Wichita eagle., 1888-02-26

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New YORK, Feb. 25.-Tomorrow's World
will contain three column interview
with Mr.. Blaine, which has been cabled
from Florence by Mr. T. c. Crawford, foI
some lime the Worlds correspondent in
Washington, and now in Europe. Mr.
Blaine in the course of a long converse
ton, distinctly asserted that under no cir
cumstances whatever, would he allow his
name to be used in connection with the
next presidential nomination. He in
sists on the sincerity of his withdrawal,
and asserts that he had made up his mind
thereto long ago. He considers,
first, that any man whose name has
been associated with a defeat in a
presidential campaign owes it to his party
not to allow himself to be renominated.
and candidly says he is not equal to facing
the fatigue and excitement Of another
campaign; and more, he would feel himself
bound TO work as hard as on previous oc-
casions. Mrs Blaine and the other mem
bers of his family are most emphatic in
approval of his withdrawal which is def
nit, and neither heavy nor recent in its de-
cision. Mr.. Blaine will not return from
Europe until June and not until after the
Republican convention. He declines to ex-
press himself on the subject of the Re-
publican candidates now in the field, but
asserts that he did not retire in favor
of any particular one of them He is
convinced of Republican victory, basing
his conviction in particular on the tariff
question.
When Mr.. Blaine was asked the direct
question whether he would under any cir
cumstances, permit his name to be used
again as a candidate, he replied in the
negative, but then added: Il do not want
to make any new affirmations on the sub
Ject. / have said all that / wish to say
upon this subject in that letter. That let
ter, as you must know, was not a hap-haz-
Zard, of-hand affair. 1t was the result of
much deliberation and careful thought.
You will remember that l told you
in Paris last December that had no in
tention of being candidate again, and
that l had practically made up my mind
at that time to forbid the use of my name
in the approaching. convention. / hold !" he
said later in conversation. that have no
right to be candidate again. A man who
has once been the candidate of his party
utlcdttt, o"tS IL W Ills party 10 WlUn-
draw and not be candidate second time.
More than this, there is another plain
reason for my withdrawal / could not 90
through the burden and fatigue of another
presidential canvass, such a one as the can
vass of the last campaign. To accept
nomination and do less than before would
be impossible"
Mr.. Crawford thus concludes his dis
patch: Toward the close of my last call
j asked Mr.. Blaine when he expected to
return to America. He said that he ex-
pected to reach New York about the last
of June. He expects to spend the late
spring in London. He has not vet de-
termined upon his movements After
leaving Florence he will probably 90
straight to England from Italy He said. |
with an open frankness not to be mistaken: |
You have no idea what relief it is to me
to think that | am now out of the canvass, |
and that when | come back to New York |
in the summer that / shall not be going
back there to face reception after reception. |
and to enter into the turmoil and excite |
ment of political canvass. l can now
come back quietly. after the convention
has once decided the result and enjoy nv |
own life in my own way, free, / hope, from |
further criticism or comment"