Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-27

can politician, who thought to entrap the
British Minister and get from him some
reply that could be used against Mr..
Cleveland in the Presidential election,
80 that when the man professed to be
friendly to Cleveland and only seek
ing correct knowledge, he was lying
with every breath that he uttersd,
with every word that he wrote. [Ap-
plause. When he said that the answer
Of the British Minister should be kept
profound secret, he was lying, for he never
intended that it should be kept a secret,
If he were 80 fortunate as to get an
answer, unless that letter should disap-
point his hopes. Now, my friends, If
that man intended it to be kept private,
or was what he said he was, how does it
come that his letter to the British Minis
ter, which was marked "private," and
the letter Of the British Minister to
him, which he go schemingly pledged
his honor should never see light
how does it come that those letters are
before the public to-day? But that is
not all Just look at it This letter of
Murchison's processes to have been writ
ten on the 4th Of September last, and the
British Minister'S answer processes to be
written on the 18th of September, and
yet for more than one month, yes, con-
siderably more than one month, no man
ever heard of there being such corre-
spondence except the men who are in
the conspiracy.
BLAINE's IRISH MEETING.
Last week there was to be a great
meeting, as it was called, of Irishmen-
although l do not think that very many
honest, thoroughbred Irishmen were in
the gang daughter and applause)-but it
was announced that there was to be such
meeting as that at Madison Square in
the city of New York and that James
G.. Blaine was to address that meet
ing, and accordingly the meeting was
held last night. Then for the first time
the terrible correspondence comes out
which is to prove that the sworn Presi-
dent of the United States, the sworn
Secretary of State and the sworn Cabinet
of the President are all set of conspira-
tors against the people Of the United
States. 1t comes out then just on the
eve of Blaine's meeting, the Irish meet
ing in New York City, and among the
first things that Blaine does is to
hold up his hands in horror
over this theme of official depravity.
Why was it that this correspondence
did not come to light sooner? Why is it
that it was kept back until the eve Of
Mr.. Blaipe's Irish meeting, and is then
brought forth to prejudice the American
people against an honest, upright, faith.
full and patriotic President and Secretary
OF State? Now, my friends, am moi
going to say any more about that, be.
cause if l were to say more it would only
look as it thought there was something
in that correspondence that was terribly
damaging to the Administration. do moi
think so at all. No. my friends, as said
before, this is simply another bunglin
scheme of the Republican managers to
divert attention from the main issue
tarif-upon which they begin to realize
they are beaten.
At the conclusion of the Judges ad.
dress, Speaker Carlisle was introduced
and spoke for some time about the posi-
tion of the respective parties on the ques'
ton of the tariff and the Fishery treaty.
He also touched on the Murchison af
fair, treating it as Republican trick.