The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-04-27
BRECKINRIDGEs LETTER.
The Kentucky Congressman Writes a
Remarkable Letter to a
Friend.

remarkable Letter 10 a
Friend.
A telegraphic message sent out
from Lexington, Kentucky on yes
terday, announces that the latest
phase of the late Pollard -Breckin-
ridge scandal appears in the form
of a letter, addressed to his old
friend and former comrade, Capt.
B. A. Treacy, of Winchester, Ky,
The letter is of recent date and
reads as follows
My DEAR OLD CoMRADE:
From the bottom of my heart l
thank you for your recent letter I
want you and such friends as you
to understand that / do not ask the
people of my district to approve or
condone, do not look upon vote
for me as meaning that what I have
done, is, in the judgement, of the
voter, something that does not de
serve censure. On the contrary, |
have stated under oah, in the pres
ence of God, the court and the
country, that no one could condemn
it more than I do, and have done; /
do not defend myself upon the low
ground that others have been
equally guilty, and that my guilt is
that I have been found out. Ire
pudiate every form of defence
which weakens the claims of moral
ity, and that may impair the ties of
society, nor shall I ask the people
of my district to vote for me on any
such grounds.
The question l shall submit to
them is whether, under all of these
circumstances, public and private,
they think it best to reject my
proffer for future services, or are
willing to still trust me. They
know my weaknesses and they know
my virtues and my capacities,
They know whether am competent
to represent them on the floor of
Congress, whether | am able to
voice their sentiments and to do
good work for their interests, and
whether taking my whole life, and
not a detached part of it, not a
mere segment of it but my whole
life, in all its relations, public and
private, they can afford to have the
field of my labor the House of Rep
resentatives.
And it is upon this general ground
that | want my friends to present
my case to the district, and such
men as you who know my whole
life, can do me a great service by
seeing to it that the true ground
upon which ! stand is understood.
My career is not closed, whether l
am elected to Congress or not
There is plenty of work for some
one to do in the world; work for
God and my country, in good causes
and ] have enough strength to en-
able me to do mans work every
day for years to come,
/ have incentives which will make
me do the best work Of which am
capable, This suit has not impair
ed my present domestic relations.
1t has not impaired my mental or
physical capacities. 1t has not de-
stroyed my friendship, and while
the storm of the public press is still
pitiless, ! have happy days to come
in my home life and work to do, and
will manage to find something that
will be worthy of my capacities; and
and if the good people of that dis
trict think it is to their interests to
tarn me out of public life, ! shall
not whine nor utter complaint,
but shall be grateful to the friends
who stand by me, thankful for the
kind words they have uttered, and
will try to do something that will
Justify their confidence.
And may God bless you, my dear
old comrade and friend, for the
words uttered in the midst of this
pitiless storm. Your comrade anc
friend.
W. G. p, BREoKTNRIDGE,
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West Broad Street. 4-19-tf