The sun., 1888-11-01
has important business to attend to in connec-
tates. aud that he will not return to Washington.
Canadian Papers Say SnckviIIe L. the vie-
tim OF his Own Folly

TORONTO, Oct. S1.-The Globe to-day, in an
ARTICLE headed Breakers Close Ahead. says:
Though Lord Sackvile is the victim OF n
despcable trick, he Ia also the victim OF his
own folly. He stuck his nose into American
homo affairs by counselling an elector about
how he should vote and influence others to
vote. The United States Secretary Of State
argues with great force that the British Am
bassador thus transgressed tho amenities and
gree gre as 10 warrant Washington In " demanding % h
his recall. Accordingly. Lord Sackville has
a ba th mo
Referring to the report that the Retaliation
act is to be enforced against Canada the Globe
This will he deplorable event, and one.
too. likely to breed very serious difficulties.
hye p ps m be ds
sivc policy. No true, Canadian will say that
our Goyernment should crawl in terror Tor the
stances. perhaps. something more than Cam
ada has conceded already might be honorably
Dominion Would present a most ignoninious
figure IN hurrying to surrender now to Wash
ington hs;to threatSs ANGST y anytthng would be
cerely endoayored to promote friendship be-
tween Canada and the United statos The
grovel on their bellies for friendships sake"
Referring TO Lord Sackville's dismissal. the
THE action Of the President appears to be
extreme and unusual. 1t would seem to indi-
cate that the. communications between the
resulted satisfactorily to the Washington Ad-
minstration However, II does not necessarily
ioil9w tnas me ne laSldent , VIII cause any III feel
on all hands that the British Minister answer
to the Pomona letter was not only ,indiscreet;
but blunder that could not be overlooked and
ally looked for. The Somewhat prompt action
the part OF Lord SackviIle and the British Gov
intention OF allowing the Republicans to profit
political trap laid for the British Ambassador,
and deliberately intended by those who laid it
to prejudice the interests OF the Democratic
The Gazette tGovernmen5 organ, says,
The eSigencies of the Presidential election,
have precipitated Mr.. Cleveland's action. and
compelled him, in order to save his chances
with anti British voters. TO take a step that
matte usage. 1t would have been better had
Lord ,sackville voluntarily RESIGNED the mo-
cause one OF the parties in the political strug-
gle nov on the eve Of decision. i would have
been better even II Lord Salisbury had re-
had ceased. AS it is. Lord sackyille will de-
part under sense of personal hum iation.
cism to which he has been subjected by the
press of Great Britain and the United States.
such free letter wiling. and md henciorth en- diplo.
mats in the United States will lie more than
usually care lul in their correspondence. know
| ing that when it serves political party pur-
poses neither the obligations that rest upon q
| claimant to the title of gentleman nor the sa-
credness Of private letters will avail to preserve
| their confidence from the public eye or their
persons, from the attacks OF worrying dema-
| gogues"
| OTTAWA. Oct. 31.-In Government circles it is
| said that the only measure of retaliation that
| President Cleveland can put in operation will
be the Dingey act. This measure. II is as
serted here, only provides for the enforcement
| OF the same disabilities in American ports
| against Canadian vessels that American ves-
sells are said to labor under in Canadian ports