Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-10-03
GErrINe IT BOWS FINE.

| If Cleveland does not stand for foreign
! interests, why is he so enthusiastically
\ supported Oy the citizens of almost every
/ other country but his ownl-Phdlipi Repu6-
/ licdR.
Dear friend, that Republican cam
paign textbook has obfuscated your
political intellect. Mr.. CLEvELAND's
popular majority at the last presiden-
tial election was in the neighborgood Of
100, 900. Mr.. CLEvELAND's supporters in
the United States are right numerous,
and they have been growing since IS,
and raising fine large families.
By the way, in connection with this
attempt to injure Mr.. CLEVELAND by
quoting Englishmen and English news
papers as favoriag his election, the
following dispatch the other day from
Chicago is interesting:
A Republican plot to work English
newspapers for the benefit of Harrison
was exposed today. IL IS said the scheme
was devised by Mr.. Nixon Of the Inter-
Ocean, Mayor Washburn, National Com
mitteeman w J.. Campbell and some other
Republican leaders The plOtters believed
that il the English newspapers could be in
duced TO come out strongly IA favor OF Mr.
Cleveland, and assert that his election
would benefit British manufacturers the
publication Of such opinions in American
Republican journals might influence many
to vote for Harrison.
It's known that national and campaign
committees were consulted with regard TO
the proposed coup and they approved 1t.
President Harrison was advised with, and
IL is said that he expressed his apprecia-
ton OF the plot in letter which the Dem
Ocratic national committee hopes to get into
its possession. IL is in the hand OF a man
who is anxious TO sell.
After several conferences il was decided
to send 10 England the man who could con-
tribute 20 the British press just the sort Of
matter desired by the schemerS. The man
selected for the mission was a member OF
the Inter-O Ocean stah, who signs his lucubra-
tons IN that journal pat Grant, labOrer."
Grant first became known through some
intensely bitter anti-Catholic, anti-Irish
articles over his peculiar signature in the
late ''know-nOthing' AmerteG. So facile
was Mr.. Grants pen in abusing Catholics
and the Irish that he was brought from
Kansas City and given place on the edi-
tOrial stan.
Grant was given credentials and letters
Of introduction, and all arrangements were
made for the trip. He had been in Eng
land and was familiar with the people. He
was TO pose as the friend Of British indus
tries, and WAS ito record with great re-
gret and view with alarm the inroads
made on English manufactures by the
operation OF the Mckinley bill and the
Republican policy of protection. These
views and sentiments he was to send TO
English newspapers in the form Of letters
to the editor.
While the plan was maturing, q pr0mi-
nent Chicago Republican visited the big
Republicans Of the East They approved
the scheme, but they did not approve of
Mr.. Grant as the emissary. They did not
consider a railroad labOrer Just the man for
q lob requiring considerable diplomacy.
So when the Chicagoian returned Ar.
Grant was ''fred."
The Eastern magpates had decided that
William E. Curtis, formerly private secre-
tary TO James q. Blaine, would De the
proper man for this bit OF me work. Be-
kdss. 1Ir Curtis was going TO England
HfhoF. Then Grant sought revenge. de
Ind 10 sell his Information % Mr.. Cable, \
'kSailed. Somehow the story leakedont
be campaign Of 1sss the Republi-
N aagers Horkef this trick BY theI