The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-10-27
1T HIT THEN HARD.
Democrats Aghast Over the
Saekyille Letter.
rHuENAS TO THE RESCUE.
He Drops the Tarin and Ezeisediy
Deneusees the Piotters who DE-
lsded the British Minister-The
Marquis Of Salisbury Much wor-
rfed-saeksilie's Recall Dsm.nded-

LIMA. Ohio, Oct 8.-Judge Thurman and
Speaker Carlisle left Cincinnati fer this
place At rs this morning. People gather
ed at. the depots in the various towns
through which the train passed At Troy
and Wapskoneta brief stops were made.
and short addresses in light, numerous
vein made by Thurman and Carlisle. which
were heartily cheered- The train was
greeted in this city By . crowd OF several
thousand, and the judge was taken at once
10 dinner
After dinner the irdgs was driven 70
Anxie hsu, where the afternoon meeting
was held The hall was packed to over
hoving, and the crowd gave an enfhusiss-
ne greeting to the speakers OF the csy.
Judge Thurman said he would not speak
on the tarln question. - Speaker Carlisle
was 10 do that tonight Furthermore. they
hsa been talking on II in the field and in
congress for many months. aud he thought
tle Democratic speakers had victory ON
tneir sce, and that their opponents feel II
TO be So
III they did not believe said he. ..that
tne agreement on this question OF the
tariff Vas on the Democratic side, why in
the world did they try and insert another
Issue 70 talk about Why did they
reject the fisheries treaty and attempt
70 make out that the president had NOT
stocd up IN bold and manly manner for
the interest of the people,"
THE RETALIATION BILL
After reviewing the action of the senate
on the treaty the judge said: They told
the president In substance, by refusing 70
rafify or amend the treaty, that The urne
had come when we must resort 10 wariske
measures TO vfndicase American rights
Well, the president took them at their
word he sent in 4 message to them and
said: As yen are in fighting mood-I DO
net use his language. but ] give the sub
stance of it-as yon won't settle this mat
ter Peaeeably, 50 that there may be no
bloodShed, so that there may be good viii
and peace between the United States and
other nations of the earth; as you insist
that we shall resort 10 power and TO force,
Give II to nae You speak of
retaliation. yo1 speak of warlike
measures; you speak of xindicafing the
rights Of America by arms, give me power
10 do what you declare is the true policy
OF the United states. He sent that mes
cratic house OF representatives passed q
bill that gave 70 the president ali the
power that could be asked to refalsate upon
Canada and Great Britain and TO get our
rights if they could be got by force. That
bill passed the house of representa-
tives with q single dissenting Democratic
vote. Now what became of the biile IL
went 10 the senate and the Democrats in
sisted on passing it. They sent II 10 their
committee on foreign affairs and there II
sleeps the sleep that knows no waking.
want to know what kind of q spectacle is
leaders IN the land ON this subject of
foreign affairs. They went make treaty:
they won't back out and they won't fight
THE CHINESE QUESTION.
Wow, when they were well beaten on
that subject, then came up the Chinese
question The president had made another
treaty upon this question, and while they
dad not dare TO neglect il as they had the
fisheries treaty, yet BY amendments which
caused its rejection by the Chimes govern
ment, they hoped the president would be
deprived of the credit due him. He
thought with other men in the United
States, and was one of them. and / was
one of the first of them-for | had ex-
pressed my opinions fully TO my fellow
citizens in ls5e at Cincinnati, five years
before the California legislature petitioned
congress upon the subject of chinese i'm
migration. I said then what l say to-day
that the heather Chinee is not q welcome,
not useful person in the United States
Great eheering-l had gone through the
=
seen him there in all his rags and ali his
filth l had been in the joss-house which
they call temple. l had seen what he
calls his religion, and so help me God, al
though I hope ] am as charitable and as
broadminded towards the men of ali
countries as any man ought to be, could
not say in my own conscience that this was
good man TO bring into the United states.
lApplsuse.
"very well: the Democratic house of re-
presentatiyes was of the same opinion.
and so they passed a bill to exclude Chi
nese from settlement In this country. That
bill passed the house OF representatives on
the very day it Was introduced. III my
mernery is not at fault il went 10 the senate
IL remained there about six days How
long II took these grave aud reverend
seigniors to find out whether or not this
and applause half white and half heather
Chinese. More laughterl Very well II
passed, however. They could not resist IL
and IL went TO the president He signed
the bill and so his enemies were again
foiied IN their attempt 10 destroy him in
the estimation of the American people.
TIE BRITISH MINISTERS LETTER.
Then. my friends, having failed in their
discussion of the tariff. having failed in the
row they raised about the fisheries, having
failed in their atsem pf to destroy Cleveland
with their opposition 10 the Chinese ex-
elusion bill, in the last days of the can
yass some of the mean men OF that party
have all NJ once discovered another mares
nest which they think viii hatch an Off
spring that may destroy the Democrat
party Judge Thurman then referred to
the correspondence between Murchison
and Lord Saekyiile. and said. Whether il
is forgery or not do not know, but this
l have 90 say: that be II a forgery or be II
genuine letter; be 10 q letter written by
= $50 \
cunning Republican partisan 20 whom
Aurehisou has lent his name: be Il one or
the other, Ii Is the production Of deiiher-
ate villain who deserves 10 he scorned By
all honest men. iAppisuse-l Why do !
say this.
NV friends. when you come TO look At
the letter itself. You see il never was writ
ten by man who for one moment thought
Of voting for Cleveland On the contrary.
il was written by some skillfnl. cunning
Republican politician who thought 10 en-
trap the British minister and get from him
soIne reply that couli be used against Mr..
Cleveland In the presidential election. 80
that when that man prGfessed to be friend
IL 10 Cleveland aud % be only seeking out
correct knowledge. he was lying with every
breath that he uttered. with every word be
wrote. Applspse, When be said tAat
the answer 81 the British minister should
b. kept . profound secret he Was lying. for
he never Intended that II should be kept
secret. If be we're iortuEsfe to get an avs
wer. unless that letter saoEld aisApPo!nf
his hepes. Now. my friends, II that mac
intended to Be or was what be said, how
was that letter OF his 70 the British minister
which wns marked private and the letter
OF the British minister 10 him which he
soleraasy pledged bis hono- should never
see the Eight. hsw cu5aeS it that these let
tiers are pubic to-day
But that Is nog al. lust ioo< al IT,
This Harehisou letter PROCESSES 70 have
h<eu written ca the sth ef Seytczber last.
and the British minister answer p-9sesses
TO have hceu written on the 18th ef sep
teTnt,er. and vet for mere than ore month.
ves. considerably mere than o month. no
uau ever beard orc word Of there being
such correspondence except the men who
were ia the conspiracy. Last week there
was 10 be great meeting, - Il was called,
Of IsishEnen. although ! do not think that
rnAuy honest. thorough bred fr5Shzeu were
IN the gang laughter and epplzusel bus
II was announced tnAs there was 10 be
srch a meeting 81 tkaf .. Madison square,
in the city af New Iork. aud that James
q. Blaine wxs TO address that meeting,
and accsriInEiy the meeting vas hesd last
aishr Then fGr tie fs-st time the terrible
cor-e.paadcarr comes ct.t which - 20
prove fh4f the sSoga Y-eSldeut Of tie
tinted states. tae sucFn SECRETARY 81 state
the sWezn c4hisef of iae president sere al
a st Of csEs piratorS azalRs; the re0T.e gf
the Eastsd states X CONES oUt,
~. fazy On rhe @Ee gs Esazne's