The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-09-07
CLEVELAND TO HEDGE AGAIN.
lie VIII Adopt cownrdly Course With
reference to the Tarlh.

llc Will AuOpt u IoNuENiS SoN'bp "'hH
reference to the Tariff.
New York, Sept. G.--General Harri-
sons letter of acceptance is finished and
will be given to the public in Il few days.
President Cleveland hes also drafted his
letter and it will be printed in less than
two weeks. 1t is said that Mr.. Cleve-
land received considerable aid from Mr..
Randall.
Ex-Governor Foster, Of Ohio, fresh
from his outing with General Harrison
at Middle Bass Island, arrived at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel to-day. He smiled
when asked ii he had draft on General
Harrison's letter OF acceptance in his
pocket, and answered that he had denied
the absurd aud uniounded story long
agO.
'sBut General Harrison has already
written his letter OF acceptance, has he
n0tW
HARRISON At wOGE OF HIS LETTER.
"te was busy during part Of his stay
Oh Middle Bass Island writing his letter
of acceptance. Upto that time do not
think he had written anything, but his
delay was not caused from desire to
wait until President Cleveland had pub
lished his letter OF acceptance. Natu-
rally he expected the President TO write
his letter first because he was nomina-
ted some weeks previous, but he is not
waiting for any special time TO publish
his letter. | cannot say when it will he
given to the public, because do not
know, but my impression is that in 4
very short time he will have it ready for
publication"
"Will the letter be very long?"
"No, do not think il will, you see,
Gen. Harrison has the splendid gilt Of
condensation, and think the letter will
be rathershort, but clear, concise, ,unGqui-
vocal and to the point. The Republi-
cans will certainly be pleased with it, |
imagine. He has clear way OF reason
ing, and do not think he desires aid in
preparing his letter"
CLEVELAND MAKING ANOTHER PLoP,
One of the strangcst and most impor-
tant pieces of news was related to re-
porter ut the Fifth Avenue Hotel by ex-
Congressman Henry &. Burieigh, Of
New York. The well known and popu-
lar OK Congressman said he learned from
Il very reliable source, one that he did
not doubt, that Congressman Samuel
Randall was now busy assisting Presi-
dent Cleveland to draft his letter OF ac-
ceptance.
Mr.. Burleigh said: "I,have such conf.
denee in my authority, ! am perfectly
willing for you to quote me in the most
emphatic manner. My information Is
that the President has ut last consented
to hedge and mollity, i possible, his
strong advocacy OF the Mills bill, which
the country generally accepts us free
trade measure. He wishes to pursue Il
middle course and not ALLEVIATE the pro-
lection Democrats, such as Mr. Randall,
Smith NJ. Weed and score OF others.
For this reason he invited Mr.. Randall
to assist him to draft his letter OF accep.
tance. The letter when published will
not please the extreme free traders like
Frank Hurd, Speaker Carlisle and Con-
gresham William l.. Scott, but It will,
SO I'm informed, be complete modih-
cation OF his radical views expressed in
his tariff message. have no reason to
believe that have been deceivedin the
authenticity OF my information, and |
accept it as true"
Mr.. Burleigh's news seems paradox.
cal, in view OF the fact that Congress
man Randall bitterly opposed the Mills
! ibil, aud wrote that ii he had not been
, i'll in bed he certainly would have voted
against the bill. Mr.. Burleigh has re.
turned from a trip through Canada. He
said; SIN Quebec, Montreal and Ottawa
the people are not disturbed oyer the
Presidents fishery retaliation message
at all. They told me that they simply
looked on It MS u political measure tC
divert attention from the taritrquestion."