Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-06-14
8. J. rILDEHs LETTER.
Positively Declining to Allow the use
of his Name.

Positively Declining to ALLOW the use
of his Name.
NEW YORK, June 1.-THE following
paper, from Samuel j. Tilden, has been |
given the Associated Press:
To Daniel Manning, Chairman Demo |
cratic State Committee ofNew York !
In my letter of June 18th, 1880, adj |
dressed to delegates from the State of
New York to the Democratic National
Convention. said: Having now borne
faithfully my full share Of labor and
care in public service, and wearing
marks Of its burdens, desire nothing
so much az an honorable discharge. l
wish to lay down the honors and tolls
Of even quasi party leadership, and to
seek the repose Of private life. In re-
nouncing denomination for the pres
idency do 90 with no doubt in my
mind as to the vote Of New York or Of
the United States, but because ! believe
that it is a renunciation Of an election
to the Presidency. To those who think
nv denomination and reelection in
dispensible to any effectual vindication
of the right of the people to elect their
rulers violated in my person, / have
avoided as long the reserve Of my de-
cision as possible, but cannot overcome
NV repugnanee TO enter into new ar
rangement which.inyolyes four years of
ceaseless toll. The dignity ofthe pres
idential office Is. above merely personal
ambition, but it creates in me no illu-
sion. Its.value is as a great power for
good 10 the country"
1 said four years ago, in accepting
the nomination: knowing as ! do
therefore, from fresh experience, how
great the difference is between gliding
through an official ravine and working
out reform of systems and policies. it
is impossible for me to contemplate
what needs to be done in federal admin
istration without an anxious sense Of
the difficulties Of the undertaking. If
summoned by the suffrages Of my coun-
trymen to attempt this work shall en-
deavor, with Gods help, TO be the eff
cient instrument of their will"
Such work OF renovation, after many
years of misrule; such reform or sys-
TENS and policies to which / would
cheerfully have sacrificed all that re-
manned to me of health and life is now,
fear, beyond my strength. My pur-
pose to withdraw from further public
services, and the grounds Of it, were at
that time well known to you and others,
and when at Cincinnati, though re-
specting my wishes yourself, You COM
municsted to me an appeal from many
valued friends to relinquish that pur-
pose, reiterated my determination un-
conditionally. In the four years
which have since elapsed nothing has
occurred TO weaken, but everything to
strengthen, the considerations 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 sane
ton of their own names, have publicly
stated my determination 70 be irrevo-
cable. That ] have occasion now to
consider the question 10 an event for
which / have NO responsibility. The
appeal made to me by the Democratic
masses, with apparent unanimity, to
serve them once more, is entitled to
most deferential consideration, and
would inspire = disposition to do any
thing desired Of me, il it were consistent
with my judgement of duty. l believe
there is no fundamentally in human
society 80 potential in its influence on
mankind for good or evil as governmental
machinery for administering jnstice
and for making and executing laws
Not all the eleemnsynary institutions Of
private benevolence TO which philan
thropists may devote their lives are q
fruitful in benefits a the rescue and
preservation Of this machinery from
the perversions that make it the in
strument of conspiracy, fraud and Grim,
against the most sacred rights and in
forests Of the people. For fifty years
as q private citizen, never contemplat
ing an official career, have devoted a
least as much thought and effort to dut,
in influencing q right action of the gov
ernmental institutions in my countr,
1 as to all other objects. have neve
accepted official service except for
brief period for special purpose, an,
only when the occasion seemed to re
quire from me that sacrifice Of priyat
preference to the public welfare. / un
dertook the administration of New Yorl
because it was supposed that in tina