Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-31
PUBLIC APPROVAL.
The Administrations Action Cal
Forth General Aunroho ttou


Forth General Appreciation.
New York, October 3O.-The Sun will
say editOrially of Sir Sackville's recall !:
Ii Mr.. Cleveland has erred in his treat
ment OF this annoying incident, it has
been on the side of overdeliberation
and yet it may be thought that the
humiliation OF the British Government is
greater since it failed to take advantage
OF the loop-hole of escape offered by Mr..
Cleveland, and its Minister is not recall
ed by it, but warned to quit by the Gov
ernment to which he is accredited. Mr..
Cleveland has reasserted the great COM
mandment of mind your own business, !"
and in the future English Ministers to
this country will probably stick to it.
HOW 1T MAY AFFECT VOTES.
The Times says: The incident is ended
in manner altogether creditable to the
Administration at Washington, and with
the least possible harm. There is onlv
one way in which it is now likely to
have an effect upon votes, and that is
through the contempt it must excite for
the party which in all probability put up
the whole scheme for campaign effect.
There is nothing more to be deprecated
in our politics than the assumption that
there are classes of voters whose action
is to be determined by appeals to preiu-
dices founded on national distinctions
that have no connection with our own
affairs.
WHITE LIES" VAIL,
The Tribune says: A prompt rebuke
administered the instant Sir Sackville
was discovered meddling in our election
might have caused the people, in their
satisfaction with such a maintenance Of
executive dignity, to overlook the fact
that the British Minister was electioneer-
ing in Cleveland's interest, because he
knew 1t was in the interest of Great
Britain: But the President waited too
long. He did not discover ANYTHING
wrong in the matter until the uproar in
the country showed that the exposure
was hurting him. Then he got mad.
The Minister goes in disgrace; his elec.
tioneerlng message remains behind that
can not be recalled.
BENNETT is ENGLISH, YOU KNOW.
The Herald says: The dignity and
self-respect of the country and Mr..
Cleveland's own dignity required that if |
so unpleasant thing were to be done, it |
should be done quietly and decently,
WAbuOUt UluStcEs 4ul6 country l0 too |
great to bluster. Give Mr.. Bayard his
passports to Delaware. Mr.. Cleveland. |
you can't afford to have such an incom.
petent and hystericky person as your ad- |
wiser. II you retain him he will, before
you know it, make you ridiculous in the
face of the whole world. Or if you must
keep him, don't take his advice on anv
subject except terrapin.
A MANLY, STRAIGHTFORWARD COURSE.
SAN FRANCISCO, October Cocoon.
menting editorially on the action Of the
President in having Sir Eackville- West
informed that his presence is no longer
to our Government the Eram-
iner tomorrow will says:
The President las taken the manly.
straightforward course that is always
natural to him: The agreeable and
polite thing to do would have been to
make show Of indignant and energetic
action until after the election, and then |
to let the matter fade out Of
light, but Mr.. Cleveland ia not an adept