New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-27
urDGE THURMAN ON THE LETTER.
LITTLE ABOUT LORD sACKvILLEs STATEMENTS
MUCH ABOUT THE PREVIOUS INQUIRY.

LITTLE ABOUT LORD SACKVILLES STATEMENTS
MUCH ABOUT THE PREVIOUS INQUIRY.
Lima. Ohio. Oct 26.-Judge Thurman was en-
Enthusiastically received by the Democrats to-day he
made a long speech in which, after discussing 'ho
tariff, he said:
of the tariff having failed they raised about tne
fisheries having failed In their attempt to destroy 'ieve
anI with opposition 10 the Chinese Ehciuson o
these men in the OF the canvass in the gong
down OF the sun this political year-tnesc men, nay
whe, I say these men do understand me as alu1ns
{, any Senator United States OF any political party
or to any man distinction and character In that party
for should be ashamed my country could make such
an lmputation upon such man. But the mean men, or
some OF the mean OF that party have all at once ais
covered another mares merriment which they think
will hatch an offspring that may destroy the Democratic
marty More merrmcnt and great appause) Ihey "Shs
70 get rid Of discussion OF the tarn they want 70 &c. "
OF discussion fisheries they want TO get rio Oh the
Chimes. question and yet they have started new dodge
invented a new scheme which you may have seen
in the Cincinnati papers OF To-Day ihey
pretend that an Englishman by the name vi
MurchIson living some place in California that never
heard OF until 1 saw It's in these papers, wrote
letter 10 the British Minister at Washington to inquire
OF him whether the naturaized Englishmen IN Caora
ought 10 vote Cleveland vote for HARRISON anu
that the British Minister made him reply ana Ihis
letter which It is alleged Mr. Muchisor "ro'e oon'
over with mean insinuston against Cleveland ana he
Democratic party as II they the hirelings OF Great
Britain and bous with fusome praise OF Harrison
as II he were the incarnation OF American virtue anu
patriotism. QLaughing and appause)
Now my friends, / want to say WORD 70 you aoou'
that not that am at all satisfied that this socaed Mr.
Murchon ever wrote any such letter or that the British
Minister ever replied to IL pretended Tor shoud Y
looking at the correspondence and especially az MI
letter or so-caed letter, that 1t bore on It's
face such evident marks OF downright shameess torKes
TINT might be at liberty to denounce IL as
forary and more about IT, (Cheefs| "helhe
It is forgery not dont know trt this have 70 say
that he t forgery or genuine letter. be IL letter
written by Murchison or be 1t letter written Dy
some cunning Republican partisan, to whcn ME- "uf
Gibson has lent his name be It or the other IL Is 1ne
production Of deliberate villain, who deserves 10 oe
scorned by honest men. Great applause)
Now nv friends when you come to look at the letter
Itself you see that written BY man who Tor
na nonent thought o, voting Grover Cleveland On
the contrary It written by some skifu as he thougn
cunning Republican politician who thought 10 eh'rap u
British Minister get from him some reply that couu
no sed against Mr. Cleveland In the Presidential electoh
So when that man professed to be friendy 10 oe'ei
nd onIv seeking out correct knowledge he was lying
with every breath he uttered, with every "ou ha
he wrote. (Applause) When ne said 'ns' 'No ~
of ths British Minister should be kept profound secie'
no as living for he intended IL should be Kep1
secret he were fortunate to get one unless ,hs e.
should dsappont his hopes. Now, my friends II thas
man intended to be was what he SAID now uoe ~ 'oNo
that that letter OF his to the British Minister whch ~
marked " priyate," and the letter OF inc Dri'i'A
70 him which he solemnly pledged his honor snou'u
never see the lght-how comes it that those ie''ers
ara in the public press today But Una. Is ho.
all lust look Ii. This leIOer vi
Murehison's processes to have been written on tne
a,h ~ september last and the British Minister
nrofesses to be written the 18th OF Septempe
and vet for more than month, yes, consideraoiy
mora than one month, no man ever hearu QUO "o'u VI
there being such correspondence, except the men VINO
are in the conspiracy rs
last week there was great meeting as it was caieo
q, Irishmen although do not think that very many
honest thoroughbred Irishmen were IN tne gang
IT Laughter and applause) But 1t was announcer .ha'
tbare was 70 be such meeting as that az MNuison
square in the city Of New-York and that Mr. James "
piane was to address that meeting and accordingly he
meeting was held When was 1t held
Speaker Carlse-Last night
Judge Thurman-Last night onlyl Tnen ror the nrs'
time the terrible correspondence comes out wmch Is 10
nrove that the President OF the Uniteo o'aes ~
sworn Secretary State the sworn Cabinet OF the
dent were all consprators against the people oi
the limited States out Just then on the eve OF
Mr. Blanes meeting, the Irish meeting In tne Ciy Oh
ewyork and among the first things that MI Blame
does ia 10 hold up hands in horror over this thee Vi
onic al denra