The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1895-10-12
The Story Of Lord Sackv'||e
Vests Downfall.
He FELL INTO A Culver TRAP
Washington Authorities Believe Minister
Bayard Can Make More Trouble
for Him.

Los Angeles. Oct. 9.-The publication
by Lord Sackville West Of pamphlet
in which he sets forth his defense and
explanation Of letter written by him
during the presidential campaign OF
1883, in answer to a letter from an al
legged Englishman residing at Pomona,
Cal, asking his advice as to the proper
channel in which to CAST his vote, has
revived in the public memory the story
Of how the MurchisOn letter was writ
ten and published and how it brought
a reply that convulsed the country,
startled Europe and flashed it's way
around the civilized globe. The letter
which was first. made public by the
Los Angeles Times, was dated Pomo-
ma, CAL, September 4, 1888, was ad-
dressed to ''The British Minister at
Washington, D. c." and was signed
Charles f. Murchison.' The writer
stated that ''the gravity of the political
situation and the duties Of those voters
who are Of English birth and who con-
slider England the mother country was
the reason for intruding for Informal
tiOn''
Mr. Cleveland's message to congress
on the fisheries question was mentioned
as exciting alarm which compelled the
writer and others to seek further knoWl-
edge before casting their votes fer
him. The writer also said that many
English citizens had for years refrain
ed from being naturalized, but Mr..
Cleveland's administration had been
so favorable and friendly toward Eng
land that thousands had become natur-
allied for the purpose of electing him
over again. He continued by saying
that if Mr.. Cleveland was pursuing a
new policy toward Canada temporarily
only and for the purpose of obtaining
popularity and a continuation OF his
Office for four years more and intended
to cease his policy when his reelection
was secured and again favor England's
interest, he would then have no further
doubts and would vote for him. The
object of the writer was to ascertain
through the agency of an unofficial let
ter direct from the British minister, the
real attitude Of the British government
toward the two great political parties
in the United States, to elicit a res
ponse which when made public should
authoritatively settle the disputed
question as to where the sympathy OF
the government and people lay in the
electoral conflict then impending.
Murchison stated In his letter to
Lord Sackville that he desired the min
listers advice on the subject of voting
not only for the benefit of himself, but
for the Information Of others.
VESTS REPLY.
Lord Sackville's reply was dated Bev-
erly. Mass, September 10, 1883, and is
as follows:
II fully appreciate the difficulty in
which you find yourself in casting your
vote. You are probably aware that any
political party who openly favored the
mother country at the present moment
would lose popularity and that the par
ty in power is fully aware Of this fact.
That party, however, is, / believe, still
DESTROYS of maintaining friendly rela-
tons with Great Britain and still de-
sirous of settling all questions with
Canada, which have been unfortunate
1y reopened since the rejection of the
treaty by the republican majority In
the senate and the presidents message
to which you allude. All allowance
must, therefore, be made for the polit-
ical situation as regards the presiden-
tlal election thus created. 1t is, how
ever, plainly 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 uphold
ting the position he has taken he would
manifest spirit Of Cancellation in deal.
ing with the question involved in his
message.
~. S. SACKvILLE WEST"