Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-17
Monday evening, Jan. II. 1881.
Letter from John v. Wright.


Nashville American, Satulday.l
The following extract from a letter
received by a friend in this city from
Hon. John V. Wright has been
handed this paper for publication:
"Baving seen my name mentioned
in several papers in connection with
the Office Of United States senator, l
desire to say that | have not been, am
not and will not under any circum-
stances be q candidate for that ex.
allied position. If l had concluded
10 take such a step, / certainly would
Ne have appeared in the Hobbies
and corridors 0 the capitol soliciting,
either b. act or word, the support Of
The representa- ives Of the people, re-
zrdioz. as l d., the Office as one
which should seek the man. and not
ths ran the Office" And, further, it
| had desired to present myself for 50
hizh q place, | could not and should
not have expected to receive the sup
port Of any representative who did
pot in bis heart and Judgment approve
my views as publicly expressed,
and who did not believe me
fitted to discharge the duties apper-
tanning to the representative Of a great
state. | take pride in stating that !
am still IN favor Of the maintenance
o fthe public faith, state and national, "
and, in my humble opinion, the
restoration Of the state OF Tennessee
to a high position on this question is
paramount to all other political ques-
tiOns, and one in which the present
and future generations have more in
terest than the election Of any man to
any Office, or the success of any party.
Let us save the state, and when we
have done this, if there be a party
worth saving, let US 60 to work in good
earnest and save it. If political
parties, as now organized, are intended
merely to divide spoils, and are to be
held together by the cohesive power
Of public plumber, then the day has
come when patriotism demands that
honest men shall break tae shackles
OF party and grind them in the dust.
and stand for the country first, and
party afterward.
Respectfully, your friend,
JOHN V. WRIGHT.
The above is very unexpected, com
ing from the late candidate for gov
ernor on the high credit democratic
platform. 1t undoubtedly means
something, though we cannot imagine
exactly what, 1t seems that Judge
Wright is not in a very good humor
We did not agree with him in the late
canvass, but we can harmonic with
him on the last few lines Of his point
ed letter. He is giving somebody, VIC
know not who, a rap over the
knuekles. The point made, however.
against the active or possible candi-
dates for the senate who are on the
ground, may not be we'll taken. Ii
sets up a standard which is theoret
ical rather than attainable. Men VIII,
aspire to Office, whether high or low
have a right to presen
their claims and mingle wit
the public. There is high prece
dent for this Horace Creole
made an electioneering trip south a
far as Houston, Texas, shortly befor
he received the democratic nomina
ton for president. Tilden had
hand, it is said, in his nomination
yet received a majority Of more tina
a quarter of a million of the popula
vote. General Hancock even keI
hims,lf in a position to be nominate
for several years previous to the Cir
cinnati convention. Garfield was
member of the convention that non
in ted him, and Blaine has been
standing candidate without lOsir