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THE TILDEN LEiTEIR.E A REVIEW OF HIS PUBLIC CAREER. ELOQUENT REHEARSAL OF THE GREAT FRAUD OF 1876-A GRACE FUL RETIREMENT. NEW YOnK, June 18, 1880 J To Delegates .from the State of Neew York to the Democratic National Con vention : Your first assembling is an occasion on which it is proper for me to state to you my relation to the nomination for the Presidency which you and your as sociates are colnmisslnued to make in behalf of the Democratic party of the Unitetl States. Having passed my early years in an atmosphere filled with I trditio-ns of the war which secured our national in dependence and of tile struggles which made our continentalsystem a govern ment for the people by the people, I learned to idolize tile itstitutions of lmy country, aid was educated to beliteve it the duty of A citizen of t!:e li.pnb!ie to take his fair allotment of care arld trouble in public aftfirs. I f'nlfilled that duty to the best of my ability for forty years as private cit zen, although doring all my lite giving at least as moch thoughtr and effort to public af fairs as to all other objects. I have never accepted official service except for a brief period for a special purpose, and only when the occasion seemed to require of me that sacrifice of private preferences to public interests. My life has been substantially that of a private citizen. It was, I presume, the snecess of my efforts, in which one private citizen had shared, to overthrow the corrupt combination then holding dominion in our metropolis, and to purify the judi ciary, which had become its tool, that induced the Democracy of the State in 1874 to nominate me for Governor. This was done to spite of the protests of the minority that the part I had borne in those reforms had created an tagonismns fatal to me as a candidate. I felt constrained to accept the noum ination us tile most certain lmeans of putting the power of the Gubernato rial office on the side of reform and of removing the impression -wherever it prevailed, that the faithful discharge Sof one's duty as a citizen is fatal to his u usefulness as a public servant. The breaking up of the local ring, the bet ter management of our public works, large reduction of taxes and other re forms accomplished during my admin istration,doubtless occasioned my nom ination for the Presidency by the i)e mocracy of tile Union in the hope that similar processes would be applied to the Federal Government. From the responsibilities of such an undertaking, appalling as they seemed to me, I did not feel at liberty to shrink. In tile canvass which ensuaned tile Democratic party represented re form ill the administration of the Fed eral Government, and the restoration of our complex piditical system to the pure ideal of its founders. .Upon these issues the people of the United States, by a majority of more than a qularter of a million, chose a majority of the electors to cast their votes for the De mocratic candidates for President anid Vice- President. It is mlry ight and privilege here to any I was nominated and elected to tlhe Presidency absolutely free from any engagemernt in respect to the ex ercise ol its powers or the disposal of its patronage. Through theo whole pe rindil of my relation to the Presidency I did everything iir my power to elevate and nothing to lower the moral stan dards in the competition of parties. By what nefairious means it basis for a false count was laid in several of the States I need not recite. 'These are now matters of history, about which, whatever diversity of opinion may have existed in ertherol tIhe great par ties of tile country at the time of their consummation, has since practically disappeared. I refused to ransom from the Retur ning Boards of thie Southern States documentary evidence by enppression of which, and by substitution of fraud * ulent and forged papers, a pretext was made for thIe perpetration of the false count. The eonstitntional duty of tihe two Houses of Congress to count the electoral votes as ceast and give effect to thie will of thie people as expreesed by their suffrages was never fulfilled. An Electoral Comminssion, for tile exis tence of which I have no responsibility, was formed, and to it tlr- two Housees of Congress abdicated their duty to make the count by a law enacting that thie count of the Commission