Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-06-21

Quent upon no act or omission oi mine,
aud bayond my control-has thus left
mo Tor tho last ,hrpe years until
now where tho Democratic party
by in delegates In national con.
yention anarmblcd shall have
y now leader, the involuntary but ueccs.
aary representative oi this momcn,ous
iHsue, As suul,, denied tho immunitics
oi private liic, without tho powers oon.
ferrrd by public station. subject to IN.
oeaains ialsohood and oalumnics from
partiAanA 0l an adminislra.
ton lsboring In vain 20
Justify Ia existence, ! hava
nevertheless steadlaH,ly endssvored 10
proscrys 10 tho Democratic party oi tho
United States tho supreme iasues before
tho people Tor thar decision ncnt No.
yombor, whether this shall bo . govern.
mont by tho sovereign pcoplo through
tho elections, or u government by dis
oardod servants holding oysrby ioruo aud
{ aud, Aud have withheld no sacrifice
and nrHlootod no opportunity IA uphold,
organise aud consolidate against tho
cncmica ol tho representative insiiiu'
tlons III tho great party which alone
under uod can cncotuhlly resist their
overthrow Having now borne iaiih'
fully my lull share ol labor and concern
IN tho public service, aud
wearing marks oi ilS burdens, | dcnire
nothing ~ much M an honorable lila.
charge wish Ia lay down tho honors
aud tolls III tho even g,,as, party leader
ship, nnd IN scok tho rnpose oi private
lie. In rcnonncins tho rcnomination
ior tho Presidency, ! do with M doubt
IN my mind ~ IA tho yotn oi tho hlaie
ui New York, ~ oi the United States, but
hccauw | boiovo II is n pronunciation oi
~ election ~ tho Presidency, To those
who think my denomination aud ~ rlcc'
ton Indispensable IA an .Ilociual win
dicalion ol tho right ~ tho pooplo to
elect their rulers violated Ia my per
Hon, have accorded ~ lonp u time = ro.
serve ol my doclHion as ponsihlo, but ]
cannot overcome my ropuHnancc Ia on'
tor into n now engagement which
involves IouT years oi Coasnloan toll
Tho dignity oi tho Presidential office Ia
above n moroly personal ambition, hut
II creates IN ne no Illusion, lls value 10
u great power ior pood a. tho county ]
Hail Iour years ago, IN accepting tho
nomination, Knowing IN | ,io, ihoro.
fore, from fresh c,prIlcnoc, how
great Tho difference In hrlwron gliding
through an official routine anh working
uui u reform ui HysIomA aud pOlicicH, u
In impuHAlho ioI mo Ia contemplate
which nood ~ bo done IN the Federal
administration without an anxious
nunso oi tho difficulties oi tho
undertaking II summoned by tho
HulliapcH ol my counlrymcn Ia attempt
this work shall cndcavnI, with u0dH
help, Ia hc Tho cilioioni innlrumont al
their viii such worn ~ renovation
after the many years oi mlsrulu, such =
reform III sysirms and pnlicos Ia which
| would rhrrIlully have sacrificed all
that remained to mo NJ health aud lie
Ia now, fear, beyond lny strength,
Wdh unioiguoI I ks lor tho honors
bestowed upon nv, with u heart swell
ing with emotions III gratitude to the
Drlnucralic n,aHsrs lor tho suppoH
which they havn given 10 tho raua" ]
represented, and their nloa'iianl conf
donco Ia every emergency, ] remain
your fellow .rillton,
SIpnod SAMUEL j. TILpsn,
JIkvIsEATI june ~ The drcllnation
ot UIiun loavra everything uncertain
rhu NV York delegation holds u ncot
ing again ~ morrow night, aud their
action NJ that limr IL looked ior with u
proai deal Ui inleroai, Tho name ol
Judge Pratt, oi l'rouklyn, has boon
mentioned "a. night aa y poaslblo Now
York Candidate