The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-11-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular c orrespondent.)


WASHINGTON, D. G. Oct. 29, 1888.
Mr.. Cleveland has once more proved
himself equal to the occasion, and the
occasion was most extraordinary one.
For the first time in the history of the
United States, the representative of a
foreign nation has attempted to take
part In a political intrigue in this
country. Lord Ssckyille- West, the
British minister, wrote letter under
date of Sept. 13, 70 an alleged cores
pondent in California, in which he
took occasion to say that the President
did not mean a word of his recent
Canadian retaliation message, and that
after his election he would prove him
self true friend of England and Eng
lish interests. He further advised his
alleged correspondent to vote the De-
mocratic ticket in the interest of Eng
land The purpose of this letter is
very clear. 1t was written for the ex-
press purpose of being made public on
the eve of the election in the hope of
driving the Irish vote from Mr.. Cleve-
land. In this city, where it is well
known that the relations between the
administrator of Mr.. Cleveland and
the British Minister have been strained
from the first, there ia no difficulty ex-
Derienced in arriving at the cause of
this action on the part of Lord Sack
vile. He had given up all hope of
controlling Mr.. Cleveland, hence his
desire to defeat him if possible. There
was also another inducement; Lord
Sackville and Mr.. Harrison, the repub-
lican candidate for the presidency, are
warm personal friends, and have been
for many years. When Mr.. Harrison
was in the Senate they we're constantly
together. When the letter was first
published, few people believed it to be
genuine, so very foolish did it appear
for man in Lord Sackville's position
TO have written such letter, but its
authenticity was fully confirmed by
Lord Sackyille, and to make matters
worse he allowed himself to be inter-
viewed for publication, and the Ian,
guage he used was just about as OBJ
noxious as it could possibly have been
to patriotic Americans. As soon as
Mr., Cleveland ascertained that Lord
Saokville admitted having written this
audacious meddling letter, he instruct.
ed Secretary Bayard to cable demand
upon the English Foreign Office,
through the American minister in
London, for the immediate recall Of
Lord Sackville. That such a thiuly
veiled fraud as this letter will have
any effect upon the Irish vote is not
for moment to be believed by any
one at all familiar with the leading
characteristics of that race. They are
practically solid for Cleveland and will
remain SO. As for Lord Sackville, he
will be extremely fortunate if he gets
out of the scrape with no worse pun
ishment than recall by his govern.
ment. In any other country but the
United States his impudence and
audacity would have put his life In
danger. Mr.. Cleveland by his prompt
action in resenting the insult to him.
self and the American people, by this
English meddler, has shown that he ID
the right man in the right place, and
the people will show their apprecia.
tion before long by giving him another
term.
Mr., Cleveland reviewed the monster
democratic procession in New York
oity Saturday afternoon, and immed.
lately afterward returned to this city
He received perfect ovation, and
what is more to the point at this stage
of the campaign, he was assured by
the local managers that New York
state was certain to give him plural
ity of not less than 10000, and that
the British ministers letter, instead OF
carrying Irish voters to the republi-
cans, had actually driven many Irish
men, who saw through the badly put
up job, away from Harrison.
Time, it is said, evens all things. II
would certainly seem 50, when the re-
pu ,lican Supreme Court is almost con.
slan,ly handing down opinions uphold.
ing the doctrine of Estates Rights" To
a greater extent than was ever claimed
by its most radical adherents previous
to the late war If these decisions
were being made by q democratic