The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-06-16
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Private DalSOll 70 Col, Taylor on the uon
gFonaionRl Nomination.
The following correspondence explains
CALDWELL, Ono, June II.
Colonel j. D. Taylor, Cambridge, G4sFnssy
County Ohio;
DEAR SR:-I have yours OF yesterday,
and take pleasure in saying in response TO
the same that | have no reason to take
back, aud do not take back one word l
have said or written in favor OF your can
didacy for Congress.
You do honor to your generous heart
when you say as you do, that you are mot
surprised at my your friendship for
Bingham" for | should be an arrant in
crate II 1t were otherwise. II was not 90
much that Bingham procured an appoint
ment to q clsrEship at Washington at the
close OF the war, and kept me there two
wears at q salary which furnished me the
means to study law in the Capitol, as 1t
was that thus early in lie, and In the
great revolutionary epoch OF the country 9
history, his courtesy to an unknown and
iriendless boy gave me the opportunity oil
making an acquaintance with the leading
men and measures OF the country, that
makes me thus greatly and profoundly
grateful To may early patron and beneiac'
tor, This does not lessen my esteem ior
YOU and all other worthy gentlemen, and
reflects, trust, no discredit on any one.
Retired as am Of my own free choice
and yolition from party politics, and
diseuthralled from all desire or itching Tor
any and every office, having sounded the
hollow depths OF the craft, grown sick OF
L, and returned for lie to my first love
the bar, | am, to-day, perhaps, treer than
any other public man in this district from
any mere personal OF selfish bias for OF
against any candidate for Congress, AS 9
Republican and q lover OF my country
desire only to see the friends Of tue Re.
public in posts Of public preterment, and
Of all the Republicans know OF noone OF
purer private character or more loyal to
the principles Of the Republican party
than yourself.
It Is very different from what II was four
years ago. Then | was an anxious can
didate and had host OF attached friends
who followed me in prosperity and ad'
yersity. Now am candidate for moth
| ing, have no party or iaCtional arrange
ments, have no zone working for me" Ut
makes me smile ss review the folly OF
office seeking) and / shall be In no con-
vention or caucus and neither hurt nor
help any one. am done and out Of
politics, not for a time, but as completely
as II the Grand Army had given me Ito
three parting shots, and the bugle had
sounded my eternal adieu, So you see,
no matter what others may say, that !
shall have no part or lot In the con.
vention simply because will 1t to be 80.
Have no misgivings Of me. / will neither
hurt nor harm you or any man inten.
tionally, In any way. This county Is full
OF your friends, and this nomination will
not cost you or any man one cent or one
days travel. The contrast with the pull
ing and hauling and matchmaking Of four
years ago is pleasant In review. II you
have an enemy In Noble county, ! would
name him to you, but know OF no such
man. II nominated, as believe you will
be, no man in mere private life, will do
more than will to secure, not fair cleo
ton, for that would be already secured
but as large majority as possible. This
| Say freely and without hope Of reward.
A new generation who do not know
and admire Bingham as do, have grown
up since he left the United States, four
teen long years ago-I may say genera
ton since, and the younger men natur-
ally rally to other standards than his. A
few OF the older public men, and a few OF
the older soldiers like myself, still remem.
Der the splendid figure he made In public
life but we will not be In conventions.
The young men, whose right 1t Is to con-
troll public affairs, will be there, and out
OF their ardent natures will come noml.
nation, most probably, Of one OF the
younger generation, and l see no reason
why It should not be yourself.
Yours sincerely,
], NJ. DALzRLL,