Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-12


LONDON, Nov. 8.
am able to confirm this morning what
telegraphed on Saturday respecting the re-
lations between Mr.. Cleyelandand Lord Sal
isbury. 1t il the fact that their negotiations
have been amicable throughout. 1t ia the
fact that Lord Salisbury, when Lord Sack
yi.ie's interference with the American cleo
ton was first brought to his notice, offered
that he should come home on leave of alb
.ence. 1t is the fact that the American Gov
ernment was at first disposed to grant this
proposal. 1t ia the fact that when Mr..
Cleveland, eating his own words and under
party pressure, determined TO give Lord
Sackyille MS passports, he had ascertained
that this could be done without provoking re-
taliation. +, is thu fact that there has been
from first to last good understand ~ be-
tween Mr.. Cleveland and Lord Salisbury.
quoted last Thursday the following para
graph from a London letter to The Man
chester Guardian" The assumption thai
Mr. Cleveland was offended with Lord Sal
lsburys attitude, as reported by Mr.. Phelps
may be useful for electioneering purposes.
but there is no reason to suppose it is true
that anything has been done on either side
inconsistent with the best possible manner
Of removing an urgent difficulty" said
good means of information. / now say on
authority which can not be confuted or chal-
lenged that his account of the matter was en-
tirely accurate. That statement is of itself
sufficient to dispel the pretence that Mr.
Cleveland has been assuming hostile atti-
tude to his English friends but that is not
all. Lord Salisbury explained to the Ameri.
can Government that If he were 10 recall Lord
Saskville it must end or seriously
njure his diplomatic career, whereas, he ad-
ded in substance, if you send him home, il
will have no such effect. Upon this hint Mr.
Cleveland acted. An English journalist who
knew what he was writing about, said early
last week 1.-THE line to take in this count,
seems to US to be one of amused and good
tempered indulgence" That hint also came
from Lord Salisbury but it was not acted
upon. John Bull put his head down and
dumb rception-that this was the best ser
vice he could do his friend Mr. Cleveland
But TO last Tuesdays account | can now add
from the same source the following very in.
terestng and not less Trustworthy statement
"If Mr.. Cleveland" says the English
writer sis elected on Tuesday, he will moi
forget his obligations to Lord Salisbury, who
to his great credit, has lent no ear to the
worse than foolish suggestions that he shoulC
take vengeance on the person of Mr.. Phelps
When Mr. Phelps went to him with tn,
urgent messages of the President and Mr.
Bayard, all he could do in the circumstance
was to say, as he did say, that if Lord Sack
ville's letter had made his presence at Wash
ington disagreeable he would at once Civ,
him leave of absence, and he gave it &C
coriingly. Nothing could stay the election
cering anxiety of the party in office but tn
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Lord Sackvile, and that was not possible 70
| he indiscretion which had been committed
Mark how completely this agrees with tn
narrative above given, which came from a
| Independent but equally authoritative source
| Either of them is sufficient to prove that MIR
| Cleveland has been forcing an open door
The correspondence which passed will b
laid before Parliament this week, and in tina
again will be found evidence to show tina
the President acted upon knowledge that til
| English government would not retaliate if h.
dismissed Lord Sackylle. Mr.. Cleveland
was policy of safe swagger; Lord Sails
bury's an attitude of amused and good
tempered indulgence. G.. W. ).