New-York tribune., 1884-11-17
MIR. BLAINE ON THE ELECTION
THE CLOSE VOTE IN NETWORK STATE.


--PROuIBTTiONTsrs AND INDEPENDENTS
BosroS, Nov. 16-The Journals Augusta corre-
spondent sends the following:
Directly to the southward os Mr.. Blaine's resi-
dence in Augusta there Is a considerable wood,
along the borders Of which, on the shelving hills
that overlook the Kenncbec, he is In the habit or
taking daily long and brisk walk. Your cOrrc-
spondcnt intercepted him in his walk this after.
noon, and, without any intention Of securing an
interview " and with no permission to publish 1t,
he had running conversation with Mr.. Blaine
which, as il related to many topics of general In
terest, he ventures to give to the public.
asked Mr. Blaine what he thought would be tho
result of the count in New-York. and he replied
that he had no more means of knowing 1t than tho
unborn child. He had from the first had no
other desire than that fair count should be
made and, so far he was personally concerned,
he would be content with either result Success
would not cate him and defeat would not depress
him. lie engaged in cOngeDial and prohta-
bic work which had been interrupted by the CAM
pagn, and the deep regret that he woud feel at o
Democratic triumph would be altogether for his
party and the cOuntry-nOt for himself II lived too
near the Presidency in 1884," Mr.. Blaine added
after long pause, and have too keen sense OF
its burdens its embarrassments and its pers to %
unduy anxious for the office"
THE VOTE IN NEW-YORK STATE.
To the inquiry how he accounted for the closencss
of the result in New-YOrk Mr. Blaine said: "Wen,
considering the loss by the bolt Of the Independent
Republicans and the far larger loss from the action
of the Republican Prohbtlonsts, the wonder at
first sight is that the Democrats did not carry the
State by a large majority, as they confidently ex-
pected they would This result was pre-
vented by the great accessIons to the Repub-
lican ranks of Irish and Irish American voters
and workingmen Of all classes, who sustained me
because of my advocacy of protective tariff they
believe and believe wisely, that free trade would
reduce their wages
"You really think, then." queried the reporter
that YOU got considerable Irish vote IN New
York;
"Ob. had thousands upon thousandsw replied
Mr. Blaine land should have had many more Dut
for the ntoerant and utterly improper remark OF
DR.. Bure hard, which quoted everywhere 10 my
prejudice and in many places attributed 10 myse".
though it was in the highest degree dlstasteiu' anu
offensive to me. But lie, you know, traves very
fast and there was not time before election 10 over
take and correct that One and 50 suffered for IL
THE IRIsH-AMERIcAN VOTE.
JasLed Mr. Blaine If he thought the Irish -Amerl'
can vote was organized at all or had compe'cn.
le,ders "Yesv said he, Il was deeply impressed
nv v,
those whom Imet There. for instance, is Patrick
Ford of The Irish World. He is man OF the most
uuscltisb devotion to any cause he espouses-pos-
oaas;n,, a great faculty for organization, with
marked ability and untiring energy. General her-
| w;, of The Tablet has In large degree the same
| boracterst,cs and is far sighted ana aDie man,
| w,th fine record as a Union SOLDIER Inc n~~
Nation. edited by John Dewey, also gave us s'iohs
| and vajnablc support. Alexander sullivan ana
Jnbn Finnerty were very powerful on the stump,
onJ did roya service. Bota are natural orators Oh
| Tho fervid Irish type. Sulnvans tariff speech In
| Toledo contributed very largely TO the deieat oi
Frank IInrd. These men. with others WHOM vi"
NOT personaly meet, have made break III 'no
Irish Democratic vOte-one that oci'eVc wiz
,Jor and increase in the future as the full signifi-
canee of the attitude OF the Demo'ia'ic parry VA
tbe tariff question becomes understood and appre-
cated. Our Irish and Irish-Amercan citizens wlli
-, ,;me oet tired of voting IN accordance Win the
wishes of the English free traders
I said to MFR. Blaine that the Irish in Boston
thougbt ne understood the character or their peo-
ME better than any other Republican ieader MI
blaine replled that it would be egotistic ior III"
to assume that but sad that there was pefpaps
strong leaning of the Irish element toward MI"
hooouse of the fact that his mothers side ne
was of Irish descent. In Pennsylvania, his hati'o
STATE he had received an enormous lrlsh No'e-so"o
countles hitherto strongly Democratic having oceh
comuletelv reversed in their popular inaJori'ies Wy
,Lo obonce of the Irish in his favor. Tins, how
ever. was of course due IN part 10 te h'ct 'n' "o
Stood ca dsnnctlyey as the representative oil pro-
.,t;a,, 80 ,,,erican industries idea which pre-
walls with more force III Pennsylvania thah III any
other State.
HOW THE GERMAN VOTE STOOD.
1. IN oil
io tho German vote ~ "Not a. all" replied Mr..
Blaine. "All through the West the Germans sup,
uorted me nobly. How else could have carried
Chicago by 5000. Cincinnati by 1000, Cleveland
Inv 1000 Ohio, Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa
bave the largest German population in the west,
aud I carried them by splendid maoIities. Such
ohio and influential German editors as Markbrelt
in Cincinnati, Kaufman III Cleveland. i'raet"riusin
ST. Louis aud many others, brougn eiet at -.
the Republican cause Ibere was inst me- bmt t
failed They are wonderfully cool-heauPa peo.
pIe nnexibv honest IN their c1hclsiohs anu J"ss -
IN their judgments, and have abundant reas9n @ "
thank them for their generous support 4 shall nog
soon forget it. At different points in w; Wo't !.
found German and lrlsn ciups eoi"'''' e "
nnnlic demonstrations" ..
p';, Y"ur correspondent brought the conversation
hack TO New-YOrk by asking Mr. Blame II no
tLoucht the PrOhibitiOnlsts were honest III 'ne"
support of st. John.
THE PRoHIBiTIoN VorF
"I have never during the campaign" replled MI.
p,,ipe "reflected upon motives oi any man ana
shall not do So content myself with saying thas
7 tbrnl, the ProhibitIoniss were mised ana thae
,bev did not correctly measure the possible result
90 This course. received from many Of them the
assurance that my candidacy made their action
d,ticut because they really wanted to vote for mo
but ihev seemed to be uncer the strange dea''Sn ON
that the temperance cause could he promoted hy hpy
nnnorting their own Presidential ticket and 6y
their course they influenced preJudciai,y tho
nat,onnI ISSUES which were really at sake" ~
NON attribute the close vote IN New-iorh. Mr
R,ine solely 10 the action of the Independents ahu
the Prohibitionistsf u. p,oi,o "Accor3.
ing 10 numerous letters nay ,ynd seem that