Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-30
The Cp!stGIE OF EASlish Papers Regard
ing tho EEisloe-Pol,tical Effect.
The sI:nizteI's Recall.
THR Mrfcc1sox LR1rE1.

". A. III, lawyer Of Pomona, Is the
real writer. This is given on the author
ity OF CcloDel Il. G Otis, editor OF the
Times OF this city, who has been In the
secret from the first and who stated to an
Associated Press reporter that the story
was absolutely untrue. When asBed
wien the lame would be given 10 the
public Colonel Otis replied that he could
not be expected to answer, "lt VIII De
msde public when the necessities OF the
case require and that" he sdded, "is
question to be determined by those who
are In possession CT the facts"
The Associated Press representative
obtained from him an emphatic denial
thu! ne WAS the author OF the letter
THE WEST LETTER.
WASHINGTON, OcE. 29.-Sacretary Bsy
ARD had several conferences with the
President to -dsy couceruipg Lord SIcf-
ville's letter ard other matters relating TO
sTeirg Of state. Another message Was
eeGt 10 Minister Phsips sad 1t IS believed
p csblegeam Was received from him Ct the
Department Of S ale during the afternoon,
buS nothing can 0s learned az to tie con
tents Of either.
MANY government clerks are leaving the
city for the purpose Of voting IN the cleo
LlOu. Ing CAnhhst - .-'
ccndned TO Democratic employees,
Senator Beck is at the country resi-
dence OF Msior Goodloe near this city
end is convalesciDg from his illness.
THE CHEF TOPIC.
special to the Gazette.
WAsBINGToE, Oct. 29.-Lord Sackf
yjIleIs letter continues TO be the chief
tonic of pol!ticsl discussion here. A.
first sone Democrats were alarmed at the
possible e9scs upon tle Irish vote, but
this impression seems 70 be disappearing
row. The Democrats talk very boldly
.bou. the letter. Oae prominent LEADER
rer arked 10 dsy, "I'll trust Cleveland to
trump the trick. He Will snow them IN
time whether or not British Minister IS
competent to coDstrue the iDtents and
purposes Of his administration"
OPINIONS OF ENGLISH PAPERS.
LosDoN, ,0cs. 90 The Pail Man Co.
Z ette, writing shout the Sackgille Incl
dent, expires es the opinion tast the ex
element caused by the letter in Americs
- lsrgely stimulated fog political effect.
II regrets tua5 the Americans are not su-
parior to such outbreaks Of feeling.
Except for the chance OF catching the
L,isn vote by sbusiog England II thinks
10 one In America would care two sttsws
what Lord Ssckyiile wrote, ssid or
thought.
Tne Globe holds that the most satistac-
tory denouement OF the Incident would
De TO send instruc lions to Lord S.ckvIlle
70 keep his opinions to himself while st
Washington, American election tactics,
in its opiuion, are outside the notice OF
eny foreign power.
The St, James Gazette maintains Lord
Ssckyille cannot remsin at Washington.
Il SAYS he should have known better than
TO walk into net prepared before his
eyes.
A CoNGREssMAN's EXPLANATION.
Special TO the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29-CoDgressmsn
Mcmillan of Tennessee said today in re-
gard to the West letter thst 1t was not of
sun .ient importance to touch upon 1t.
Taey say in Nyw YORK. that the letter was
not worth talking asout.
"Why," continued Mr.. McMillap, "the
simple proposition is enough. The
American people IS mass are ssgscious
and honest. They sre not 20 be tricked.
Here is the whole matter in nutshell:
Five rkscsls concoct letter to fool and
elicit S reply II srked '1rivste.' The con-
ducs OF the schemers was 80 csse
ta.t they had not dared to confess the
authorship Of the letter. But 1t Wss pro-
mulgsted through man who in regard
TO his own correspondence has written,
Burn this letter. The intelligent voters
of this country are not to be misled oy
such transparent trick"
Mr. Mcmillan lie regarded IS one If the
most forcible speakers In the Democratic
party, and is kaJwn as an active snd dill
gent worker in the preparation Ct the
tariff bill. he has oeen In great demsnd
IS O public speaker.
VESTS SUCCESSOR
OTTAWA, ONT, Oct 2e 1t is rumored
here Sir Charles Upper will succeed
Minister West at Washington.
TWO oPINio e.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND Oct 29.-EX. SEN
6tor Joseph Mcdonald in 81 interview
to day expressed the opinion that the let
ter Of Minister West will help instead Of
hurt the Dem ocrltlc party, because "its
chief effect will be to show the disposition
of the Republican party"
Speaker Carlisle was In the city this
morning en- route to Anderson, where he
spoke this afternoon. Regarding the
Lord S,ckville letter, Mr.. Carlisle said:
"Tne letter will have no eff sct. There is
nothing in it that can do Us any harm"
Carlisle speaks st Lsosnon tomorrow,
closing his CANVASS at Madison n the End.
The citizens committee OF 100, A. B
Condit, pre- sidepr, TO day issued several
hundred large flaming red posters which
ara being displayed about the city.