator, and his help to eject to the
United States Senate the Murphy whom YOU de-
nOunce.
That however. is Just the sort OF dishonest trick
cry which recommends Hill 10 Tammany. and II Is
for the very that the trading politician looks
10 Hin man who will succeed. honestly II pos,
rdsrllitV that can be devised. that his nomination
at Saratoga insisted on.
very keystone OF the arcn OF political rascality and
corruption? You may do 50 If You wish MI trace
but If you do You civ" up your last chance Tor IN"
support II men who in political as In other matters
actuatci by decent moral principles ana nope to
achieve decent moral results
I;ut AL other political questions dw.nde IN ne
present election into absolute insiSnlfc9nce nrSte
that Of decent. honest administration OF public al
fairs II is said that the Republican machine Is
quite as bad a. the Democratic. and that We have
only IIobsons choice.
upright man. and above reproach. He has never
been charged with entering into any deal Tor vicious
purposes never stole an election return or th"uSht
that man who had don" 80 should be- iHt on tle
bench OF our highest court
on the other hand. HI! directly represents me
very worst elements o; organization IN our social
no political larceny which last y"lr the people most
Hnphaucd, condemned