Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-09-20
ADDITIONAL TEleeRAMs.


AUUlJIUWAl JEIe6HAWS.
The Great Presidency seeker Talking
CHICAGO. Sept. 18.-The Tri5sne to-
morrow will print an interview with j.
g. Blaine, in which he occupies nearly
three columns in paying his addresses
to Cari 3churz. on account of some re-
cent attacks in the New York Post on
BIaine's Civil Service record. Refer
ring to a statement in the Post that in
GarfieId's Cabinet he plunged into the
spoiis and wallowed there for three
| months, like rhtnoceros in az African
pool, II mean" said Blaine, Ito say 1t
| is untrue in whole and detail: meaniv
and ioaDici0usiy untrue: absolutely an-
true; that there is not OGe faot. one
shadow Of fact - sustain il. y
On the subject Of Mahoneism Mr..
Blaine expressed him self more fully and
forcibIy than he has hitherto done in
any public utterance. He said: II
have not seen ViFpinian for months,
nor have written 4 word 10 the State.
At the same time it Is due to frankness
that should express my sympathy with
the straight Republican movement in
that State"
.You ara opposed To the Malone
movement
YES, and always have been. l
think il was great political blunder to
unite the Republican party with the
Readjusters. The Republican party has
always been devoted to the unfolding
of the pubic faith, aud this fact con-
tributed powerfully to tho victory of
1850. To turn right around and join
the reputation wing OF tho Virginia
Democracy seemed % mo the last de-
gree of folly for Republicans.
"What would you have advised in
1ss1?'
when the split came in the Virginia
Democracy, w0uid have advised, and
did advise as far ~ Is was my business,
TINT tho Republicans shonld adhere to
their own standard, and not become
complicated with any theories OF repu-
| diatjon. In that way the great men OF
all parties would have been drawn TO
| u.s."
"How was the Garfield Cabinet on
the question divided!'
| Mr.. Blaine said: Divided about as
evenly as seven men can be divided on
any question, and therefore no p0sitiye
or effective thing WAS done in the early
stage Of the campaign, and the tragedy
of July I'd removed it from considera-
tlon."
do you think Virginia should BIO ex-
pected to pay the debt In full, principal
| and INTEREST,""
NO." said Mr.. Blaine, Il do not, and
her creditors do not expect 1t. The
creditors are Wiling to mako generous
adjustment, but they do not wish To
have the adjustment all on one side, and
have the allowance thrown to them ~ q
bone would be thrown TO starving dog
that understands 1t we'll"
"Why dc you think Virginia should
not be expected to pay the whole dsbt,
AZ tho other States have dOne:"
| "PrincipaIly because she was torn
and dlsmembsred by the war;" said Mr..
Blaine, g and her ability to pay very
greatly impaired. No other State Of
| the Confederacy suffered as Virginia
did; no other State was mutilated a.
Virginia was. West Virginia, torn from
her by violence as war measure, WAS
an empire of wealth lost forever to the
old State. No equal area in this cOuu-
| try Is no rich in natural resources as
West Virginia. The people desired
new State and should have it, but the
loss to the old State was very great"
What do You think will BIO the end Of
it all2"
II do not know" said Mr.. Blaine.
"but should be glad to $50 tho general
Gov eminent aid Virginia in some prac-
ticable way in settling her debt. when
We were at war with Mexico and dis
membered her territory We made her an
allowance of many millions of dollars,
and think We could afford to be equally
generous and just TO one Of our own
States which We dismsmbered for our
own advantage
Would not that strike the country AZ
novel proposition!"
1t might, but its novelty would not
impeach Its Justice" said Mr.. Blaine"
Another consideration would weigh
powerfully, and that il the fact Of Vir-
Rinia's cessi0n of the Northwest Terri
tory nearly lOO years ago. ] have
thought great deal about this matter
since the debt agitation began in Vir-
ginia last year. ! have asked myself
why Virginia. Of all the Confederate
States, should be made to suffer dIsap-
TINT int , ~h,cs, ~a,,,d hr;nn ,ase;n, v wS
and prosperity 10 yiroinia wouId he the
merest tritie for the general Goyernment
to concede.''
.IIave you ever talked this over with
viruinians?'' said Our reporter.
sNeyer." said Mr.. Blaine. ~ do mot
think ever referred 10 Il tn INV one.
The subject Ia a yery Important one and
have merely thrown it out in this man
ner. ! nAve not !iine 20 DISCUSS II IN all
visa. mat and hsnat;c;sI =, II, ~. M
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