The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-11-20
THE LOSER.


Causes ut His Defeat.
The Roston JoafRarS special eosrss,endea,
at Augusta, Me, has had a long conversation
with James Il. Rlaine. The defeated candidate,
who, by the way, appeared In the beet III health,
said that. whatever might h. the fnsl seSals III
the count IN New York, he had had isom the
should he made ~ tar as he was personally
cNnccrned, he wonld he content With either
victory or defeat Success Muuld not elase
him and defeat, would not aelrsss him.
He was engaged I'm cunsenisl anu profitable
work. which had hcca sn,esrul tea by the vsn~
raisn, anu the deep regret that he would tev At
= Democratic triumph would ~ aneSesher fer
hts party and hts country. not for himself Il
lived too near the Presidency IN is>i." Mr.
Rlaine added, after long pause. ant have TOO
keeaa sense of ITS burdens, its semlsasssssmea,s, $,
and ITS perlls, 10 he aadats anxious Tor the
office Mhen asked how he accounted Tor the
closeness ot the result in New York. Mr..
Rlaiae said: Well, considering the loss hy
the holt of the Independent Republicans
and the far grcater loss fram the action uf the
Republican Pruhlhltonsss, the wonder il At sir~s
sight tina, the Democrats did not carry the State
by a. large majority a. they confidently es-
lscted they would. This result MAS lrsSensei
by the great acosssioas to the aspahliesn ranks
Of Irish and Irish American so,ers and wurk-
in.mtn Of all classes Who sastalned me because
OF my advocacy vi protective tariff. They l$s~
lieye, and, lelese wisely. that free trade wen a
reduce their wages.
~lon really think, then, that YOU sos a eon.
siderable Irish vote i'm New York
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piled Mr. Blaine, and should have had many
more but Tor the intolcrant and utterly i'm :.
proper remark ~ nr. narsnarsa. which VAS
quoted everywhere 10 my rreiadiee. and i'm
MANY nj sccs attributed ta myself. though il Was
in the highest degres disiafstsa AMI offensive
To me Eat lie. soa know. travels very fast,
and there MAS nes tine hsfore eieSAtioa IL over
take and corrsc, that ons. and - suffered ior
it,
MIR Blaine WAS then asked II he thought the
Irish American vote was organized At all ~ had
competent ieaaets
YES. he said. Il MAS deeply impressed as
those whom l met. There. tor instance. Is
Patrick Ford, ot the isssa nosfL lie j. .
man Of the most nnseln~h devotion to any
for or anlxafion, with ma ksi Ahallts aaa an
tring energy. Gen k.rain. 81 the IaERef,
has I'm a large degree the same characteristics
and IL q fsr-s sighted and ah man. with a sane
record - Union soldier Others were very
perverted ON the stamp and dsa nasai service
These men. with others ahum | ala not Iser~
sansily mc~t. have made hresA In the Irish
Democratic sote-ene that l Aelasse Nall ai.seas
and increase In the future the fuai Signln /.
cance at the attitude Of the Democrat 4 PARTY
on the tafir question becomes understood snd
appreciated Our Irish AMI ir1sh- Anaeslcsn
citizens will in time ges tired ri voting in &C.
eosdsnee with the wishes II the English fEee.
traders
l said TO Mr.. Rlaine that the Irish In Ro~tan
thought he understood the character Of theat
people letter than any other Republican lea slef
Nj Blaine replied that II would ~ got lstse 10,
him 10 assume that. bat said that ieshs1s,
there was a strong leaning os ths fFash slsnlen,
toward him, besanss at the TACT taat en gsls
mothers side he sas at Irish Aesasnt In Isun.
sysanls, his native safe. La had reassass es ~
enormous vote, s9me auumtAas AttA ito stkaa gia
Democratic having hesa - EafAeaels reversed III
their popular ma sarltles hs the ehan.e oa ths
IRISH In hls favor, This. however. sa~. ai
coasse, aue la att To fhe fAea staAs As stool I'd
lnetssly the represent ataNe Ut rsa0saCfaaB
~ American M #8sx@@ Al s8N
With moro foEee ia Pennsylvania EAsaa tm ans
utfsF State
But" said "dAd son noG aase earfe -Iaua
luGis ln tha German ststtt"
MOI at ait replied Nj Elaiaee All tEfaa -
the Nest the Germans sup artsl 1as Gasly
How els could have earEtsd shsgsao na s.aea
ClEclnnarl by a.0sa. aud Caes selanl By s.tnp
oh!e Wisconsin, llllnnls. sna Ioss have tss