The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-11-02
ADVISED TO "SEEi l. AT ONCE"
The Order From headquarters Which
Dismissed His LordshIp.
The Long Forgotten Law Discovered
by the Learned Secretary
One Of the odious SedItion Acts
Which Defeated the FederaIIsts.

New YORK, Nov president Cleveland's
tardy action in the Sackville-West contrOver-
sy was almost the sole topic of discussion
among the politicians yesterday. The Demo-
Gratis affected great joy. They called it a
masterpiece of craftsmanship. The Repub-
licgns laughed derisively and declared them
selves eontented that their charge that the
British government desired Grover Cleve-
lands election had been proved beyond all
possible doubt. They also called attention
to the fact that 1t required ten days, after
proof against the British minister had accu-
mulated, for the executive to decide which
should intervene, the court Of St. James or
the United States government.
Congressman Patrick Collins and John
Boyle O'Reilly, leaders in the Irish National
League, had meantime begged him for the
sake of party, If nothing else, to bounce West
without delay. Until Tuesday morning, it is
claimed by Irish-American leaders in this
city. the President had done absolutely moth
ing except politely beg the English govern
ment to recall "me lud" While hesitating
how best to extricate himself from the pre-
dieament without giving offense TO his friends
across the water, the Irish patriots assert
that he received very mandatory communica
tion from the Democratic national committee.
1t was addressed to member Of the cabinet,
and was signed by at least i've members. In
substance 1t declared;
Washington kilograms in to-day's papers are
most disappointing about the Sackyille matter.
Does the President know that the Irish vote IS
shiliy shaiIyingP. See TO it at once. Something
ought to be done to-day.
The l.. of course refers to Col. Daniel Sui
liyan Lamont, the versatile gentleman whom
misled persons accuse not only Of writing the
Presidents messages and speeches, but OF
actually managing the Dem0crtic administra-
tion. The signatures attached were those of
w. III. Barnum champion mule buyer Of
Connecticut and chairman OF the Democratic
National Committee, Corporal Calvin Rain
bow Chaser Brice, chairman OF the campaign
committee; Herman Oelrichs, national COM
mitteeman from New York and Arthur
Patricio German of Maryland election fraud
fame. Apparently the recipient Of the tele-
gram acquainted the Presidents mentor
with its contents without delay. As quickly
did Daniel make them known to Mr.. Cleve-
land. Mr.. Bayard was Immediately sum-
m0ned. His speech was ratified off as speed
lily as stenographer and typewriter could ac-
complish the feat. The Sackyille sack" was
formulated and the news was ready for the
press early in the evening.
The intelligence above furnished put the
Republicans in thoroughly good hum0r.
Whenever admirers of the President boasted
of his courageous act In twisting the British
lions tail, they were handed a copy OF the
Herald one of Cleveland's organs, and re-
quested to read the despatch, a synopsis Of
which Is given above. 1t made them ex-
ceediDgly tired. and their boasts were no
longer heard.
Corporal Brice and the other members of
the committee of course disclaimed any
knowledge of the mischievous telegram.
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have been sent to james Gordon Bennett
last night protesting against his giving away
campaign secrets. 1t is unnecessary to say
that the dispatch, coming so many hours
previous to the Presidents display of valor,
caused the bouncing Of Sackville-West to be
regarded as boomerang.
The result of an extended canvass of pub
lie men in this city shows that the consensus
OF opinion regarding President Clevelands
action Is untavsrable. He Is condemned for
delay, and it Is asserted that but for the fact
that 1t is presidential year, he would have
allowed the letter to pass unnotleed
Secretary Bayard's Surprise.
WASHINGTON, Nov. LA prominent menu
Der of the Washington Bar said tonight:
''The spectacle Of a cabinet officer in these
modern times recommending President to
proceed against political opponent under
one Of the odious sedition laws is one of the
surprises of Secretary Bayard. The section
Of the Revised Statutes under which he ad
vises the President to have the Attorney
General arrest and try Murehison, the author
of the letter to Lord Sackville, is one of the
acts which defeated John Adams In 1899,
and under the lead of jefferson, Madison
and their associates d rove the federal party
from power.
The section which Is now 5,335 of the
Revised Statutes was the act Of January,
1899. 1t was one of that notorious series of
laws, the alien and sedition acts. 1t follow
ed and completed the sedition act proper.
The celebrated Virginia resolutions Of 1898.
and the Kentucky resolutions of 1899, those
noted State papers drawn respectively by
Madison and Jefferson, opened the warefare
upon this series of acts which, at the follow
ing Presidential election, overwhelmed the
federal party and elected jefferson over
Adams. The particular act which Mr.. Bay
ard asks President Cleveland to revive and
use as a partisan political move to make
capital for himself in the coming election
was denounced in the last series Of resolu
tions above referred to, those of 1880. 1t Is
certainly an amazing spectacle to see a
Secretary OF State with assurance enough to
advise a President OF this county. upon the
threshold of national election, to avail
himself Of the obsolete machinery of the
sedition laws to punish political opponent,
odCktiue SUCCESSOR.
MONTREAL, Nov. 1.-Sir John Macdonald
expressed the opinion today that the British
government wonld follow ito usual rule of
promotion and soon name Secretary Edwards
as Lord Sackville's successor at Washington
Is II Macdonald?
OTTAWA, Ont, Nov. lit is authorita-
lively stated here today that Sir John Mac
III
Washington, that Sir Charles Upper will be
the new premier, and Sir Hector Langevin,
minister of public works, the new commits
sioner. The report is received as genuine.
In the English Papers.
LONDON, Nov. 2. he Daily News says
the suggestion to retaliats on Phelps is theo-
retically illogical and practically foolish
Again justifying President Cleveland's
course the News mai tains that If he ignored
the matter and happened TO be unsuccessful
in the election Harrison would probably
have seized the first chance to intimate that
SackvIle's room was preferable to his COM
pany..
The Chronicle says with every desire
that Cleveland and Bayard should enjoy a
monopoly Of their rudeness 1t Is impossible
pdSSlNely 10 SUBMIT 10 having our REPRESENT
ative treated like Chinese coole or an Irish
pauper emigrant There need be no heat
displayed but IL England Is to remain self
respecting nation. her ministers must not be
slow to resent so deep an affront on her ma
tional dignity"
cleveiand's Exaggerated Severity.
BERLIN, Nov. 1.-The National Zeitung,
of Berlin, says: "The friyolity with which
international difficulties are provoked by
political factions in America Is especially
evident in the Sackville affair. After the
Republicans set a trap to catch strikingly
harmless English minister. and discredit Mr..
| Cleveland as the candidate of the foreigner,
Mr.. Cleveland tries to cross this manevre by
| exaggerated severity against Lord Sackville.
| This conduct appears comical from the fact
| that Mr.. Cleveland does not leave England
| in doubt as to his aim in so acting. This
| kind of thing Is scarcely calculated to raise
the reputation of the American republic"
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