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WAsnIsGros, OFT 25.--seeretary Dayai
who returned 10 Washington last nl.,t
tnads the following statanent to-day
regard 10 tho letter Of Mr.. Mprehlsou
California, 10 the British minister on II
subject Of tbs pesdipg Presidential electig
and the British minister's reply:
'tYas, have read both letters. I haya
nor saen the Britieh minister since he wet
to Europe last spring until he called on me-
this morning NJ the department OF state
Lord bsckvllls has no other or hettar meaps
OF knowledge OF the Intentions OF tho prsei.
don't than any one Of the s5 ,O00,0 900 OF the
American people. Ills personal opinion Il
worth no more than that Of any one OF
them on the ground OF knowledge end
much lees on the ground OF interest In the
eubisct. While tbere must be a consensus
OF opioion as to the Improperly OF the e4.
preston of individual views by any on
holding the position Of = foreign envoy It
iB still to be hoped that We will be able TO
Settle the Issues involved in the pending
canvass without the imporia ion OF foreign
Interference or intermeddling in our do
mestlc affairs. American people will bs
prompt TO resent and repel as impertinent
eny euch attempts, but they will easily rec
oani1a the political pitfall arranged by the
California letter, with is object go plainly
stamped upon its face and addressed to the
British minister, into which he has 80 sur
prlsngly tumbied. Such petty schemes 10
brenk tho fall Of despairiog politicians will
be held Ia proper estimation by popular In
telligence."
WHAT LORD sACKyILLE SAYS.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25---Minister West was
shown the Interview with Secretary Bayasd
this evening and aeked what he bad to say
about It, He said: Nothing don't care
to cisicise II. The letter gent from Oaii
fornia was undoubtedly written for the pur.
pose Of entrapping me. In few days
expect to be Id a position to make public
the manner In which the affair WAS planned
and the Identity of the persons coneerned
in It. The efforts which are being directed
TO the discovery IL the trirkaters were In
stigatsd by me, and thlnk ! shall succeed
10 making everything plain.n
SAT your Interview with Secretary Bayard
this morning did you discuss this matter ~
asked the reporter.
"Oh, yes," replied Lord SRckvll.e. MAT
urallg enough we alluded to the matter, but
not NJ any length
"Dld Secretary Bsysrd intimate to you
this morning the publication of his views
as an official n
~ do not know" said the diplomat, "that
he has mBde public any offieiAl rtterances;
but" he continued. wi h suggestive em-
phasis, 81 understand that this published
statement which you have shown me has
met with the approval Of others as promi-
nent politically, or more go, than the Score.
tary of State" This was understood TO
mean that the President had sanctioned the
Secretary's action.
'This matter has annoyed You some
what 2"
Eyes" said the minister, at has annoyed
ma hrtf In fr a fri \ he
nothing to DO sorry for, however, except
that was trapped. This affair reveals to
me new phase In the ways OF the Amerl-
can politician, ways that, In this instance,
are distasfeful to me. In the other Atneri-
can ways delight, but would lite to be
excused from having anything to do With
politics in the United States
The Cabinet meeting to day was a long
one, lasting until nearly s O'Clock. The
British minister's letter was the chief topic
under consideration.
FEELINd OF THE LONDON PRESS,
Lospos, Oct. 26 Neither the Post Times
Chronicle, Standard nor Daily Mems tnueh
tbs sackville incident. The Telegraph,
| however, begins an editorial thuR:
"Her Maisatyis Minister at Washington
| has been writing O letter on American poll
| tics. The mere announcement OF such an
act Ia enough to mako our old and departed
After scoring the mioister pretty roughly
| for q column the editorial thus concludes
'iAs to the Issue OF the Presidential con-
test. 1t ts no longer Of any great interest 10
the people Ia this 55GasT. Although G5l.
| eral Harrison is protecfionist, President
Cleveland is not a free trader, while the re-
taliation message and come recent Jobs show
that In pandering to international jealousies
and In arts OF political corruption, there IL
| not much TO choose from between the two
parties. An Euglishman abroad may write
a very BILLY letter, but Englishmen at home
care very little who enters the White House
next year."
The st.. James Gazette, referring to the
! letter written by Lord Sackville, Brttish
minister at Washington, to an Anglo
American resident OF California, says: In
I the present position Of American politics
Lord Sackvllls should not have written
| suoh A letter, even under the seal of
privacy; but the fact that be acted in per-
1 feet inuoneuoe Is clear. The idea which
certain American politicians appear To
bold that England Is ready to help re-elect
President Cleveland Is thorough mistate.
The personality OF the future President is
purely domestic question.
The Globe says that Lord SRckvIlla fell
4 into trap TOO readily. Happily he did not
/ commit himself by giving testimonial
\ which would be invaluable to Republican
i wire-pullers. The trick Il too obvious and
disereditable to have much effect.