The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-11-02

at any other time than on the eve Of Pres
idential election, when things in general are
wearing hopeless look.
So much as to the amendment. Now as to
the treaty itself. Let 1t be remembered that
this treaty was the work of the Cleveland
administration, that it was negotiated by
Minister Phelps and the Earl Of Rosebery,
and was transmitted to the Senate with ap-
proval by Secretary Bayard. According to
Mr.. Collins, the treaty, without the amend
ment, was innOcuous, or as MIR. Collins ex-
presses it, "All the life operative for the
extradition OF persons from America, there
fore, that can be found in that clause was
put in by the Republican senators to please
the British minister, ana against the protest
of the administration and the Democratic
| senator's"
This is the view which Congressman Col
Inns and John Boyle 0'Reilly, for political
purposes, now choose to take of the treaty
In its original form. But II either OF these
| gentlemen wants to know. what he really
thought Of it at the time when 1t was framed
| he has only to read the New York
| Herald Of July %. 1886, and he will find
therein interviews with himself, in which
this treaty was vigorously and vehemently
| denounced and the removal of Secretary
Bayard demanded. II Mr.. O'Reilly will ran
| sack the files of the Pilot at about that time
| he will find divers ana sundry scathing edt0-
rials upon the same subject, the tone Of
| which will probably be surprise to him. 1t
10 pity IldJ LucSc ptOplt nave 81 cllOAb uiCtu-
ories; but as they are obviously embarrassed
| by that infirmity it Is a kindness to inform
| them of what they really thought and said.
| We assume that these expressions represent
| ed Irish American sentiment. Fortunately,
/ we have equally authoritative expressions OF
British sentiment. We know what the En-
| glish thought of this Bayard extradition
| treaty, how warmly they praised Secretary
| Bayard for his share in its negotiations, and
| how much they expected from IL In the way
| of help in their embarrassments in Ireland.
The London Times of July 10, 1886, said:
"The negotiations have been in progress
| nine years. No satisfactory progress was
made until Mr.. Bayard became Secretary of
State"
The London Times of July 20, 1885, said:
This treaty will become potent engine for
putting down the. dynamite party. The
/ Irish vote is pernlclous, disturbing element
in American politics. Much courage and in
tegrity is required to enable an American
| Secretary of State to set it at defiance. Great
/ credit is due to President Cleveland's gov
ernment, and especially to Mr.. Bayard. MIR.
| Bayard has been loudly denounced by the
/ American Irish press, but he has not per-
mitted their venomous attacks to deter him
| from giving effect to his convictions. 1t Is a
| great step in advance that practical necessi-
| lies have led the two governments to agree
| in putting down the more fiagrant forms OF
Separatist agitation"
The Morey Forgery Recalled.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 1.-The alleged letter
| of Colonel Dudley has been the talk Of the
day. The Democrats have been brooding
over some sort of scheme for some days and
in their glee stated that they would spring
something that would blow the Republicans
ont of votes. The Sentinel printed the letter
in great shape, with flare heads, and with an
attempt to reproduce 1t in the fac simile The
| letter head of the national committee, type
writing type and an electro signature, the
letter was telegraphed to all the Democratic
| papers East and West.
The letter makes Col Dudley give minute
| instructions concerning the purchase OF votes
end the illegal use Of money In the election.
Colonel Dudley today sent a telegram to
the effect that 1t was base forgery, II the let
ter was the one reprinted in New York, but
before that denial had reached here Chair
man Hustled had given the public the follow
ing statements
A letter is published in the Indianapolis senti-
mel this morning, which that journal alleges was
sent as circular letter to various persons In In
diana over the signature Of Col. William w. Dud-
| state that Col. Dudley has had nothing to do
| with the management OF the Indiana campaign.
