The daily gazette., 1876-10-30
DEMOCRATIC JUBILEE,
BALTIMORE CELEBRATING
THE LATE VICTORIES,
SPEECH OF SENATOR BAYARD.

SPEECH OF SENATOR BAYARD.
On Friday evening, punctually at 7.30
his excellency John Lee Carroll appeared
upon the platform and was greeted with
cheers from the vast assemblage, which
filled all the seats and every particle of
standing room on both the main floor and
galleries of the Maryland Institute. Hon.
Thomas f. Bayard, United States Sena-
tor from Delaware, entered shortly after,
and his reception was most earnest one.
Hon. w. Pinkney Whyte, Hon. Joshua
Vansant, Hon. Robert NJ. MLane, and
other leading democratic citizens of
Maryland were loudly cheered as they
took their places upon the platform
Every section of the State was represen-
ted.
After the playing of n nationa. air by
the band, Governor Carroll introduced
Hon. Thomas F. Bayard. The scene that
followed tits impossible to describe. The
vast crowd packed on the floor and in the
galleries united their voices in cheer after
cheer of welcome to the noble Delaware
statesman. Men waved their hats in the
! air and one great excitement seemed to
pervade the entire hall. The cheers
would die away and Senator Bayard
would advance to speak, when they
would be renewed with fresh vigor, and
it was evident that the people of Mary
lend were paying an ovation to the spot
less senator. Mr.. Bayard was visibly af-
fected by the warmth of his reception.At
last quiet being restored. he commenced
his able and forcible address.
SPEECH OF MIR. BAYARD.
He said that some time ago he expected
| to have had the pleasure Of addressing
the people of Baltimore, but was preven-
ted by more pressing duties elsewhere.-
Even tonight man whose heart was in
the cause asked him why he came to
Maryland when there Is more debatable
ground elsewhere. A soldier must 90
| where he is ordered, but even to him
sometime there must come a choice of
duties, and he could not resist the wish
to address the people Of Maryland
[Cheers.] Elsewhere he could ask and
hope for welcome; here he was sure of
1t. IGreat cheers.] This canvass had be-
come a very hopeful one. His observa-
| ton over a large part of the country was
4 that the intelligence of the American
people was aroused, and their sense
of self preservation had been touch
ed at last and he believed that the sun of
November the seventh would go down on
the victory of the cause that is right
[Lond cheering.l We find the Secretaryof
War seizing powers that are not his own,
and using the army for party results alone
The federal officials everywhere were en-
gagged in this same task. Look at the
officials in Baltimore. Were they not
likewise thus employed? If not, then
Maryland was happy exception. Laugh
| ter. This system of campaign was against
the spirit of the constitution. Law, JUS
tice and decency forbid it, but republican
partisanship compelled it. The republi-
cans had the audacity to make an aggres-
sive campaign. For while it seemed
as if the American people would stop to
examine into the truth of the charges
made by the republicans, instead of
Investigating the truths against that
party.
For while they were pleased, as it is
proper they should be at the display Of
the American flag, the object of our
they detected that the Republican party
were using it as adrop-curtain to conceal
their enormities, and they began to ex-
anime into them. The responsibility of
bad government and the existing depres-
sion In every branch Of trade and indus
try Mr. Bayard ably and logically argued
rested ON the Republican party. Bout
well had squandered $1O0, 900 900 left by
McCulloch in the treasury and he had
said nothing remained but dishonor or
Increased taxation. Their policy had
made the return to specie payments more
difficult than when their administration
commenced. He urged all never to relax
4 their efforts until the honest money Of
the people was secured. He alluded to
the republican pledges for civilservice
reform, and said that it was illustrated by
| the appointment as one of the commits
sioners of Cattell, Mr.. Robeson's friend,
whe black-mailed one man alone out of
$125,O0O before he could obtain work
from the department. Every honest Off
cial, such as Bristow, Wilson and Hen
derson had been kicked out of office.
| He had heard Ex-senator Thurman say
from the platform few days ago that the
whole power of the party organization in
Illinois was in the hands of federal office
holders; that at the close of the Cincinnati
convention the committee was called to.
gether but quorum could not be obtain.
/ ed because of the members being in the
Ipenitentiary, [Laughter.l He saidl that
one of these men pardOned out by Grant
he had met on the stump in Indiana for
Hayes and Wheeler. [Laughter.] He
referred to Bclknap, every diamond be-
longing to whom represented number o.
poor mems yearly pay, and every pear
the tears of his children [applausel, yet Al
the recent ceremonies to do honor to thu
valor and virtues of Mcpherson, he hat
an honored place with Babcock. He al
luded to tn elistress everywhere and sait
the want OF confidence that paralyzet
every trade was caused by the dishonest.
and misrule of republican officials, AM
impressively showed that a change mus
would be left at the close of the next fou
years.
The contest, he thought, was without
lparallel in the history of the country. Tn
Ispectacle is presented Of the ruler of tn