Los Angeles herald., 1893-01-15
Mr.. BLAlNE'S LITERARY WORK.
He Found Great Pleasure In 1t - His
Plans for the Winter.
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He Found Great Pleasure In 1t - His
Plans for the Winter.
Especial Correspondence.
NEW YORK, Dec 26.-The illness of Mr.
Blaine prevented his carrying out certain
literary plans which he had for the winter
When he was a guest of Mr.. Whitelaw
Reid in October, Mr. Blaine told few gen
tlemen whom he met at dinner that he
was contemplating with keenest pleasure
a winter of literary work He said that he
found that the mental occupation entailed
by the work of preparing and writing
something of which historical study was
the basis was tonic for him. He had
discovered when he was writing his
Twenty Years of Congress" that the
daily labor he gave to it served him almost
as we'll as physical exercise. 1t provided
recreation; he got ut times intensely inter
ested in the work; he found that his appe
tite was good, and that he slept WE'LL SO
that he was at last of the opinion that in
tellectual stimulus, which is of a peaceful
sort, is one of the best boons for person
who has been i'll.
Mr.. Blaine had in mind, therefore, this
winter, some work of revision upon his
Twenty Years of Congress" Since he
wrote that remarkable book he has received
a large correspondence from men who were
also active in public affairs during the pc
riod described in this work, and who were
able, therefore, to contribute good deal of
information which was not attainable when
Mr. Blaine was engaged in writing the
book.
1t seemed to him that it would be well to
sift this correspondence, get all that was Of
value in it and use it in revision of the
book. The work has sold wonderfully well,
and there is "a constant demand for il even
to this day, and with the addition Mr.
Blaine had in mind 1t would have been al
most a new publication
This, however, was not the chief work
which Mr. Blaine contemplated this win
ter. He has always been intensely inter
ested IN the era stretching from 1906 10 1s20
He regards II n some respects as the most
critical period for the government during
the first century Of It's existence He had
collected vast fund Of information. even
~ long ago as when be was speaker. ne
spccting men and events Of that tine
The war of isi2 in his opinion realls
forced the slavery issue upon the country
since his own impression wac that had this
not occurred the south was getting ready
do precisely vhaf the north did-let slaverr
die out gradually. OF course Mr. Blaine
rtllizcsi the influences which the invcnfioa
Il the cuiton gin had Ia making slave
pruperty q value 20 the south. but he q {
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