The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-06
lie WON'T HAVE II
GAYNOR DECLINES NEW YORK CON-
VENTION'S NOMINATION.
Wants to be Judge of The Court of APP
peals Bad Enough, But He Has
His FeelingS-More in Sorrow
Than in Anger-He Knows Good
Poetry When He Sees it.

BROOKLYN, n. Y. Oct 5.-The following
letter from Judge Gaynor, declining the
nomination for the Office of judge of the
court of appeals, was made public last
evening:
BROOKLYN, Oct. 5. 1894.
To Hon. J. W. Knckley:
DEAR SIR:-The reasons which l pub
licly 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
j am therefore constrained to decline the
nomination for judge of the court OF ap-
peals, as grateful as | feel for it, and as
much as i should like to hold a place OF SO
much usefulness This would suffice, but
feel impelled to say more
81 am not without feeling, and cannot
refrain from acknowledging a vibration
Of pain that organizations avowediy work
ing unselfishly for high political methods
and for better government should af1lrma-
lively refuse to indorse my nomination IN
advance of my acceptance or refusal.
1T is nearly five years ago that L openly
objected as an individual citizen, to DO
litical methods which i deemed low. base
and unmanly. aud TO official acts which |
deemed heartless crimes, involving as they
did spoliation of the peoples hard earned
money for the enrichment of few fell
lowed politics as "A trade and made pubic
officials their mere tools.
felt that had right to speak, Tor in
the face OF gross wrongs to the people
among whom i lived, had sat silent for
fifteen years, but, Furthermore, from an
impulse / cannot define, or a reason which
is too inscrutable TO assign, / found myself
unable to sit silent longer. The history of
the four years of effort which ensued, by
appeal to courts aad public opinion, L can
not Eow even summarize; but in this hour
in which my name is being tossed back
and fourth by contending political factions
aud in which / have broken asunder the
bonds of my perplexity and seen my duty
clear, / beg TO say, in justice to myself. and
trust with due mildness and without any
egotism, that throughout it all was never
helped in money or otherwise by any poll
tIcian or political organization or faction
whatever, and that II in the emu 1 finally
prevailed, il was solely because the people,
honest and unselfish, understood me, and
recognized that at all events | was trying
do right. Owing nothing, therefore, to
politicians or political organizations and
remem boring that whatever little l have
done to lift the government up was done
as a private citizen, / do not value any
office so highly as 10 wish TO achieve it
against the opposition of those whom l
Idu suppOseo "ouIu oo "y iiiehoo' II
thought the Withdrawal of my name
would injure Senator Hips canvass
j would try to see some way
to allow it to remain, for his recent
development in the national senate places
him with the foremost public men of his
day, Between him and his opponent he
should, trust, will prevail.
Though this letter takes me away from a
promotion in the line OF my taste. / have
written it without regret, for it keeps me
In line with my past. / write it to hurt no
man, but in justice to all men to truth and
myself;
ITO thine own self be true;
"And it must follow, as the night the day,
'Thou csnst not then be false to any
man."
[Signed.l W. J. GAYNoR.