The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-06-24


inss wore summarily adjourned.
mi.day.'3 I.c3tcr.
hlr. Tiltlrn'S letter OF withdrawal
which was made public by the New
York delegation in Cincinnati on Sun
day, is lengthy aud an astutc docu-
ment. In it lc reviews his past career.
lie says he was educated To believe
that every citizen should take his
share of care and trouble in public
affairs. For fU:"y yeats he fulfilled
his duty rs 4 private citizen, never
accepting official position except for
brief periods and for Il special purpose
and only when occasion seemed to
require a sacrifice Of priv, prefer
ences to public Interests. lie next
referred to the destruction of the
Tammany Ring, and his acceptance
OF the govcrnorship as All answer TO
his enemies and as proof that II man
can discharge his duty as a citizen
without impairing his usefulness as a
public sorvant. Next, the reforms in-
augurated in New York occasioncd
his nomination and election rs Presi-
dent of the United States. He was
nefariously counted out after refusing
to ransom certain documentary evil
dence, whose Suppression by the Re-
turning Boards made false count
possible. Subsequently, al Electoral
Commission, for which he was not re.
sponsiblc, was enabled by tho concur
reDce Of the Republicans in it to de-
feat the will Of a majority OF the peo-
pie.
This subversion of the election Great.
cd an Issue Of transccndcnt Importance
Involving the vital principle Of selfgoy-
crnmcnt through elections by the pco-
pie. The immense growth Of the
means Of corrupt influence over the
ba!lot-box, which is at tho disposal of
the party having possession Of the
executive administration has already
become present evil and great dan
EHr, tending to make elections ire
sponsiblc to public opinion, hamper
ing the power Of the people to change
rulers, and enabling the men holding
the machinery o.! government to con-
tlnue aud pcrpctuatc their power.
lie continues:
Ii was my opinion in 1876 that the
opposition attempting to change the
administration needed to include at
least two-thirds Of the voters at the
opening Of the canvass in order to re-
tain majority at the election. If,
after such obstacles had been over
come aud majority OF the people had
voted TO change the administration of
their government, the men in office
could still procure false count found
cd upon frauds, perjury and forgeries,
furnishings pretext OF documentary
evidence on which to base the false
count, and ifsuch transaction were
noi onlv successful, but if. after allot-
!icnl" Of rs benefits were made to its
Gnnt'iyrr2. ahettorS and &poloHi~ts bv
II" cij"T beneficiary Of ihc trausac-
flo Is, il were condoncd By !hc people,
practical destruction Of election, bv
III: people would have hecu accom-
l'ished. The failure to install the
candidates chosen by the rcoplc--a
Contingency consequent upon no act
OF omission of mine, and hcvona my
control has thus lcfl me for the last
three years and un.il ROW, when the
l!cmccri'ic party, toy It's delegates in
National Convention assembled. shall
ch"osc new leader, the involuntary
but necessary representative of this
moinentous issue, rs such denied the
lmmunitics of private life, without the
powers conferred by public station
subject to unccasing ialsehoods and
Caiumnics from the partsans of an ad
ninistration laboring in vain 10 justif,
its existence.
l have, nevertheless, Ftoa'asly cn
deaNorch 10 preserve TO TIC Demo
.cratic party Of he United States the
supreme issue before the people ioi
thcls decision next November, whcth
Gr this Shall be q government bv tho
sovereign people through elections, OF
government by discarded servants
holding over ny force and fraud, and
havc withheld no sacrifice and ncp
lectcd no opportunity to uphold, or
ganiZe and consolidate against the
enemies Of Republican institutions tl,e
great party which alone, under God
can cffcetpally resist their overthrow,
Having now borne faithfully m,
full share Of labor and care in the pub
!ic service and wearing tho marks O.
lis burdens, ! desire nothing so mucl
as an honorable discharge, Iwish I,
lay down the honors and tolls Of eve,
Quasi party leadership, and to seek tht
rcposc or private life, IN rcnouncins
r'nomination for the Presidency ! dc
81 with no doubt in my mind as to tn,
vote, OF the State Of New York, or Q