New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-29
THE SACKVILLE LETTER.
DEMOCRATIC ALARM AT THE CAPITAL
EFFORTS TO PERvERT THE SENTIMENTS OF
THE LETTER-BAYARD's RETyREMENT DE-
MANDED NOW BY DEMOCRATS.
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MANDED NOW BY DEMOCRATS.
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Washington, Oct 2s.-It Is amusing to note
the attempts of Democrats to create the impress
sion that Lord Saclxville wrote his letter with
the deliberate intention Of iEiuring Mr.. Tlevehnds
chances for reelection. They assert that Mr..
Cleveland has not been upon intimate terms with
Lord Sackville and has had nothing but the most
formal communication with him during his entire
Administration. Possibly this may be true, and
it may be that Lord Saclville docs not personally
like Mr. Cleveland. 1t would be very strange
if he did. The majority of Mr. Ceveland's own
party personally dislike MIN, but trey support
him for the sake of the party and because the
policy of the Democratic party is Free Trade, in
harmony with the policy of Great Britain lord
Sackville, of course, desires the partys succecs.
There is no doubt that he expressed his honest
convictions to his Los Angeles correspondent, for
he reiterated them in his interview with the cor
respondent Of The Tribune The assertion, there
fore that he wrote this letter for the purpose OF
injurng Mr.. Cleveland is foolish and absurd
Attention has already been called in these dis
patches to the criticisms launched against the Ad-
ministration on account of this business by Demo
Gratis The Editor of The Capita.," for in
stance who under ordinary circumstances, would
not think of saying thing in the columns OF his
paper which in any way might dsplease the powers
that be- who sneezes when the Administration takes
snuT tbs same Editor now demands, not only the
recall of Lord Saclville but also the retirement of
Secretary Bayard. Says he:
1t is incredible that Her Maestys Government viii
wish to continue repre- sened hero BY gentleman who
as Cox says evidently don't know enough
to come in when rains" His letter to the Republican
in California is not so bad 1t Is the char
acter OF the letter which dlgnined with reply which
condemns him To answer such letter simply scanda-
lous Every one must that Lord Sackvlue's use
fulness here Is at an end. Hardly less worthy OF
censure than the Minister'S letter was MI Bayards
mild proclamation Wednesday morning about the matter
It Is not difficult believe that the PRESIDENT "heh
he read what Mr. Bayard had say, expressed himself
IN terms ot unusual ylgor. We should say that one
collateral result OF Lord Sackyes unfortunate deliver
ance will be to give the United States new secretary
of State when President Ceyelands Cabinet Is eogahzeu
next March.
Ey-Minister Lothrop, who is now in Washing
ton. when asked to-day if he regarded the vist OF
Minister Phelps to Lord Salisbury as possessing the
significance that seems TO be attributed to IL IN
the cable dispatches replied that he didn't think
the visit had any significance whatever. lie said
that Lord Salisbury remained a good deal OF tne
time at his country seat when Parliament was not
in session. and that it was perfectly natural that
Minister Phelps should go out there TO. see MN.
The fact that he took Mrs. Phelps with him."
added Mr.. Lothrop indicates that tne ViSit was
n social visit rather than formal dlplomatic III
terview If he had gone out there win Uathne
guns to demand the immediate recall OF LORD
Sackvlle, it is not at all likely that he would nave
taken his wife with him.