McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-11-27
THE DEFEATED CANDIDATE.

Mr.. Blaine Talks Freely Concerning the 20
Hticaf Sit,sutfon-What He Says OF nus
Defeat.
The official count in New York having gwen
the state to Cleveland BY about 100, thus IN
suring his election to the presidency, the ioi-
lowing interview with James G. Blaine, pub
lishod In a Boston paper, wiz be interesting.
Says the correspondent:
The defeated candidate, who by the way, APP
reared In the best of health, said that whatever
might be the final result of the count In new
York, he had had from the first no other desire
than that q fair count should be made. so iar
rs he was personally concerned, he would DC
content with either victory or defeat. success
would not elate him, and defeat would not ue,
press him. He was engaged In congeniai
and profitable work which had been inter-
rupted by the campaign, and the deep regret
that he would feel at q democratic triumph
would be altogether for his party and Ior MS
country, not for himself. Il lived 100 near
the presidency In 1881" Mr.. Blaine added after
a long pause, 'and have too keen sense OF its
burdens, its embarrassments and the perlls 10
be unduly anxious for the Office" when
asked how he accounted for the closeness OF
the result In New York, Mr.. Blaine SAID:
swell, considering the loss by the bolt OF the
independent republicans and the far larger loss
from the action of the republican prohibition-
lists. the wonder is at first sight that the demo-
Gratis did not carry the state by large ma
jority, as they confidently expected they
would. This result was prevented by the
great accession to the republican ranks OF
Irish and Irish-American, voters and working
men of all classes, who sustained me because
of my advocacy of protective tariH They
believed, and believed wisely, that free trade
would reduce their wages"
T "You really think, then, that you got con-
oiJ 10 Tric unfa ~, Na,U
''Oh, had thousands upon thousands" re-
piled Mr.. Blaine, "and should have had many
more but for the intolerant and utterly i'm
proper remark of DIR. Buchard, which was
quoted everywhere to my prejudice, and in
many places attributed to myself, though it
was in the highest oegree distasteful and Of
fensive to me, but lie, you know, travels
very fast, and there was no time before
the election to overtake and correct that one,
and so suffered for it.
Mr.. Blaine was then asked If he thought the
1rish-American vote was organized at all, or
had competent leaders. Yes" said he, II
was deeply impressed by the ability, the earn
estness and sincerity of those when / met.
There, for instance, is Patrick Ford, of the
Irish World, he is man of the most unselfsh
devotion of the cause he espouses. Possessing
great faculty for organization, with marked
ability and untiring energy, and General Ker-
win has in a large degree the same character
istics, and is far-sighted and able man with
a fine record as a Union soldier. Alexander
Sullivan and John Finerty were very powerful
on the stump and did royal service. Both are
natural orators of the fervid Irish type. Sulli-
vans tariff speech in Toledo, contributed very
largely to the defeat of Frank Hurd. These
men, with others whom / did not personally
meet, have made break in the Irish demo-
cratic vote, one that believe will widen and
increase in the future as the full significance
of the democratic party, on the tariff question,
hon nod nd iofa, n,,,
Irish and Irish-American citizens will in time
get tired of voting in accordance with the
wishes of English free traders"
1 said to Mr.. Blaine that the Irish in Boston
thought he understood the character of their
people better than any other republican leader.
Mr.. Blaine replied that it would be egOtistic
for him to assume that, but said there was
perhaps strong leaning of the Irish element
toward him because of the fact that on bis
mothers side he was of Irish descent In
Pennsylvania, his native state, he had received
an enormous vote, some counties heretofore
strongly democratic having been completely
reversed in their popular majorities by the
change of the Irish in his favor. This, how
ever, was of course due in part to the fact that
he stood so distinctively as the representative
of protection to American industries, an idea
which prevails with more force in Pennsylvania
than in any other state.
"But," said 1, ''did you not lose correspond
ingly in the German vOte?' ''Not at alp re-
piled Mr.. Blaine. CAN through the west the
Germans supported me nobly. How else could
have carried Chicago by nine thousand, Gin
clnnati by five thousand, Cleveland by five
thousand. Ohio, Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa
have the largest German population in the
west and carried them by splendid MAORI
lies, Such able and influential German editors
IS Markbreit in Cincinnati Kaufman In Cleve-
and, Proetorious IN st. Louis and many others
brought great strength to the republican cause.
l here was an immense effort made TO preiu-
lice the Germans against me but it failed.
They are wonderfully cool headed people, in
leX1bly honest in their conclusions and lust to
heir judgments, and I have abundant reasons
o thank them for their generous support.
hall not soon forget it. At different points
n the west found German and Irish clubs
ordlaily uniting in public demonstrations.
line correspondent then brought the CONVEX
alton back to New York, asking Mr.. Blaine IL
lie thought the prohibitionists were honest in
heir support of St. John.
II have never during the campaign replied
DR.. Blaine, reflected on the motives of any
nth saying that 1 think the prohibitionists
'ere mlssled and that they did not CORRECTLY
leasnre the possible results of this course I
ecelVed from many of them the assurance that
ny candidacy made their action difficult be-
ause they really wanted to vote for me, but
nat the temperance cause could best be pro-
loteo Dy supporting their own presidential
eket and by their course they influenced pre-
ldiclally the national issues, which were really
You attribute the close vote in New YORK;
len, solely to the action of the independents
NO, not SOLELY" replied Mr. Blaine. Gao.
'ulnS 10 numerous letters have received
ON central and western New York, it Womb
em mat the rainy day lessened the republic
"a vote. The democratic majorities lie In the
mi
ood pavement, man reaches his pollin~
ace. Inc republican majorities lie in the
UNITY - a where large numbers live three, four
hieh on election day had to be reached ovs,
uddy roads and in a rain storm. Had the
y. 6een fair, the republican maiorities in the
Ia nd soantles would have been increased. One
o9 JUDGES write me, probably by ten tbon.
nd, but all agree by from three to I've.
o ot;sa The actual difference of thu
, tues IN the final count will not exceed
thousand. About the one-twelfth Of one
cent of the total vote, or one voter II, a, o,ie