As much as I hate to say it, it was for the best. Each race had its own time and its own niche to fill. Each had its own duty to do. The Elves had done their duty, so they weren't needed any more. The Fourth Age began the Dominion of Men, where Men would be called upon to do their duty. The presence of other races would just have complicated things.
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But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.
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