stand as final, unless overruled by tile concur rent action of Ihe two Houses. - Its false count was not overruled, owing to the complicity of the RIepub lican Senate withl the Republican ma jority of the Commission controlled by is Republican majority of 8 to7. The Electoral Commission counted out the men elected by tihe people ad counted in the men not elected by the people. That subversion of the election created a new issue for the decision of the people of the United States traneceding Simportance all questions of adminis tration. Itinvolved the vital principle of self government through elections by thie people. The immense growth of the means of corrupt influence over the ballot box, which is at the disposal of thie party having possession of the Executive Administration, had already become a - present evil and great danger, tending to make elections irresponsible to pub lic opinion, hampering tile power of the people to change their rulers, and enabling men, holding thie machinery of the Government, to continue and S perpetuate their power. I t was my opinion in 1876 that the opposition, attempting to change the Administration, needed to Include at least two-thirds of the voters at tlhe opening of the canvass in order to re tain a majority at tile election, after esuch obstacles had been overcome and a majority of tile people had voted to change the administration of their Government. Men in oflee could still procure a false count founded on frauds perjury and forgeries, furnishinga pre text of documentary evidence on which to base that count, and if sueach a taft saction were not only successful, but if after allotments of its benefits were made to its contrivers, abettors, and apologizers by the chief beneficiary of transactions, it were condoned by tihe people a practical destraction of elec tions by the people would have been accomplished. Failure to install tie candidates chosen by thie people-a contingent consequent on no act or omission of mine and beyond my con trol-has thus left me for the last three years and until now, when the Democratic party by its delegates in the National Convention assembled shalrchoose a new leader, the involun tary but necessary representative of this momentous issue as such denied The imrnnnitios.of private life, without powers conferred by public station, subject to unceasing falsehoods and calumnies front partisans of any ad ministration hitloring in vain to jus tify its existence, I have, nevertheless, steadfastly- endeavored to preserve, to demonstrate to the Democratic party of the United States the supreme issue before the people for their decision next November, whether shall be a Government by sovereign people through elections, or a government by discarded servants holding over by force and fraud; and I have withheld noi saerifice and nieglected no opportu nity to upholdl, organize and consoli date against the enemies of represen tative institutions the great party which alone under God can effectually resist their overthrow. Having now borne faithfully my full share of labor and care in the public sorvico and welgging the works of its burdens, I desir., nothing so tlnch as a;n honoralle disicharge. I wish to lacy down the honors and t .ils of even quasi party leadership and to seek the repose of private liir. In renouncil the nomination for the Presidency I do so with no doubt in my mind as to the vote of the State ot New York or of the United States; but because I be'ieve it is a renunciation of re-election to the Presidency. To those who think mny noination and re-election indispensable to an effectual vindication of the right of the people to elect their rulers, violated in my person, I have accorded as long a re serve of my decision as possible, but 1 cannot overcome my repugnalnce to enter into a new engagement, which involves four years of ceaseless toil. The dignity of the Presidential office is above a merely personal ambition, but it creatts in me no illusion. Its value is as a great power for good to the country. I said four years ago, in accepting the nomination: "Knowing as I do therefore from fresh experience how great a dif ference there is between gliding through an official routine and working out a reform of a system of politics, it is impossible for me to con template what needs to be donte in the federal administration without an ani ions