Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-04-11
WILL NOT CONTEST.
Carlisle Declares He Will Not Be
Candidate.
He Writes Letter to the Kentucky
Democratic Committee Announcing
His Position-Deeply Interested
In Party Success.

Washington, April 6.-Secretary Car
Isle Sunday evening gave out the fol-
lowing letter to Chairman Long, of the
democratic state committee of Ken
lucky, declining to enter the contest
for the democratic nomination for the
presidency:
Treasury Department, Office of the Sec
retary Washington, d. c., April 4, 1885,
Charles Long, Esq Chairman Democratic
State Central Committee, Louisville, KY
My Dear Sir: Your favor of March 80, in
which you say in substance that many OF
my friends in Kentucky ard elsewhere
desire me to become n candidate before
the approaching national democratic con-
Vention for nomination for the Office of
president, and requesting me to give some
authoritative or definite expression upon
the subject, was duly received and has
| been maturely considered.
MANY communications upon the same
| subject and of similar import have been
received from friends in different parts
of the country, and while very grateful for
these numerous expressions of confidence
| and esteem upon the part of my demo
| cratic fellow-citizens. 1 have not been
| able to reach the conclusion that the
| existing conditions require me to comply
with their requests by authorizing them
| to announce me as candidate for the
| presidential nomination.
| while l feel profound interest in the
welfare of my party, 1 am much more
concerned about it's declaration of priH-
| ciples than III it's selection of candidates,
because, in my opinion, its failure or suc-
| cess at the election as well as it's capacity
| for useful service to the country in tho
| future depends upon the position 1t takes
| or omits to take upon the public questions
| now engaging the attention of the people.
| and especially the questions affecting the
| monetary system of the country and the
| character and amount of taxation to hC
| imposed upon our citizens.
Its position upon these and other sub
| jectS having been agreed upon, and clearly
and distinctly announced. the convention
| ought to have no difficulty in selecting
an acceptable candidate who will fairly
| represent its views; and, in order tha
| it's deliberations may be embarrassed as
little as possible by the contentious oi
| rival aspirants and their friends, th!nI
my duty TO the party will be best performed
by declining to participate in a contest
| for the nomination.
| "The obligations assumed when 7 &c
cepted my present official position require
me to devote my entire time and attentio,
| to the public interests committed to my
| charge, and / shall have to continue my
| discharge of duty as imposed upon me tC
the best of my ability, and in such manner
as will in my judgment most certainly
| promote the true interests of the coun
try; and, If in the opinion of my fellow
democrats in Kentucky my services en-
| title me to their commendation and appro
val, / would regard their Endorsement o
my public course as an ample reward fol
| the little 1 have been able to accomplish
in behalf of honest administration and {
sound financial policy.
with many thanks for your kind let
ter, am, very truly yours.
u. G. CARLISLE"
Louisville, Ky, April 6.-The Courier
Journal publishes the following edi
torial on the letter of Secretary Car
Isle made public Sunday night:
1.-THE position which Mr.. Carlisle take
| is one entirely in accord with the dignitic
of the Office of president and tho duties O
the office of secretary of the treasury
He declines TO participate in q contest fo
a nomination., holding that the matter C
first moment is the declaration of TIL
partys principles He desires the indorsc
| ment of his services by his state and
though he does not say so in so man!
words, If his state shall present his nam
to the national convention on satisfactor,
platform he will undoubtedly accept tfa
responsibility.
This is matter OF exceptional momnn
at once to the democratic party and to tn
entire people of the United States. To tn
democratic party it brings squarely HON
the issue whether it is to continue to be til
|
Cleveland or whether it is to set up strang
gods and lend the priceless prestige of IL
name and history to an alien faith.
ITO the people of the United States Il
of vital concern, for upon the decision
within the democratic party, of the issu
thus forced upon 1t depends the one posi-
bility that this country shall have pres
idential candidate backed by the organizes
resources of either of the two great politi
cal parties-a man with universally-con
ceded clear comprehension Of the natrr
and necessities of a sound monetary sys
tenn as Indispensable to the protection q
national integrity and material prosperity
and with a record not OF profession but q
performance, in itself at this time tn
only unimpeachable proof of practical, un
swerving and unassailable fidelity to tn
principles of such a system.
Kentucky is ready. 1t needs no car,
paign to bring Kentucky to Carlisle. Lc
the convention be called-the sooner tn
better-and the state which took the lea
for an honest tariff will take the lead for q.
honest currency