The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1888-09-16
THE ACCEPTANCE,
OF Hon. Thos. D. Johnston, of the
Nomination for Congress, From
the Ninth District.


Nomination for Congress, From
the Ninth District.
The following correspondence ex-
plains itself:
AsHEvILLE, N. c., Aug. %, 1888.
Hon. ThoS. D. Johnston, Washington
DEAR SIR AT convention of
the democratic party of the 9th Con-
gressienal District, held in this place
on the 9TH instant, you were the unan
imous choice of the convention as the
candidate of the party for reelection
to the position now held by you.
The undersigned were instructed By
the convention to notify you of its ac-
ton and in discharging that pleasant
duty We beg to assure you of our per
soral good wishes and to predics for
you the overwhelming EictorY to
(which youryaIuaD1e ana faithful SER
vices entille you.
ESigned Your ob't. servants,
E. T. GEEENLE7, Com.
j. j. OSBORNE,
MR.. JoHNsToN's REPLY.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, !
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 1883. !
Messrs. N. E. Garter, e. T. Green
lee, and j. ]. Osborne, Committee.
GENTLEMEN:-Ia am in receipt of
your favor of August 23d, notifying
me Of my unanimous nomination
for Congress by the convention of
the Democratic party of the 9th
Congressional District.
I beg to convey to the people of
the district my sincere and grateful
Acknowledgements for this renewed
expression of their confidence in
me and 10 assure them that in &C.
cePting the honor so generously
conferred, l feel that the embar-
rassment in assuming the response
blllties and burdens it brings with
it will be measurably relieved by the
many evidences I have otherwise
received by a hearty and united sup
port of the democracy of the district
as well as from many others who
desire above all. things else the re-
duction of the now oppressive taxes,
levied on our people, and the con-
tlnuance of an honest administra-
ton of the government.
l hope it will be my privilege as
it certainly will be my pleasure, to
make canvass of the district be-
fore the election and address the
people on the questions which so
deeply concern their welfare, and
in the discussion of which our party
courts the fullest scrutiny.
l deem it no: inappropriate in
this connection to inform my friends
through you that with this purpose
in view as soon as 7 received notice
of my nomination, | addressed a
communication to my opponent re-
questing him to wait till could
leave my duties here before engag-
ing in the canYass so that we might
have a Joint discussion OF the issues
involved bstween US. This he de-
cl.ned to do and / am informed that
he has already made several ap-
pointments and is actively engaged
in the campaign alone.
submit it 20 that sense Of fair
dealing so characteristic nf all our
people " neither o. not this supposed
advantage which is thus Icing ta-
ken of my enforced absence from
the district in discharge of the pub
lie duties to which they have called
me is net virtual acknowledgment
of the weakness OF the
cause he advocates and an
evidence of the fears he has of
subjecting to the test of fair debate
the position assumed by him and his
party-that of opposing a just reduc-
ton of all unnecessary and oppressive
taxation.
I am conscious of the correctness
and justice of the position of our
party on the great question of the
contest, and have implicit faith in that
inherent good sense of our people
which neither sophiStry can deceive
or demagoguery mislead, and hence
1 feel that 1 can, with perfect conf
dence trust to them to do me justice
and to rebuke by their votes any adj
vantage which may be attempted
whilst am absent attending to the
interests of all my constituents of
whatever race or party.
Thanking you, gentlemen, for your
kindly assurances of personal regard,
I am, with high esteem,
Very truly yours,