The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1888-11-10
WASHINGTON LErTER.

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WASHINGTON November 3, 1883
Mr.. Cleveland has once more
proven himself equal to the oc-
casion, and the occasion was
most extraoi dinary one. For
the first time in the history of
the United States, the representa-
tive of foreign nation has at
tempted to take part in a politi-
Ga! intrigue in this country Lord
Saekville,West, the British minis
ter, wrote letter under date Of
Sept. 'l3, to an alleged CORE
spondent in California, in which
he took occasion to say that the
President did not mean word of
his recent Canadian retaliation
message, and that after his cleo
tion he would prove himself a
true friend of England and Eng
hsh interests. He further adj
yised his alleged correspondents to
vote the democratic ticket in the
interest of England The purpose
of this letter is very cleur. 1t was
written for the express purpose
Of being made public on the eve
Of the election in the hope Of
driving the Irish vote from Mr.,
Cleveland. In this cIty, where it
is we'll known that the relations
between the administration of Mr..
Cleveland and the British Minis
ter have been strained from the
first, there is no difficulty expef-
fenced in arriving at the cause OF
this action on the part of Lord
Sackyile. He had given up all
hope oi controlling Mr.. Cleveland,
hence his desire to defeat HIM if
possible. There was also another
inducemcnt; Lord Sacl1ville and
Mr.. Harrison, the republican,
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 fist published, few
] people believed it to be genuine.
SO very foolish did it appear fol
a man 10 Lord SackyilIe's posi-,
4 tion to have written such a letter
but lis authenticity was fully con-
firmed by Lord SAckvile, ard t.
make matters worse he allowed
himself to be interviewed fol
publication; and the language h
| used was Just about as obnoxiou
as it could possibly have beer t
! patriotic Americans. AS soon a
MIR. Clexeland ascertuined tha
/, Lorn Sackviile admitted havlnl
: written this audacious meddllnI
letter, he instructed Secretar
: Bayard to cable demand upo
/ the English Foreign Office
through the American minister !
r London, for the immediate reca
e. of Lord Saclxville. That such
: thinly yelled fraud as this lette
; viii have any effect upon the IRIS
a vote is not for a moment to /
believed by any one at all familii
e.I with the leading characteristics
"a that race. They are practical
q solid for Cleveland and will r
q main so. AS for Lord Sackvill
& he will be extremely fortunate
Il he gets out of the scrape with
d worse punishment than a lecall
I his government. In any 9th
n country but the United States |
4 impudence and audacIty wou
i have put his life in danger. N
le Cleveland by bis prompt action
: resentine the insult to aimself a
er the American people by Il
at English meddler, has shown q
le he is the right man in the ris
ID place, and the people viii sh
n their appreciation before long
ct giving hIm another term.
ii Mr.. Cleveland reviewed
ct monster democratic procession
Fe New York city Saturday aft
1e noon, and immediately afterw'
on returned to this city. He rece
W ed a perfect ovation, aud what
nd more to the point at this stage
ne the campaign, he was assured
the local managers that New 4
IN State was certain to give bin
Ily plurality Of not less than l0,O
lse and thai the British mlnist'
We letter, instead Of carrying l
ut> voters to the republicans. had