The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-09
IN BITTER MEMORY.
Lord Sackville West Has No
Pleasant Memories.
Gives Account of His Missien
in America.
SCORES CLEVELAND.
No Base Action American Pol
iticians Wouldn't Do.
Lord Sackville Had a $4,000
Offer from Museum.

unprecedented DuDllCdblOu ny d DI1I~
ish or other high diplomat has been
discussed during the past few days
among the foreign representatives to
the court of st. James. This is
handsomely printed pamphlet marked
For Private Circulation Only" and
entitled my Mission to the United
States, $780, and has just been issued
by Lord Sackville, who as Sir Lionel
was the English minister to Washing
ton for the period named.
1t will be rememb ered that Presi-
dent Cleveland, almost on the eve of
the election of 1888, sent Sir Lionel
his passports because of letter writ
ten by him to an alleged Englishman
in California, commenting upon the
approaching election. This pamphlet
is Lord Sackyille's defense and expla-
nation, after seven years, of that incl
dent
But the unprecedented part of it,
and the part of it which has aroused
very excited comment is. first, the
freedom of his structures upon the
American people and American public
men; and, second, shis own expressed
indignation that the British ministry
should have accepted Mr.. Bayard as
ambassador to this country. while, as
secretary Oh StaJ6 Oh Inc y nlbOO I'D IGS,
Mr.. Bayard had wantOnly insulted, in
person, its accredited representative.
The pamphlet consists of ffty-two
pages, Is, 900 words, and is of very
limited issue, not more than 100
copies. These have been sent, under
seal only, to leading foreign diplomats
and the higher English officials and a
few personal friends.
Chester A. Arthur was president
q -. =
state when Lord Sacl1ville came to
New York in November, 1881.
At reception given him by the St.
Georges society he says that Mr..
Blaine was sent to greet him by Presi-
dent Arthur and he made a most
cordial address of welcome.
Lord Sackville notes also his very
cordial reception by the president
himself, but remarks: THAT while
language he was carrying on hostile
controversy with her majesty's gov
ernmeat respecting the abrogation of
the Clayton Bulwer treaty.
A presidential election was APP
preaching and Mr.. Blaine was likely
to be the Republican candidate.
ut was at this time that Mr.. Blaine
spoke to me in the most commenda-
tory tones of the conduct of her maj
SStY ) ROV0EnUuCuG III QSdliuS Will btlS
Irish question. They had created such
a hostile feeling in the United States
! that he felt convinced if the population
was polled tie result would be an
almost unanimous expression of hatred
towards England. This language
clearly indicated his intention to
trade upon this hostility to England
in order to gain the Irish vote for his
election. .
He notes Mr.. Blaine's defeat with
not greatly repressed exultation and
says he looked hopefully to the new
Democratic administration and Mr..
! Bayard. The latt r, he says, depre-
Gated to him 1.-The influence which the
Irish party had obtained in the con-
stituencies and expressed himself as
| determined not to allow his action to
| be dictated by it..
He then quotes the Murchison letter
and his reply, which he refers to as
''incautious.'' both of which, to his
anna cement, were published in the
! New York Tribune, organ of the Re-
publican party, on October %, 1888.
! He learned from private sources that
no such person as Murchison existed.
The excitement over the Sackville
incident, as it was called. became
farcial' He was carlcatured. He
saw Mr.. Bayard four days before cleo
ton and the secretary cordially &C
cepted nv expression of regret at
what had occurred
when, however, saw Mr.. Bayard
the following day, he said the matter
had become serious, great interests de-
| pended upon the reelection of Mr..
! Cleveland. he co1ld not ignore the in
furious effect which my letter had had
upon certain faction, the vote OF
which was necessary for the success
of the Democratic candidate.
He saw copy of the telegram from
the state department to Minister
Phelps, accusing him of political
cowardice." He took this offensive
telegram to Mr.. Bayard, saying he
considered it a personal insult. Mr.
Bayard was lem barrassed and con
fused, and at last said that he knew
nothing of any such telerram having
been sent" He was furnished with a
copy of the following teleg ram re
ceived by a member of the cabinet
from the national committee in New
York: Does the president know thai
the Irish vote is slipping out of oul
hands because of the diplomatic shilly
shal1ying: see Lamont (the president:
secretary and chief wire-puller) a
once. Something ought to be done
to-day"
Accordingly he received his pass
ports that afternoon.
Lord Sackville quotes a statement
he made to Lord Salisbury, accusing
Secretary Bayard of fragrant misstate
ments of facts and of duplicity.
He refers to President Cleveland il
bitter terms and adds: ''Ghere is N
base action which an American poll
tician will not resort to in order t.
gain an election"
He quotes a letter in full from
manager of a dime museum in New
York offering him So, 600 per week an
expenses for himself and. suite if h
would hold two levees daily of tw
hours in ''my palatial museum