The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-27

of the rocks to keep her off, but so it
was. Chairman Jones appealed by circular
and when the pinch for money became unen-
durable he went on a personal begging trip
through New England, Pennsylvania and New
York He got good deal, but net near what
needed to carry on the campaign on the
generous seals as GarEelds and Hayes's cam
paigns were carried In thu meantime let-
tiers were pouring In from all parts of the coun-
try crying for money, and saying that this or
that State would be lost unless the snews OF
war were furnished promptly. In this emer-
gency it was that Mr.. Blaine's private surplus
was drawn upon until it gone almost to the
last dollar. 1t was the last sacrifice on the altar
of the one GROWING ambition of his life, and he
made il cheerfully, after the manner of men OF
large ambition. But when the curtain went
down the final scene. and he knew that he
had come just enough to be denied. the
first consideration was how to retrieve his
wasted fortnas and provide for the future of his
family. He went right to work at his book.
Twenty Years in Congress" He wrote at 1T
untlringly until it was finished. His royalty on
the sales was 81 copy, and about four hundred
thousand copies of it went off like cakes That
tells about the size OF BIaines newly-made
fortune to-day-$400, 600. 1t is the income OF
Twenty Years in Congress" which he is enjoy
ing in Europe to-day.
When the time came for Mr. Blaine to be en-
tered for the race of 1888. his friends on this
side found him quite unwilling to go in again.
For six months he has been writing to them
with increasing emphasis that he must be
considered as out of IL The personal
reason which he alleges in his letter
groWa OUT OF MS QDancldl experience
of 1884, which have just stated. Mrs Blaine
has been determined that her husband should
not again waste his time and fortune in another
campaign like the last so you may depend upon
it that Blaine Is out to stay out For Mrs.
Blaine is a strong- willsd woman, and ID quite
used to having her way. That tells the story
just AZ it was given to me. The ardent Blaine
men here are still unpersuaded, however, that
their candidate is out. They insist that the
letter is merely well-calcuiated move in tho
game that is to end with Mr. Blaine's nomina-
ton In a roar of acelamation They arrive at
this conclusion by easy chain of reasoning:
Blaine having formally withdrawn, his name
cannot now be attacked by enemies either with
in or outside his party. and that is much
gained. The convention will meet at Chicago
with anywhere from ten twenty practical
piemies struggling for the nomn alton. The
pigmies will take several ballots and
make it plain that they are all insists. There
upon the giant will reappear, and all the pig
mics will hail him as the savior of the party.
Blaine boomer of the undiscouraged and undis-
ing, on Blane's denomination by this exhilarat-
ing process, and though the challenge
thrown out in the presence OF several anti
Blaine men of ample means, mono of them
showed coz hdsnce enough IN the inalitv of the
letter of withdrawal to accept it. But this sort
of skepticism does not penetrate Congress to
any great extent have talked with a great
many Senators and Representatives of both
parties the past week and found the conviction
all but universal that Biaine's figure gone
forever from the presidential stage. Men who
dislike him say they will take care he will not
come back, and men who like him say with
unconcealed regret that his letter has put the
bars up strongly that he cannot come back if
he would. =