The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-10-27

Expressions'of opinion IN this city yesterday
on the rem6 skable letter Of Lord Sackville
West were mainly confined to Republicans
Democrats, as a rule, were too mad to talk
about it, and confined themselves to remarks
lectusl calibre, coupled with divers and sundry
upevsngelical epithets Republicans were
more free to discuss the epistle, and while
agreeing with tho Democrats that it was q
production Of q high order Of asininity looked
at from Democratic standpoint, it nevsrthe-
less was q valuable contribution 10 current cam
paien literature, and on the ground that chill
dren and fools can be relied upon to tell tn Q
truth. was entitled to careful consideration.
Secretary Ollie. of the Republican State cen.
tral committee. interviewed on the subject.
promptly expressed the opinion that the letter
would be worth thousand Of votes to the Re-
publican party in this campaign. 1T estab-
fishes the facts, ;" said 10, "that we have en-
deavored to show for months past, namely,
that the policy of the Democratic party at this
time is to favor British interests at the expense
Of our own, that it is ess entally an un-Ameri-
can party. and that in this struggle il has the
active aid and cooperation OF Englishmen of
means and prominence in its efforts to
break down American industries that Great
Bri tain may profit by our disaster. It is an ex-
posure of the real situation all the stronger and
more effective from the fact that Lord West is
the accredited representative of England in this
country, and is in position to speak BIZ the card,
not only as to the attitude OF his own country
at this time, but also as to the wishes and
intentions of the administration at Washington,
with which he is daily in friendly and
intimate contact His claim that his letter was
private one and not intended for publication
will have the effect OF removing anv possible
doubt as 10 the truthfulness of the statements
and sentiments contained in il. as he could have
no occasion in . private letter to mis-epreseut
matters or conceal the real situation"
Ex-Lieutenant-eovernor Hanna said the lettsr
was reminder that we still bad England and
the southern Confederacy opposed to US, and
that We would have to lick thsm both once more
on the 9th OF next November. Col. I. N. Walker
thought that 1t was queer that the Burchard of
this campaign should turn mp in the person Of
Minister West, but that his work was likely to
be q good deal more effective than that of the
while the latter permitted himself, in the
warmth OF an extemperaneous ad-
dress to make use OF single
uncalled-for expression. his Lordship
penned his exposure Of President Cleveland's
English administration in cool blood, and with
an exact regard for facts Mr.. Michener re-
marked that the letter knocked the Democracy
Rally West and the general consensus of opin-
ion around Republican headquarters was that It
was remarkably cold dav for the British al
lies on this side of the water when Ssckville
took his pen 10 hand to explain the situation TO
his California correspondent
Among Republicans in other portions Of the
city similar opinion prevailed, and with ref
erence TO the letter which called forth Mr..
Vests calsmitous reply the opision was ex-
pressed that if the British government con.
cluded to recall its present representative, il
could not do better than replacs him with the
Pomona Californian who had proven himself
an adept in diplomatic correspondence.