New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-26

The President IS reported TO be confident OF
success Destiny will re-elect me-" he assures
his intimate friends. Van Buren,, too, counted
upon his reputation for luck He was from New
York. and low-tarif candidate, and sought re-
election; and he had faith in what he considered
his manifest destiny Yet he was defeated by a
soldier and protectionist named Harrison. Des-
tiny does not always work in American politics.
Some OF the Democratic journals are shrelSing
FOR the dismissal of the British Minister for in
terfering with their election prospects. Why, bless
their guileless souls, the President could not help
his party il he were TO demand Lord Sack
vlle's recall with precipitate rush before cleo
tion. What is damaging in this recent revelation
OF the British Minister'S clectioneering is the
fact that the Presidents election Is favored
by free-trade England whose official representa-
tive he is. and that the Retaliation Message has
been construed by Inn as political tricf-a good
enough Morgan until after election. The British
Minister might be invited by the exasperated
President TO return TO England. but that would
not help the Democratic canvass. The sting would
still remain that the British Minister had been
exerting his influence to help the candidate whom
for reasons of enlightened self-interest England
prefers.
General Bragg United States Minister to Mexico
political speeches in Wisconsin in behalf of De-
mocracy and Reform. According TO a dispatch in
4" The Tines he is very anxious TO get the
stump" II is understood that General Bragg still
loves President Cleveland for the enemies he has
made.
Count de Lesseps seems to feel grieved because
some unpfncipled fellow has aimed deadly blow
al him by circulating report that the Panama
ha he
venerable canaldigger insists that the true date
is July, 1890 The precise day does not seem to
have been fixed but il is not unreasonable to
assume that out Of Difference 10 the great American
Republic. July will be decided on. People who
are laying their plans for year from next summer
should not overlook this date III their itinerary.
Put Minister West will probably discover I'm due
time that as British dplomatist lie has made q
mistake IN even discussing privately the political
lie VIII be pllloned from now until the election THE
World.
This was not an instance Of private discussion.
The California correspondent confessed that he
was almost persuaded 10 vote for Cleveland, and
that there were others whom he could influence.
lie wanted the British Minister'S opinion in order
70 steady his own waverng vote for the DemOc-
racy. and to win votes for Cleveland among his
neighbors. 1t was u te-getting operation. the
success Of which was dependent upon an official
certificate from the British Minister that the Re
talaton Message was political buncombe. Our
nei ghbor cannot dismiss it lightly u private
discussion Of no consequence
II Consul-General Waller is not an ungrateful
man. his heart must overflow with thanl,funess to
the State Department for saving him from the dis
agreeable and hopeless task OF attempting TO carry
Connecticut for the Democratic party. For sew |
cral DAYS before Mr.. Walters arrival here 10 was
heralded far and wide that he to make a
dozen speeches and that the salvation Of the |
State was in his keeping In fact Mr.. Cleveland |
is reported 10 have said that there were some |
things that no could do so well as Waller The |
Consul-General, however, shrank from the task, |
and has found an excuse in well-cstablished |
precedent That he showed good sense in declin- |
ing 10 take the stump, precedent or no precedent,
cannot be denied Ex-Governor Waller is ex-
tremely popular in Connecticut; he has done his
country good service as Consul-General, and he
is thoroughly good fellow; but if he should
undertake TO stay the tide for Harrison and
that is running so strongly in Con.
necticut he would find il the most difficult work
he has essaycd.
Seven Mulc' Barnum has been visiting Boston
TO look after some important business interests
Of private nature" 1t occurs TO us at this mo-