Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1884-06-20
nLDEN DECLINES.
Mr.. T1lden's Letter to the Chairman
OF the State Democratic CoEmitte
again Declining the Nomination
for President.

NEW YORK, june 10, 1SS4.--TC
Daniel Manning, Chairman Of tht
Democratic State Committee Of New
York: In my letter of June 10, 1880
addressed to the delegates from the
state Of New York TO the Democrat.
ic National convention, said:
'sHavlng now borne faithfully my
full share of labor and care in the
public service, and wearing the marks
Of its burdens, / desire nothing SO
much as an honorable discharge.
wish to lay down the honors and tolls
of even a qtIasi-party leadership, and
to seek the repose Of private life. In
renouncing the denomination for the
presidency 1 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 1 believe that il
is q remuneration Of reelection to the
presidency. To those who think my
denomination and reelection indis-
pensible to an effectual vindication
of the right Of the people to elect
their rulers, violated in my person,
1 have accorded as long reserve Of
my decision as possible, but cannot
overcome my repugnance to enter in
to new engagement which involves
four years of ceasless toll.
1.-The dignity Of the presidential
office is above merely personal am.
bition, but it creates in me no illu-
sion that its value is, as a great pow
er, for good to the country. 1 said
this four years ago, in accepting the
nomination, knowing, as do, there
fore, from fresh experience how
great the difference is between go
ing through an official routine and
working out the form Of systems and
policies, it Is impossible for me to
what needs to be done
in the general administration with
out an anxious sense of the difficult
ties Of the undertaking. II summon
ed by the suffrages of my country
men to attempt th.s work 1 shall en-
deavors with Gods help, to be the
efficient instrument of their will.
Such work Of renovation of many
years of misrule, such q reform of
systems and policies to which 1
would cheerfully have sacrificed all
that remains to me of health and
life, and now / 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 others. and when,
1T Cincinnati, though respecting the
wishes Of yourself, you eommunicat-
ed to me an appeal Of many valued
friends to relinquish that purpose,
reiterated my determination uncon-
''1n the four years which have
since elapsed nothing has occurred
70 weaken, but everything to
the considerations which
induced my withdrawal from public
life.
To all who have addressed me on
'he subject, my intention has been
communicated. Several Of
ny most confidential friends, under
he sanction of their own names,
nave publicly stated my determine
ion to be irreversible. That have
now to consider the ques-
ion is an event for which / have no
responsibility, The appeal made to
ne by the Democratic masses, with
apparent unanimity, to serve them
,nce more, is entitled to the most
ieferential consideration and would
inspire disposition to do anything
desired of me il it were consistent
With my judgment of duty. 1 be-
ieve there Is no instrumentalitv in
luman society SO potential in its in
iuence upon mankind, for good or
evil, as the governmental machinery
Tor administering justice and for
making and executing laws. Not all |
he eleemosynary institutions of pri-
yate benevolence, to which philan-
,hropists may devote their lives, are
20 fruitful in benefits as the rescue
md preservation of this machin-
.ry from the perversions that make
t the instrument of conspiracy,
fraud and crime against the most
sacred rights and interests of the
people. For fifty years, rs a private
:itizen, never contemplating an Of
icial career, have devoted at least |
Is much thought and effort to the
luty Of Influencing aright the action !
If the governmental institutions of my |
country as to all other objects. III
never accepted official service except |
'or brief period for special pur-
bose, and only when the occasion !
seemed to require from me that sac
'lfice of private preferences to the
public welfare. 1 undertook the
'tate administration of New York be-
;ause it was supposed that in that
way only could the executive power
,e arrayed on the side of the reforms
o which, as private citizen, / had
yiven three years of my life. 1 ac-
,epted the nomination for the presi-