The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-11-03

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knowledge before finally casting our votes
! for him, AS we had Intended to dQs3 Many
English citizens have for years reffalnsd
on sm s being snatarslisea as they thought no
ana sosaf Psss ssss
eassed easd II by an5staS e Chg ~
.sSssl sSSss'l'Sa sss e sSs aSSs &
yes, by the Thousands they have become
ing to elect him over sssin-ihe ons above
ALI Of American politicians they conaidar
their own and their cosntryS best friend.
sisht to vote tos TN ssssiasss il Spvs%Ss.s: is
am unable to understand ibf whom Iahall
cast my ballot. whsn bus one month ago
If Clevelsna s. WAS 3 i1ns,aIne q new
policy toward --Cansds temporarily
only and for, tho y sake. of. oh.aining
eiee fSui seass oss Sas asssnd. % oss.s ns
his policy When his re:elsstion q tecnrsd
In, In November and again tayor Enkland's
But .hsn snSSd a, hsys
Know Of no one Better able Is aifsSt me,
sir. and most respectfully ark your ad.
TWO IN tho Ms s Nd sdd that sh..
risoa. arc very evenly matched ana a fsw
votes may elect either one Mr.. Harrison
is high tariff man, - -bsaisvss
edly an enemy to British interssts' rSsss.
rally. This State Ia equally divided -hat.
ween the parties. and nero handful Of
either way. When It Is remembered that
u small State .Cotorado) i'eiegsused Nh
Tilden in 1870 and elected. Hayes, the Re-
pnas snnsrst rsS tpGStanoe % oF calf0rr.
AS you are at the fountain hesGl Of knawl.
edge on the question and know whether
only, aud whethor lie Will, ~ soom . ihe
secures another term of fot,r years In the
presidency, suspend it for oneof YrtSndahip
AND and free Trade: sp'y 20 yS% privately
shall In turn be treated as entirely secret.
Such information would put lne ~ rect
myself, and If favorable to Mr.. Cleveland
enable mo, on my own rospensf6iiaty, ITO
assure many OF our conntrysNsn that ihey
would do England n service by voting for
cievetand and against tho Republican sys-
know not what to do, but look for more
light on mysterious subject, which the
sooner 1t comes will better serve true En-
stsSnsa sosy rsspeeliiy 1t fnsl their s''''' aop
The name Of the writer mas beeu sup.
pressed, but there can, be little sloubtl
now that this letter was written 40 sn.,
trap Minister Sack ville- West into some
expression that would connect the ,Bslt.
ish free trade interests with the Psesl-
dent. That has been the object oY the
Republican managers all along,s antfs
they have secured nm imprudent utter.s
ancc from the i3risish representative on
The subject. su.E D. 4n.tsiA1 aa1,, ,
The British Minister Is probabiy the.
last person in Washington who could
have access to the private thouRhts of
the President, and his In piled R9sun1nl
nj sal In 40 S~A
ques, Of the correspondent whose ap-
parent intelligence shows That he has
no right to expect amy lrevelaiionsl on
the subject from a foreign em bassadOr,
is weak and most decidedly indlscreet
The whole object with the politicians
has been to hurt the President by seek
ing TO represent him-as manipulating
the national pniicy I'M tho tuterestOf
England. The British Ministes has
blirdly iallen into a political trap aud,
has become, however unintentiODally,
n factor In the Republican, campaign ID
defeat Mr.. Cleveland's electiOs. 1.-THE
Minister is being made II party to what
may result in n great ~wroag. doing,
which eau in 10 why benefit him or
his country. We reprint bis letter. in
connection with that which elected 1t
trivHt8.
Sir-I am III receipt OF your letter OFT
ath inst. and beg to sny ibat fnIly npprs-
ciate Tho difficulty in which you find Your
seff in chstfng your vote. You fnre iirOba-
bly, aware that any political party which
openly favored the mother country at the
present NOM ent would lose popularity, and
that the party in power is fully aware Of,
ibis fact. The party, however, believe.
still desrnus OF maint aiming friendly, selu.si
tions with Great Britain, and IN still nn do
sirous of settling questions with Canada
which have been unfortunately responded
since the retraction OF tho treaty by the Re-
pubfi,mn majority In the Senate and by the
Presidents message, to whom you afiud6.
All allowances must, therefore, be made
ior the political situation ns regards the
presidential election thus created. 1t IT,,
however, impossible 10 prodict the cO,ifss
which President Cleveland may pursua In
tho matter of retaliation should he be cleo
ted but there tx every reason to believe that
while upholdinG tho position he has taken,
he Will manifest spirit OF concfliation In
dealing with the question involving Ill.
message. ] inrlosean AN article from tho New
Iorh Times of Aug. 20, aud remain, yours,
l.. S. .SACKvrLrE-WFsT
BEVERLY, MASS, Sept. f3, Ioss.V .t II
The wife OF Bcac0nsIicld. '.r' Del"
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