Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-06-17
BLAINE's HOME LIFE.
The Ex-secrstary Enjoying Him
self in Quiet and
BUSY WITH HIS NEW BOOK.
How He Woks-The Coalition OF HIS
Political Work-Possessing GREAT
Wealth and Beautiful House
-laside History.

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closing DAYS of the Cabinet career OF
lanes q. blaine his face wore such
iook of CHASTITY pallor that every one
tbOnebt he could no. live long. Since lis
retirement to private life he mas coih-
pIetely regained his health. dls eyess
are bright and his color as fresh as M
teen years ago. His large new mouse
near st ewart Castle, in the north"es,
tern part of the city, is In 3 hlgh anu
healthful location. Mr.. Blaine WORKS
five hours each day upon his history OF
the political period
From Lincoln TO GARFIELD.
II will he in two volumes. The first, OF
six hundred pages, is nearly completed.
II will probably be finished within the
next thirty days and issued early in the
fall, Much of the first book is already
in type. The opening volume, instead
of beginning directly with the war, mas
preliminary chapter OF one huhorea
pages reviewing the main incidents OF
our political history which led 70 tue
war. This chapter reaches back to 1897
The two volumes will be illustrated
with fifty steel engraved portraits OF
the leaders in the period described oy
Mr. Blaine. He does not extend his
book so as to include the Garfield ad-
ministration, because he does not be-
Teye he would be credited with an ab-
sence Of prejudice in
Telling the Story,
"all of which he saw and part OF
which he was" He has not decided
vet whether he will ever write his his
tory or whether he will leave the mass
OF documents and letters he has in safe
TO be used 10y someone else after MN.
Mr.. Blaine mas IN his mind the writing
of several histories. He is only %. His
active political career closed at 81. de
has great wealth, a beautiful house. ana
having enjoyed nearly all the hoAors
of politics, is really content to sit back
as spectator and contribute
valuable additions TO the poll
teal history of his time. Mr..
blaine said TO a caller the other evening:
"You have no idea how much comfort
| find in living in quiet and in sleeping
long hours. | eat good breakfast,
work in my library with my secretary
five hours, aud late in the day | eat Il
dinner that would do credit to a young
man.
lam Not Angry with Anyone.
That adds to my comfort. TO have
plenty of time driving with my wife
and family is another satisfaction"
"HOw rich is Mr.. Blaine" has often
been asked.
To a wealthy caller not long ago he
said: ~ am richer than you.
The many times millionaire visitor
looked surprised as he said, How
much?"
MIR. Blaine replied: ~ have all |
need, and you will never have what you
need. Therefore | am the richer"
MIR. Blaine in working upon his book,
is studying the greatest simplicity OF
style. He says that he observes that the
h CHER you get in literature the simpler
the style of the writer. The best style
is one that approaches the nearest to
perfect simplicity.
His EuIoGy on Garfield,
in the House of Representative was a
model Grafton. 1t was prepared with
the greatest care. After II was written
Mr.. Blaine put it aside for few days
and then cut out of it exactly three
thousand words. If Mr.. Blaine should
make up his mind TO write the history
of GartiI!d's administration lie could
certainly furnish hook that would be
widely read. The management Of the
Garfield campaign was not of a charac.
ter entirely to please either the Stall
warts Ortho Half brSOdS- lie 10 ut ga
orally known that William f.. Chand-
Ter. Dorsey and Jewell got together in
New York and offered the chairman
shin of tho national committee to Mr..
Blaine. The blunder of asking tire
man who had been so prominent i'll
the
Last Two Conventions
to come forward and grind the organ
for the successful candidate was very
great. OF course he refused peremptor.
lily even to consider the offer and then
Marshall Jewell and Dorsey were plac-
cd in charge. The dinner that was
given to Dorsey in New York was an
other great blunder; in fact, it was n
great insult to Mr.. Jewell, who was ig-
nored. Dorsey, since then, has publish
cd much correspondence to show his
great influence with Garfield, but it is
denied by the friends of Blaine that
Dorsey had any real influence in max
ing the Garfield Cabinet. Mr.. Blaine
was offered the position of Secretary OF
State December l6, 1850, by Gen. Gar
field, at Washington. After three days
OF consideration Mr.. Blaine accepted.
Garfield then returned to Mentor and
consulted with his Premier about every
subsequent addition to the Cabinet.
Whether good or bad, it was the result
of their iulnt work.