St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-09
COULDN'T L|VEIT OUT.
Secretary Blaine Reiterates
His Withdrawal From
the Field.
The Presidents Office Too EX-
acting for Him to Hold 1t
and Live.
Bay State Democrats Select
Unpledged Delegates to
Chicago.
Senator Hills Friends Find
That His Services Count
for Little.

PITTSBURG, April S.-The Times will
tomorrow morning print the following
from staff correspondent at Washing
ton: If any answer had been neededto
the anonymous story that Secretary
Blaine was complaining that he had
been hadgered ard bounded by friends
of President Harrison into whiting his
celebrated letter declining to be cam
didate for president MI. Blame himself
answered 1t today. Nobody here pre-
tended to believe the story, save few
of those who are so anxious to get some
strong name to use against the growing
strength of Harrison that they are will
ing to put Mr.. Blaine forward in the at
titude of a weak creature without the
courage TO withstand pressure, or the
manliness to abide the consequences of
his own acts.
In course of conversation with a rep
resentative Of the Times and one of the
leading physicians of the country, who
has occasionally attended the secretary,
the physician remarked: 81 see some
of the newspapers continue to connect
your name with the presidency, Mr..
Secretary"
1t Would Kill Him.
Promptly, as one answers question
hpOn which he has done celebrating,
MIR. Blaine responded: "The presi-
dents office is a laborious and exhausting
one. He has no vice, no alternative,
10 substitute, upon whose shoulders he
can. share responsibility. There is a
vice president, but our scheme of gov
crnment does not permit him to assume
the powers and duties of the president,
except in case of death, removal, reSig-
nation or disability of the president. 1t
does not contemplate the vice president
as an occasionally acting president for
day or two, or week or two. when
the man who has been elected to that
Office may need rest and recreation.
e""fhe presidency is an Office without
sleep. L am now siXty-twO years old,
and although you have told me and l
believe that in heart, lungs, kidneys
and otherwise | am free from organic
disease, suffering only from tOrpidlty of
the liver, do not believe that if were
to be inaugurated | would live out my
term. If were assured, therefore of a
nomination and election to the preSi-
demcy, could not accept it. At my aye
and with nv temperament, knowing
what the effect Of life of exhausting
labor has been upon my vitality, it
would be constructive suicide"
The secretary spoke with the emphasis
of perfect candOr, and with an apparent
desire to make himself definitely under
stood.
Hale Confirms 1t.
New YORK, April S.-A Washington
special to the Recorder says: "SeuatOr
Hale, in an interview yesterday regard
ing the stories which have Teen assid-
uously circulated the past week with
reference 10 Mr.. Blaine's supposed
Willingness to accept the NOM
ination for the presidency, said:
i 90 not speak for Mr.. Blaine, because
have 10 authority to do SO. but i know
he stands today exactly as he did when
he wrote his letter of withdrawal. He
has not reconsidered his determination,
and he has given no intimation of any
intention to reconsider it, P"