Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-01

for whom / shall cast my ballot, when
but one month ago was sure Mr.. Cleve-
land was the man. If Mr.. Cleveland is
pursuing new policy toward Canada,
only, and for the sake of OBJ
tanning popularity and continuation of
his Office four years more, but intends to
cease his policy when his reelection is
secured in November, and again favor
interests, then l should have
no further doubts, but 60 forward and
vote fer him. l know of no one better
able to direct me than you, sir, and |
most respectfully ask your advice in the
matter. | will further add that the two
men, Mr.. Cleveland and Mr.. Harrison,
are very evenly matched, and few votes
may elect either one. Mr.. Harrison is a
high-tarif man, believer in the Ameri-
can side of all questions, and
undoubtedly an enemy to Brit
is evenly divided between the two par
ties, and mere handful of our natural
lied countrymen can turn it either way.
When it is remembered that small
State (Colorado) defeated Mr.. Tilden in
1876 and elected Hayes, the Republican,
the importance of California is at once
apparent to all. AS you are at the foun-
tain-head of knowledge on the question.
and know whether Mr.. Cleveland's pres
ent policy is temporary only, and whether
he will, as soon as he secures another
term of four years in the Presidency, sus-
pend it for one of friendship and free
trade, apply to you privately and con-
fdentially for information, which shall
in turn be treated as entirely secret.
Such information would put me, at rest
myself, and, if favorable to Mr. Cleve-
land, enable me on my own responsibility
to assure many of our countrymen that
they would do England service by vot-
ing for Mr.. Cleveland and against the
Republican system of tariff.
'As before observed, we know not
what to do, but look for more light on a
mysterious subject, which the sooner it
comes will better serve true Ell glishmen
in casting their votes.
"Yours very respectfully.
CHARLES F. MURcHlsoN."
VESTS REPLY.
In answer to this Lord Sack lie West,
the British Minister at v ashington
replied:
Private British Arms.
beverly (Mass.) 18th Sept, 1888.
"SIR-1 am in receipt of your letter OF
the 4th inst, and beg to say that l fully
appreciate the difficulty in which you
find yourself in casting your vote.
"You are probable aware that any DO.
litical party which openly favored the
Mother Country at the present moment
would lose popularity, and that the party
in power is fully awarr of this fact
That party, however, is, 1 believe. still
desirous of maintaining friendly relat
ionswith Great Britain, and il
still as desirous of settling all
the questions with Canada which might
have been unfortunately reopened since
the rejection OF the treaty by the Repub.
lican majority in the Senate, and the
Presidents message to which you allude
All allowance must therefore be made
for the political situation, as regards the
! Presidential election, thus created. It is
however, plainly impossible to predic
the course which President CLEVELAND
may pursue in the matter OF retaliation
should he be elected, but there is ever,
reason to believe that, while upholdini
the position he has taken, he will mani
fest spirit of conciliation in dealin,
with the question involved in his mes
sage.
II enclose an article from the New
York Times of the 22d of August, and re-
main yours faithfully,
IL. 5. SACKVILLE-WEST"
THAT CLIPPING.
There is not room at this time to print
the referred clipping, out readers of the
HERALD may look for it tomorrow.
HISTORY OF THE "FAKE."
Similar letters were written to other
Englishmen of note, but as thew were
very non-committal they were not pub.
lished. Noted Prohibition leaders were
addressed in similar manner and some
of their answers are being used with
Vests as campaign documents. The
letters after being received at Pomona
we're taken to the Office of Patrick G,
Tonner, Republican of Irish birth, and
by his partner, w. A. Bell, CITY Attor.
ney of Pomona and President of the
Republican Club at that place they were
brought to the office of w. F. Fitzgerald,
Esq, OF this city. Henry T. Gage, an
other ardent Republican attorney Of this
city was called in to take advice as tc
what should be done with this batch Of
correspondence. Col. H. G. Otis coming
into the Office while the matter was
under discussion, after joint dilibe ration
| it was decided to make the
matter public. The whole batch was
printed in morning paper in this
city and copies were sent to the Repub-
lican State and National Committees
through which they were sent broadcast
over the land as an argument to catch
votes.
Besides the Prohibition party leaders
and such Englisbmen as West, Tuppel
and Cham berlain, Sef1or Romero, the
Mexican Minister, and doubtless others
were addressed by Murchison or some OF
the other members Of the Pomona Re-
publican bureau. To one of these letters
was attached the name of Swiss gro
Gerry man at Pomona, named De Brunner
Thus far all the other names of the
prime movers and actors in the business
have been concealed. There has been
great search made for Murchison, but up
to this moment his true name and
whereabouts have remained a close
secret, carefully guarded by the few
men who are working the flake" fol-
whatever of political significance there
may be in it.
OTHER CAMPAIGN FRAUDS.
But these letters are not the only
means being used by these Pomona
schemers to carry on their campaign OF
thought. During the past week great
many German citizens around Pomona
who heretofore have voted the Republi-
no nIyak H.rA