Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-04-06
HON. W. D. KELLEY.


This gentleman, who has been elected to
Congress from his District 18th Pennsylva-
MAJ for five successive terms, has recently
intimated his intention not to again be-
come candidate for reelection. His con-
stituents, i'm overwhelming numbers,
knowing that such a course on his part
would he calamity to the country, Mr..
Kelley being one of the fast friends of pro-,
lection to American industry, as well as all
other great measures for the development
of our country's resources and the advance
ment of civilization and prosperity, adj
dressed memorial, begging him to recon-
slider the matter, and again allow his
friends the use of his name as candidate
for the position he has SO ably filed. After
giving some personal reasons which led
him to refuse to again be candidate, which
reasons he is willing to waive for the bene-
fit of his constituents, and his country gen.
orally he submits some timely suggestions
for the consideration of his friends, which
we copy:
"But, my dear srs, permit me to remind you
that, since my first election to Congress- in 1860,
the population of Philadelphia has Increased not
District has more than doubled. My correspond
ence and general duties have thus been greatly
increased. OF this do not complain 1t Is O
natural incioeht OF tne omcei put, meahwhne,
my constituenis ana, 10 cohsloerapie extent,
the people of the city at large have superadded
10 the dut,es OF hepresentntive tne inpossloIe
one of finding places for all unemployed per-
sons OF Dotn sexes known 70 them, ana promo
tlon Tor all amDitlous OF ulscontenteu empsoyes
of the Government. There was much of this
during the war, but the Sovernment tnen need
ed the service OF every able Dodied man IN some
department, ana II was quite possible that one
might serve 1t and the applicant both, by giving
him note to the chief OF some Government es,
tabilshment. But such is not the case now, ana
the practice OF sending people to their Congress
sional Representative for employment has be-
come so common as TO be lnsufferaDle 10 the
MY OF more gooa-hearteo people VINO, az tnelr
convenience. each write note during the day,
it is a matter of small concern, but to the IN
happy being upon whom they concentrate the
next Gay, ana VINO, us mas oIten Deeh my case
would gladly find work for some worthy and
suffering soldier whose case had come under ms
own observation, but knows not where to look
ior u, II Is more serious matter ana me wrong
Is not lessened py the discovery 1hat the bearer
has been assured by the respectapie writer mat
note from the member WI, certainty get MN
WORK i ana wages witn9 tut, aeiay, 49, -, 49,.
10 such an extent mas tlls Practlce neen car
REQ recently tnat u precluaes the possioiiity on
soc1al intercourse, correspondence, OF study IN
my home; but annoying as TINS may pc 70 the
hepresenlatVe, lhat Is te ieast oi II, loI ~ i, III
almost every case, positrve wrong 70 1he PEG
pie upon whom the practice Is mouiged. as
sursences tnat the hepresentative can procure
employment, given oy persons ia whose Woru
they nave impilclt ialtn, inspires hopes that can
not be iuin,led, ana not uhIreq9ehtiy conf
dence that leads 10 aestitutioh. pays ana weeks
are sometimes lost IN pursuit OF the man whose
magical power, II Is believed VIII secure them
employment ana the dlsapp4lntmse!nt tnal oyer
takes many OF them when they discover now