Show JAS Q G develops and defends another novel pet scheme of his tending to relieve virginia of H her er debt burden by 17 U Telez telegraph raph to the I beraldi Her aldI CHICAGO sept IS 18 the tribune to moi rov publishes an art interview with ith jas G blaine in which lie occupies nearly three columns in paying hi liis addresses to carl schurz on account of some recent attacks in the new york post on blaines riyal service record and referring to the statement in if the e post that in garfielda Gart Gar ields fields cabinet lie plunged into spoils and wallowed in them for three months like a rhinoceros in an african pool I mean raid mr blaine to say it is untrue in the and in the detail meanly and maliciously untrue so absolutely untrue that there is not one act fact or one shadow of a fact to sustain it on the subject of Mahon ism mr blaine expired himself more freely and forcibly than lie lias has hitherto done in any public utterance ranco he said aid I have not seen a virginian for borne some months nor have havo I written a word to th atie state eState at the same time it is due to frankness that I should express my entire sympathy with tho the straight republican movement in that state yon you are opposed then to the mahone malione 51 a movement yes and I always have baye been I ill think ink it was a great political blunder to unite the republican party with the Kc adjusters the republican par parly lias lim been always devoted to upholding holing public fait faith and this fact contributed powerfully fully to the victory of isso 1880 to ro turn right round and join the repudiation wing of ortho tile virginia democracy seemed to me the last degree of off folly olly for the republicans what would you bave advised in 1881 when the the split came in the tile virginia democracy I would have bave advised and did adlite so far as it was my business that the republicans should adsero to their own standard and not become complicated with any theories of re in that anva way good men nien of a all parties would have len been drawn to us how was the garfield cabinet on question tion azy divided aided vided said sir mr blaine divided about as its evenly as 13 seven men can divide on any question and there fore no positive tive or effective thing was duac in the early atae ita e of the campaign and the tragedy of or july 2nd and removed it from front cons de ration well do you think virginia should bo be expected to pay the debt in full principal and interest no said mr blaine I do not I and her creditors do not expect it the credi creditors tirs arc are willing illing to make a gyu generous crous adjustment hut but they dont want the adjustment to be all on one ono side and have an allowance tai thrown ow to them as a bone would be thrown to a starving dog that ia is about what air macune proposes as I understand it V well why you think hink virginia should not be expected to t pay the whole debbas other states lia c donall principally because she was torn and dismembered by the war said mr blaine and lier her ability to pay was wits very greatly impaired no other stale state of the confederacy suffered as virginia did nu no thir bbate was as mutilated ansho as she was west virginia that was i as torn from her in the violence of the war as a war ar inea measure bure is an empire of wealth loat forever to if the old state no equal area in this cou coun n t try is bo rich in natural resources sas aa west avest virginia the people desire dezare a new state and should and did lid have bave j it but tho the loss the old state was very great what do vou you think will be the end of it all I do not know said mr blaine but I should be glad to bee the general government aid virg virginia mia in some arai way in bett bottling ling her debt when 10 wo lo were at war with mexico and dismembered her territory we made her an allowance of many millions of dollars and I think we could afford to be equally just and generous to one of obrown our awn slates states that we e dismembered for our own advantage would not that strike the country as a novel proposition it might but its novelty would not imp impeach eacil its justice said mr blaine another consideration would sv weigh cigis powerfully with jeand that is ti the fact rt of virginias cession of all the northwest territory for th the common weal nearly a hundred years ago I have thought of this matter a great deal since tha the debt agitation began in virginia last year I have bavo asked myself why virginia alone of all the confederate states should bo be made to suffer a despoilment and dismemberment that which would bring lasting relief and prosperity to virginia would be the trifle for t alio io general government to concede have you ever talked this over with virginians said our reporter never ever said mr blai n I do not think I ever referred to it to any one the subject is a very important one and I have merely thrown it out in this manner I have bave not time to discuss it in all its bearings but I believe it t would prove wise I just ind und beneficial in inal gl jib t efferts efler ts do you think west virginia ia ought to tr pay ay a sh share are of the debt under all circumstances I do not nor do I bel believe icae there is a state I in ii tho union situated a aa abt virginia is that would assume any portion of virginias Vir giniat debt delit you remember eliat we did not erect the state of west virginia to oblige ita its inhabitants we did il as a w air incani iru fur the benefit of the is whole lile union and ilia state of virginia bore the costly i a ai at alone it ia is pot in my judgment hd air r or right I 11 hat at virginia alono alone should be made a victim dortho fur thy bins odthe of alie dead confederacy |