Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-02
NO new DEVELOPMENTS.
The Presidents Friends Think He Has
Turned the West Affair 10 Great
Political Account.
The Supporto Of she Irish Americans no
Longer Matter of Doubt-No
Occasion Tor Ill-Feeling.
Engiisn Opinions Expressed In 8 Semi
Omcisl EDITORIAL in a London Paper.
Bru.que md Brutal.
THE LONDON PRRss.

NEW York, Oct. 81.
LONDON specislto
!. !. /. !. !:
~MAA the Herald says OF
H(NNSSSESlkyY1 the SctiCn Of tresi-
NOUSNHtE dent Gle land
AY5&SpE\ towards Minist
ASTUXS RJM Sac fyille was
AfhEAt %lkS&As dnoWn here oEly
GN%5EXIyNEY lste this evening,
K&%IJIHl- tus st the leading
LdN<a2SaSH ~ clubs It WAS the
TI3LzH,X enc topic Of con-
4SZIGGs4| versa.ion, and was
bitterly condemned by all Engilsnmea
present. The general expression OF opin-
ion Is Of the tone assumed by the Stand
ard, the only paper that treats of the mat
ter. In semi ctficisl editorial this
morning 1t speaks OF the action as no.
only brusque but brutal. Il refers to the
seton Of the President. IS deliberately
offensive" and says: at the intelligence
we publish this morning from Washing
| ton be substantially accurate In it's verbal
| details, the American government hiss
taken summary action Of q deliberately
| offensive kind In relstion to Lord Sack.
| vile. Bsyard has informed the British
| ambassador that for reasons already
known to the English government his
continuance is no longer acceptable
and would consequently be detrimental
to the relations between the TWO coun-
tries. 1t must be hoped that 9 more pre-
else account Of the terms Of communics-
ton will take from the brusqueness-Re
are tempted to say brutslity-of the mes
sage. Apparently 1t has been though.
necessary TO ASSERT American dignity by
insisting on some open rebuke Of Lord
S,ckyille. The inference seems TO be
thxt Lord Salisbury saw nothing in his
conduct TO justify severe disciplinary
measures, and consequently the American
| statesmen feel it necessary to take pun
ishmert into their own hands. In any
csse Lord Salisbury will be well advised
II he proceeds with all possible dispatch
TO scquaint his ccuutrymen with the
nature OF his communication to Mr..
| Phelps. The attitude assumed by the
| President may then beinteliigible, though
| / cIn hardly be reconCiled with regard to
English suscepti0ilit!es. He may be sure,
| however, that opinion on this side OF the
Atlantic will distinguish between
what he has done as . candidate
and what, II lie had been
| ings, he would have thought 1t his duty
statesman whom the complexion CT his
| country's politics causes TO disregard got
| only International courtesies but the plain
est dictates CT right feeling, snd will
blend with and neu!ralizs any passing
emotion Of national resentment"
TIE Standard COZ cludes by referring to
| that part Of the American press which
| can afford to keep It's head and obey its
conscience during presidential cam
psign, sEd observes thst Cleveland has
saved his electioneeriDg prospects at the
expense OF the honor OF American public
dut?.
Lord Salisbury came to town .hnd re-
turned late 20 his country seat. He spent
much time st the Foreign ONCE, where Mr..
Phelps came slso, but nothing could be
obtained from either Downing street or
the American legation. a carefully
worded dispatch dated Washington ap-
pears in the morning newspapers simply
10 the effect that the President had in
formed the British Minister his coptinu-
ancs in Office was distssteful to the Wash
ing.on government.
APPROVED BY TIE PEOPLE.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 81 The only topic
OF conversation here is S3ckville's dis
missal. The Democrats are jubiisnt and
say that the Presidents seton Will serve
to discredit all talk about the sdministra.
ton being under British Influences. The
announcement that Lord S;ckville Wss no.
titled by this government rather than by
his own Is great relief to the Demo-
cratic managers. The Presidents party
friends maintain that be has turned the
sffsir TO great political account snd thst
his summary notice to the British Minis
ter makes sure the support Of the Irish
Americans. The British govermeut may
take ofterse Ct the Gction, bu. il go II
will put even better phase on the polit-
ical side CT it. Nothing new could be
learned to day either st the State Depart
ment or the legation kept the fac. that
L ord SackVille would not leave here az
once, put will aWait instructions from
his government. He has not fixed upon
the time Of his departure. He feels keen
ly the humiliation which has come to
him, but he has
NO ONE TO BLAME
but himself. He is not crushed, bu.
thinks he has been treated unfairly IN be-
ing summerily bounced. There Is moth
ing in the retirement OF Lord Ssckville
which should disturb the friendly
re latioD5 between England and the
United S.stes. and the Presidents seton
cannot be construed into an unfriendly
act towards Great Britain. The new
British minister will have II within his
power to establish most cordial relations
If be is man OF tact. Only sprinkling
Of prominent politicians IRE in town 1t
present, but the few following interviews
show the
DRIFT OF DEMO CRATIC SENTIMENT
Senator Eustis said: az an exceed
inglY glad. II is just what should have
been done, and am entirely satis fsd."
When asked il he thought the action
would be criticised IS discour.eous,
because sufficient opportunity might not
haze been given to Lord Salisbury to act.
He replied that he WAS only surprised
that the British authorities had no. st
once recalled Lord S.ckville. Senator
Eus.is referred to the case OF Mason &
Slideli wherein the United States was
given ten days in which to place the men
upon g British deck. he called attention
TO the fact that owing to the intense ex-
clsemsn. which then prevailed the Aneri-
can Secretary OF State asked Lord Lyons
FOR SOME ADDITIONAL TINE,
and that additional tine wss granted.
Pronptness WAS wanted, and as Minister
IVoat had mot haan recalled II ypSs D.r-