The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-10-31
Constructed with View to Doing the
Most Good Among Irish-Americals.
The Minister Officially Informed that His
Further Presencs at Washington in
Diplomatic Capacity Is Undesirable.
WARNING TO WEST.


The Presidents ss Last Decides TO Break or
Diplomatic Relations with Lord Sackville.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Oct 30.-Ths President was
visited BY delegation Of prominent Demo.
Jersey, yesterday afternoon, and they talked
with him for upward Of an hour on the subject
Of the Sackville letter. Then they went back to
New York. This morning Mr. Bayard had an
Interview with tho President On the same sub
jeet Later in the day the secretary informed
members Of the press that he would have
.something TO give out for publication At o'clock
At that hour the Secretary Of State hastensd
over to the White House with bundle Of
manuscripts in his hands He said
that he would be back at once,
turned. When at last he again reached the de-
partmsnt, he entered his room and locked him.
self In. His assistants were busy with the
manuscript, which had evidently been altered
In many particulars by the President At6
o'clock the child was born. Il was furnished to
the press associations at once, and the country
knows what il is 1t 10 difficult to conceive of q
more thorough piece Of political demseogy
The document on its face bears every evidence
OF having been concoted for political
effect At no other time would there have
II the President had directed the Secretary Of
State to send Lord Sackville his passports i'm
mediatsly after he acknowledged the authorship
OF the Murchison letter, there would have been
no criticism; but be preferred to place the mat
ter before Lord Salisbury, and common dip.o-
matte etiquette would seem TO have demanded
that he should wait reasonable time before
proceeding further.
There are several queer incidents about this
matter. Besides the visit OF the politicians
from New York and New Jersey, last night,
there is another thing which 10 peculiar at this
time The Sunday Gazette of this city last
Sunday contained a special telegram from New
York. in which il was asserted that something
would be done about the Sackvills letter on
Monday or Tuesday, and this something would
amount to positive insult to Great Britain.
Besides this, it is noticed that the Bayard letter
is dated yesterday. IL seems that it ras sent
over last night to the White House. revised by
the President, sent back to the State Depart
msnt again revised. and taken over personally
by Secretary Bayard. As above stated, every
one who has heard Of the action Of the State
Department to-day says. either privately or
publicly. that there can be no doubt whatever
that it was intended for political effect. Eut
it needs not this assertion to convince
even the most thick headed reader what the
object The joint letter Of Secretary b ay-
ard and President Cleveland TO the press be ars
upon it's face the desperation which those gentle
men feel over the political situation. and is a
convincing argument that the President re-
CARDS tie Endorsement of the British minister of
bis administration as the most powerful factor
in opposition to his reelection which possibly
| could have been produced.
There 10 no doubt now that be will, from this
time forward, show contempt for Great Brit
ain; but, unfortunately for him. his whole ad-
ministration has been so thoroughly pro-British
that he will not be able to fool the people, at
this late day, by seeming disposition to snub
the country where free trade has its seat