The daily gazette., 1876-05-16
Peninsula Correspondence Of the Gazette.
LETTER FROM MARYLAND.
CRCILToN, MAY 18th, Is

OkCllsTOh, MAI lotu, 1910.
read in your paper leader from
the Lexington. Kentucky Fress, in fa
vor of the nomination of the Hon.
Thomas F. Bayard, for President of
the United States. His points are well
taken, and Delaware uttering united
response to his nomination. We are
glad that the fame Of our distinguished
Senator has become so universal that
the call for him to be President, comes
from distant States. We are here in
Maryland, and know that the eyes of
its citizens are turned toward Mr.. Bay.
ard, and his nomination would meet
with great unanimity of approval.
Delaware, though proud of their re-
preventative man, has never been bla
tant in his praise, and the press has
been modest in the urgency of its
claims.
Other. States have recognized tie
prudence, purity and wisdom of our
chosen one. 1t is time for our citizens
to speak out earnestly and zealously;
second tho efforts of others, and lay
our claims TO the nomination of Mr..
| Bayard.
Delawareans know Mr.. Bayard, his
patriolism, his honesty, his charity,
and with others, have seen his unhinch
ing integrity in Congress; the wisdom
of his craftsmanship, the fearlessness
with which he has advocated the rights
of constitutional government, and
have looked with admiration and
astonishment upon his boldness in de-
nouncing and rebukiDg wickedness in
high place.
The writer of this, remembers to
have been in the cars on the way from
Wilmington to Philadelphia; sitting
behind him were some Republicans in
conversation, never too ready to recog'
nize moral worth in others. But he
overheard one say, "ThOmas +. Bay.
ard is the only man we begrudgc to
the other party"
There are thousands of argus eyes
now turned to Thomas +. Bayard, as
the only man, whom, amid the general
corruption they can trust to be the
next President of the United States.
, AS to the cry that Delaware is toe
, little State to have such nomina
tion, they are ignorant of the genius
of our government and the rights
, of the State, who listen to it. The
oomC lCuSOuluS WOuIo ucPilNC uo "
his Senatorship; but in this, little
States have equal representation will
{ larger ones, and Delaware the rig hts O.
, a President as much as New York
f Ohio, or Pennsylvania. Mr.. Bayard
) also, is not only citizen Of Delaware
, but citizen of the United States, anC
S ands before the general government
as the peer of any man, and his friend
s have as much right to claim him to b.
/ President, as the citizens of an,
: larger State to claim the nomination
$ for their tayorite.
Y | am chagrined to hear Democrats
) whose cry is not only State rights, bu
a national rights, so readily fall into the
{ Ignorant and disheartepipg assertion
/ hat the State is too small to get tn,
. nomination. Rights are equal, anC
rights ought to be eternal, and they
{ should be, not only in theory, but il
g practice. POLICEMEN have ruled the
l jcountry. Call me not pr litician.
t it means trickery and fraud, falsehooo
r and injustice, l am not. 1fit means tn,
knowledge of the best science of earIh
ly government, l wish were cne.-
, Humble as | am, simple citizen o
United States, l plant my foot upor
, the foundation rock of the Constitu-
| tion of the United States; and of tn,
) tights of man of the principles OF De
| nocracy, and amidst the surrounding
threatening, surging billows OF cor
, ruption, call upon the eople TO nomi'
nate and elect Thomas F. Bayart
, Presient Of the United States