Omaha daily bee., 1888-08-29
WANT TO OBSCURE THE ISSUB
Democratic Campaign Tricks Being
Worked by the Leaders.
THE MESSAGE ONE OF THEM.
Other Sensational Proclamations Exc
pectcd Before the Close of the
Campaign-Things to he
Covered Up
Consulting With Cleveland.

WAsuINGToN, August 2S.-[ Special to TIM
BEE. The presidents message, relating to
the fisheries treaty and the prospective diffi-
Guilty with Canada, is not the only sensa-
tional proclamation that the people of Wash-
mglon expect to see issued before the end Of
the impending campaign. Almost nightly,
for six weeks, there have been, at Oak View,
when the president was at his country home,
or the white house, when the chief execu-
tive was there located, consultations with
the principal politicians of the democratio
party. William l.. Scott, Calvin s. Brice,
William II. Barnum, Senator Gorman and
other men of less character, but more
sensationalism, have been keeping the dust fy-
ing on the road to Oak View or the door open
to the presidents private room at the white
house, and have been pouring into the chief
executives ear all kinds of propositions in-
tended to surprise the country and thwart
the republican managers. One Of the princi.
pal efforts the administration will make be-
tween now and the middle of October will be
TO divert public attention from the real issue
of the campaign. Reports continually come
from New York to the effect that the foreign-
born citizens are hocking almost soldly to
the republican party on account of the vacil-
lating foreign policy of the administration,
The incident with Canada is not the real reaA
son of the unpopularity of Mr.. Cleveland
with men of foreign birth but American citi
zenship. The course of Minister Phelps, who
is trying to keep pace with the dudes of Lon
don, has disgusted all true Americans. The
Imprisonment of several Irish Americans in
English dungeons, and the atrocities COM
mitted on American citizens in France,
Spain and other foreign countries
during the last two years, coupled
with the very feeble efforts made by
Secretary Bayard ito get apologies but not
releases, have all contributed to thoroughly
disgust every one who is proud of his citizen
ship. 1t is common for Americans who are
familiar with the proceedings at the state de-
partment to observe when they take out
passports to go abroad that the document,
which costs So, is only good TO identify the
holder; that it affords no protection what
ever and that it is failure
Then the tariff question is playing havoc
with the administration among the laboring
men and mechanics in all states, especially
in the east. 1t is stated that at least 10000
labor votes have marched over in body
from the democratic column to the republi-
can ranks in New York alone, and
change If the president could detract from
these two features of the campaign, and at.
tract public attention to the feigned or
affected vigorous foreign policy. he would
feel more cheerful over the outlook. The
republicans in congress are determined that
he shall not receive assistance from them In
his efforts to change his course. They pro-
pose to hold him to his record, and say that
the future can be judged by the past No
promise Of protection to Americans abroad,
of American fishermen, of American inte-
rests generally will answer the purpose now.
People can point back, only few months,
when the flag was outraged on foreign soil
and atrocities were committed againt Ameri-
can citizens without even effort being
made to secure an explanation or apology.