1888 anti-Grover Cleveland Re-election Lord Sackville Letter Prez Campaign Card

Description: This 6.5" x 4" cardstock item was released towards the end of the 1888 presidential election to cast doubt on President Grover Cleveland when it came to playing tough with Great Britain over trade policy and the tariff issue. It actually was an "October surprise" and a political scandal. But the whole thing was a political operative's set-up by a supporter of Benjamin Harrison to make Cleveland look bad among the Irish voters. It cost Cleveland New York in the Electoral College and Harrison won the election. The British Ambassador to the U.S., Lord Sackville, was sacked over the so-called "Murchison Letter," which was akin to the Russian Hoax perpetrated against Donald Trump in 2016 and the poo-pooing of the Hunter Biden laptop in 2020. In 1876, Samuel Tilden's campaign was affected by "The Cypher Letters" and James Blaine's 1884 campaign was affected by "The Hocking Valley Documents." So dirty tricks and political affair scandals are a rich tradition in American politics going back to the time of Thomas Jefferson and the rumors about Sally Hemings. Many such things are proven later to be true or false, but only after the election when it's too late. This is in nice condition but please look at our images to judge condition for yourself so you can be happy with your purchase since it does show some age. We are members of APIC and sell only authentic presidential (and other collectible) material so buy with confidence. We'll be happy to combine S & H costs on multiple purchases even though eBay says we won't. We just issue a refund for any overpayment. Shipping on this will be $5.50, carefully packed with tracking. 7072

Price: 28 USD

Location: Beverly Hills, Florida

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