sense of the difficulties of the undertaking. If summoned by the suffrages of my countrymen to at tempt the work, I shall endeavor, with God's help, to be an efficient instrument of their will." Such a work of renovation, after years of misrule, such a reform of syes tems and politics to which I would cheerfully have sacrificed all that re mained to me of health and life is now, I fear, beyond my strength. With unfeigned thanks for tile hon ors bestowed upon me, with heart swelling with emotions of gratitude to the Democratic masses for the support which they have given to the cause I represented and their confidence in every emergency, I remain Your fellow-citizen, SAMUEL J. TILDEN. -WE I eprrdIuce testimony which goes to prove that the Republican canlidate for the Presidency is a hard one. And we remind the peo ple who intend to believe in the man, wLether or no, that this testimony is taken from the official proceedings of a meeting of his own party and his own constituency, in his own Con gressional District. -TnE acquittal at Marshal, Tex as, of Currie, who brutally murdered Porter, the actor, and shot Barry more, was on the ground of insanity. Certainly that peculiar kind of cra ziness which impels a man, who is rational when sober, to get drunk and then do mturder simply because lie is drunk, should be dealt with in some severer mannier than that sup plied at insane asylums. S.E,D TO HENRY ST. JOHN PaOR NEW CROP! TItURNIP Season of 1880 Can supply Dealers at Libe ral Wholesale prices; by thepound,half or quarter, in Srnaall Papers By- the Dozen, 100 or 10001 Send in yourorders at once; the supply is limited this Season owing to a short Crop. HENRY ST, JOHN. SUMMER RESORT! THETUNDERSIGNED IS now fully prepared to receive Guests by the Day, Week or Month, on LIBE RAL TERMS. The table will be sup plied with the very best the market atfortds. FISII IN ABUNDANCE. PURE SUL PBURL WATER. 1i Special contracts will be made with families. G. W. BETHARD, Proprietor Hotel at White Sulphur Springs, Catahoula Parish. tJune 30-4t. A CARD. PERSONS WHO ARE DESIROUS of having their household furni ture renovated, had better notify the undersigned at once,ashis stay in this vicinity is limited. JOHN R. STEWART, Corner of Third and Johnston Streets. June 30, 1880. SGET YOUR DRINKS -AT THE - F I 'IONT ST., OPPOSIT Ei T LENRRNG. -* - FINEST * ** WIN ES, LIQUORS & CIGARS ALW7ATO ON HAND. I "HELP ME THROUGH THE WORLDI" SPRPIVATE RIOOMIS :FOR CAR D PARTIES. E. VALLERY, PROPRIETOR. QLiZP 92L NEW THIS DAY. DRAMATIC INTIITAIMIIIT. EXCHANGE HALL! EXCHANGE HALL! EXCHANGE HAIL!_ WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY EVENING,JUNE30! EVENING, JUNE 30! EVENING, JUNE 30! By the Children of St. Francis Xav ier's Catholic School. MORRIS AARON, FAMILY I GROCR I --and LEE BT., ALEXANDRIA, LA. iC GEEA A, SODA WATER, CAKES, PIES and CON FECTIONERIES and ICE at ALL HOURS. A SPECIALTY MADE OF FURNISHING AT SHORT NOTICE Balls, Parties, Weddings, &o. ITICE CREAM delivered at pri vate residences EVERY EVENING, WARRANTED FRESH AND PURE. May 26-3m. JNO. KRAMER, CIA.NTRPE 1v T ER and UNDERTAKER CoRNEs O0 Fourth nd Scott Streets, ALEXANDRIA, LA. KEEPS ON HAND METALLIC and ROSEWOOD BURIAL CA SES, and also PLAIN COFFINS. Al ways on band A FIkWE E EAR8E8. IT Orders from the country res pectfully solicited and piromptly at tended to. Jan. 21-ly. NOTICE. DURING MY ABSENCE FROM Alexandria, all persons desirous of making their Assessments, can do so by calling on either Maj. G. O. Watts at the Clerk's Office, or Mr.Jas. Andrews Jr., at his office' Both gen tlemen are supplied with the neceseary blanks. J. R. ANDREWS, June 30, 1880. Assessor. DR. S. H. RUSHING, -OF ZYERGR3EN, LA. IATILL OPEN HIS OFFICE IN THE T Town of Alexandria, La., on the 20th of June, for the purpose of prac ticing his profession. June 16, 1880. T. C, MANNING, ATTORNEY & COUNSELOR at LAW, ALEXANDRIA, LA. NEW THIS DAY. SUMMKEI REQUISITES ! FOR SALE BY HENRY ST. -JOHN. In Bottles-One Dollar, and Fifty Cts. FINE EAU DE COLOGNE I From ,Twenty-Five Cents to Thfee Dollars a Bottle. Grerriman olod~_e Twenty-Five Cent Bottles. - Extra Strong pnd Lasting. BATHING SPONGES, FLESH BRUSHES, BATHING CLOTHS, TOIL:I o SOAPS POWDER & BOXES, HAIR BRUSHES & COMBS, TOOTH BRUSHES & DENTIFRICE, COSMETIQUES. SLD BIN'S RANSEAT GREAT VA___IETYFA Sugar of Lemon Made Fresh Every Doy or Two. Lemon