The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-11-02
THE ENGLISH PRESS.
The Sackvilie Incident Locked Upon
Philosophically.

LONDON, Nov. The Pail Man Gasette
expresses the hope that the Democratic
wire-pullers are now satisfied. Cleveland
could do no more without throwing Lord
sackville into jail What silly business it
is all the way through. The British conso-
lation is that President Cleveland eclipses
Lord Sackville's indisereiion. II is one
thing TO be tricked into making a slip and
TO plunge headlong into an abyss of folly
aad illtemper. We owe Cleveland thanks
for showing that the siliiest man is In
Washington, not in England.
LET THE EAGLE scREEcH.
ST. james Gazette, referring to the action
of the United States in the case of Sack
vile. saws: II will be most creditable 10
English good sense il Secretary Bayard's
insolence is treated with contempt. The
American eagle is screeching. Let him
screech; We are not exactly prepared TO
send ironelads TO Long Island because Bay
ard is outrageously offensive. Respectable
Americans who stand in with neither
Cleveland nor Harrison are nearly as much
disguised with affairs as EnglishmeD.
THE POWERFUL IRISH VOTE.
The star. ct. p. oConnor's paper says;
Bayard puts 1t pretty strong. The Irish
vote is so pressing and the desire to satisfy
ii so urgent that Cleveland cannot wait till
salisbury takes action. The incident fur
nishes fresh evidence of the paramount
influence Of the Irish vote in Anglo -Ameri-
can politics.
ELECTION STRATEGY.
The Globe says. Happily for America in
one sense, happily in another, the eharse-
ter of ministerial and journalistic bluster
during an election is comprehended By
politicians of the same sort, better even
than among the bestinformed persons
here. 1t is understood as portion OF a
great sham which every body sees through,
but in which, nevertheless, everybody af-
- Assff hat NIB Y
seolds England the loudest sill win. Lord
Salisbury has preserved England's dignity
BY not indulgiug Mr. Bayards desire 10
hurry over what is only piece of election
strategy. As far as Englad is concerned,
the matter is over. Our only cause of
are capable of such shortsighted folly.
Both OF the leaders have chosen 10 work
upon whatever anti-English feeling exists,
and bid for IL by competition in bluster.
If Mr.. Cleveland is reelected IL VIII be as
''the president whose secretary of state
sent the British minister his passport and
snapped his fingers IN the face of Down
ing street" IL will be a peril0us character
he will have earned. because IL will have
10 be maintained.
NO RETALIATION on PHELPS.
The Daily Xe,cs says: The suggestion 10
retaiiate upon Mr.. Phelps is theoretically
Illogical and practically foolish. Again
justifying Mr.. Cleyeland's course, the Netrs
maintains that II he had ignored the mat
ter and happened to be unsuccessful in
the coming election, Harrison would prob
ably have seized the first chance TO init
mate that Lord Sackyilie's room was pref
erable 10 his company.
ENGLAND fSsULrED.
The DaIB Chronicle says; With every
desire that President Cleveland and Seere-
tary Bayard should enjoy monopoly Of
Their rudeness, 1t is impossible to submit
TO having our representative treated hke
Chinese coolies or Irish pauper enigrants.
There need be no heat displayed. but If
England is 10 remain a self-respecting ma
ton. her minister must no, be slow 10
resent SO deep an affront TO the national
dignity.
TOBY BLusTER.
The Yaadard says. Ought We TO turn
our cheek 10 the sniitefi Or shall we send
another ambassador 30 Washington and
treat Mr.. Bayarf's letter and Af. Cleye-
lands act with coutenptuous indifference
We observe a disposition a. home % take
mis- lire. Continuing in this clustering
strain the Standard hiuts that the United
states would not have yentured to treat
Germany, France or knssia ia the same
manner To ask what Palmerston
would have done in a similar case
would be waste Of breath, for
in his DAYS DO English ambas-
Kaior would have been exposed 70
such scurTy treatment. II the matter is
left unuoticed The belief tia, England may
be insulsef with impuniiy VIII grow WITH
repeated practice. aud win eventually lead
10 an intalerShle affront and an open guar
rel whether Phelphs is left or not, some
expe1ient must be discovered to convey 10
the government Snf people Of America
our sense OF the unirieudiiNess aud ua-
rnanneriiness Of their conduct.