Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-28

rink tonight to an audience of 1000 peo-
pie. In the course of his speech he re-
verted to the British Minister'S letter and |
said:
From the beginning of the campaign
it has been obvious that England was
taking extraordinary interest in the elec-
ton of Mr.. Cleveland. The London
papers, which at first spoke with
extraordinary frankness, finding that it
was embarrassing to their friends on this
side OF the ocean, subdued their tone and
the Democratic papers had actually be-
gun to assert that the British aristocracy
were in fact taking sides with the Repub-
lican party, when at just this stage of
the game out comes the letter of the
British Minister, and now what do the
Democrats do? At first they wanted to
deny the letter altogether, but
MIR. West is frank and honorable
man, and came out squarely and said he
had written the letter. They say Muir
Gibson is fraud, villain, forger and Re.
publican in disguise, and that, in fact,
there never was such q man. But, in
the name of common sense, what has
that to do with the British Minister'S
letter? Supposing they prove this letter
to have been gotten up bv the Re-
publicaDs as a decoy and political
effect, that does not affect in any way
the letter of the British Minister. That
letter from California would never have
hurt the Democratic part, or the British
Minister if the latter had not answered
it. Cheers Possibly this may have
been written for a purpose, know moth
ing about it whatever; but the whole
point OF the matter is that it calls from
Mr.. West the true views and sentiments
Of England upon this contest, and we
may dismiss the other question altogether
from our minds as to what it was that
may have called it out.
But there is something more, and this
is why | introduce this subject. | see
Mr.. Thurman in his speech yesterday
seems for the first time to have heard
something of the letter and considers it
Republican plot and intimates that it
was first brought out by me in my
address in Detroit. l left Detroit
last Monday, and came to Buffalo and
there heard of the letter for the first
time. discredited it. Next day, how
ever, | saw the whole letter and also the
interview with Mr.. Bayard, rather re-
GREETING the letter, must say, but ap-
parently not questioning word of it.
Fext morning l came to New York, and
there read another interview with
Bayard, and afier l had been in New
York all day. spoke in Madison Square
Garden after the whole press of New
York had fully discussed the subject of
the letter. But now Mr.. Thurman says
he discovers-and OF course the whole
world should stand still when Mr.. Thur
man says he discovers-a remarkable
coincidence in that letter and my speech
to the Irish Republicans OF New York
City. And Mr.. Thurman quotes
something which he thinks is very funny
from Samuel Weller. Now the only thing
in any way remarkable about Mr.. Thur
mans humor is the attempt by Mr..
Thurman to be humorous Well, gentle
men, it bothers them good deal, but
the serious side of it is the serious warn
ing it gives to the people of the United
States of the deep and profound interest
the British notion in this election.
Gentlemen, we have the largest market
in the world and the most varied. We
made that great home market, while the
great ambition of England is that the
tariff by which we do this should be
broken down, and that in great
part it may be made her mar
ket. The question to be decided
at this election is whether we shall
maintain this market for our own people,
or by the reduction OF the tariff, allow
the products of other countries to come
in and take away largely the right and
privilege of the American producer to
manufacture for the markets of America.
do not intend to say word person
ally about MIR. Cleveland. have spoken
OF his public acts very freely; but of Mr..
Harrison can and will speak. There
has been lately an attempt on the part of
the Democrats to call him the grandson
of his grandfather. A man is, after all
to be judged by what he is himself.
Benjamin Harrison went into the
practice of the law poor
man and fought his way up against
obstacles, by so much perseverance and
industry that he stands at the head of
the bar in Indiana to-day. He conducted
himself with conspicuous gallantry on
the field OF battle, winning the praise of
that great soldier, whose praise itself
was entitled to the greatest respect, U.
IS. Grant. He has shown himself
statesman in the Senate of the United
States and shown himself wise candi.
date. This is the man himself, and say
that among his opponents there is no man
who would not be proud of such an an
cestry as General Harrison, but his best
claim is his own merit, and while honor
ing General Harrison for himself, say
there is no man living, possessed Of
proper feelings and worthy to be called
man, who could feel anything less than
pride in that long line of illustrious an
cestors.
A LAND FAKE.