The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-06
He Praises the Senator, but Says He
Does Not Wish to Meet the Opposition
of Those He Supposed We're Friends.
ANTI-TAMMANY CANDIDATES
Strong Named for Mayor of New
York and Goff for Recorder.
Nomination of the Former Bolted by the
Grace Dem0crats-Judge Lyman Trum-
BULBS Scheme of Defeating MacVeagh.

BROOKLYN, N. Y, Oct. 5.-The follow
ing letter from Judge Gaynor. declining the
nomination for the Office of judge of the
Court of Appeals, was made public this
evening:
ITO Hon. J. w. Hinckley:
Dear Sr-The reasons which / publicly
assigned for not wishing TO become the
nominee for Governor preclude me from
accepting another place the ticket, as
may be seen by recurring to them; and l
nomination for judge OF the Court OF APP
peals, grateful as i feel for ii, and as
much usefulness This would suffice, but l
feel impeled to say more The voice OF the
plain everyday people is to-day, for cause
never was in the history of the world-and,
in contest in which it should be summed
up, / could not be candidate for office
and sit SILENT as usage and etiquette would
require me to do in my present case. Tie
center of thought has passed from the few
to the many, and a great, peaceful political
struggle is impending 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 me that
test when it came, but IL that is not to be,
/ still hope l may be able TO feel that
something TO move my day and generation
forward at least a little and to better the
condition of this community in which my
II might stop here, but If / did it would
seem to me that | bad left something ap-
propriate unsaid, in view of recent events.
i am not without feeling. and cannot re-
fr3in from acknowledging a vibration of
pain that organizations avowedly working
unselfishly for high political methods and
for better government should affirmatively
refuse to indorse my nomination in advance
or my acceptance or refusal On the other
hand, the wholly spontaneous manifesta-
ton of the general Democracy of the State
towards me, which / never expected to see.
and which j can only interpret as a full
Nnr vol of ca r@trt.l IL.
made upon me an impression 100 profound
to ever be effaced. Circumstances do not
permit me to accept the nomination they
nave rendered to me, but my hand and my
heart go cut TO them all the same.
IT is now nearly five years ago that l
openly objected individual citizen to
political methods which / deemed low, base
and unmanly. and to official acts which
deemed heartless crimes. iryniving as they
did sDoliation of the peoples hard-earned
money for the enrichment OF a few who
followed politics a trade and made public
officials their mere tools. l felt that
had right to speak, for in the face of
gross wrongs to the people among whom
L lived. had sat silent for fifteen years.
and silence often gives the right TO speak:
cannot define. a reason which is too
insc-utable to assign, / found myself una
BILE BILE to sit silent longer: The history of the
peal to courts and to public opinion,
cannot now even summarize; but. in this
hour. in which my name is being tossed
back and forth by contending political
factions, and in which / have broken asun-
der the bonds of my perplexity, and seen
my duty clear. / beg 10 say, in justice to
myself, and / trust with due mildness, and
without any egotism, that throughout IL
all / never helped IL money or other
wise by any politician or political organiza-
ton or faction whatever; and that IL in the
end finally prevailed 1T was solely because
the people, honest and unselfish. under
stood me and recognized that at all events
l was trying to do right.
Owing nothing, therefore, TO politicians
or political organizations; and remembering
.hef whatever little i have done to lift
the government up was done as a private
citizen. l do not value any Office so high
as 70 wish TO achieve it against the OPP
would be my friends. If l thought that
the withdrawal of my name would injure
Senator HiHs canvass / would try to see
sesna way TO allow 1t 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
ha should, and / trust will, prevail.
Though this letter takes away from
a promotion in the line of my taste,
have written it without regret. for 1t keeps
me in line with my past. l write 1t. to the
hurt of no man, but in justice to all men,
To truth and to myself.
ITO thine own self be true;
And il must follow, the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man.
"V. j. GAYNOR."
Chairman Hinkley, of the Democratic
State committee. evidently had not con-
suited Judge Gaynor. when he said to
a reporter to-day LAS the situation now
stands / can most enlphatically state that
the regular State Democratic ticket will
receive the full support of the Cleveland
factions AS to whether Secretary Lamont
came over with orders from the admins
tration to restore harmony, both in the city
and State. l am not at liberty to say, but
L can tell you that l am positively assured
that the administration men in Washing
ton desire most earnestly the success of the
regular Democratic ticket headed by Sen
ator Hill. 1 can also state to you that
Judge w. ]. Gaynor will without doubt
appear on the State ticket as the nominee
for the Court of Appeals. The adminstra-
ton at large and all its supporters realize
that the honor of the Democracy is now at
stake. and for that purpose they are will
ing TO make every concession in the earnest
hope of securing Democratic elections this
fall. 1t is no longer 2 question with the
administration men of personality, but of
the Democracy"