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samuel J. Tilden Heard from.


communication from Samuel J. Tilden
has been given to the associated press:
New York, June 10, 1870 Daniel
Manning. chairman of the democratic
state committee of New York: In my
letter OF June 49, 1880. addressed to the
delegates from the state of New York to
the democratic national convention, /
said: Having now borne faithfully my
full share of the labor and care in the
public service, and wearing the marks of
its burden. l desire nothing so much as
an honorable discharge. wish to lay
down the honors and tolls of even quasi
party leadership, and to seek the repose
of private life. In renouncing the re-
nomination for the presidency, do so
with no doubt in my mind as to the vote
of the state Of New York or of the United
States, but because believe that it is q
remuneration of reelection to the presi-
dency. To those who think my re.nom.
ination and reelection indispensable to
nm effectual vindlcation of the right Of
the people to elect their ruler,
violated in my person, have
accorded as long reserve of my
decision as possible; but I cannot over.
come my repugnance to enter new en-.
gagement which involves four years of
ceAseless toll. The dignity of the presi.
Dental Office is above merely personal
ambition, but it creates in me no illu-
sion. Its value is because of its great
power for good to the country. said
four years ago in accepting the nomina.
ton: knowing as do, therefore, from
fresh experien ce, how great the differ.
ence is between gliding through an Of
fetal route and working out reform of
systems and policies, it is impossible for
me to contemplate what needs to be one
in the federal administration without an
anxious sense of the difficulties of the
undertaking. If summoned by the suf-
frages of my couDtrymen to do this
work, shall endeavor, with Gods help,
to be the efficient instrument of their
will" Such a. work of renovation, after
years of misrule, such reform of sys.
TENS and policies to which l
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 grounds
of it were at that time we'll known to
you and to others, and when at Cincin-
natl, though respecting my wishes your.
self, you communicated to me and ap-
peals came from many valued friends, to
relinquish that purpose, reiterated my
determination Internationally. In the
four years which have since elapsed
nothing has occurred to weaken, but
everything to strengthen the considera-
tions which induced my withdrawal from
public life. To all who have addressed
me on the subject my intention has been
frankly communicated. Several of my
most confidential friends. under the sane
tion of their own names, have publicly
stated my determination to be irreversa-
BILE. That have occasion now to con.
slider the question is an event for which
I have no responsibility. The appeal
made to me by the democratic masses
with apparent unanimity to serve them
once more is entitled to the most def.
ferential consideration and would
inspire a disposition to do any
thing desired OF me if it were
consistent with my judgment Of dnty.
I believe that there is no instrumen.
tality in human society 90 potential in
it's influences upon mankind for good or
evil as the governmental machinery for
administering justice, and for making
and executing laws. Not all the elee-
mosynary institutions of private benev-
olenoe to which philsnthropists may de-