Show FOOT IS IN JT UALX LORD 8AOKVILUKWB8T AND THC MUMCHIBON LETTCR The rlvbrntnl llrnrli Illplntnur tae lUmtlnt IIIUI That TliK Innnlrr W al n Upewdeny nf llrrl IlillUn Wm Qnlelilr tend roiled R UK publication by tf Lord Sarkvllle Went of a pamphlet In which he eta i forth hli detent nnd explanation of n litter written by v lila during the fill 1 presidential cam l t palgn ol IMS In answer to a letter from an frigid Ingllshman residing In Pomona Cal niklng his sdtlce ni to ho proper channel In which to can hla vote tins revived the public memory the story ol how the Murcli I ion letter was wrltttn and p11Klheil and lion It brought a reply that con ulscd tho country nail 1 startled Europe Tho letter which wan nm made public b y the loe Angtles Time Ca i dated t L 10111 S1CKtllLl iomonn Cal September 4 1SSS It was addreHed to The llrlllih minister at Washington U C nail was signed Charles I Miirchlson I Tho writer stated that the gravity ol I Iho political iltuallon and the duties ot those voter who are of Hogllsh birth and who consider Kngland the mother country wan the reason for asking for nformatton Mr Cleveland mesiago to congress on the flthtrloi not mentioned men-tioned as exciting alarm which compelled com-pelled the writer and other to seek further fur-ther knowledge before casting their vote for him The writer also nld that many Kngllsh cttltcni had for years refrained from being naturalized but Mr Cleveland administration hat been so favorable and friendly toward England that thousands hid become naturalized for the purpose of helping to elect him again Ho continued by ia > Ing Hint If Mr Clevinnd wai pur ruliiR new policy toward Canada tern vorarlly only and for this purpose ot obtaining populnrllY and a contlnua tlon of bra ofilco for four year more and Intended to ccoia his policy when hula reelection was secured and again favor UnKlandi Interests ho would then have no further doubt and I would vole for him Ixrd Satkvlllei reply was date 1 llov crly Mass September 13 IS S3 and li aa follows I fully ipprrclMo the difficulty In which you find yourself In calling jour vote You are probably aware that any political party which openly favored the mother country at the present moment mo-ment would loco popularity and that the party In power Is I fully aw are ot thli fact That party however li I bellovi till desirous of maintaining friendly relaUoni with Great Drllaln and itll deslroui of icltllng all tho qutstloni with Canada which have been unfortunately unfortu-nately reopened since the rejection at the treaty by the republican majority In the senate to which you allude All allowance must therefore be alums for tho political situation ai regard the presidential election thuD created It Is I however plainly ImpoMlble to predict pre-dict the Bourne which 1rcildtnt Cleveland Cleve-land rosy punue In the matter of metal nllon nhoiil I In be rKvrJ lint uteri in I ever > reason to bellevi that Wh Ie 1 upholding the position he his tak > n 10 will manifest a spirit of concilia Ion In dealing with the questions Involved In-volved In his message U I H B VCKVILLK WCTT The Identity ot Murchlson was not mad public until January 17 18W It wa then made known that ho was George Oafoodby a well ledo on 1 reputable rlllten of Poraonn of couch Cngllsh parentage but born In Its Unite Mimes As soon aa the letter was ra led to thus attention of Irenldent Cleveland Sees retary Ilayanl wn Instructed to present Lord Harktllle with his passport I Three day Inter tho Ilrltlah mlnliter left Iho country amid tho Jeers of press nod public Democrat and republicans Joined In condemning hla letter Ant although It grieved tho llrltlsh people rather sorely they had to confess that IresUent Cleveland look the proper course Hut so far aa the litter Will expected In Influence the onion of Harrison It hid done Its work The close states of Now York and Indiana were swept out ot the Democratic cot umn The trick wai a clever one 1thal poMescd Lord Rackvllle to writs inch n letter I Is I beyond comprehension Tho most charitable way ot looking at 11 wa that he hnd really deceived himself him-self Into believing that Unglanil li the mother country nod our a dcpendeno Thus result was undoubtedly a great shook to him No nation on earth would have retched him ai minister alter hula recall from this country He wan consequently placed on the retired re-tired lliL lUDIH IILWOOD I t WILLIAM K VANDCnutLT r J rt 1 t t t I I t THE PATIIER Ore CONflUELO VANDKRUILT L j |