Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-06-19
WISHES To RETIRE.
Samuel J. Tilden Unwilling to Assume
the Labors of a Campaign.
The Task Greater Than Would be Permitted By
His Advancing Years.

lllt luUOTS vi " NuluUulLH.
The Task Greater Than Would be Permitted b,
His Advancing Years,
A Letter of DecinatiOn.
New YoRK, June 1.-The following com
munication from Samuel j. 1ilden has beer
given to the Associated Press;
New YOHH, June l0.-To Daniel Manning
Chairman of the Democratic State Committee OI
| New York: In my letter NJ June Is, 1850, ad
dressed TO the delegates from the state Of New
| York 10 the democratic national convention,
said: "llaving now borne faithfully my full
share of labor aud care in the public service
and wearing the marks Of its burdens, ! dc
| sire nothing so much rs an honorable dis
charge wish to lay down the hOnOrs aud
tolls Of even quasi party leadership and to seek
the rcpOsc of private life In rcnounciug re-
nomination for the presidency, do so with NJ
doubt In my mind rs 10 the vote Of the state OF
| New York or Of the United States, because he
| lCyc that it Is rcnunClaiiOn Ot reelection u
| the presidency, To those who think my re-
nomination and reelection Indispensable ~ an
clIcctual vindicatiuu Of the right Of the people
To elect their rulers, violated in my person,
have accorded as long reserve Ofmy decision
as possible: hut | can not overcome my re-
pugnancc To enter into new engagement
which involves four wears Of CcaSclcSs toll The
dignity ofthc presidential ollicc Is
ABOVE MERELY PERSONAL AMBITION,
but il creates In me no illusion. lis value is ~
great power for good 10 the country. said
eight years ago, IN accepting the nomination
| Knowing, rs ! do, therefore, from fresh cN
| pcricnCr how great the difference Is between
the gliding through an official routine aud
working out Il reform Of systems aud policies,
| il is impossible for me 10 contemplate what
needs Ia he done in the federal administration
without an anxious sense NJ the difficulties Of
the undertaking. If summoned by the sui
RACES Of my COuntrymCn tn attempt this work,
! | shall cndcayur, with Gods help, to he The
efficient instrument Of their will Such worl,
Of renovation after many years Of misruc,
such reform Of systems and policies tO which
| | would chccrlully have sacrificed all that n.
manned To me of health and life, Is now. fear,
| beyond my strength
| Nv purpose To Withdraw from further pub
| lie service, and the grounds Of It were at tlal
| time well known To- You AMI others, and when,
| ut Cincinnati, though respecting my wishes
yourself, YOU communicated Ia nc an appeal
from many friends 10 rclinquish that pur-
! pose,
htllIkAl ~ vi bIl lINhlNNll'N
uncondilonally. In the four years which have
since elapsed, nothing has occurred to
weaken, but everything tu strengthen, the con
,idcratiuns 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 sanction ol
their own names, have publicly stated my de
! termination tu he irrcyCrsihlc. That have
occasion now 10 consider the question is an
event for which have no responsibility, The
appeal made tO me by the democratic masses,
with apparent unanimitv, 10 serve them once
more, Is entitled to the most, dCfcrItial con
sidrration, and would inspire disposition Ia
do ANYTHING desired of me If ii were consist
cnt with my judgment Of duty. ! believe that
there is no instrumcntalityi human society 81
potential in it, influences upon mankind for
| good or evil rs the governmental machinery
for administering justice and for making aud
| executing laws
Not all the clccmo Syuary institutions Oi
private hcncvOlcnCc tO which phillnthrOpis-
may devote their lives are 50 fruitful in hrnr.
fits as the rescue and pr, Servaiton of this
machinery from the pcrycrSions that make 1t
| the instrument Ol conspiracy fraud, and crime
against the most sacred rights and interests ol
| the people. For fifty years, rs private citi
I h'. Nv ~ w ,I'uV Nv " & Tr,
M lI, W i,Gn,oi ] ari,i thc arinn oT tc
'.',.,r,,,t,,i inliii,'tim ~ me, .,urtrv s I,
ooii ,,I,nr ,I,ir,t. / Inv, ury,r urrrntcd nli
cinI srrvirr ryrrpt fora brirf pcriod for n
| special purpose. and only when the occasion
seemed To require from me that
SACRIFICE or PRIVATE PREFERENCES
to the puhicwcllarc. undertook the state ad
miuistrntinu or New York because il was SUP
Al. . a. .I,,. tI....
tive power br nrravcd ON the side Of reforms
io which. as a private citizen, had given three
yrars of NV life, accented the nomination
for thc presidency in 1876 because uf the gen
rrnl conyictinu flint nv candidacy would bcs
nrrscni ihc issues of reform, which the demo
cratic majority of thr people desired to have
worked o,lt il, fine federal Government as il hat
bccn in thr stnir of New York. believed thai
| had strength enough then tn mnoyatc III,
administration of the government Of th,
United States and nt thc close of NV term [,
hand nvrr ihr Great trmst io a ,urrrssor faith
fuI in thc same policy. Though anxious I,
seek thc rcposc of private life, | nevertheless,
acted upou thr idea that every pnwcris is trust
ond involves a dutv I'm rrpiy 10 the addrrs,
Of thc committee communicating my nominn
tion. dcpicird thr difficulties of thcundcrtak
inr and iil,cncd nv feelings in engaging il
il 10 those of a soldier entering battle; but
did not withhold the entire conservation of M
mowers TO the public service Twenty wears o
continuous maladministration, under the dc
mnroiizinr influences of intestine war and o
had finance have
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