, 1884-06-12
He Will Not Accept the Dem
ocratic Nomination.
A Brilliant Explanatory Let
ter From the Sage.
The Opinion of Hendricks on
the Subject.
Tlden Declines the Nomination.

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fore from frosh exrer;opca how aroot tho
d;9ererce ia he,reon ol;d;nc tbrouob on
ofEoioI ro,,.;no ond worLinn nn, =
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bo done l., .Lo Foao,oI odn,;n;o,r,;on
without = o~nx;ors sonso Of Tho d;eionL.
ID. of ,bo rndor,oL;nn Ie ,onod
H., ,ho snsr.ros &c ~, ao,,n,rru,on 80
tsr,nt th;a - T shou ondaoror ,n;,b
col holm N he tho efficient instrument
Of tbo;r vii Sui . worL of ronoyot;on
,rrrp m,yx yr,ns on x,topuy
srob = rof,rm. &c svston,s and [rol;o;os p,
wLioh uo,,d oboa.s,nr bovo saor;Good ali
tbot remoinod N mo of bo,Itb and Ifo ;s
now 7 foor heyond mv strcnytb Nv
$3.50 - r;,LJ.nm g., f,r.La-
sorrioo and .bo nro,,rds of Il moro ~ ,ba,
time well known To Won and to others.
and ubor at C;nc;nnot; tbonrb 70,
snoo.nr rs;shoa ro,r.aIr ,o,, oanu,n
n;ootod toEmo az onnoo1 H.o,, n,ory vol
nod fr;ords 70 roI;ror;sb ,bot nrrnose 7
roiterata3 my determination n]ncondit;on-
o,Ir Intbc f,rr years which have since
olo,sod ro+L;,n ho. o,c,,r-ed 70 weoLap
but evervtbino n strengthen the conside.
rations which induced
nv wrrt,np. ppou p,-p, To LIFE
To all h have addressed mo on the
subject my intention has been frankly
communicate Several of NV most
confidential friends, under the sanction of
their own names have publiclv stated nv
determination to he irreversible.
that I have occasion now to
consider the question is an
event for which I have no ~responsibility
Tho appeal made TO me by the Demo
cratic masses with apparent unanimity, to
serve them once more is entitled to the
most d~eferential consideration and would
%ipspire n disposition to do ANYTHING de-
sired of me if it were consistent with my
Judgment of duty. 1 believe that there is
NO 1NsrRUMENrALrrY IN HUMAN SOCIETY
80 potent in its influences upon mankind
for good or evil as the governmental ma
chinery for administering Justice and for
making and executing laws. not all the
e,ecmosvrarv institutions Of nrivate hen.
evolence TO which pbilaptbropists may
devote their lives are 30 fruitful
in benefits as the rescue and
preservation of this machinery from the
peryersions that make it the instrument
of conspiracy, fraud and greed against the
most sacred rights and interests of the
people. For Gfty wears as n nrivote citi.
zen, never contemplating an official career
[ have devoted at least as much thought
and effort to the duty of infuepcing Alright
tbe action of the governmental %inst;tu