Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-11-08
WASHING TON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent.


covered, after more than week of
delay, that something must be done
in regard TO the action of the med
ding British Minister beside sub
uniting the facts to the English
Foreign Office. Perhaps the follow
ing telegram from the Democratic
National Committee in New York
to member of the cabinet, may
have hurried up theirs a little:
"Washington kilograms are most
disappointing about the Sackville
matter. Does the President know
that the Irish vote is slipping out Of
our hands because of diplomatic
shilly-shallying? Something ought
to be done to-day. See Lamont at
once" At any rate the day that
this telegram was received the cab
met decided that Lord Sackyille
must go, and notified Mr.. Bayard to
serve the proper papers Oh him.
This action, although forced upon
Cleveland by strong and forcible
current of public opinion, as well as
by his fear of losing the Irish vote,
WAS nevertheless well received bv
tho public at large, which had begun
to fear that the studied insult to the
President and the whole American
people, contained in the letter of the
British Minister to an American
citizen, was to remain unresented
by the administration But sending
the British Minister home does not
change the fact, as stated in his
letter, that England wants Cleveland
elected because he is free-trader.
Hon. Ed. Mcpherson, Secretary of
the Republican congressional com
mittee, says on the subject: at is
Furnishing the British Minister
rather severely for stating what
every Englishman thinks, but | do
not see that it will amend or change
matters. The removal of the min
lister does not alter the main fact
that he was in favor of Clevelsnd's
reelection becsuse Cleveland was
the friend of Finland"
Representative Woodburn, who
was perhaps the first man to openly
charge upon the floor of the House
that the present administration was
in sympathy with England, passed
through here on his way to New
York this week. When asked about
this matter he said: "The fact Is,
Lord Sackville merely voiced the
sentiments of the British Govern
ment. He had no business to do so,
and has been punished for it; but
that does not affect the fact that the
British do desire Mr.. Cleyeland's
re- election. 1 do not see why Lord
Sackville's letter should have caused
any surprise, except at his indiscre-
ton. There was no new disclosure
in the expression of British sympa-
thy with the Democratic policy,
Every paper in England and Scot
land advocates the reelection of
Mr.. Cleveland. They make no at
tempt to conceal their preference for
him, and their desire for some one
in the White House who will carry
out the policy he has laid down.
The fact is the English are all for
Cleveland; they win stick to him;
he cannot shake them off. His treat
ment OF Lold Sackyills will not
offend them.
The British influence with the
administration may oe readily seen
from the fact that when the British
minister's letter was first made pub
lie, Secretary Bayari stated that the
administration would take no notice
Of = as it was q private matter.
And the fact should be remembered
by voters, that no notice of It was
taken until public opinion, irrespec.
tive Of political utilization, demanded