St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-17

tariff speech In Toledo contributed very
largely 10 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 wiz widen
and increase in the future as the full
significance OF the attitude OF the
Democratic party on the tariff
question becomes understood aud appre-
eiated. Our Irish and Irish-Amerie.n eiti-
zens viii in time get tired Of voting in ac-
cordance with the wishes Of the English free
traders.''
faid 10 Mr.. Blaine that the Irish in Bos-
ton thought he understood the character of
their people better than any other Republican
leader.
Blaine replied that II would be egotistic
for him to assume that, but said there was
perhaps a strong leaning Of the Irish ele-
ment towards him because Of the fact that
on his mothers side he was Of Irish decent
In Pennsylvania, his native state, be had
received an enormous Irish vote,
some counties, hitherto strongly
Democratic, having been com pletely reversed
in their popular maiorities by the change Of
tba Irish In bis favor. This, however, was,
Of course. due in part 10 the fact that he
stood 30 distinctly as the representative Of
protection 20 American industries, sa idea
which prevails with more force in Pennsyl-
vania than In any other state.
BAT" SAID l. did not you lose cores
pondlngly in the German ,votei"
"Not at ALL" replied Mr.. Blaine. "All
through the west the Germans supported me
uobly. How else could have carried Chi
cago by 1900, Cincinnati bT 5000 and
Cleveland by 5,o00l Ohio, Wis
consin, Illinois and Iowa have
the largest German population
in the west, and carried them by splendid
majorities. Such able and influential editors
as Aarkbreit, in Cincinnati; Kaufman, in
Cleveland; Praetorious, in st. Louis, and
many others brought great strength to
the Republican cause. German orators
were also most effective In
the stump Brucker, Gottschalk, aud men OF
that stamp exeried great influence. There
was an immense effort made TO prejudice the
governor against me, but II failed. They
are Z wonderfully cool headed people, innex-
IDLY honest in their conclusions and just in
reason to thank them for their
generous support / shall not soon forget It.
At difIeren; points in the west found Ger
man aud Irish clubs cordially uniting in
public demonstrations"
Your correspondent brought the conversa-
ton back to New York by asking Mr.. Blaine
If he thought the Prohibitionists were honest
in their support of st. John.
81 have never during the campaign" re-
piled Mr.. Blaine, reelected upon the motive
OF any mar, and shall not do so. / content
myself with saying that the Prohib;tionists
we're misled, and that they did not correctly
measure the possible result Of their course.
l received from many Of them the assurance
that my candidacy made their action diff
cult, because they really wanted 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 preiudicially The national is
sues which were really at stake"
"You attribute the close vote In New York,
then, Mr.. Blaine, solely TO the action Of the
Independents aud the ProhibitIonists.
Not solely, "replied Mr. Blaine, according
TO numerous letters received from central
aud western New York, 1t would seem that
the rainy day lessened the Republican vote.
The Democratic majorlties lie IN the cities,
where, by few minutes walk on a good
pavement a man reaches .Ais %, Ding place.
country, where large numbers live three,
four or even five miles from the polling
place, which, on election day, had to be
reached through muddy roads, due to a rain
storm. Had the day been fine, the Republi-
can msiorities in the rural counties would
have been increased. One good Judge writes
We lost probably 10000, bui all agree on
from 5000 10 5000. The actual
difference between the two parties In
the final count, which ever way II goes. will
perhaps not exceed l,0O0, about one twelfth
Of per cent. Of the total vote, or one voter
in every 200 for the entire state. So, If
the Democrats really carried New York by
this small margin: as the latest
news indicated, you see how
easya fair day might have reversed the re-
suit, but great political battles, like military
battles.s are often lost or won by an apparently
trivial incident or accident which which no
human foresight can guard against.''
Mr.. Blaine turned homewaryl st this point.
He seemed TO be in perfect health, and, as
/ FAR as any one could judge, in the best Of
spirits. He told me that bis long tour OF
forty-two days on the stump had not in the
least degree fstigued him.