Richland beacon., 1888-11-03
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent }
Washington, DC, Oct. %. 1883.

IN, Oct. -, 1000.
Mr.. Cleveland has once more proven
himself equal to the occasion, and the
occasion was most extraordinary
one. For the first time in the history
of the United States, the represen-
tative of foreign nation has at
tempted TO take part in political
intrigue in this country. Lord Sack
vil!e-West, the British minister, wrote
a letter under date of Sept. 18th, to
an alleged CORE spondent in California,
in which he took occasion to say that
the President did not mean a word OF
his recent Canadian retaliation mes
sage, and that after his election he
would prove himself a true friend OF
England and English interests. He
further advised his alleged correspon-
dent to vote the democratic ticket in
the interest of England. The purpose
of this letter is very clear. 1t was
written for the express purpose Of
being made public on the eve of the
election in the hope of driving the
Irish vote from Mr.. Cleveland. In
this city, where it is well known that
the relation between the administra-
tion of Mr. Cleveland and the British
Minister have been strained from the
first, there is no difficulty experienced
in arriving at the cause of this action
on the part of Lord Sackville. HC
had given up all hope of controlling
Mr.. Cleveland, hence his desire tc
defeat him if possible. There was
also another inducement; Lord Sack
vile and Mr.. Harrison, the republican
candidate for the presidency, are
warm personal friends, and have been
for many years. When Mr.. Harrison
was in the Senate they were constant,
ly together When the letter was
first published, few people believed il
to be genuine, so very foolish did il
appear for man m Lord Sackville' 5
position to have written such letter
but its authenticity was fully con-
frlned by Lord Sackville, and to make
matters worse he allowed himself to
be interviewed for publication, and
TIE language he used was Just about
as obnoxious as it could possibly have
been to patriotic Americans. AS soon
as Mr.. Cleveland ascertained that
Lord Sackville admitted having writ
ten this audacious meddling letter, he
instructed Secretary Bayard to cable
a demand upon the English Foreign
office, through the American minister
in London, for the immediate recall
of Lord Sackville. That such a
thinly yelled fraud as this letter will
have any effect upon the Irish vote is
not for a moment to be believed by
any one at all familiar with the lead
ing characteristics of the race. They
sre practically solid for Cleveland and
will remain Sc. AS for Lord Sack
vile, he will be extremely fortunate
if he gets ont Of the scrape with no
worse punishment than a recall BY
his government, In any other coun-
try but the United States his impu-
dence and audacity would have put
his life in danger. Mr.. Cleveland by
his prompt action in resenting the
insult to himself and the American
people, by this English meddler, has
shown that he is the right man in the
right place, and the people will show
their appreciation before long by CIV
ing him another term.
Mr.. Cleveland reviewed the mon
ster democratic procession in New
York city Saturday afternoon, and
Immediately afterward returned to
this city. He received a perfect ova-
tion, and what is more to the point at
this stage of she campaign, he was
assured by the local managers that
New York state was certain to give
him a plurality of not less that TO-
600, and that the British minister's
letter, instead of carrying Irish voters
to the republicans, has actually driven
many Irishmen, who saw through the
badly put up job, away from Harri-