Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-11-10
New York Star Syndicate Letter to
the Beacon.
NEW YORK, Nov. G, 1888.

NLN lohN, NOV u 1000
If n squadron Of war ships belong
ing to some powerful enemy had just
steamed up ia Ncw York harbor pre-
pared to shell tAg big city, excitement
could hardly be more intense than ii
is on Tie day before the great political
bate.
Both parties held their final parodcs
Oh Saturlay-lhc Republicans in the
afternoon. and the Democrats at night.
Both were monster professions, quite
ouldoing AL efforts of former occasions
The Republicans mustered $4,000 men;
our people had fully twice that num-
Der, with more than half Il million N
lockers. There were fifteen miles Of
Democrats marching in files twelve
men deep. At the same time 10000
Democrats were parading the streets
OF Brooklyn.
II is too late now to do any guess
ing or Specializing. You will proba-
bly, know the result by the time you
have occasion 10 use this letter. As
a matter Of record though, Tie Demo.
Gratis are more enthusiastic and conf.
dent than ever, Nothing but the
wholesale slaughter OF the National
ticket by the trading Of votes can im-
pair the chances OF a magnificent VIC
tory in this city and State. Ii such
%trcachcry be %resortcd TO, ii will be a
death.kncll Of the organization which
lolcrates it, but nothing of the sort is
GpprGhended. There has been one
feeling Of mcasincss over the fac: that
the immense increase Of the registra-
ton has not been Adequately met by
an increase Of polling places. 1t is
possible that some votes may be lost
from lack OF time TO poll them but al
the most only a few hundred can be
/ DISTINGUISHED. The Democratic man
ayers have taken every precaution to
prevent such a thing. Individual Dem.
ocratic voters have been served with
circulars urging them to.be present at
the voting places early in the day.
The crush during the past few even.
ings in the lobbics of the uptown no.
tells has been something tremendous
these arc the great betting centcrs
Tens OF thousands of dollars arc post,
ed by enthusiastic pariisans every
night. II is estimated that tonight
and Tomorrow night, Il million dol
lars will be put up in election bets
within Il radius of n quarter of a milt
from a given point in this city. Clevc
land holds the call in the odds to III,
last.
The lamcntable Virginius episode O
a number of years since, when BRAY,
Capt, Fry and some OF his crew wcr,
seized by the Spanish authorities, ant
hanged for running arms into Cub;
for the insurgents, is brought vivid,
TO mind by the news of the capture 0
a lIayiian blockade runner. 1t ap
T, pears that q company of New YorI
: spectators have been systematicall
! engaged in running arms to the negI,
rebels in that negro government
, Their last boat, the Alta, with her Ell
| tire crew and equipment was seize
by q lIaytian gun.boat; but whethc
, the men met tho fate of Captain FIR
! and his party is moi yet known.
President Clcvcland's summary re
Duke to Mr.. Sackvillc's information,
impcrtinencc in meddling with th
, politics of this country is commende
here by men of both parties. Ii hs
i caused the question Of Canadian al
r ncxation TO take a new start. Frol
t the way in which some of the paper
are talking, II might suppose that
Q was only a qucs'ion.of weeks when W
would gobble up the territory on OIL
northern border, and carve out a doi
a ell or SO American States.
4 The operations Of q mysterious syi
Q dictate Of English capitalists who VI
! cndcavoring to get possession OF III
! great breweries of this country, M
exciting some attention. They hay