Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-11-07
THE VEST FREAK.

Cp muCu Has DteO Ssllu ABOUT the CIT
of the dismissal of the Brit
ish Minister West. that the correspond
ence on the subject must be of interest,
even now.
The following is the letter written by
a Republican at Pomona, CALIFORNIA;:
TO The British Minister, Washington ID. C.:
POMONA, Cal, Sept. 4.-Sr: The
gravity OF the political situation here
and the duties of those voters who are
of English birth. but still consider Eng
land the mother land. constitute the
apology ] hereby offer Tor IntTuding for
Information. Mr.. Cleveland's message
to congress on the fishery question just
IL eXcltes our alarm and cOmpelS Us 10
seek a further know ledge before finally
casting our votes for him as We intend
Ell 10 10. Many English citizens have
for years refralned from being natural
lied. as they thought no good would
accrue from the act, but MIR. Cleveland )
administration has been so favorable
and friendly toward England, SO kind
an not enforcing the retaliatory act
passed by congress. so sound on the free
trade question and so hostile TO the
dynamite school Of Ireland. that by the
hundreds-yes; by the thOusands-they
have become naturaliZed for the express
purpose of helping to elect him again.
the one above all American politicians
they consider their own and their cOun-
try's best friend. | am one of these IN
fOrtunates with light to vote for Pres
ldent in November. / am unable to
understand for whom / shall cast my
ballot. when but one month ago / was
sure Mr.. Cleveland was the man. II
ID mo- II
toward Canada temporarily and for the
sake of obtaining popularity and con
tinuatIOn of his Office four years more.
but intends to cease his policy when his
reelection is secured in November, and
again favor English interests, then |
should have no further doubts. but go
forward and vote for him. | know of
no one better able to direct me, sir, and
I most respectfully ask your advice ia
the matter. l will further add that the
two men-Mr. Cleveland and Mr.. IIaT-
risOn-are very evenly matched and a
| few votes may elect either one. Mr..
| Harrison is a high tariff man, be-
| lever on the American side of all ques-
| tiOns and undoubtedly an enemy to
| British interests generally. This state
| is equally divided between the parties
and a mere handful of our naturaliZed
| countryme can turn it either way.
| When it is remembered that a small
| state tCOlOTado) defeated Mr.. Tilden in
| 1876 and elected Hayes. the Republican.
| the Importance of California is at once
| apparent to all. AS YOU are at the
| fountain head of knowledge on the
/ question and know whether Mr.. Cleve-
lands present policy is temporary only,
| and whether he will, as soon as he Sc
cures another four years i'm the presi-
| dency, suspend II for one of friendship
and free trade, | apply to you privately
and conlidentially for information
which shall i'm turn be treated as entire
ly secret. Such information would put
me at rest myself, and. il favorable t.
| MIR. Cleveland, enable me, on my owl
responsibility to assure many of on
countrymen that they would do Eng
land n service by voting for CLEVELAND
and against the Republican system q
| tariff AS | before observed. we know
what to do. but look for more light on
! mysterious subject which the sooner il
comes will better serve true English
| men IN casting their votes.
Very respectfully, -
The response of the British ministe
was as follows:
BEVERLY, MASS, Sept. 13, 1SSS.-SIR
| am III receipt of your letter OF the Hi
instant, and beg TO say that | fully ap
preClate the difficulty which you fin,
yourself IN casting your vote. You al,
probably aware that any political party
which openly favored the mother cOun
Try at the present moment would los,
popularity, and that the party IN powe
Is fully aware OF this fact. The party
however, is. believe. still DESTROYS O
maintaining friendly relations will
Great Britain, and is still as DESTROYS o
settling all questions with Canada
which have been unfortunately reopen
Ell since The retraCtiOn of the treaty b,
the Republican majority in the Senat
and by the Presidents message. 4
which you allude. All allowances mus
therefore be made for the political sit
uatinn as regards the presidential elcc
tion thus created. 1t is, however. i'm
possible to predict the course whicl
President Cleveland may pursue in tn
matter Of retaliation should he he re
elected: but there is every reason To be
lieve that. while uphOlding the pOSltiO
ne has taken, he will manifest a spIri
of Cancellation in dealing with the cues
ton involved i'm his message. ] encloS
an article from the New York Times n
August %, and remain yours faithful
~. l.. =. SACKvILLE WEST.
Under the rules observed by all couu
tries. minister or representative Ia
no right TO comment on the politics q
the country he is visiting. Ministe
West had no right TO NEEDLE with on
affairs.
When his letter was made public b
the Republican papers, the administra
ton at Washington at once endeavore
to have the British government reca
Mr.. West. Itrefused. Then the pres
dent instructed his secretary of state t
inform Mr. West that his presence her
was not acceptable and he was re
qnested to go home. And by this time
he has gone. OF course this unexpecte
turn IN affairs greatly surprised tn
cOncocters of the scheme. They sup
posed that the Pomona letter would &C
as a settler for the Irish vote. But MI
Cleveland took all the wind out of thel
sails by promptly sending the ministe
home.
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