The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-16
From the Morehouse Clarionl
LETTER FROM THE HON. y. HARVEY
BRIGHAM.
He Declines Being a Candidate for Con-
gress.

BAsTRop. La. April Is. 1878.
Editors Clarion-I see from your issue Of the
twelfth instant that you announce as u fact
that my name wiz be submitted; by my friends,
to the Democratic Congressional Convention as
a candidate for the nomination for Congress
from this district. Thanking you for your fat
tering mention of my name in connection with
the position, and fearing lest my silence may
be construed into an aeduiescenee. beg space
in the c ths to s e"bTeet any boH false @
low my name to be placed before the conven-
lion and whilst heartily thank those friends
who have been kind enough to urge my nomi
nation, must and do hereby most respectfully
decline being n candidate for the position
Whilst am and have been ever ready to do
battle for the Democratic party, TO whose prn-
ciples have been fervently attached since my
earliest buyheod, yet | could not at this time
accept the nomination IT. rendered to me-
Other and perhaps ADLER and better men can be
found in the district who VIII be vii ing to &C
cept the nomination, and the patriotism and
wisdom of the convention will. | trust, prom pt
the selection OF candidate, who. from his
ability and uniform and consistent course as a
Democrat, may be worthy the distinguished DO
sition OF standard bearer of the party.
/ will take occasion to say in this connection.
that, not being an asprant myself l shall be
most happy to cooperate with AL true men in
the district to def.at the schemes of any for
nomination who cannot place before the con-
vention a record such rs will warrant our
hearty support and guarantee a faithful repre-
eentation of the principles of the great party
to which, If elected. he must owe his political
preferment. We have many able and true M n
In the party in the district to whom 1t 10 iu-
debted, for, substantial services rendered
in the da,k. hours of our States
history under Radical misrule and corruption.
and to some one Of these tried and true. men,
the position of stan ard- bearer should undoubt-
eddy be accorded In order to do this we should
discard local considerations and cast about for
the proper man, let him come from what quar-
ter Of the district he may. Moreover this tenn
porizing policy which has heretofore somewhat
obtained in the selection of men who are more
or less In favor with the opposing party is
the best guarantee of the fact that the as
pirant, with such record; has not been
true to Democracy and the interests of
our long suffering people when they needed
the voice anu the best efforts of all true men to
assist in the grand work of overthrowing the
Radical party, which has robbed and despoled
our State. Now that that party Is beaten and
disorganized, let US unite with one accord in
honoring those worthy men who in the darkest
hour never wavered and who aided so materi-
ally in achieving this grand and glorious result
Without. their labors we would have had no
Democratic party and no victory: The party.
therefore, owes to them its highest honors.
Let us faithfully award them.
Yours, very respectfully.
j. HARVEY BRIGHAM.