The sun., 1897-08-04

press not only this country, but also buR-
land and the Continent, with sense oil the
supremacy of calm, self.poised, and unde-
monstrative intellect. So the still, small
voice requested the Secretary to make the
long, hot, and dusty journey from Amagan-
sett to hear the Special Ambassadors report
rs to the quality and quantity OF Queen
VICToRtA's oolong.
But Sundays diplomatic work did not
end there. So confident was the Hon.
wHiTELAw REID of the Secrctary's prompt
obedience to tclcgraphic instructions that
the report got abroad that Mr. SHER-
MAN was actually at Ophir Farm on Sun
day. The Netc York Journal, tenant OF
the Hon. WHITELAw REID and his father
in.law, printed on Monday morning, along
with the telegram of invitation, this cir
cumstantial account of the unprecedented
distinction bestowed by the Secretary of
State upon the recently returned Special
ambassador:
"secretary OF state JOHN SHERMAN conferred spe-
cial favor upon Special Jubilee Ambassador WHITE.
LAW REID yesterday. 1t Is not often that an Envoy.
even special Ambassador, is able TO have his dipio.
NJ ate chief como to him to receive his report That
Is what Secretary SHERMAN did for Ambassador REID
yesterday. He spent Sunday as Mr.. REDS guest at
tho ophir Farm palace White Plains, and is still
there"
Then follows the text of the telegraphio
despatch as printed above and the nara
tive continues
"secretary SHERMAN at once replied, accepting the
invitation. He left Amagansett early Sunday. and.
passing through New York. arrived at White Plains
yesterday afternoon. Mr.. REID met him at tho sta.
ton and they drove at to the luxurious home.
-
JAMES @. BLAINE, made his farewell public speech in
the Harrison campaign six years ago.
"The presence OF the venerable Secretary OF State
at the Reid mansion caused no little comment among
such politicians as learned OF 1t last evening.
"At Mr. Reid's house It said that tho visit OF
the Secretary Of state purely personal and social
How much OF the Dehring Sea question. how much Of
the premature publication OF the seal dispatches
were discussed only be conjectured. The two
| gentlemen remained In close consultation during
much of the afternoon and evening, and Mr. SIBERIAN
| expects to spend several days with his guest"
OF course tho Journal was imposed upon,
for it is now known that Secretary SHERMAN
neglected to proceed to Ophir Farm to re.
ceive the report of his subordinate, and
remained at Amagansett all day Sunday
and all day Monday; and that late
! train on Monday conveyed to Amagansett
the Special Ambassador, az calm, self
poised and undemonstrative as the heat and
dirt of the journey from Ophir Farm, and
the mental agitation consequent upon the
brutal refusal of the Secretary to recognize
real power, permitted him to be.
But who imposed upon the JourndlP
Whatever may be thought of that newspa-
per's methods, it is hardly foolish enough
to commit itself knowingly to falsehood
sure to be detected at once, or to print such
a story unless its smsinformation came from
a seemingly authoritative source. Indeed,
| the journal is not abls yet to believe that
it has been misled for yesterday, in report
ing the Hon. WHITELAw REDS arrival at
Amagansett, it treated the event as re-
turn visit by the Ambassador upon the
Secretary, and a second interview between
the two. Who communicated to the Jour.
nal the despatch sent from Ophir Farm
to Amagansett, and led it to believe that
the Secretary of State had promptly obeyed
the summonsl Probably groundlings like
Assistant Secretary CRIDLER would ex
claim at once that it was the Hon. WHITE
LAW REID himself.
From all this the inference is unavoida
BILE that the Special Jubilee Ambassador Is
conducting in person his campaign fol
the removal of JOHN SHERMAN and
his own appointment in place of thai
gentleman as Secretary of State in Pres
ident MCKINLEY's Cabinet. Whether the
Hon. WHITELAw REID is at the Tribun,
Office, or at Ophir Farm, or at the enc
of telephone communicating with vel
low journa lism. the sound of the still
small voice is heard.