Middletown transcript., 1874-11-28
Senator Bayard's Address Before
Z the Middletown Agricultural
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in Chs, Senate, and pgt % much sense
and observation into it, that i is to be
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to ths gensE'anl gsl n Ii spcsI q flsmipg
which pre5aila ameng fermeFs, and 1aid
that lit W. sxevm TIE task of' LSeIsia-
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nation. a. agriculture. The Senator
from Delaware long siince proved lis
competency to undertake TIE bGiiness
of legislation BY an eiiciency which We
are gAA tst 9ess511 hssf sappEfciated
by his State as to insure his continu-
ance ip that occupation and this,ad-
dress shows that .he Is Is, ii II theory st
least, sss good fafhSt 'asIhg'W s1skiJ-
htor3 ID There 81 hardly aVtssts, word
ini4his speeeha AHh ,lrelsisnaes!4o the
deplorqble exodus Of farmer boys, from
the country; to tie feyerish iife. Of great
cities the fich resources of tfiss ne lsof 81
the sPeniisulaII ind its sdaptsssonato
the serious work of Icultivatieip ;sthe
necessity and advantage of; breeding
good cattle and horses the true mean
ing and ssigni6cance If tie idea 81 chiv-
airy ; the way to treat horses ladvisi
ing figidI economy in the purchassiof
Whips; and bis suggestions Of possible
improvements in farm houses, show. ,.
mind at once thoughtful, practical and
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ililBus the mossildmirable sensimensiin
ahe speech isy ths one xitklwhich 4
closes, On the eye Of. ~ simportant
election upon which. his own coptinu-
ance in public life depended, Senator
Bayard, instead Of saying ! dextereus
thing in favor Of his own party, or Try.
ing to rouse the sectional iesline ,upoa
which bis party has relied tpo long,
spoke simply and. boldly aeainst that
excess of party spirit fo v6ich most
politicians Ste ; too ready to appeal
when their own interests Arsl a. stake.
He hoped that tha Association might
be kept forever freq from apy, influence
of partisan dissensions, and added: II
am an earnest believer ID The duty Of
every American citizen TO take an In
'erest in the political sfFairs Of his
country and yet can we'll nee. the
'eed Of self-watchfulness lest party feel.
sgs destroy our sympathios With wor-
by men whose conscience leads them
INTO paths Of opinion widely different
rom our owss Therefore, i, this As.
oeiation shall bring the hands Of party
'pponents to meet even for single d,y
o friendly clasp, shall cause exchanges
1 kindly greeting, and 4 cessation IL
be bitter feelings engeudered' BY politis
al.oppositioD. .stbst .aloasr snakeit
'ell worthy, Of your support, = n';a,.t AL
There is no lesson more urgently
eeded than this throughout TIE sasu. coun.
y. federation and not indifference III
be spirit required 70 faceitheadiifeul6es
f. the immediate future; Men. suhd
are ire nothing, ahont politics, are spre,
ooner or later. to fall into The, hands
knavish de,nsgogues aud those VIII,
re 50 furiously welded to their own
rgapisatious, that they would. rather
ote for a rogue Of their own party than
,r ,'an honest man, Of any other. are
ready sold and delivered. Especially
] the Southern States isthere pressing
eed Of thisidiseriminatisg interest ID
alitical ! afaVs. iEhai Wise srends soS-
enator Bayard to his fellow -citissnstof
elaware apply with still greater force
these whose lot is cast ia the States
'sther South, (Which have been, racked
ID tortured for years by the contends
8 factions Of knayes who have worked
em for their own benefit. il the
'athern people at large, Of both par ar
% and oil colors, could be only made
/ takelt the lesion. to heart which I've
we been preashipg to them eyer since
2 war ended, it would be the only
ing necessary 70 begin the healing Of
cir wounds Let them take Is much
teIest in politics as eves-amore. in
me cases. ii But lst their { thief care bc
at no man shall be nominated or voted
unless he is known to Be honest.
d it : mans own party does not give
m the chance to vote for the riehi
IT of man. vote for the other side,
thout flincbing. There is no other
medy for bad government 10 4 De-
'cracy.-M n Tribune. 4 l.sSs>sds
Omeletts made Of turtles eggs are q
licacy 10 Florida.
a hairless horseluas one sofa the at.
p'ct'ons At tbe late Georgia Snte Fair
Baltinere's new city hall will Be-
ldy for occupation by the end Of the