Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-10-04

The following is an extract from
Senator Bayard's address ut the Mary
land State Fair:
Never was there time IN the history OF onr
country when calm, independent and resolule
resistance to wild aud dangerous popular falla.
cler vas 40 needed as now. Every thinking
msn must have felt that tho absence " legal
ranks aud chsses In tho United States has ere
Sted what may he likened to II broad pra rie
land OF public sentiment. over which every gale
thai becomes popular sweeps with unobstructcd
force and levels all inlsidlal nppossti on. This
~ one of tho defects and dangers OF our demo,
cratic form OF government, against which its
friends n.Lpt guard 1t, ard which especially
needs tho opposition Of outspoken individual.
ty Of upin Oh, and IL yet 10 ndisposed TO iol.
crate 1t.
falSchood IL not less falIc because a thous
and vol cea shou, 1t; 1t Is only the more danger
Gus and should encounter more active and
strenuous repist ,nce. We do need, and need
badly, vigoroup uttc.ances OF Independent opin-
ions. II Ia from the conflict OF honest, ont.
spoken minds that truth IL obtained. just az
the steel aud ths flint arc both required to
strikc the light Aud to the tyranny OF uu-
cYel ked peculiar opinion Is added to tho terror
lam OF poitIcsl partnership by which Amer.
can intellect aud personal conscience are 40
,udaly rallied. overcome aud dragged In tho
dpat OF villa aud tlamorous error. Upon the
thuughtul minds OF men who love their coun-
Try. and whose lives aru past remote from bury
'ro@ds. | earnestly press the consideration OF
their duty aud responsibility to remedy these
defects.
II, IN the midst of such huancial distress and
hew.ldurnicnt ~ now surround ~. remedies, IL
tus0ry aud yet plsnHble, should be urged;
Ichemes whica promise Immediate relief, un-
hunhoed. easy and seductive. and which have
caught the popular mind sufficiently 10 promise
The porsesslua If Temporary political power to
,n.r most conspicuous advocates, how plain 10
ths duty ind responsibility Of every n.au who
-ecs tho lurking error and concealed danger OF
| such measures 10 bear his testimony In loud
warning against them ~ What answer should
| the farming classes, the landowners ami the
hardy yeonan or tho Ualtod states, give to
these strange Wild cries we hear going up from
| the political conventions OF parties with new
/ names, that M more rent should be pal for
land, no more interest for the usc Of money,
! thai tbs precious metals should DO discarded
aud absolute moaey" ordained by law should
! replace and measure all values and be received
| Tor all duesi Who should 8 strenuously resist
all achemas which tend to lessen public reyer-
eucc for pledged faith. TO weaken confidence
and TO cripple and destroy public (snd OF course
priystel credit by agreeing to plans for the In
dann In M 1f Ihu fnf null Il.
engagements according to their terms. What
| portion OF the American people need credit so
much and 40 regularly as the farmer, who has
t. walt ak months between seed time and har
vcst lar his means OF payment liza man would
enjoy credit, let him denounce all schemes to
weaken credit and insist upon all that will slvo
IL strength, 70 the poor and honest man who
needs credit and Is com ,elod TO borrow money
L earnestly commend .aase words. what por.
lion OF ,he American people know 80 well as
the agricultural classes tho great fact that oil
vsuos arise out Of laborl and that nothing OF
value can be had without its share OF lahori To
whom, therefore, can the fallacy that wealth
can be created by eApty prsmises TO create II to
be more apparent, and w whom should II more
scornluily aud lsompliy DO rejectod' who
knows the reality aud necessity of steady, con
tinuous manual industry better than tho Am crl
eau farmeri aud who eau better attest tho
ialsehood Of system OF currency waich in
structs men that pieces Of paper upon which
10 printed promise OF payment nevac 10 b.
redeemed aud which can DO multiplied indch
nitely at the will OF any accidental majority o.
Congress, Tan ever DO stable and reliable
measure OF the value OF those crops upon the
| production Of which 50 much human toll, anI
,sty and care have been eestossd.