The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-10-24
Another Attempt at Esrmonizihg Dangerous
Differences Fails Because Of the Well
Known 0bStinscy Of the President.
Barnum and Brice Hatching Trickery
for the Close of the Campaign.
The Unsavory Record of Man Named Oyster,
Whose Feeble illusions Are Given Space
in Certain Democratic Newspapers.
DEMOCRATIC HEADQUARTERS.

The Cieveiaad-Hln Qusrrei-Preparing "Fine
Work" for the Clrse OF the Campaign.
Special 90 the indianapolis Journal
NEW YORK, Oct 23-The dsclinstion OF
Governor Hill to review the procession en- next
Saturday, here, Ia company with President
Cleveland, has, naturally. created great deal
of talk in political circles ana scandal 10 the
Democratic ranks The fsh, between the two
factions wages more bitter than ever, and the
Democratic national committee, which has been
assiduously promoting President Clevelapds
canvass, and at the same time engaged in be-
lifting that of Governor Hill. is still pursuing
its tactics or bulldozing the Governor.
Those who have been engaged in the
unsatisfactory and unproductive business OF en-
desroring to harnonize the differences Of thess
two leaders OF the party from the White House
and Albany, respectively, have again esssyed tc
change Cleveland's mind aud attitude toward
Hill By writing him friendly letter. which wac,
OF course, to be made public with great prompt
Less. The letter to bear upon the interest
Cleveland is taking in The campaign, particular
ly as it refers to New York State. and TO wish
WAS not to be = letter OF endorse
ment" oh, no. but simply little
letter to demonstrate the "friendiv re.ations-
between the two men. This, it was believed.
weuld have good effect on the campaign. But
Cleveland was not co be caught and he declined.
To this is probably 10 he attributsd the Gov
ernors determination to avoid meeting the
President or the public occasion in question.
Chairman Murtha en9eavors to explain the story
away by ecncoctine very thin excuse for the
Governors refrsal. and that is that no
has a speaking engagement in Herhimer county
on Saturday and cannot break il even TO appear
With the President on q reviewing stand. This
explanation does not explain, and there has
been Q good deal of merriment over it tonight.
Mean while. Governor Hill is keeping as far
away from New York as is possible, aud the
warfare between tho Democratic national and
State committees is KEEP, up with ~:gor. Cleve-
lands managers recoguizs the desperate char
acter of the situation. and will stop at
nothing no matter how politically d.srepu-
table it may be, to gain their
committee hardly know which way 10 turn. so
desperate is the condition in waich they ind
themaelves placed by the logic OF evebts They
feel that the drift of sentiment 10 against them,
and that their cause is hopelsssly lost unless
they can save themselves by some new and
sensational trick. This unpro,nisng outlook was
discussed with gseat Zeal OF
seriousness by Messrs Barnum. German and
Brice. at tie Democrats headousrtes to-day,
and these schemers fairly found themselves az
their wits end for some new device with which
to deceive the public regarding the Republican
campaign. 1t was the unanimous opinion OF the
managers that something Erst be done,
and done at once, and IL was nnsIy agreed that
the most feasible thing would be for them
to utter o fraudulent and forged ] tier in
which General Harrison should be made to sx-
press unfriendly or hostile feeling towards the
workingmen. Another new device of the Demo
cratic committee cropped out today, and that
was an order which has just been sent odt to the
Democratic committees In all OF the large cities
of the country to get up ps.aGss a few nights
before election, composed entirely = OF
Cinnamon, who are TO be supplied
with banners and tfansparencies bearing
Republican inscriptions aud njunctious 60 vote
for Harrison, the Chnsman's friend The
Democratic committees are urged in the letter
of instruction to SPARE no pains to secure Chi
nese parade, "as the election may Libge on
this move The Democratic Lational COMMITTEES
of course. will pay all the exp' nee OF these
parades, and is foolish enough to .elieve that
the public can he deceived by them.
The Democrats national committee is turn
ing its attention particularly, at present. TO the
State of New Jersey. and flooding 1t snew with
fresh versions of ''the dollara-day' lie about
General Harrison, notwithstanding the fact
that it has been denied in an ofIicial way by the
n of l.. of indiana polls.