The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-25
BAYARD. OF DELAWARE.


From the Lexington (Ky.) Daily Press.l
As the conventions Of the great parties approach
the question Is constantly asked, Who will DO the nomi
nees? and strenuous efforts are being made BY the
friends OF each to give to avoros Already
culogstic biographical sketches Of Tden nave been
published far and wide, while Hendricks, Thurman
and others have been prominently noticed We are
Of those who would make Senator Bnyard, Of Della
IRE, President, and unable to see why he should
not make quite good any other democratic
asprant Surely, in all tho elements requisite for
Executive OF whom the party and the country might be
proud he Is prmus inter pares. His Senatorial record
contains the best guarantee as TO his iuturc course
The honor dignity and authority OF every department
OF the government OF the United States would fear
lessly maintained home abroad while the rights
States and citizens would be respected ana secured.
Corruption, extravaganza and every phase Of dshon.
esty would meet with prompt and certain punishment
whenever detected and the good Of tho Republic
be rescued from its present degradation Acts rather
than professions the by which to judge public
men. Senator Bayards during seven years
hopeless minority stamps him the executive leader
OF his party The II scrutinzcd and the moro
thoroughly It is investigated the certainly villa
that fact appear.
No great reform movement suggested that
he did not advocate; no great wrong was ever a.
tempted that he dld not dcnOunce ana expose. HIS
labors the XII klux and Custom House nvestiGa-
tons simply herculean, and almost destroyed his
health FOR time but he failed to be at his post
Other men laborcd spasmodicaly. His abors were un.
ceaslnr and always with eye single to the good
! OF his country, and his whole country. HIS
hatred and cont emit OF mean or corrupt men IL 50
protoand nd and propeuncea. ana his Judgment and
knowledge Of them perfect, that lew OF either class
would be able to approach and deceive hun. We have
said this much, not 10 euogzc but 10 invite nvsstt-
GaI,on HIS pubic and private record will bear IL
| Islander, detraction or caumny never reached hin
Ixo Nulxv uu0N o1xrrn hP lam
may DO q reiormer We think he s AZ much
as New York politician can well be, but
sde compared with that OF Bayard. and the decision
determines the Presidential election, the Senator IRON
Delaware will be the next President
The seductive Influences OF power and they are ~
varied they potent, have alluremcnts for him.
His associates democrats, however plain and un.
pretending they may be, and while he Is cour
tsous 10 all he has never been silenced W
the social ntimacics and obligations which have
sealed the mouth Of too many prominent democrats
when the corruption, cxtravagance and usurpation q
tho administration demanded exposure All public
men will testify that they relied upon Bayard mort
than all other Senator'S 10 lay before the country
IRON his high place the maladmnstration OF the radi
II Is whispered among the friends OF other asprants
who dare not deny the superior executive ability
! OF the Senator rom Delaware, that no has sym
pathized too deeply with The Southern people u
obtain Northern support II II true that he has done
ali possible protect rights Southern States and
people from oppression and plumber; be would not BE-
III candidate for President before democratic coz
venlion II he had not; he would have defended ssd
| New Hampshire under like circumstances a.
zeaously Ms he has those Of Georgia and. Ala
bama IT the friends of Others show wherein he
has acted any unbccom democratic ststes
let II beidone; II their avortcs would have acted
otherwise, let them show In what regard Tho attempt
would be fatal their aspirations. Mr. Bayard said
lately in the Senate that he had never done an act o.
uttered sentiment inmica 10 the federal government
or integrity the Union under the constitution.
/ Every democrat North and south, unless It be soms
ward at public expense, viii SUPPORT him, and il is
trcmcly doubtful whether any other democrat y
liberal republicans AS continue to demand chang
| OF administration in the interest OF honesty
economy and a,,.. respect for constitutions r..
only democrat who, at baltimore lew
years ago tho courage protest against tho action
then taken but ne stood by his party when Il acted
those he differed with doubtless respect HIM more
Tor his manly course than they would II he had pre-
tended 10 believe what he did not
The truth that the objection urged 30 pcrsistcnty
tina. no man shall be nominated for any high national
feeling for RI the @' southern psopie or wRs
lives In any former slave state. does
state Of the case vote WITH US for anybody Il comes
and for years past has been encouraged and kept
alive. BY tho lower order OF democratic aemasogucs
in a fair contest principle seek To limit the area
from which the candidates must DO selected and ths
number within that limit, by excluding absolutely
fifteen states, aud all the ruest best and most msniy
among themselves as the only chance they
have directly indirectly TO Obtain place or power
The sooner The democracy frown down and denouncs
NIL such objections and suggestions, tns better n
Agan, i. is urged that Delaware is small State
and that her political influence ~ too insignificant;
look 10 the great controlling states Tor o.
candidate We have looked TO New York each time for
last wcive years Tor aPresiientia candidate back
ing her with distinguished citizens from tho great
states OF ohio aud Assoor for the second place The
results have not been gratifying.
Ibid the In icance f picase oil his State pre-
the from Delaware from tnklug position
In that body the leading champion and advocate o.
constitutional liberty and law, OF honesty economy
and equal rights 10 states and pccpeY What Senator
or Representative from any OF tho great Northern
states has been his peory Who among them
is better and moro iavorubly known 10 the
people OF tho United statcsY We think 1t this time the
sinallncss OF his state n recommendation. IL dis
often fatal great Stutcs. New York Is to-day %
divided rings and factions that 10 almost safe "a
assert that Senator Bayard any highly respectable
democrat residing outside OF the State would
receive moro cordial and united support
from the democracy Of New York thas
Mr. TiIdcn or any democrat residing In II We
all know how Ohio divided distracted last
fall tho wounds yet fresh, and Of her own
public could cordially unite oil the elements OF
opposition to rudicalsm there while many honest men
for what they believed improper interference N
their State The bitterness developed rs The Con.
vention IN New York m July, 1885, by Tho unlosunnte
aniagonism between dstin gulshed citizens Of Indiana
and Ohio for the nomination there, would IN all proua
bi;y break sfrosh In certain contingencies = ~
Louis From all such complications the senator from
Delaware Is free The people Of tho whole counyy
have confidence that he would carry Gus fnly Wal ~
New York Democratic Convention the other ~ ~
carcd their settled conviction :--"That rsosn v
the consltut onal principles Of frugal cxpenotse 80
the purity OF the founders o. ne kspno
lie u the nrst and most impcrioue necetshy " ~
tifncs the coz handing tssue nov eefoss nc psoDS
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