The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-11-01
SACKVILLE.
His Lordship Likely to be Re
called on Account of His
Recent Letter.
Campaign in Indiana at White
Heat-Both Parties Doing
Their Utmost.

New YORK, October 26.-The Herald's
Washington correspondent telegraphs to
that paper as follows: II am Informed
by the highest authority that while the
language of the statement of the secre-
tary of state, especially as addressed to
his own people, if not such rebuke as
would compel the withdrawal of Lord
Sackville West, the British minister, it
must make his position so unpleasant that
it would make his transfer both agreeable
to himself and in the interest of his gov
eminent. The transfer of Lord Saokvllle
would also be entirely agreeable to the
department of state since, in the event of
future negotiations with Great Britain,
the relations between the present score
tary and his lordship could not be of
friendly and intimate character. 1t is,
therefore, understood the result
of the action taken by the administration
will be the immediate recall of Lord
Sackville. He may personally request to
be recalled. The foreign office, in order
to maintain the respect and dignity of Its
diplom attic relations with the United
States, may assign Lord Sackville to
another legation.
The language used by Secretary Bayard,
viz: "It is still to be hoped we will be able
to settle the issue involved in the pending
canvass without the importation of
foreign interference or intermeddling in
our domestic affairs" is such an express
sion as the minister toward whom it is
directed cannot possibly endure with
self-respect and continue amicable rela-
lions with the department. of state.
WAS THE LETTER GENUINE
NEW YORK, October 26.-The following
telegram has been received from the
editor of the Los Angeles Times with
reference to the genuineness of the letter
to Lord Sackville West:
Los ANGELES, October %, 18SS.-To the
Editor of the Herald: "Your dispatch re-
ceived. The Pomona man who wrote to
British Minister Saokville West asking
the minister's opinion how the writer
should vote for president is a responsible
republican citizen for whom vouch, but
he requests his name be withheld for the
present. The minister's letter is I'M
questionably a genuine autograph let
tsr-signature, coat of arms, and
all. The writer's object was clear
ly to elicit the real opinions
of the British ministers as to the two
great political parties in their relations to
England, and also, to get the ministers
private advice to countryman-a nat
uralized Englishman-in doubt about how
he should vote.
Signed. HARRISON GRAY Otis,
Editor Los Angeles Times.
WHAT MINISTER WEST SAID.
ST.. LOUIS, October Following is a
verbatim copy of the reply of Minister
West, to the query of the Californian, re-
ferred to in other dispatches:
[Private.l
BEVERLEY, Mass, September 10, 1885,
Sir: 1 am in receipt of your letter of the
4th inst, and beg to say that fully ap-
preciate the difficulty in which you find
yourself in casting your vote. You are
probably aware that any political party
which openly favored the mother country
at the present moment would lose popu-
larity, and that the party in power is fully
aware of this fact. The party, however,
is in itself still DESTROYS of maintaining
friendly relations with Great Britain, and
is still as DESTROYS of settling all questions
with Canada which have been unfortun-
ately re-opened since the retraction of the
treaty by the republican majority in the
senate and by the presidents message to
which you allude. All allowances must,
therefore, be made for the political situa-
ton as regards the presidential election
thus created. 1t is, however, impossible
to predict the course which President
Cleveland may pursue in the matter of
retaliation seould he be elected, but there
is every reason to believe that, while
unfolding the position he has taken, he
will manifest spirit of Cancellation in
dealing with the question involved in his
message. 1 inclose an article from the
New York Times of August %, and remain
yours, faithfully,
LORD SAoKvILLE WEST.