Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-11-05
That Letter.

Early in September British Amer
lean resident Of Los Angeles, CAL,
wrote to Lord Sackville West, Brit
ish minister to this country, asking
for advice as to how he should vote,
saying: q apply to you privately
and confdentially for information,
which shall in turn be treated as en-
tirely secret" The answer to this
letter is now made public, and its
authenticity is not disputed. Here
it is:
'Sir: l am in receipt of your letter
of the 4th inst, and beg to say that
fully appreciate the difficulty in which
you find yourself in casting your vote.
You are probably aware that any politi-
cal party which openly favored the moth
er country at the present moment would
lose popularity, and that the party in
power is fully aware of this fact. The
party, however, is, believe, still desir-
Gus of maintaining friendly relations
of settling all question with Canada
which have heen unfortunately re-opened
by the republican majority in the SEN
ate and by the Presidents message, to
which you allude. All allowances must
therefore, be made for the political sit
uation as regards the Presidential cleo
ton thus created.
1t is, however, impossible to predict
the course which President Cleveland
may pursue in the matter of retaliation,
should he be elected; but there is every
reason to believe that, while unfolding
the position he has taken, he will mani
fest spirit of Cancellation in dealing
with the question involved in his mess
age. 1 enclose an article from the New
York Times of August 22d, and remain
yours faithfully, L. S. SACKvILLE-WEs
Beverly, Mass, Sept. ID, 1888.
Secretary Bayard says: "Lord
Sackville has no other or better means
of knowledge of the intentions of
the President than any of the Co.
100000 of the American people.
His personal opinion is worth no
more than that of any of them on
the ground of interest in the subject"
Lord Sackville says: 1.-THE letter
sent from California was undoubtedly
written for the purpose of entrapping
me. In few days | expect to be in
a position to make public the manner
in which the affair was planned and
the identity of the persons concerned
in it. The efforts which are being
directed to the discovery of the trick
sters were instigated by me, and [
think | shall succeed in making ev-
erything plain. -
The eager expectancy of our Brit
ish cousins must crop out somewhere.
Lord Sackville is evidently the dem
ocratic Burchard.
Comments on the West letter:
No man with any brains would
have done it.-Grover Cleveland.
1 have nothing to say.-Minister
West.
1t will not hurt our cause.-Speak-
er Carlisle.
Bounce Bayard and turn out West.
p. A. Collins and Boyle O'Reilly.
Truthful but indiscreet.- rest
of the American people.
Minister West notified that he is
no longer acceptable as England's
representative.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 80. By direc-
ton of the President the Secretary
of state to-day informed Lord Sack
vile that, for causes heretofore made
known to Her Majestey's government,
his continuance in his present official
position in the United States is no
longer acceptable to this government,
and would consequently be detri-
mental to The relations between the
two countries. The grounds of this
action on the part of the United
States are stated in report of the
Secretary of state to the President,
dated the 10Th inst.
WASHINGTON LETTER.