Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-11-01
FOR POLITICAL EFFECT.

Cleyeland's Request for the Resigna-
aton of Minister West--The Move OF
Desperate Men.
Washington, d. O.. Oct, 30.-The
president was visited by delegation OF
prominent democratic politicians from
New York and New Jersey yesterday
afternoon. They talked with him for
upwards of an hour on she subject of the
Sackvllle letter. Then they went back
20 New York. This morning Mr., Bayard
had an interview with the president on
the same subject. Later in the day the
secretary informed members of the press
that he would have something to give
out for publication al O'Clock. AT
that hour the secretary OF state FASTENED
over to the white house with bundle
OF manuscripts in his hands. He said
that he would be back at once, but it
was more than an hour before he return
ed. When at last he again reached the
department. he entered his room and
locked himself In. His assistants were
busy with the manuscript. which had
evidently been altered in many particu-
lars by the president. at 6 O'Clock the
child was born. 1t was furnished the
try knows what it is. 1t is difficult to
conceive OF . more thorough piece OF
political demagogy. The document, on
its face, bears every evidence of having
been concocted for political effect. At
no other time would there have been
such summary and dIsoourteous haste.
Ii the president had directed the secre-
tary OF state to send Lord Sackville his
,k Tl.o k,lxy M okyo
lodged the authorship of the Murchison
letter shere would have been no criticism.
bat he preferred to place the matter be-
fore Lord Salisbury, and common diplo.
masic etiquette would seem to have
demanded that he should wait reason
able 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 il another
thing which is peculiar at this time.
The Sunday GBzstte of this city last
Sunday contained special from New
Y ork in which IL was asserted that some
thing would be done about the 6ackyille
letter on Monday or Tuesday, and this
something would amount TO positive
insult to Great Britain. Besides this ii
is noticed that the Bayard letter is dated
yesterday. Ii seems that it WAS sent
over last night to the white house, re-
| vised by the president, sent back to the
state department., sgain revised
| and taken over personally by
| Secretary Bayard, as above stated
Every oae who has heard of the action
OF the state departments to-day says
either privately or publicly that there
can be no doubt whatever that ii was
intended for political effect. But il
needs not this assertion to convince ever
the most thick headed reader what the
object was. The joint letter OF Secretary
| Bayard and President Cleveland to th,
press bears upon it's face the desperation
which those gentlemen feel over the 20
litical situation and is convincing ar
gument that the president regards th,
endorsement of the British minister o.
his administration as the most powerful
factor in opposition to his reelection
| which oould possibly have been pro,
cured. There is no donbt now that
he will from this time forward show CON.
tempt for Great Rritian but, unfortu
nately for him, his whole administration
has been SO thoroughly pro- British tha
he will not be able to fool the people a
this late day by seeming disposition tt
snub the country where free trade hal
ika seat