Daily Republican., 1879-10-23
Bayard's Reception.

The every Evening"" Of this city,
Senator Bayard's organ, has started a
sort Of one-horse boom in the noble
Senator's direction, by suggesting that
the "Noblest Roman Of 'em all" have a
grand reception on his return from his
foreign trip. 1t published yesterday a
card from ''Prominent Republican, y
who shows what a "nice" thing It
would be to receive Delaware's own
with sky rockets, Roman candles, ETC.
This morning the other wing OF the
Senator's party sends forth a little
squeak in the same direction. We are
not willing to allow ourselves to be out
don. in this matter, and will also lend
our aid towards making the boom a
SUCCESS, provided few suggestions OF
ours as to the make up OF the grand
procession be considered by the commit
tee having the affair in charge We
would offer the following as some oil the
features, and hold that the proper ar
rangement of the different bodies nam
ed in the schedule, would add eclat to
the affair.
First in the lius we would place that
noble militia company, OF which the
honorable Senator was captain at the
breaking out OF the late war, provided
the government will return to them the
arms which were taken from them on
account of disloyalty. Then might fol-
low in columns about eighteen deep,
the forty thousand disfranchised voters
Of Bayard's native State, carrying ban
uers upon which could be placed suita-
bic inscriptions, testifying their graft
tude towards the noble Senator for the
skillful manner in which he and his
friends robbed them of their franchise.
Next, in order that the martial features
of the mammoth procession might be
fully sustained, we would suggest a
body of Delaware veterans, carrying the
torn and tattered battle flags they so
nobly bore in their conflict with trail
tors, and the vacancies made in their
ranks by rebel bullets, might be very
appropriately filled up by their orphan
sons, 80 that the column would be com
plete. We urge this feature of the pro-
cession especially because Bayard took
an interest ia their welfare while they
we're undergoing the hardships of war
and risking their lives for the salvation
Of their country, as he then dubbed
them "Lincoln's hirelings," and re-
oiced in their defeats upon the battle
field and frowned upon their success.
Let this band turn ont in force. they
owe it to Bayard, and the sight of their
crippled and manned condition will
tend 10 make the great Senator's heart
glad.
At the rear of the procession We
would have placed the school children
Of Wilmington, all dressed in white
singing "Hail to the Chief" in honor Of
the return Of the man who has never
done anything whatever for them, but
on the contrary ly sentim- Mt and speech
has shown himself to be decidedly op.
posed to the idea OF free educational
privileges being extended to the chill
iren of the poor and lowly.
We do not wish to monopolize the en-
tire procession but hope the committee
Of arrangements will give our few sug-
pestions serious consideration, and We
promise them that from time to time as
the affair draws near perfection, We will
add several more just as appropriate
and interesting suggestions. Oh, let
Bayard be received, and let the recep-
ton he, as We have suggested, by those
" no have reason to remember him.