Smyrna times., 1878-07-17


SENATOR BAYARD.-An article written by
a Wilmington correspondent last week for
the Philadelphia Times in relation to Della
ware politics, and especially Senator Bay
ard, has created first class political sensa-
ton. Mr.. Bayard's reputation is no longer
local but national, and the cord, so unex-
pectedly struck, has vibrated throughout
the length and breadth of the land. The
writer in question stated that there was a
strong disagreement with him in his own
party, and plans were being laid to displace
him. The article is unfortunate for Mr..
Bayard, as the papers throughout the lard
have distorted the opposition of handful
into party emute.
The following, cut from New York
paper, shows the most disinterested phase
of the criticism:
"Senator Bayard's chances for receivinga
Presidential nomination were never i'm
posing, but they seem to be dwlndllng
rather than increasing. His course IN the
Senate has raised up powerful opposition
in his own party in Delaware. The silver
question and the electoral controversy are
the main points of disagreement, and on
both of these Mr.. Bayard directly opposed
the wishes of a majority of his con-
stituents. OF course he was right in both
instances, but that does not alter the fact
of his unpopularity. His course has been
straightforward and open, but 1t has not
been Democratic; hence the disturbance.
He is too good a man for his party, fact
which is as fatal to his Presidential asplra-
tions as the size of the State he repre-
sentS."
The Philadelphia Times remarks that
Mr.. Bayard can do much better without
the Democratic party of Delaware, than it
can without him.
The two Democratic papers of Whining
ton, the Gazette and Herald, boldly attacked
the Senator because he fought uncom-
promisingly for an honest dollar, and they
have persistently since that time, sought to
arouse hostile feeling against him.
The Gazette has the following in relation
to the newspaper comments on Mr.. Bay
ards opponents, very clearly showing the
strongest animus against him:
"Delaware with Bayard out would be
more ably represented in the Senate than
PENNSYLVANIA has been for the last ten
years. Honor lies in obeying the will of
the people, He who represents this faith
fully, elevates himself. Selfopinionated
people who represent themselves, only
prove how small constituency they are
ready to serve"
Tl;e ;s ,0oiDfad a,,Ouoh Ae Str0nO in
this place of the controversy as the editor
dare put it. The Herald, published in the
interest of John O'Byrne, who is not q
"native to the manor born," and, if a
little further south, would be called q
"carpet bagger," assumes to take the party
reins and virtually, as the following extract
will show, indicates to Mr.. Bayard that he
must take a back seat" if he expects tt
longer ride in that coach.
The Philadelphia Times evidently mis-
understands the whole drift of Delaware
politics, and woefully blunders about the
parties. There is no personal opposition II
Senatar Bayard, as a man or a citizen. Al
both, or either, he stands high among the
highest; but he is no longer the Bayard o
five years ago. So long as the issue wa'
between the Imperialist coterie, and the
civilians, he was eminent in his antagonist
to the hopes, plans, and policy of tn
plotter Grant, and his legislative padishaw
in both houses. His course then beat il
unison with the pulse of every Democratic
freeman, but when questions arose whicl
had their roots in everyday life, and tn
wants of the people, he was so far separa
ted from them, by position, training, an
thought, and so operated upon by his SUI
rounding, and inflated by his fattereri
that he unwittingly fell into a current {
thought and policy, which if carried ou
must render the rich oligarchs, and til
poor pariahs.
Mr.. Bayard will doubtless be surprise
himself at what can be wrought in five year
We do not believe there is any hostile fee
ing down here among the people.
there is among the politicians who woul
like to get his place, we are not aware of
Whatever there is in the State, we belie'
to be centered at the two places above il
dicated. We have tried to find out tt
sentiment of the party in this section an
we have not found one who does not hol
him in the highest esteem and condemn
any attempt to ignore or depreciate him.