Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-13
A Diplomatic DOH.

Lord Sackvile Vests recent ramp"'''
"ror private circulation only "'S
,.,orcb, the British public 70 the same
o,rcIrsIon that the American people
o,,.l when vests "Murchison letter
yeas rub!ishe9 VIZ. that he Is FOOL. UP
,bis point British and American opinions
are at one.
West was IN the receipt OF a princeP
salary whilst serving Great Eil'ah -
Minister to Washington. ana he might
have remained there 20 this day ha'
he not been entrapped by Republican
wlre.puller Zone OsGoodl) into "ri'lhE
the "Murchison letter.
The Republicans wished 70 sho" 'ha'
the reelection Of Cleveland was favored
nv the British manufacturers, ana os-
goodly accordingly set trap TO eaten
West. and get some unCuarded expression
from him 10 damage Cleveland. tnHtr
the name Of Charles ! MurchiSon ne
wrote West letter. representing that u"
was Of British birth. bat was th'n q
citizen Of the United States. and wished
the learned and accomplished Minister to
advise him how to vote.
West bit at thu bait. He IS over-fohd
~ Writing. and h. wrote "Murch'Son
that he NIurchisom ought "a vote for
cleveland. Immediately. ana rather 10
the surprise Of West. this letter was pub
Ilyhed. And thereupon the friends OF Mr..
cleveland became very angry and caused
the British Government 10 recall West
who thereby lost a job which paid nm
a salary Of 5000 per annnn. ana which
had attached numerous desirable and
valuable perqulsites.
West was never much az hand OF
seeing a Joke. and was utterly dumb
founded when he learned that because
he had advised supposi;itous Murchi-
son 10 vote for Cleveland. cleveland had
demanded his recall, However. West had
to 90; there was no help for II. ana lie
hacked his boxes ana went away with
many mutteIings against Murchison
Rayard. cleveland & CO., ana the
whore "blarSt,d' country.
The worst thing that can befail dlp'o-
mat is t. be detected in making IN ass
Of himself. This was poor Nests faIc.
I-pon his return HON" he was ASSIGNEE
10 duty here and there Tor while. but
finally went upon me retired list. III
other words, the government pays him
q salary. but does not make use o. his
talents. Indeed. until week ago, nearly
everybody had forgotten that West was
living lie had passed out Of the public =
short-iived memory. But, though HFlnk
the retired life Of a diplomatic pensioner'
il seems that Vests bosom was sun
agitated By the recollection Of what he
considered the wrong done him. lie had
explained his case L. his friends. but
they couldn't see how W.T. could be 50
STUPID ~ not 10 appreciate tn" reasons
which had actuated BIyari Uhen Secretary
Of State) i'm demanding Vests recall. 80,
in the hope ~ informing these billiards
and v;ndicating himself Oid Man West
wrote a book 1t was not big book.
There were only 100 copies Of il pub
lishad, and these were marked ''for phi
yate circulation only" but somehow one
OF these copies fell into the hands Of the
New York World. end was by il Iepnb-
lishel almost in fun. And 50 West was
exhibited to the world as publishing fe-
crets that he became possessed Of as a
British minister, and as abusing Mr..
Bavard. Mr.. Cleveland. and Americans
generally.
West writes that the American Govern
ment IL under the influence Of the Irish
vote. and that everything English is de-
| tested. OF course. the foolish little boob;
was written by the played-out diploma
TO convince his friends that he WASH
| such "darnel fool" as they had been
surprising. and that he was badly treated
by the Americans, whom he considered
small potatoes urish potatoes anyhow,
but il has proved a veritab'e- boomerang.
The English newspapers o. Influence ara
| critlcislng West severely. lie gets scant
sympathy from them. And over here in
America our press have shown that many
| Of his statements are impossible OF belief.
while his temper is simply eXecrable.
| Al the present time Lord S Sackville-
West. no doubt, wishes he could drop
| through the floor and disappear from
public view as completely as did the !llu-
sive Murchlson.