Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-10-27

The Republicans make 30 much fuss
about the letter OF tho British minister to
the mythical Englishman In California who
asked him to tell him, in strict confidence
and secresy, whether Cleveland was going
to retallate upon Canada, and whether It
would be well to vote for him, that we
print the letter, which otherwise We would
not consider worth the space 1t occupiet.
This man Murchison has been hunted for
at the address he gave In California and can
not be found. The Los Angeles Times that
gave this letter to the public admits that
there Ia no man OF that name, but
says that the person who wrote IL exists,
and wants TO remain unknown. or course
he exists; and he Is believed to DO con.
nec,ed with the Times. Naturally he
would not want his name TO be known, be-
cause OF his breach OF faith in publishing Q
letter which he secured under the
promise that he would keep It secret
and regard 1t as strictly con fl DENTAL
The New York Herdlds California CORES.
dence says that the city editor OF the Los
Angeles Times, Charles Il. Lunmis, con-
cocLed the letter. He Is now 1t seems in
Mexico, having been stricken with parsly sis,
and hardly enjoys as he expected to do the
result OF bis scheme to catch the British
minister and make capital for his party.
His letter was mailed from a small place
near Los Angeles, called Pomona, on SEP.
tember 4, and was received by Minister
West on the l2lh, who answered Il next
day, the answer getting to Pomona on
September 2ls. The answer not being
such rs was hoped for, and containing no
recommendation as to who the coryospon-
dent should vote for, there appears to have
been delay In the publication until ooun.
ell OF war could be held among the Repub-
lican leaders OF the county as to whether II
would be wise TO printit The decision
being in tie Affirmative, the Los Angeles
Times printed It Ost q, and telezrsphei a
1t at once all over the country; where
tho Republican leaders, knowing 1t was
coming, were ready to receive and use It.,
And this Is ell there IL OF tho letter that
their plot drew out
LPRIvATE.1
SIR am In receipt OF your letter OF the
i!h inst, and beg you to say that fully
appreciate the difficulty In which you find
yourself In casting your vote. You are
probably awsro that any political party
which openly favored the mother country
ut the present moment would lose popu-
larity, and that tho party in power is fully
aware oil this fact. The party, however, is,
L believe, sill dssirous OF maintaining
friendly relations with Great Britain, and
10 still rs desirous OF settling all questions
with Canada which have been unfortunately y
reopened since the retractIou OF the
treaty by ths Republican me jority In
the Senate and by the presidents message,
to which you sllude. Allowances must,
therefore, be made for tho political situation
as regards tho presidential election thus
created. is, owever, impossible to pro.
dict the course which President Cleveland
may pursue In the matter OF retaliation
should he be elected, but there Is every
reason to believe that, while upbolding the
position he has taken, he will manifest a
spirit of coucilistion III dealing with the
question involved In his message. enclose
an article from the New York Tunes OF
August 22 and remain, yours faithfully,
l.. = SACKYILLE.WE
BEVERLY, Mass, Sept. I3, 1888.