Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-09

tn~ ~~erNsAry OF thr Errasary Write.
letter to Charles n Les<. Esa-. 81 I-sai.-
vile. GtStn< Hi. k~s-sa> for Eefa-iae to
E~csD~ Candidate for a Frs-lsi. ast.I
>omtasftaa Ins-r--ted IN the Flat
feru-
Ws>mNeroN. April 6->ccrriary
Carlisle last evening gave out the FOL-
lowing letter to Chairman Long. Of
the Democratic state central commit
tee ~ kentueky. declining In enter the
contest for the democratic nomination
for the presidency:
TREASURY nEFAETNENr.
OFFICE oF TuE SECEErAEY.
WssuINsroS. p II. April I. Is9-s \
Ci.rri-s r L'ss. E.7, cAsirasa Dcsse-
rraft- !>fsfs ceHfrsf Csusnssf'es Lsrfs-
I'll. Rr
NV nEsE SiE;-Ioa favor of March
%. in which y0u say in substance that
many ~ my friends in kentucky aud
elscs sherc desire me - become a can
dislate before the approaching National
democratic convention for nomination
to the ofsiee of president. ami request
ing uns to give some authoritative ~
definite expression upon the subject.
was daily received aud has b~en ma
turrly considered
Many communication upra the same
subject and Of similar import have
been received FROM friends in different
parts Of the eSunsry. and while very
grateful for these zaueroas expires
ssons - Conscience and esteem On the
part of mv denocratie feIlcvv-citiz~ns.
have not hecu able - rr7eh the cou-
elusion that the existing conditions re-
quir~ me 10 comply vith their requests
t,y authorizing them 10 announce ne
a. a ezndidate for the presidential
noniratipn-
While feel p-ossYsznd interest n
the welfare q my party. aHa much
zsorr eoncernci zh-out its declarzfioa
Of principles than in is selection -
candidates. becars~. IN nv spinion- itS
faiiErr 90 suco-S> a. the election a.
Sell a. IL capacity fsr us~fal Ser~is,e
t. the osantry ia the fatare d-psnt
upsu the p.ssition it takes or onait> ~
take ur-sa the pnhlic qu~stiaas nou
engaging th- attention - the pes-
pc sna e~Psrialiy thc ga-ssisaS AZ
f~cting thr Eonetarv sVStrsn of
the coGntry 2ud the ehzr&cser an4
sEacunt q taxstioa - - iszTsvsesi up-sz
our cItsscnS Its T-s>itioz "a ths-sc ans3
other sSh5ects having h-en agreed
uP1n AMI clearly and diSsin incflv an
HsHancrsi. the esrvrasian oa-ht - have
10 disiealfy in s-eiec,iax an acceptable
e2n1nsaf-. who uEfI fairly repr,--~ns
lis views and in orier that its drllb-
erzslpzs may ~ ~=hz-raS~-l a. little
a. p-ossibie b the cssutenti,s1> II rival
asrlranf> aud their friends. thiak
Esy dufy - the E@rty VII - h--St p-rr-
fornse'i hy declining to participate n a
contest for the usgainatien-
The oAligatisn> assumed q heu I a--
c~ptei my prrsent oeicial POSITION re
qairr me - devote my entir~ tiuse and
attention - the pahiie Interests own
aEttss4 - az eharxe. aad shall have
- e'entiaue their aFschsr-e- a. in
pss><-d apssn M. - the f--st - ny abil-
lgy. and in Sssch ma amer A. vii. in M
la1EDent- uaest ecrta My F,rezaote the
true Interests - the cpanfrg. 2nd Il
N the opinion of my fcliss &~sns---7ts
/ n kentueky. my services cattle m
L En~it es.as-'--.as-l-s5.sr, asi-3 ana-oral
] Noald regarl their insi.srs-neaf or
issy Puhl'e cs.urs- a. ample reward for
the little / have h~.-a ahls - as-,on.-
plfSh ia bcha Of huns-S. assninissra-
iiou and sound anancizI F@alicr.
With many thanks for y5ar kind
letter. | am. very truly yoars.
, g. gNEzrSsE