The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-23
His Reasons for witndrawsi.

duced Gen. Vaughan TO take such
step were inquired, and his reply was
even more surprising than the fact
Of his Withdrawal. In q word, he
declined to ask for an offics whose
fees, he said, would not support his
family-an office, populsrly supported,
to be one OF the most lucrative in the
State.
"Theu," said the APPEAL man, you
have made some discoveries since
you began your canvass2
"Yss, indeed" Gen. Vaughan re-
Piled. "To begin with my own office
was good enough, but promised Dick
Capers when / was elected in 1882
that would not be in his way again.
So L had TO look about for somel hing
else, and was natural attracted
toward the Office Of Trustee"
Believing it to be good fat one,
of couree2"
eyes," laughed the general, 81 sup
pose had come such idea"
"Aud what raised a question as TO
its fairness in your mindP
"a friend of mine, whose name l
am not at liberty to mention, dropped
! in on me one day, and, saying he was
afraid hal been led into error, asked
me If ! bad read the law fixing
the fees Of the iru tee. told him
had not, and he left me, saying had
better read it and judge for myself
That evening l got all the acts Of the
Legislature, and the more l read the
more uneasy l became, because, as l
tel you, felt tolerably sure OF cleo
ton and did not like TO give up 90
good a prospect Section Il, page q,
Of the acts of the General Assembly
ff 1885 seemed to me to limit the
fees of the Office ID 30 small amount
that after expenses were paid nothing
would be left. / studied it thoroughly,
and sfterWard submitted il 10 my law.
yers, who agreed with me in my con-
struction of the act. l then wrote to
Comptroller PickaId, telling him that
/ thought of becoming candidate FOL
the office OF Trustee, and asking him
to construe the law governing the
! fees. He replied promptly, his let
ter confirming me in my opinion
Still not quite satisfied, / wen
. to Nashville and had a persona
interview with the Comptroller. HI
admitted that the question sprunl
/ was new one to him, and said h
had not given it grest deal of though
: before. He added, however, that thu
. law limited the fees to $4,000 ant
would be enforced hereafter. Tha
YVES all wanted to hear from him, bu
= at his suggestion det rmined 10 Sc
| nn-Awa1 n N
at the capital and on my way home
s stopped at Brownsville, where foun,
, him. He unhesitatingly declared hi
belief that my first conclusions wer
s correct. l came home AMI had tall
; with Judge Walker, the Cit
q Attorney, who said he coul
|. not give an opinion at once, bU
thought 1t possible the law might nj
apply to collections OF Taxing DistriC
taxes, 80 far as the limit of $4,000 wl
: concerned anyway. Still there was
Z question raised and could not max
up my mind to 90 into hot c1nte
:. for sn Office with the dismal prospe'
n of being obliged to 60 to the LegisI
> ture Tor relief or the Supreme Cou
e for adjudication"
"But after all, General, wouldn
= $4,000 with an additional $1,000 or {
Is from the school tax be a very fair Ii
to ing2"
"You forget to deduct the expense
= It would cost at leatt $1,000 TO run II
+, Office satisfactorily. There might
more in it, but would be Obliged
.. take the plain reading of the law f
my guide urtil l could induce Il
" courts to put mole liberal constru
II ton upon it. 1 am thus plain Wi
i YOU, because feel that blunt wit
h draWal, without reasons, might lay n
r open to unjust and nDkind remark
- l repeat that had the warmest a'su
IN ances Of support from all parts of Il
!; county. felt confident, not only
Il. my nomination, but of election, b
~ cause l am convinced that the Dem
y. cratic ticket in August will be elect
= by an overwhelming majority"