The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-06-21
A LeEtter from Hon. samuel y.
TfHdeB Declining she
Nomination.

The following communication from
Samuel ]. Tilden was given the Asso-
ciated Press, on the 18th inst:
New YoRK, June 10, 1884.
To Daniel Manning, Chairman Democratic
State Committee of New York;
In my letter of June Is, 1880, adj
dressed to the delegates from the
State of New York to the Democratic
National Convention, said: "Haying
now borne faithfully my share Of
labor and care in the public service,
and wearing the marks of its burdens,
| desire nothing so much as an hon
orable discharge. | wish to lay down
tho honors aud tolls of even quasi
party leadership and to ask the re-
pose of private life In renouncing
the nomination for the Presidency |
do so with no doubt in my mind as to
the vote of the United States, but be-
cause believe it is remuneration Of
q reelection to the Presidency. To
those who think my denomination and
reelection indispensable to an effectu-
al vindicstion Of the right of the peo.
pie TO select their rulers violated in
my person, | have accorded as long
reserve Of my decision as possible,
but | cannot overcome my repugnance
to enter a new engagement which in.
wolves four years of ceaseless toll.
"The dignity of the presidential
office is above q merely personal am
bition, but it creates in me no illusion.
Its value is, as a great power for good
to the country.
Il 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 routine and work
ing out the form Of systems and poli-
cies, it is impossible for me TO CON
template what needs to be done in the
Federal administration without an
anxious sense Of the difficulties Of the
undertaking. IL summoned by the
suffrages of my eountrymen to at
tempt this work, shall endeavor,
with Gods help, to be the official In
strnment Of their will,a
Such work of renovation after
many years of misrule, such a reform
Of systems and policies TO which /
would cheeFfally have sacrificed all
that remains to me of health and life
Is now, | fear, beyond my strength.
My purpose to withdraw from further
public service, and the grounds of IL,
were at that time well known to You
and others; and when, at Cincinnati,
though respecting my wishes yourself,
you communicated to me an appeal
from many valued friends to Felin-
luish that purpose, Ireiterated my de- |
termination Internationally.
In the four years which have since
elapsed nothing has occurred to
weaken that determination, and every |
hing TO strengthen the considerations |
which induced my withdrawal from
subtle life. 10 al who have address
IA me On the subject. my intention
las been frankly communicated sew
,ral of my most contidentional friends |
lnder the sanction Of their own
lames, have publicly stated my deter.
nination 10 be irreversible. That | |
lage occasion now to consider the |
question, is an event for which ! have
u responsibility.
The appeal made % me by the
Democratic masses, with apparent
lnanimity, to serve them once more,
5 entitled to the most defefeatial
consideration and would inspire i dis
position to do anything desired Of ne,
+ il were consistent with mY jadg.
pent Of duty,
believe there ii no fundamentally
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