He has not, to my knowledge, beenin the state,
| with him. j knew nothing Of any intention on
his part to address any letter to anybody in Indi-
poyment Of in IMPROPER or Illegal met6ods IN con-
nection with the approaching election on behalf
| Of myself and the State Central Committee ut
| contrary to the plans and purposes of this COM
mittee. We have sought to collect only sufficient
Democratic frauds and ask T the eco cooperation @ Of
| all good citizens in the work of preventing viola
j. N. Hustled, Chairman.
A later examination shows evidence of a
clumsy fraud, eoncocted here. undoubtedly.
| The letter head which is sought to be repro
/ duced Is not the National committee letter
head, but entirely dissimilar, while the sig
| nature is copy of the one used in stamp
when the colonel was Commissioner of Pen
siJns, and not at all like the signature he is
using now. The discrepancies indicate the
fraudulent nature Of the alleged letter. The
on the par. Of the Republicans, but is gener-
ally looked or as an indication of the des-
| peration of the Democrats.
A Night in New York.
| New YORK, Nov. 1.-The Republicans held
no meetings in the city today but had mon
ster torchlight parade of Kings county Re-
| publican clubs in Brooklyn, in which 5000
| men participated. The parade was reviewed
| by Col. Cruger, Hon. Jas. w. Hustled and
/ other Republicans, who also made speeches
| Tammany men, Hill supporters and Hewitt
4 followers held meetings this evening, and,
also, the supporters of Coogins, the labor
/ candidate.
The Republicans of Harlem had big par
| ade and series of meetings. Henry Georges
single tax payers filled Cooper Union hall
and " ere addressed by George VIM. Lloyd
| Garrison, Rev. Hugh o. Pentic0st, Lewis r.
| Post and w. L. Creesdale. Hon. Thomas f.
| Bayard addressed the Democratic clubs meet
/ ing at the rink in Brooklyn. Hon. Warner
| Miller spoke on state issues before the New
| York Federal Club tonight, dwelling chiefly
on high license and tariff reform.
L
| Sherman says Success Is Ours.
FORT WAYNE, IDd., Nov. 1.-0hio's dis
tinguished senator, John Sherman, arrived
| in Fort Wayne this afternoon. He speaks
only twice in Indiana; at Portland and at
Huntington. In an interview this afternoon
he said he considered Republican success
this year certain. New York and Connecti-
cut were no longer doubtful. ana he consid-
| cred that Harrison's majority in the elect0-
| raj college would he fifty or sixty In regard
to Indiana he expressed himself as not COM
petent to give an opinion, as he had not
| been in the State From what his friends
connected with the organization here and at
| indianapolis had told him, however, he had
| no doubt that the State would 90 Republi-
| can.
The "Sun's" Opinion.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-The Sun comment
ing upon an analysis of New York election
figures, says: IF the Republicans should
come down to Harlem river with anything
approaching the gain over Blaine ON which
they profess to count, the election would in
all probability be theirs; or If they could in
crease upon Blaine's percentage in New
York or in any other of the island counties
of this region of the State, ,sthey would win
in consequence. But, on the other hand,
Cleveland has only to hold his own percent
| ages as demonstrated in the fipurps of 1894
to gain handsome victory now"
Broom County Republicans.
BINGHAMPToN, N. Y, Nov. lit is
estimated that 1900 strangers were in this
city to-day, attending the b DOM County
Republican mass meeting. This morning
there was parade of trades. In the after
| noon, speeches were made in the public
square by Chauncey M. Depew, W. Q. Plum
mer of Dakota, and Judge Albion w.
Tourgee. This evening there was a torch
light parade of 5000 men.
Sixty Thousand Visitors.
SPRINGFIELD, o., Nov. IA great parade
of the Ohio League of Republican clubs
occurred this afternoon. The city was
jammed, 10000 strangers being here. The
blare of bands and the rattle of drums was
heard in every square andimarching clubs
from every city in southern and central Ohio
were ia line. The feature of the porade was
the industrial display mile and quarter
| long Gov, Foraker spoke at the fair