The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-11-20

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"liui. i" said I "dld not you lose onffoa
poudlnhy lie
rur UEuuNv Votrf
"Not NJ all" replied MI iilhlno, call
through the west the Germans supported
me noblN How else could have ear.
riod Chicago by p,WN, Cincinnati 10y
i.OOo, and Cleveland by i01of
Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa have the
largest German populations In the west
aud carried them 10y splendid mnlorlllos
such able aud influential German editors
as Markhriot, la Cinclnnnili
Hoffman, In Cleveland; rract orius,
In -. Louis, and many
others, brought great strength a.
the Republican cause, The German or
at0rs were 0lyo most effective on tho
stump. nrurEcr, Gnttschaulk, and
mon OF that stamp, oNertcd great
influence. There was an immense
effort made To prejudice the Germans
against mo, but 10 fiilol. They uro o.
WONDERFULLY cool-hoaded peu-
pie, inneNlhly honest in Ihair
conclusion and Just in their judgment
and have abundant reason
To thank thom for thcir
generous support, | shall not
soon forget il. A. different points In the
west / found German and Irish clubs
cordially uniting in public demoustra-
tions.
THE PROHIBlTIONISIS.
Your correspondent brought the con-
versation back to New York by asking
Blaine If he thought the Prohibi-
tionists were honest in their
support of st. John. | have
never during the campaign, replied Mr.
Blaine, reelected upon the motive OF any
man, and shall not do so. ! shall con-
tent myself with saying that / think
the Prohibitionists were misled, and
that they did not correctly measure the
possible result of their course. | re-
ceived from many of them the assurance
that my candidacy made their action diff
ficult, because they wanted really to
vote for me, but they seemed to be
under the strange delusion that
THE TEMPERANCE CAUSE
could be promoted by supporting their
own presidential ticket and by their
course they influenced prejudicially the
national issues which were really at
stake.
"You attribute the close vote in New
York, then, Mr.. Blaine, really to the ac-
ton of the Independents and the Pro-
hibtionists?"
"No, not solely" replied Mr.. Blaine.
According to numerous letters l have
received from central and western New
York, it would seem that
THE RAINY DAY
lessened the Republican vote. The
Democratic majorities lie in
the cities, where, by few
minutes on good pavement,
man reaches his polling place. The
Republican majorities are in the coun-
try, where large numbers live three,
four, or even five miles from the pol
ling place, which, on election day,
had to be reached over muddy roads
and in rain storm. Had the day been
fair, the Republican majorities in
the rural counties would have
been increased-one good judge
writes me by probably 10000; but all
agree by from 5000 to 5000. The actual
difference between the two parties in
the final count, which ever way
it goes, will perhaps not exceed a
thousand-about one-twelfth of
per cent. of the total vote,
or one voter in every 1900
for the entire state. So if
the Democrats really carried New York
py this small margin, as the latest news
indicates, you see how easy a far
day might have reversed the
result. But great political
battles, like military battles, are often
lost or won by an apparently tritling
incident or &C cident, which no human
foresight could guard against.
BLAINE IN GOOD HEALTH.
Mr.. Blaine turned homeward at this
point He seemed to be in perfect
health, and as far as any
one could judge, is in the best
of spirits. He told me that his long tour
of forty-two days on the stump had not
in the least fatigued him.
Mr.. Weeks Gives His Opinion.
PITTsBURa, Nov. l6.-Jos. ID. Weeks,
treasurer of the national Republican
committee, was in the city to day and
returned to New York tonight. In
an interview he said: at is impossible
to tell what the national committee
will do until the official count is fin
ished. The board of county canvassers
have no power to change the face
of tho returns except in case OF