The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-06-19
FAREWELL, OLD TICKET
MR., TILDEN DECLINES A NOMINATION.
His Reasons set Forth In Lengthy Doeu-
ment-h hendrleks' Niews--Press Com
mont ON tho Letter-Other
Political Afihirs.
soMErIuNa DECISIVE Az LAST.

NEW YORK, June l2,-The following
communication from Samuel j, Tllden has
been given 10 tho Associated press;
NAV YoRK, June 10, lssi,--Io Daniel Man.
ming Chairman OF tho Democratic State Com
mittee OF New York; In my letter OF June N,
1870, addressed to the delegates from the State
OF New York 10 the Democratic National Con-
yentlon, I aaidi
"Ilsving low borne faithfully my full share
OF labor and care IN the public service, aud
wearing tho marks OF It's burdens, | deslrs
nothing 30 much aa an honorable discharge.
wish 10 Jay down the honom and tolls OF
even quasi party leadership, and sock tho re
pose OF private life, In renounoing ronon-
nation Tor the Presidency, | do 80 with no
dogbl ~ my mind ~ 70 llle vote OF tho State
OF New YORK, Or ne United states, but be'
cause believe that II " renun0lation OF rO-
election 10 the Presidency, 10 those who
thlnk my renOnlnalOn ana reelection Ia
dlhponhhDe 70 an enootuR yindlCntOn OF tho
right OF tho people 70 elect their rulers,
long reserve Of my decision as possible hut
can not overcome my repuHnnnCo 90 entOr
INTO nov ongnHemenl which involves four
years OF CcaAbleah toll, The dignity of tho
Presidential Office n above merely porsonal
ambition, nut II creates In mo no Illusion, lta
hhlue " ~ ~ Bfell power Tor good 10
we oouplrS ] huq four years ago In no
oeptiug tho nominations Knowing an do
therefore, from fresh oApGrlOnoo, how great
the difference N between gliding through m
olhclhl routine ANA working Out u reform OF
eyrlomH nnd policies, II II Impossible for me 10
contemplate what moods % DO done In tho
Federal Administration without IN anxious
e0nHo OF tho difficulties OF the undertaking, II
summoned by tho sunragoa Of my Oounlry'
men 20 attempt lhla work ! shall ondoayOr
With God help, 20 be The efficient Instrument
oil iheir VIII, Such 4 work Of renovation, attCr
many years OF mlhWlo, such reform OF syn.
TOMS hhu pollgeh 70 whlell would cheerful,
" have sacrificed all that remained % me OF
heath .pl9 life, h now, ! toar beyond my
strength
Ny purpose TO withdraw from further pub,
lle service, ana tho grounds OF u, wore at that
tine wel'ln0Wn 20 you ana 10 others, and
whom, ~ CINCINNATI though respecting my
Wlhhei yourself you communicated 10 nc an
appeal from many valued frlCndl 10 Telinuuiah
thal purpose, reiterated my determination
Internationally In tho -four years which
have since elapsed nothing has occurred 10
wchkou, but oYorythMg 10 strengthen,
The cuntiuofN' ions which Induce my
withdrawal from public lile 10 ull who
have addressed mo ON The subject, my
intention has been frankly communicated.
several OF my most confidential friends, un,
dor the slncllon OF their own names have
publicly stated my determination 10 bo irro'
Nnrhlblu, That ! have occasion now TO con.
slider the question ls ~ event Tor which |
have 40 responsibility, ThO appeal made b
mo by The Democratic mHaaoH with apparent
unnnnnily 10 serve them once moro, Ia on.
and would inspire u disposition 10 do any
thing desired OF me, " II were consistent with
my Judgment Of duty, | believe that
there Ia no lnslrumontnliy In human
society 30 potential IN lla lnlluono upon man,
Kind Tor good or evil nA tho gOvornm entail
machinery Tor administering Justice aud Tor
making ANA executing laws Not all tho
elcomosynnW Institutions OF private bonoyo,
lenpo 20 which phanthr0plalS may dOyOt0
their lives are ~ fruitful In bonohta ~ tho
rescue nEd preservation OF this machinery
from TIC poryersionH that mako II tho nelru'
mont OF conspiracy, fraud und Crmo against
tho most ep0red rights And interests OF
tho people, For nifty years, aa prl
Nnto clti1on, never contemplating an Oiilou
career ! have devoted ~ least ~ much
thought aud effort To tho duty of influencing
Alright the action of the governmental lnstItli.
