The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-11-02
NATIONAL HONOR.
England Never Respected
the Democrats.
MR.. BLAINE IN CONNECTICUT.
The Weak and gnmaniy Treatment
of Foreign Ansirs by the Demo-
eracy, as Compared with Grant
and Lineoln's Firm Poiicy-rhc
SackyiiTe AFFAIR.

NltHAli> faNA tO-IaA tn AtaT James -.
Blaine speak upon the issues Of the cam
paign. The crowd had come from all sur
roaiing points. and a large portion OF il
from Rhode Island When the orator
mounted the stand aud presented himself
al the raii he was cheerei hy thousands
who when he began TO speak were too far
away to hear hin. bst who cheered vigoF-
onsiy when the Others chee1ed. After dis
cussing the tariff question Mr.. blaine
said, II have heard a speech BY
Mr.. Bayard. secretary OF state. Mr..
Bayard is a peculiar gentleman. laugh
ter He is gentleman OF very high senti.
ments. In fact, there Is nobody whe
speaks the English language, 81 far aS
know, since Joseph surface, who has 50
fine sentiments as Mr.. Bayard. Laughter
Mr.. Hayard's speech is devoted 90 the
wicked conspiracy OF the Republicans.
They have all taken that word. Mr. Thur
man has taken that word. The wicked
conspiracy Of the Republicans that en-
trapped Lord Sackvilie into writing letter
appiausel: aud he calls down the wrath
of the conntry upon those most wicked
conspirators that got the letter that Lord
Sackyille answered.
THE coNsPfRAToRS UNFINISHED.
well, must say Mr.. Bayard puts him
self in very peculiar position, because II
there were wicked conspiracy of leading
Republicans 10 entrap Lord Sackville into
writing an imprudent letter. these con
spirators ought to have been punished, but
instead of this he Furnishes Lord Sackyille
He says: Here Is most anprincipled and
monstrOus conspiracy against this man.
and in consequence OF this conspiracy. OF
which | cannot get the authors. | VIII
send Lord SackVilie back and make
him bear the sins of the conspirators.
That is a very remarkable statement. They
do il, but after 10 days and after they had
received adyices and kilograms from ali
parts OF the country that il they did not
start Lord Sackville the whole Irish vote
would start Ilanghterl, then Lord saekville
had TO go. IL Will be an agreeable thing
in England for Lord salisbury, the prime
minister, 10 know that President Cleye-
lands administration deliberately weighed
Lord Sackyille against the Irish vote aud
started him Applause
HEWITT AND THE MoREY LETTER.
1--WE have another paper here--speaking
of the conspiraeies aud wicked things
the borid. which believe is counted a
Abram > Hewitt, and this morning IL re-
produces the Morey letter, that was forged
eight years ago against the lamented Presi-
dent Garfield when he was the Republican
candidate, and now the Worid is belabor-
ing Mr.. Hewitt because he said 1t was a
true letter and aided in putting the forgery
into circulation. That is pretty amusing
Laughter and applause. Abram = Hew-
lit was opposed for mayor OF New York
because Mr.. Hewitt lent his name
as an endorser OF rascally scheme
of publishing a forged letter against
e Republican candidate Now, gen.
tlemen, there is a good old
adage which would not wish TO quote.
about somebody falling out and honest
men getting their due. Laughter But
al a
one section of the Democratic party would
want TO swear off the responsibility OF the
Morey letter upon another. There IL
stands; The audacious forgery reproduced,
a forgery all through, and one of the Dem
ocrats who gave his high reputation and
high character to put II into circulation
was Ahram 5. Hewitt and It rises up against
him now, not from Republicans, but from
other Democrats, and when the Democrats
all get 10 exposing each other lapplausel,
that will be a terrible day II they do that
the Republicans would not need TO have
stump-speeches. massmeetlngs or flags or
any other paraphernalia to carry ON the
election. The election would carry itself"
ISCAPAcITY or THE STATE oFFfcE.
Speaking of Mr. Bayard's position in re-
gard to Lord Saekville. he said: "The
Democratic party never has conducted the
affairs of the country with Great Britain
with dignity or with advantage 10 this
country; never, and IL you win contrast
the administrations Of Gen. Grant aud OF
Abraham Lincoln in their conduct of
affairs with Great Britain with what has
been done by the Democratic party, you
would ask no other issues. We owe TO the
Democratic party and 90 lis bad diplomacy
the loss of British Columbia, that vast
province on the Pacific coast, which would
give us the entire coast from Behr
ing strait down to the Gulf OF
California; - the bad diplomacy and sur
render of the Democratic party we owe the
reciprocity treaty OF 1854. In which we got
about one article in 10, as compared with
the Canadians reciprocity treaty which
was ~ degrees on one side, which was our
opponents. and one degree Of our side.
We owe that TO them In fact IL Is not pos
sible for the Democratic party TO give a
single treaty or diplomatic procedure they
have made with Great Britain which re-
bounds 10 the honor OF this country.
THE ALABAMA CLAIMS.
"Now, when Gen. Grant was our presi-
dent he had the most embarrassing. the
most trying, the most delicate ques ion in
question of the Alabama claims, The
Democratic party could not have settled
these claims, but, gentlemen, Gen. Grants
administration settled them with
honor 70 the country, with peace
between both countries, aud with
Democratic party, in the first place. has
clustered with Great Britain and then sur
II ndered The Republican party never
clustered and never had anything 10 sur
render Great applause They have al
ways conducted themselves with dignity.
They have maintained the honor Of the
country aud have had respect from their
opponents. They have never sought war
with Great Britain-neyer-and when they
agreed with Great Britain, and made Great
Britain Hgree 30 IL, that we would submit
the claims Of the Alabama losses 20 afbi-
tration. We gained not only q yictsry for
ourselves. but we gained q victory
for ali humanity aud we did more
than any other nations in the nineteenth
century % bring to close the bloody
arbiiramenf Of war. We did more 20 estab-
lish peace a. a law aud rule between
nations. We did more 10 add 10 the great
glory Of international arbitrament, and
added the best chapter to International
Law.
''Great Britain respects the United states
when under the Republican party more
than when under the Democratic party.
Applause All the precedents have been
adjustment with our opponents"
HARTFORD, Conn. NOV l-Mf. Blaine
reached the citY this evening aud after
dining with Mr. Buikley, Republican can
didate for governor, was escorted to the
sFmory. where he spoke briefly 20 an audi
euee Of 50,000.
Clnxafaud f,nfus Several Eotes