Syrup, Vadilla, Strawberry, and a variety of others ALL WARRANTED TRUE AND OF THE BEST QUALITY. TACKLEI .4 L.ARGE .4SSOS'RT.I1EX BUEL'S AETIFWIILLDAIT and other desirable patterns, Io IERS -and Suitable VMateiaS1 -FOR $6 6A WEEK IN YOUR OwN town and no capital risked. You can give the business a trial witlont expense~ The beet opportu. nity ever offered for those willing to work, You should try nothing else until yon see for yourself what you can do at the business we offer. No room to exx plain hepre, You can devote all your time or only your spare time to the business, and makt great pay for every hoar that you work. Women make as much as men. Send for special private terms asid partic ulars, which we-mail free. $5 outft free. Don't complain of harid times while you have- such a chance. Address H. HAL LETT & CO., Portland, Maine. CATTLE & SHEEPI FOR SALE. For particulaus tpply to JOHN W.RESCOTT~., June 2-tf. LOUISIANA STATE: LOTTEIY CO. LA.LL TAKE NOTICE! OoooeoooooooooonOoooooooooooono0 = That thlis is the only Lott~ry in any State ever voted ° on and endorsed c by its people. - OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO0 Louisiana State Lottery Co Tuis Institu tion was reg ularly incorpora ted by the Legislature of the State forEducation al and Charitable jinlposes in 1868, for the term of.Twrenty fi'e Years, to which contract theinlviolihdle. faith of the State is pledged, i-hich pledge has been renewed by an over whelwing.p'pular vote securingita franchise in the new Constitu tio adopted December 2, AD 1879,, with a Cap ital of $1,000000 to which it has ý., added a e serve W 7V'1TN O $35o,oCO. ITS GRAND grSSig le rumYnler 0o3 0oo0oooooo0ooooo0oooooo -DISTRIBUTION -- -0 0 ooao ooooom o oooooo. Will take plaee monthly on the sec ond Tuesday. IT NEVER SCALES OR POSTPONES L001 AlF THE FOLLOWING DISTRIBUTION:' --:AT NEW ORLEANS,:- TUESDAY, JULY 13. 11100 fln CAPITAL PRIZE, SIUU UUU OlI,oO TICKETS AT $1,OO IACL HALF TICKETS, $1.00. 1IST OF PRIZES: 1 CAPITAL PRIZE,.... .80,00 1 " - ..... 10,000 1 " " ...... 5,000 2 PRIZES OF $2.500...... 5,000 5 " 1,000 .... 5,000 S23 " 500.... 10,000 103 " I00..... I0g000 200 " 50...,. 10;000 500 " SO././...; -.000 1000 " " 10..... ,10,000 APPoP AToIno PRIZES : 9 Approximation Prizes $300 $2-,700 9 " " 200 1,800 9 " " 100 9,00 1857 Pries, amounting to. .T.$l11,400 12P Applications for Ag~ncies or Rates to Ciwbs shouldoioly be made to the of AIce ia New Orleaus. I ,Write clearly, stating fall address, for further information, or send orders to. , - M. A. DAUPHIN, S. NowOrleaua, La. All bur Grand Extraordinary-Dr ai ings 'are under tlie: supervision and management of Generals'" G. T. BEAUREGARD, ' Sand JUBAL A. EARLY. OLA.PIT a TEJ OAIZ],. 160oo0o0. WHOLE TICKETS, TEZf DOLLARS. JU IUS 4.L.EVN 1 9AWILY BROCfRY I MIRES ROSENTHA4,::MIanager. Ee~alullalgi li~all lif D IUIP AQl M ý ll .: ii LDdi6D3I . _: + . OPPI E AT` T lE1 STOS , .' °'-ý' .it gg` AGENT FOR WATERS & BRINGRURST, C. Eg& O ?"CENTENNIAL" SAV I4TLS. . FERGUSON & SOHUt F, CS CUT RIIPRENRTS C EIAT - " "A .DA,,S '"-lD 1 ' PRING. - . OIE B .- , . , . ,. . . .,,:. ? . . CELEBRATEI CRES0NT SPEC'P-, WAGENRS & TjE; White Sewing Machiie & W1e 1 CLEEDLES, OILS E4JVl :ITT. G KC ESNTP LBAGUNS, PST and = ARTRIDG EIN8 L- DI'~B A. "*.C,, "- . ' , - . . . . UNEEDLS, PILS.O:, 4K r J %W i. GUNSPIST~JS an UARR~fl~S INTO1Z PAT. KELL1 GENERAL CONTRACTOR, BUILDER -n4o. UNDERTAKER --4 A.LEX DMX`N I A. . OFICB & m01o -NINH IIABSE -and A F11t, ASSORTMEN.. OF Rosewood 'CO IN rIlE DE c'A Tg D 1sC ;cAL PERSONAL, IF THE HEIRS OF ERASTUS" RO. dol phues er ncop.; who fi' 4up. posed to. have resided- in Itapides or lo of the adjolning Parishesi about he year 1845, 'will coaimntiiate with he undersigned at' Ales ndtia, they will hear of somethingto heir advan age. ' R. A. & ~idT. P. HUNTR,,, .une 14, 8|. Atto1eysa-at- aw. TH~lIRD B-EAUREGARD-ýUT, Ale~xaudcria, La. A SUPERB ASSORTMENT Or Sttyietd gns 4 at greatly reduced ptiees,. -,. Afso~&rw $i~ £ alsa-ný ie, OA T O I 2; 72% z UUl* In Exe and --A FURA LIR3t NOT WN"S, HOg1~ay & FANCY GOOD3S A PEflF E T' S'IT GUA RA NT EED I" aet!sio abige¢ ~?II snab .bionmer blDPgco Itautlyr rived*oz Ne York. JSwill let ou to 0 "WIF.eg· highest bidder, our SATURDAY, th IOtikday of JULY, at 11 o'clock, at the Cpurt Honrsq door, in Alexandri8, TlE ALEXASNDRIA ERRY.. JOS. H. IYSN Jas *O4t. Presidenta P. J.