tlouH Of my country 10 10 all other objects. 1
have never accepted Official service except for
u brief period lor Especial purpose, aud only
whom tue occasion seemed 20 require from me
that sacrifice Of private preferences 70 tho
public wOlnro, | undertook tho state nd.
minisiratlon OF New York because il was
supposed that IN that way only
on Tho aldo OF tho reforms 10 which
W. private 0lti2On, | had glyon thruO
years Of my lifo, accepted the nomination
Tor the Presidency Ia 1915 b0uauuo Of tho gen.
orul conviction that my candidacy would best
proAont the issue of reform which the Domo.
cratic majority of the people desired TO have
worked out IN the Federal Government, ~ II
had boon IN that OF tho state of Now York |
believed that hud strength enough then 20
rUnoyutO the administration OF tho Govern
mcnt of tho United stuioN, aud at the close uf
my term ~ hand over tho grcut trust
% successor faithful 70 the suno policy,
Though unNlOuh 70 SOCK tho rCpOsO of private
life, nevertheless uotod upon the id6t that
ONCry puWOr 10 u trust and Involves duty.
In rcply TO the uddroas OF tic committee COM
municnllng my nomination., ! dcploiod tho
dilnCultlus OF tie undertaking, nnd likOnud
my feelings In engaging IN " 10 those Of u
colder entering battle, but did not withhold
thd pntirg U0ptpomuOn OF my powers 10 tho
public torvCo, Twenty, years OF continuous
mhludnlnlstrntloii, under ihu dqnoralzinR
Influences Ot Intestine war and OF Ind finance,
have infected the whole Governmental ayB.
tom of the United Statos with tho C0ucoroug
RrOwihs OF false Connruclong ana corrupt
pmotlcoA Powerful classes have acquired
pOCunlnry interests IN ooinl abuses, and tho
moral standards of the people have boon I'm.
paired. 10 redress those ovllu IN II work OF
great difficulty aud labor, aud can not be no.
oumpishod Without the most energetic aud
efficient personal action on tho part OF tho
ohluf executive OF the Republic, Tho can.
yaea aud administration which II do
sired that ] should undertake would om-
Nor Gun ! admit any Illusion Ns 10
their burden, Throo yoara OF experience
IN the cndoayor 70 reform the municipal gov
ornmont OF the city OF Now york. ana Two
years OF experience IN ronoyating thc Ad.
ininistrutlon Of tho state of Now York, havo
mndo me familiar with the requirements of
such n work, Az the present time the consld'
erauons which induced my notion IN lbsOhnyo
become imperative ought not 20 assume u
task which have not the physical alronHth TO
carry through 10 reform tho Admlnstra
ton of tho Federal GovornmcnJ %
rSSS'G2 2 my c,SsGooS 0Sg ,SSe aud tho to pdSpo 5S
would, Indeed, wnrrinL ns thoy could
nlonc compensate, tho sacrifices which tho
undertaking would involve. hut m my con.
strength, feel no assurance OF my ability 70
nccomp lah those objects, am, therefore,
constrained 20 say definitely that | oun not
nov assume the labors of an Administration
that beat gift OF iloavun--tlo occasion und
tho power eomotimca bestowed upon
moro glndlyidual to oummupionto an
impulse lor good-grnloful beyond ~
assign such q bonollo0nt function 10 me,
! am oonGoed by tho reflection lhut n0th0r
the Democratic party nor tho HopuDllp Tor
whose future that pury " the best guaranty
N now or over can DO dependent upon amy ono
man for thclr suuooMrul progress IN tho path
OF noble doailnS Having nlNon TO thOl vol.
faro whatever Of honlth nnd Blrongth pos.
sofged or could borrow from the future, nnd
having roaohod the torn OF my capacity for
such lgbors ~ tholr welfare now demands
but submit 70 tho will Of God In doomlng my
SAMUEL j. rtLDnN
kiL HENDRICKS KNEW rr ALL TUE TIME,
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, juno la-llon.
Thomas A. Hendricks, In an Interview con.
oomlng Tildcn'a letter Of decllnallon, said
that tho news was not u surprise TO him,
for whom ho visited Tldon August last
that gentleman very firmly announced his
Intention TO remain perfectly out Of
politics. On succeeding visit In April
last tho same determination was eX-
pressed. Nlr Hendricks thought there wus
little doubt that tho old ticket would have
been unanimously nominated at Chicago, IL
II had not been for tho dccInaton llO said
that tho demand for Il among Tho Domoc-
racy was almost universal, and greater
than any movement of tho kind he had
over seen In politics, Personally he
foIt no great dlsappomlmenti no did