Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1884-06-13
Further Reports in Regard, to. The
Union Depot Fire at st. Paul
Yesterday Morning.
The Masonic Grand Lodge of WiscOn-
sin hold a Session and Elect
Officers for the Year.
Another Good Man Gone Wrong.
St. Louis Post Office Clerk De.
tected Stealing.
d. j, Declines.

NEW YORK, June 1.-The following commu-
nioation from Samuel J. Tilden has been given
to the associated press:
New YORK, June 10, 1884.
Daniel Manning, chairman of the democratic
state central committee of New York: In my
letter of June l8, 1880, addressed to the dele
gates from the state of New York to the demo-
cratic national convention, said: 'Having
now borne faithfully my full share of labor and
care in the public service, and wearing the
marks of it's burdens, desire nothing so much
the honors and tolls of even quasi party leader
ship and to seek the repose of private life. In
renouncing The renomination for the presi-
dency, I do go with no doubt in my mind as to
the vote aQf the state of New York,
or Of the United States, but because I believe
that it is a denomination and reelection to the
presidency. TO those who think my renom
ination and reelection indispensable to an
effectual vindication of the right of the people
to elect their rulers, violated in my person, I
have accorded as long a reserve of my decision
as possible put can never overcome my
repugnance to enter into a new engagement
which involves four years of ceaseless toll The
dignity of the presidential Office is above a
merely personal ambition, but 1t creates in me
no illusion; its value is as great power for
good to the country, as said four years ago in
therefore, from fresh experimentation great
the dlfferenc. is between gliding through an
official routine AMI working out reform of
systems and policies, it is impossible for me to
contemplate what needs to be done in
the federal administration, without an
anxious thought of the difficulties of the
undertaking but if summoned by the suffrages
of my countymen to attempt this work, shall
endeavor, with Gods help, to be the efficient
instrument 1t their will. Such work of reno
vation, after many years of misuse; such a re-
form of systems and and policies, to which
would cheerfully have sacrificed all
that remained to me of health and life, is now,
I fear, beyond my strength" My purpose to
withdraw from further public service and the
and Others and when at Cincinnati, though
respecting ny wishes yourself, you communi-
Gated to me an appeal from many valued friends
to relinuuisn that purpose, reiterated my de-
termination unconditionally. In the four
years which have sin nce elapsed rothing has
occurred to weaken, but everything to strengthen
the considerations which induced my withdrawal
from public life. To all who have
addressed ne on this subject, my intention has
been frankly communicated. Several of my
most confidential friends. under the sanction of
their own names, have publicly stated my de-
termination to be irrevocable. That have oc-
casion nov to consider the question an event Cor
which lave no responsibility; the appeal made
to me byt the democratic massas, with apparent
unanimty, to serve them once more, is entitled
to the mDst deferential consideration and would
inspir= disposition to do anything desired of
me, if itwere consistent with my judgment of
duty. 1believe there is no instrumentality in
human society 80 potential in its influence upon
MANKIND, for good or evil as the governmental
machinery for administering justice and for
making and executing laws. Not
all tie elee%osyna1y S;.h institutions Of
NAV de, note their lives, are so fruitful in bene-
fits as tie rescue and pre- servation of this ma
chinery from perversions that make it the in
strumeat of conspiracy, fraud and crime
againstthe most sacred rights and interests of
the people. For fifty years. as private citizen,
never contemplating an official career, have
devoted at least as much thought and effort to
the duty of influencing Alright the action of the
all otter objects. have meyer accepted official
service except for q brief period for special
purposes, and only when the occasion seemed to
require from me that sacrifice Of private pref
erenos to the public welfare. I undertook the
state administration of New York because it was
supposed in that way only could the executive
power be arrayed on the side of the reforms to
which, Is q private citizen, had given three
years OF my life accented the nomination for
the rresidency in 1876 because of the general
CONVICTION that my candidacy would best pre-
sent ;he issue of reform which the democratic
majority Of the people desired to have marked
out in the federal government, Is it has been in
that ofthe state of New York. believed that
had strength enough then to renovate the ad-
minstntion of the government of the United
States, and at the close of my term to hand over
the great trust to successor faithful to the
same Dlicy. Though anxious to seek the re-
pose bf private life, nevertheless acted
upon The idea that every power is trust
thatiHolves duty. In reply to the address of
the committee, communicating my nomination,
dPted the d91ot,ee OF .nas. the undertaking,
those sf soldier entering battle, but did not
withheld the entire conservation of my powers to
public service. Twenty years Of continuous
malsdministration under the demoralizing
infliebces of intestine war and bad finance,
have infested the whole governmental system