Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-20
CAPTAIN JOHNSTON SPEAKS
Here Friday Night at 0'Brens Opera House = Short Speeches Also by Other
 Democrats.

CaDt. Joseph F. Johnston will speak in this city tomorrow (FridayJ night at O'Brien's opera house.
 Other leading democrats and party workers will also make short addresses.
 The speech of Captain Johnston at Thomasville was so able fair and man ly that 1t is praised even by his adver- saries. It's simple language, terse sem tences and frank expression of carefully weighed thought reflected the high char acter and broad sagacity of the man.
 He will speak again in his own city. and there is every reason to believe he will rise to the occasion of affording his fellow townsmen and Alabamians pride in their preference of him as a man and leader of Alabama democracy.
 CARLIsLE's LETTER.
 He Refuses to Usc His Influence With the
 Five Boilers.
 Washington, Feb. 19--The text of Sec retary Carlisle's letter to the Kentucky democracy, reference to which has been made in Kentucky dispatches. was as follows:
 .Gentlemen Your telegram, in which you appeal to me to request and urge the five democratic members Of the gen eral assembly who are not supporting
  ing for him. was duly received, and has been given the careful consideration that it's object and the number and character of it's signers demand
 ...Jnasmuch as the five gentlemen re- ferred to are acting in representative capacity, and are familiar with the whole situation and all the circumstances con- nected with it, am bound to assume that they are more competent than l am to determine what their duty 10 lhelr party and their constituents Is and now that duty shall be discharged, and an att tempt by me to influence their action might very properly be regarded by them as presumptious interference in mat ter of the gravest importance, which has been committed solely to their own Judg- ments But even if this were not so 1 have no right to assume that the honest convictions of the five gentlemen alluded to in your communication could pc changed by my Interference, or that they could be induced to act contrary to such convictions by my advice, which they have not solicited. Having heretofore rendered no advice or made any sugges- ton. directly or indirectly, to any mem Der of the general assembly on either side of the unfortunate controversy now existing, I must respectfully decline to do SO now or hereafter
 "It may not be considered inapproprl- ate in this brief response to your appeal to assure you that I will at all times cheerfully cooperate in any proper man ner with you and all others in any effort that may be made to unite all our friends in supporting the democratic organiza- tion in Kentucky and maintaining sound democratic principles and policies as de- clared by the constituted authorities Of the party, state and national and to re- peat what has been said to all who have cared to ascertain my views upon the subject, that sincerely desire to see the present general assembly elect to the limited States senate democrat who is in full sympathy with these objects. Very respectfully. J. G. CARLISLE gro Hon. c. J. Bronston, Hon. H. l.. Mar tin. Hon. Fenton Simms and others, Frankfort, Ky"