Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-12

MI. T1lden's letter TO Chairman Manning OF the
New York state democratic committee, positively
declining to be the democratic candidate was made
public last night. MI T1lden's refusal is definite
and final He reviews his political life and partic-
Wariy his record as reformer, one about 20 quit
the stage, and In dlgni1ed and almost pathetic
sentence Of farewell declares his puolic career tor.
ever closed"
Tnere Is no just cause for thinking this action on
MS part other than sincere and honest The lettar
reads IKE valedctory rather than covert bid for
new hOnors- He writes as one who has done the
state some service and feels he must now Law his
burden upon younger and stronger shoulders Ana
Is the step Is taken in good faith It will doubtless
ee accepted In the same spirit by the democratic
party 1t now deyOlves on that party therefore to
choose new champion; nor Is there any time to
spare In less than a month the democratic con.
vent1on meets, and while various names have been
PUT FORWARD as worthy OF the first place devotion
70 IHoeh That has been almost fanatical has
01noefeo the serious consideration Of any of them
On the assumption that New York Is to furnish
tne candidate it looks as If the effect OF Tflden's
oecnnation would be to give Gov. Cleveland the
nomination. He has had, TO be sure no brilliant
Career In high station, but neither had Mr. Tilden
Wnen IN 1876, he made the candidate In this re-
spect the record OF the men Is strkingly alike
Both have flied the governors chair for a single
term, both were elected on reform issue, and both
gave the state satisfactory administration on
that basis
As between the two reformers. however. the re-
pupucan Independents much prefer MI. Cleveland
ana on this account Mr.. Tiden's declination will
neip the revolt against the republican ticket. TIL
oens nomination while it would have excited en-
thusiasm among the orthodox democrats would
nave been very dstasterul to the independents and
would nave driven many OF them back TO the re-
publican fold, while Cleveland's nomination would
iesd many OF them to vent their disgust in demo-
cratic ballot.
In one other direction that NAV be named. TIL
den's withdrawal may have importance While he
was In the field, he was both candidate and plat
1orm F1tz-James' blade was both sword and
shield But now the suppressed antagonisIns with
In the party On the tariff may come TO the surface
at Chicago and hurt its force. AS Cleveland seems
70 be acceptable to the free-trade independent re-
puolicans, he would probably get the support OF
the western democrats, who hold similar views on
the tariff. N case Of his nomination a western
man would be put on the t1cket as vice-president
ana perhaps Col Morrison would get the nominal
tlon as a representative Of the soldier clement to
onset Logan on the republican ticket.
THE STAR OF April IL contained special dispatch
from New York stating .'that Mr. Tilden had alb
soauteiy declined TO permit his name to 90 before
the nauonl convention as q candidate for PreSi-
dent;' and that "he had quite completed a letter
which will be addressed to the chairman OF the
I>o" LUX uciuOcTaClc state convention, In which
he announces that he Is not candidaten 1t
added that sit forth his reasons more eInphat
1cally than his letter TO the New York delegation
TO Cincinnati In June, 1880, and includes some re-
ferences personal 10 himself. He believes that the
democratic nominee should be one who could enter
upon the work Of reformation, as the head of the
government, with an unvarying vigor" Mr. Tilden
showed portions Of this letter (Which is out to-day
In fuip TO the author OF that dispatch 1t Is an
other confirmation Of The STARS accurate infOrma-
ton regarding political affairs.
As rule houses and corner lots have, II any,
thing, improved In value during the recent flnan-
cal troubles, but there has been disastrous fall I'm
real estate In Poke Hollow, near Wnkes;barre In
pennsylvania, where an area Of ground several
acres In extent, has sunk from three Inches Tn q
foI, upsetting buildings and public confidence
The depression IS due TO the rotting Of the props In
the coal mines which honeycomb the ground In
that locality.
T1lden and G. W. Curtis agree pretty well as to
Blaine, but they differ materially as 20 the nature
and ONCE OF the democratic party TiIden thinks
II "the best guarantee Of the republic while tn
Curtis 1t represents ''ony opposition and repul-
sive tradition"
Gen. Grant may be under a cloud but the yeter
ans do not lose faith In th,dr old commander and
yesterday reelected him president OF the army of
the Potomac One member had the temerty IN
OBJECT, but he was howied down, and the election
carried tr1umphantly. The general thanked the