Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-10
OUR LETTER BOX.
To the State Herald:

To the State Herald:
 An astrological horoscope of Mr. Cleve- land written in April, 1893, and printed in the Arena magazine for September, 1894, created considerable interest at the time, :, and is singular reading now in the light of many events occurring since it was written.
 Astrology is now numbered among the dead sciences as 1t bears upon human destiny, but once it was all important and our great-grandfathers believed in its influence. While it may have been less potent than they believed, it may have more than modern incredulity given it. At any rate here is what it says about MT. Cleveland and the democratic party "The movable signs hold the four cardi- nal points and Is an evil testi- mony for the stability and endurance of the democratic party and for the policy of the administration" and ''the presidents judgment in many cases will be decidedly at variance with the policy which the public will expect to emanate from the head of the democratic party, *.* producing some extreme ly unpleasant conditions and sharp crit icisms not entirely calculated to multi ply his earthly pleasures, and he (Mr Cleveland) will have a far more trouble some, annoying, disappointing and anx-
 
 ident has had since Lincoln"
 The position of Uranus indicates some Startling mischief to some public buildings, the nature of which cannot be clearly foretold. AS for MT. Cleveland himself This administration will be marked by his success in his endeavorS to carry out against heavy odds what ever he undertakes to do, but the public will dissent in various ways" If this part of the horoscope has. reference to the repeal of the Sherman act and the subsequent agitation of the free silver question, 1t is very close to the events which have transpired. MT. Cleveland forced congress to repeal this law, but he split his party and has all but de- stroyed it. The position of Mars indi- cates, says the horoscope, that "his friends will utterly fail him and so ere ate unlocked for disaster to the adminis- tration." These friends Woorhees, Crisp. German, Blackburn and others) may at first appear to be hand and glove with him, but it is only transitory, for those who have professed friendship for him will be very likely to turn traitor to him. However | he will carry an element of success with him and this will pull him through until near the close" The year 1895 is to be emphatic in showing the withdrawal of friends, affairs will go wrong, personal friends prove false" and towards the end the gloom will be very general" But the most disastrous time of the whole will eventuate in 1896 and the -close of his term will witness the most startling changes in the political history of the | United States. | '"rhe indications point to an entirely | new party, the formation of new prici- | pies. new men and new ideas. The dem- | ocratic party will fail to elect it's candi- | date in 1896 if it places one in the field" l There are fifteen months still left of MT | Clevelands term and so much of the hofe | oscope is yet ahead, but the past coinci- l dences are somewhat curious and we | give the article as it bears in some of it's | details, that it may be kept in mind | There is no doubt that MT. Cleveland's | term commenced in a blaze of glory how it is going to end no man knoweth | but a he has turned his back on all but | the gold power he must not be astonished | if he finds the balance of the people turn 1 their backs on him. ''Ye cannot serve | Gond and Mammon." c.