The herald., 1894-10-06
He IS TRUE TO HIMSELF.
Judge Gaynor Retires From
Politics.
He Declines the Nomination
rendered Him.
In His Letter of Refusal He Praises
Senator Hill.
DR.. Parkhurst Opposed to HIPS Candi-
dacy for Govcrnor-Tho Now York
City Republican Ticket.
Political Notes.

By the Associated Press.
BROOKLYN, Oct. 5.-The following let
ter from Judge Gaynor, declining the
nomination for the office OF judge of the
court of appeals, was made public this
evening:
BROOKLYN, N. Y, Oct. 5, 1894.
Hon. J. w. Hinckley:
DEAR Sir The reasons which | pub
licly assigned for not wishing to become
the nominee for governor preclude mo
from accepting another place on the
ticket, as may be seen by recurring TO
them, and l am therefore constrained to
decline the nomination for judge of the
court of appeals. As grateful as l feel
for it, and as much as l should like to
hold place of SO much usefulness, this
would suffice; but feel impelled to say
more.
am not without feeling, and cannot
refrain from acknowledging vibration
OF pain that organizations avowedly
working unselfshly for high political
methods and for better government
should affrmativelv refuse to endorse
my nomination in advance of my ac-
ceptance or refusal. 1t is now nearly
five years ago that I openly objected as
on individual citizan to political meth
dds which deemed low, base and un-
manly, and to official acts which |
deemed heartlsss crimes. involving as
they did spolation OF the peoples hard.
earned money for the enrichment of
few who followed politics az 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 lived, l had sOt silent for l5
yeara; but furthermore, from an impulse
which cannot define. or reason which
is too inscrutable to assign, found my
self unable to sit silent longer. The
history OF the four years of effort which
ensued, by appeals to courts and public
opinion, | cannot now even alinmA:tze.
In this hour in which my name is being
tossed back and forth BY consending po-
litical factions. and in which l have
broken asunder the bonds OF my per-
aonality and seen my duty clearly, beg
to say, in justice to myself, and
/ trust with due mildness and with
out any egotism, that throughout was
never helped in money or otherwise by
any politician or political organization
or faction whatever; and that If in the
emu uuhllV pIeVaiieu, III WAS HpbO-
lutely because the people, honest and
unselfish. understood me and recognized
that at all events l was trying TO do
right. Owing nothing, therefore, to
politicians or political organizations,
and remembering what l have done to
lift government up was done asa private
citizen. l do not value any office go
highly as to wish TO achieve it against
the opposition of those whom / had
supposed would be my friends. II
thought the withdrawal OF my name
would injure Senator Hills canvass, I
would try to see come way to allow it to
remain, for his recent development in
the national aenate places him with the
foremost public men OF his day. Be.
tween him and his opponents, he should
and l trust, will prevail.
Though this letter takes me away from
a promotion in the line OF my taste, l
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 oil men, to the public and myself.
"To thine own self be true,
And il must follow as the night the day,
Thou canst not be false to any man.
(Signed) w. ]. GAYNoR.