Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-01
THE sACKvILLE INCIDENT.
Speeches of Secretary Bayard in Balti-
more and Senator Evarts I'm New York.


Secretary of State Bayard spoke at demo-
cratic mass meeting in Baltimore last night. and
in the course of his remarks made the follow
ing reference to the Sackville incident:
Gentlemen, there are some birds Of prey that
they say will not taste food that is not tainted.
Laughter and applause.l There are political
birds of prey that fatten and rejoice over the
carcass of dead and exposed ISLANDERS and false
hoods. This country has been the witness in
the last week of the interruption, for the time
being only, of its relations with foreign and a
friendly power. [Applause.l 1t was made
necessary. The act was not the act of the peo-
pie OF the United States, or with any one In
sympathy with them or with their interests.
1t was the wretched plot of despairing poll
tician tgreat applause and cheersl, or a con-
spiracy OF despairing politicians to bring dis
credit upon class of our adopted citizens for
the purpose of creating an unjust prejudice in
the minds of another class of our adopted citi-
zens. [Applause.l A SANDER upon the one
and foul attempt to mislead the other.
[Applause.l 1t cannot be defended; no
honest man can defend it. [Applause.l My
from personal morality. [Great applause.l
There are weapons of civilized warfare and there
are weapons denied by civilized warfare, and
the man that would coin lie to defeat his
political opponent would poison the well OF his
enemy in time of war and slaughter his wife
Now, against this 1 call upon the honest senti-
ment Of every American citizen to resent the in
suit thus offered to our country by these persons.
If, as the saying goes, the receiver is as bad as
the theft, what have you to say OF the men
who, in public speeches will gloat and cheer
and clap their hands over a proof of infamy
committed for the sake of political supremacy?
Applause The whole civilized world shud-
ders with the excuses of the French revolu-
ton. For France grew drunk with blood to
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minds were frenzied, prostitution was wor-
SHIPPED in the name of the goddess of reason.
ask you, is this not the prostitution Of the
name Of an honest people, and shall men be
found in this country so base and so poor as to
welcome that which brings shame upon the
name OF American politics. Great applause
Are these the men, is this the party to whom
the welfare of this dear land of ours is to be
handed over? (Cries of mo. No!' and cheers
No, my friends. Whatever may be our differ
ences as to our personal admiration, whatever
may be the question of our divergence upon
the non-essentials. let us at least resolve that
ours shall be a government of honest self-re-
speeding men. lApplause.1 Let us establish
and let it be our first duty to establish such a
Tone such standard of morals all over this
countries, or stays at home, he may say with
just pride and gratitude, Thank God, am an
American citizen" Great applause.l
SENATOR EvARrs SAYS LORD sAcKvILLE HAS LET
ACAT OUT OF A BAG.
A mass-meeting of republicans was held yes
terday on the Sub-Treasury steps in New York
city, under the auspices of the VIM. H. Seward
Club. VIM. NJ. Evarts, who presided, was the
principal speaker After saying that when
Benjamin Harrison, the republican candidate
for President, took his seat in the White House
he would have nothing to explain or to explain
away, the speaker referred to the Sackville-
West incident. He said that they all knew that
President Clevelands retaliation message was
an elecioneering dodge. The two houses of
Congress thought so. Now it was disclosed and
what was the remedy The minister of En-
gland had let the cat out of the bag. Laughter ]
Mr.. Evarts then referred to the extradition
treaty. He had seen a statement above the
names OF several respectable democrats, which
charged the republicans with being Indifferent
to the rights OF citizens in protecting refugees.
The substance of the charge was that Secre-
tary Bayard had made treaty with Great Brit
ain on the subject of extradition, and that
In 1t there was ample protection for political
prisoners; and that the republican party had
insisted on modifying it. at the request of the
British minister, Mr.. West, so as to disparage
that protection. Once and for all there was
not one particle of truth in that story. The
treaty had been negotiated in England between
the American minister there and Lord Rose
berry, then secretary for foreign affairs, and
the treaty as there made was sent into the Sem
ate. Minister West had nothing to do with it
whatever. The treaty as sent to the Senate
was found to be so loose and SO incomplete that
the Senate in its duty to the country and to all
citizens, Irish, American and German, could
not tolerate it. 1t would be long while be-
fore a minister Of England or of any country
would approach the committee on foreign
relations or thD Senate itself in regard to the
ratification of treaties. But it was just to say
that MIR. West, however much he might calcu-
late on his wisdom or his prosperity in dealing
with the executive government, never had an
idea that he could succeed with the republican
members of the Senate Of the United States