Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-07-04
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in a Lengthy Document His Reasons
Therefor.
New YORK, June R.-The following
communication from Samuel }. Tilden has
been given to the Associated press:
NEW YORK, June 10, 1sS4.-To Daniel Man
ming, Chairman OF the Democratic state Com
mittee of New York: In my letteroI June 10,
1850. addressed to the DELEGATES rom INC :, S San'
of New York to the Democratic Natlohal Con-
~veAtion, / said:
"Having low borne faithfully MY full share
of labor and care in the pubic service, ana
nothing so much as an honorable dlscnarge:
| wish to lay down the honors, and tolls or
even quasi party leadership, and seek the re-
pose of private life. In rcnounclfg renom-
nation Tor the Presidency, do 50 wit no
doubt in my mind as to the vote OF the oIAte
of New York, or of the United states, out pc
cause l believe that it is q remuneration OF re-
election to the Presidency, 10 those VINO
think my denomination and reelection IN
dispensab.e to an eiiectual vlndlcation OF the
violated in my person, 1 have accorded as
long a reserve Of my decision as posslDle,b utI
can not overcome my ~repughance 10 enter
years OF ceaselcss toll. The dignity of the
Presidential Office is above a merely personal
ambition, but it creates in me no illusion. It's
value is as a great power for good to
the country. 1 said four years. ago in &C
ccpting the nomination: Knowing as lido,
therefore, from fresh experience, now g great
official routine and working out q reform OF
systems and policies, it is impossible for me to
contemplate what needs to be done in the
Federal Administration without an anxious
sense of the difficulties of the undertaking. Ii
summoned by the suffrages of my country
men to attempt this work | shall %endcavor,
with Gods help. to be the efficient instrument
OF their will. Such a work of renovation, artel
many years of misruie. such u reform of sys-
ly have sacrificed all that remained to me Of
health and life, is now, fear, beyond my
My purpose to withdraw from further pub
lie service, ana the grounds Of it, were at that
time well-known to you and to others, and
when, at Cincinnati, though respecting my
appeal from many valued friends to relinquish
that purpose, ! reiterated my dctermination
Internationally. In tho four years which
the. considerations which induce. my
withdrawal from public Life. 10 all who
intention has been frankly communicated.
Several of my most confidential friends, I'M
der the Sanctioned Of their own names, have
vcrsible. That l have occasion now to con-
slider the question is an event for which I
have no responsibility. Th appeal made to
unanimity, to serve them once more, is en-
titled to the most deferentinic consideration,
and would inspire q disposition to do any
thing desired OF me, If it were consistent with
my judgment OF duty. ! believe that
there is no instrumentality in human
society SO potential inits inhuenc upon man
kind for good or evil US the gOvernm entail
machinery for administering justice and for
making and executing laws. Not all the
eleemssynary institutions Of private benevo-
lence to which philanthropists may devote
their lives are SO fruitful in benefits as the
rescue ard preservation OF this machinery
from the perversions that make it the instru.
the most scored rights and interests OF
the people. For fifty years, as u pri.
yate CITIZEN, never contemplating an Official
thought and effort to the duty OF influencing
Alright the action OF the governmental institu-
tions of my country as to all other objects. 1
a brief period for a special purpose, and only
when the occasion seemed to require from me
I pnblie caS We1iare o. / pr undertp Spife ahe STATE 70 s as.
ministration Of New York because it was
supposed that in thar way only
on the 81 side Of the reforms It to WHICH" wSich,
as a private citizen, l had given three
years of my life. accepted the nomination
erai conviction that my candidacy would best
present the issue Of reform which the Demo-
cratic majority Of the people desired to have
had been in that of the State of New York. !
believed that l had strength enough then to
rcnovate the administration OF the Govern
ment of the United States, and at the close OF
my term to hand over the great trust
to a successor faithful to the same policy.
Though anxious to seek the repose of private
life, | nevertheless acted upon the idea that
every power Is q tra1st, and involves a duty.
In reply to the address OF the COM
m iaHa my nomination, ! depicted the
my feelings in engaging in it to those Of a
soldier entering battle. but l did not Withhold
public service. Twenty, years Of continuous
maladmlnistration, under the dclnoraiizing
Influences OF intestine war and OF bad finance,
have infected the whole Governmental sys.
TEN or The limited States with the cQncnrn1c
growths Of false constructions and corrupt
practices. Powerful classes have acquired
moral standards OF the people have been i'm
paired. 10 redress these evils is a work Of
great difficulty and labor, and can not be ac-
complished without the most energetic and
efficient personal action on the part of the
chief executive OF the Republic. The can
vass and administration which it is de-
Nor can I admit any illusion as to
their burden. Three years OF experience
eminent OF the city OF New York, and two
years of experience in renovating the Ad-
ministration Of the State Of New York, have
maCie ne familiar with the requirements Of
such a work: Attic present time the consid-
e%rations which induced my action in 1850 have
become imperative. onght not to assume a
task which [ have not the physical strength to
ton Of o'' the Federal G sos to
tse sus my ex owa iaeal' Of and ,be to nd fulfil
eAS JoSO ~ MI ~ pOop1Cs
woald, indeed, warrant, as they .could
alone compensate, the sacrifices which the
undertaking would involve. But, in my con-
dition of advancing years and declining
strength, | feel no assurance OF my ability to
accomplish those objects. I am, therefore,
constrained to say definitely that 1 can not
now assume the labors of an Administration
or OF a campaign. Undertaking. in nowise
that best gift of Heaven-the occasion and
the power sometimes bestowed upon
q mere Qindividual to communicate an
impulse for good-grateful beyond all
words to m feliow-countrymen who would
assign such a benefcent function to me.
am consOled by the reflection that neither
the Democratic party nor the Republic for
whose future that party is the best guaIa nty
is now or ever can be dependent upon any one
man for their successful progress in the path
or anoNe destiny. Having given to their wei
fare whatever OF health and strensth 1 pos
sessed or could borrow from the future, and
having reached the term Of my capacity for
such labors as their welfare now demands, 1
but SUBMIT to the will OF God in deeming nv
public career forever closed.
SAMUEL J. TILDEN.
Mr.. HENDRICKS VIEWS.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, June 12.-Hon.
Thomas A. Hendricks. in an interview con-
corning Tilden's letter of declination, said
that the news was not a surprise to him,
for when he visited Tilden August last
that gentleman very firmly announced his
intention to remain perfectly out of
politics. On a succeeding visit in April
last the same dotarMinafin woc nv