The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1888-02-29
M. Blaine's Positive mo. "

The New York Herald Of Sunday
last contained three column inter.
view with Mr.. Blaine which has been
cabled from Florence, in which Mr..
Blaine in the course Of long conver.
sation distinctly asserted that under
no circumstances would he allow his
name to be- used 10 connection with
the next Presidential nomination. He
insists on the sincerity Of his with.
drawal and asserts that he had made
up his mind thereto long ago. He
considers, 6rst that any man whose
name has been associated with defeat
in Presidential campaigns owes it to
his party not to allow himself to be
renominated; and secondly, he is IN.
equal to facing the fatigues, worry,
and excitement of another canvass,
81! :he more as he would feel himself
bound to work as hard as on previous
occasions. Mrs. Blaine and the other
members Of his family are most em.
pbatic in their approval of his with.
dra val, which is definite and neither
hsstT or recent in its decision. Mr.
Blaine will not return from Europe
until after the Repu blicsn convention.
lie declines to express himself on the
subject of the Republican candidates
now in the field, but he asserts that he
did not retire in favor of any particu.
lar one of them. te is convinced Of
a Republican victory, basing his con.
viction in particular on the tariff basis.
When Mr.. Blaine was asked the di.
rect question whether be would under
any circumstances permit bis name to
be used as q candidate, be replied in
the most emphatic negative, bat he
added: II do not wish to make any
new affirmations upon the subject. l
have said all that / wish to say upon
this subject in that letter. That letter,
as you must know, was not hap.baz.
zard, of.haud affair. 1t was the re.
suit Of much deliberation and careful
thought. You will remember that I
told you in Paris last December that
l had no intention of being a candi.
date again, and that / had practically
made up my mind at that time to for.
bid the use ef my name in The ap-
nro.ai~o spring -,,---s1
PWIoi1nts- -franssseqE,ton.
II hold" he said later in the con.
versation. "that have no right to be
a candidate again. A man who has
once been the candidate Of his party
and defeated owes it to his party to
withdraw and not be candidate the
second time. More than this, there is
another plain reason for my withdraw.
ing. could not go through the bar.
den and fatigue of an other Presiden,
tial canvass-such one as the canvass
of the late campaign. To accept q
nomination, and to do less than before
would be impossible"
The dispatch concludes Mr.. Blaine
being asked when he expects to return
TO America. He said that be expected
to reach New York about the first o.
June. He expects to spend the late
spring in London. He has not yer
determined upou his movements. Aftel
leaving Florence he will probably g
straight to England from Italy. II,
said, with an air of frankness not t,
be mistaken: "You have no idea wha
a relief il is to me to think that / an
noI out Of the canvass, and that wheI
/ come back to New York in the sum
mer that shall not be going bacl
there to face reception afte. reception
and to enter into the turmoil and ex
element of political canvass. l cal
now come back quietly after the con
ventioD has once decided the result
and enjoy my own life 10 my own way
free, hope, from further criticism o
comment"