The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-01
Tho Republicans Convinced That
England Has No Use
For the President, which Was Point
They Wished 20 Establish-Ho
Strengthened That Blended
Knoo over Which Thor
Organs Chucklo.

Nrw loIK, Oct. Sl.-A London spcci
TO tho HsrdH says Tho action Of prcst
dent Cleveland toward Minister Sackvill,
was known hero only late last evening
but ut the leading clubs was the one topic
of conversation aud WIS bitterly con.
dcmncd by all Englishmon present The
general expression oi opinion Is Of IN,
tone assumed 10y the Standard, the only
paper that treats oi the matter. Ina semi
official editorial this morning 1t speaks %
the action as not only brusquc hut brutal,
refers To the action OF the President al
deliberately offensive" and says
I'll the intelligence wei publish this morn
ing from Washington bc substantially nc
curalc in It's verbal details, the American
government have taken summary actor
OF q deliberately offensive kind in relation
To Lord Sackyilc. Mr. Bayarl has in.
formed the British ambassador that ioi
reasons already known to the English gov.
crnmcnt his continuance is no longer nc.
ccplablc, aud would, consequently, be
detrimental To the relations between the
two countries. II must Ice hoped that n
more precise account ol the terms OF She
communication will take from il the
hruspucuoss We arc tempted 10 say bru.
talily Of the message. Apparently It has
been thought necessary TO ussctt American
dignity by insisting ou some open robukc
! Of Lord sackyillc. Tho Inference seems
! 20 be that lord Salisbury saw nothing IN
his conduct tu justify severe disciplinary
measures, and consequently American
/ siaicsinanship felt it necessary 90 take the
punishment into H. own hands. In Hnv
| case IOui Salisbury will be- well udyis,dii hc
prUurcds with Ill possible despatch to uc-
quaint his Counirymvn with the nature NJ
lIis communication to Mr.. Phelps. The
attitude assumed hy the President may
then be- iuicligIhly, though u can hardly
hr rcuuurilCd with a regard Ia English Bus.
capabilities. lie may hc quite sure, how.
ever, that opinion ON this side the At
lantic will distinguish between what ho
hns done ns candidate aud what, had he
been free from the duspotism Of election.
ccnng hc would have thought IL his duty
/ to do ~ Chief Magistrate Pity for tho
| statesman whom the complexion Oi his
| cOuntfy's politics forces tu disregard, not
| only international C0uHcsics. but the
palncst dictates ui right feeling, will blend
with aud nculmlizc any passing emotion
" national resentment"
The Nsmd1ri concludes by referring 70
that pait II the American prrs which
can nilup a. keep It's head aud obey Its
conscience during the Presidential cam.
plign, aud observes that Mr.. Cleveland
has saved his clcciiouccring prospects at
lhr expense Oi thc honor ol American
public life.
lorl Salisbury came into town Hnl r..
turned late iu his country cat lie spent
much time al the foreign office, whore
Mr. Phelps came al-u, hut nothing could
be- obtniurd from either Downing street NJ
the American legation. a carefully wurlcd
dispatch dated Washington, appears la
ulI the morning newspapers simply tu the
effect that the President had informed the
British minister that hs continuance in
office was dslaslulul To the Washington
government