The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-11-20
what Mr.. Bla.n. says.

Il o6kEA t o16luS Hn6b Nc tQOuR1L
would be the result of the count in New
York, and he replied that he had no
more means OF knowing 1t than the IN
born child" He had from the first had
no other desire than that q fair count
should be made, and 80 far as he was
personally concerned, would be content
with either result. Success would not
elate him, and defeat would not depress
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 Democratic
| triumph would be sltogether for his
party and the country-not for
| himself. al lived too long
| near the presidency in 1881, !"
| he said, land have seen q sense of its
| burdens. Its embarrassments aad its
perils to be undulY anxious for the Of
| ice"
"How do you account for the close
ness of the result in New York 90
"Well, considering the loss by the
bolt OF the Independent Republicans and
| the far larger loss from the action of the
Republican Prohibitionlsts, the wonder
st first sight is that the Democrats did
not carry the state by large majority,
as they confidently expected they would.
| This result was prevented by the acces
Irish American voters, and Workingmen of
all classes, who sustaiaed me because of
my advocacy of a protective tariff. They
believe, and believe wisely, that free
| trade would reduce their wages"
"You really think then that you re.
ceived a considerable Irish vote in New
York 90
"Oh, 1 have thousands upon thou
sands" responded Mr.. Blame, land
should have had many more but for the
Intolerant and utterly improper remark
| of DR.. Burchard, which was attributed
to me, though IL was in the highest de-
gree distastefuI and offensive to me.
| But lie, you know, travels very fast
and there was not time before the cleo
ton to overtake and correct that one
and so suffered tor it's
"But do you think the Irish Amerlcan
vote was organized at all, or had compe-
tent leaders,"
Yes; l was deeply Impressed by the
| earnestness and sincerity of those
whom met. There. for instance, was
Patrick Ford of the Irish World. He
| is a man of the most unselfish devotion
to any cause he espOuses, possessing q
| great faculty for organization, with
marked ability and untiring en-
ergy. General Kerrwin of the Tab
| let has in large degree the
same characteristics, and is a farsIghted
and able man, with q fine record as a
| Union soldier. Alexander Sullivan and
John FiDnerty were very powerful on
the stump and did royal service. Both
are natural orators of the fervld Irish
type. SulliVan's tariff speech IN To-
ledO contributed very largely to the de-
feat of Frank Hurd. These men with
others whom l did not personally
meet have made break
| in the Irish Democratic vote, one
that l believe will widen and in
crease in the future as the full signlfi-
canoe OF the attitude of the Democratic
party on the tariff question becomes un-
derstoOd and appreciated. Our Irish
and Irish-AmerIcan citizens will, in
time, get tired of voting in acc 'rdAr ce
with the wishes of the English free
traders"
"The Irish in Boston think you un-
derstood their people better than any
other Republican leader"
at would be eKotistic for nae to as
sumo that" was the response, "but there
is perhaps strong leaning of the Irish
element toward me, because on my
mothers side am of Irish
descent. In Pennsylvania
received an enormous Irish
vote. Some counties hitherto strongly
| Democratic having been completely re-
versed in their popular msjorities in the
change OF Irish in favor of the Repub-
lican ticket. This, however, is of course
! due in part to the tact that stood so
distinctly as the represent ative of protec
tioH to American industries, an idea
that prevails with more force in Penn
/ syivania than in any other etate :"
| 'But did you not lose corTespondingiy
In the German voter"
mot at all, replied Mr.. Blaine, call
through the west the Germans supported
me nobly How else could ! have
carried Chicago by 1900. Cincinnati
by 5000, Cleveland by 5000. Ohio
| Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa lave the
largest German population IN the west,
| and l carried them by splendid majori-
ties. Such able and influential ed tors
as MaTkbFeit in Cincinnati, Kaufman
In Cleveland, Praetorius in st Louis
and many others brought great strength
to the Republican cause. There was an
immense effort made to prejudice the
Germans against me, but 1t failed. They
/ are wonderfully cool headed, Dfi-xibly
/ honest in their conclusions and Just III
their judgments. have abundant reas-
on to thank them tor their generous sup
port. shall not SION forget it At differ
ent points in the west l found German
and irish clubs cordially uniting in pub
| lie demonstrations.
The conversation dTifted back to New
York, and Mr.. Blame was asked If he
| thought the ProhibItionIsis were honest
in their support of st John.
1T have never during the campaign
reflected upon the motives of any man,
and shall no. now do 80. l content
myself with saying that think the Pro.
hibitiOnists were misled and that they
did not correctly measure the poesble
result of this course. l received from
many of them the assurance that my
candidacy mede their action different
because they really wanted to vote Tor
me. but they seemed 10 be under the
strange delusion that the temperance
cause could be promoted by supporting
their own presidential ticket, and by
their course they influenced preiudi~ial.
ly the national Issues which were really
at stake"
"You attribute the close vote in New
York, then, solely 70 the action of the
independents and the prOhibitIonisssp '
mo. not solely" replied Mr. Blaine
According to letters / have received
! from central and western New York, il
would seem that the rainy day Iessened
the Republican vote. The Democratic
] majorities lie In the cities, where by 8
!; few minutes walk on good pavement
man reaches bis polling place
The Republican msjorities are il
the country, where large Numbers
live three, four OF even more, miles from
the polling place, which on election day
has 20 be reached over muddy roads anC
!; in rain storm Had the day been tair
the Republican maiorities in the rura
counties would have been i1ereased, on'
} good judge writes me, by probably
10000 but all agree by from 5000 &
5000. The actual difference betweel
2 the two parties in the tlnal count viii
perhaps not exceed 1000, about one
{ twelfth of one per cent of the total vote
: OF one vote in every 200 for tn
entire state, so if the Democrats
) have really earned New York BY thi
9 snail majority, ss the recent news midi
= Gates, you can see how easily q fair da,
. might have reversed the result. Blu
I great political battles, like military bal
{ ties, are often won by an apparenil
; trivial incident or accident which n
s human foresight can guard against"
Mr.. Blaine still appears to enjoy ex
Z cellent health. He spoke cheeFfull
4 throughout. although his best friends d
s not deny that he Is suffering the creates
: disappointment of his life. He say
5 himself that he has entirely recOvere
I from the fatigue resulting from hi
: stumping tour.
= SsrenAdiDg Blaine.
9 AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. IL tn
g Augusta Republicans as q manifestation
3 OF their confidence in and respect for n
o Blaine, will eerenadc him Ct his res
Il dence tomorrow evening. TheI
= will be no organized procession, but
e general gathering Of citizens. d
N Blaine has not rented n houae AT the nj