Daily Republican., 1879-11-06
TIE BsYARD BOOM.
ers OF The Union Cringe st the
Feet of a Rebel SyBpathizer?

Snail DeIewsre's stalwart Defend
ers OF The Union Cringe st the
Feet Of a Rebel Sympathizer?
For the REPUBLICAN.
MEssRs. EDIToRs:-I notice that cir
cular has been issued for call Of our
citizens to get up demonstration on
the arrival of Hon. Thomas +. Bayard,
on his return from Europe, appended to
said call are the names of several gentle
man who have heretofore acted with,
and been Unidentified with, the great
National Republican party and lent
their aid and assistance III crushing
ont the most infamous and gigantic
rebellion of the past century. Aud 1t
is matter of surprise to the great
masses of the toiling Republican voters
Of Delaware, (many of when during
said rebellion suffered extrems hard
ships, privations, loss of health and
limbs on Southern battle fields to per-
petuate this great American Union )that
our so. o.called Republicans OF Viii
mington should attempt TO unite
with the Democrats of Delaware to laud
and magnify the past political career o.
Senator Bayard.
Against Mr.. Bayard as private citi-
zen, have nothing to say. have known
him for over forty years and our socla
and business relations have been OF
very pleasant character, but it is to his
public actions wish to call the atten
ton particularly of the Republican vo
ters Of Delaware. Where did Mr.. Bay
ard stand at the outbreak Of the slave
holders Rebellion! On which side were
his sympathies during the great struS
gle for the life Of this Republic ! the
greatest, the noblest, the best govern
ment on which the light Of Heaven ha'
-yrr shoue. At the onset OF the Re
belliou, Mr.. Bayard was the Captain o
a Military Company in this city. Sale
company was considered to be antago
nistic 20 the U. S. Government, so mucL
so, that by the authority of the U. 5
the arm, we're taken from it and the
company disbanded. When actual hos
tilities ad commenced, and the South
ern traitors had fired on the small gar
rison of U. s. Troops at Fort Sumpter
the hearts of all loyal men and womel
throughout this great land swelled W
with patriotism.
Meetings were speedily organized
throughout the loyal North, for th'
purpose of suppressipg this infamous
act of the traitors of the South. Meet
ings were held in this city, and addres
sed by attorney ministers OF the Gospel
merchants and others. Where wa:
Mr.. Bayard during the excitement !!
answer he was here amongt US III VII
rnington. During that time was tht
manly form of Mr.. Bayard seenupon.th'
public rostrum or was his voice hearc
urging our citizens to rally and detea
the traitors i answer No! never
During the duration of the Rebellion
the gentleman from Delaware, UnioI
SO called Republicans now propose tt
honor by public demonstration, ant
with great eclat, Mr.. Bayard had no
single cheer to give the brave men
who risked their lives, and went dowl
to the battle fields, sacrificing the CON
forts, (and many of them 'he luxurles
of home) and barred there breasts tt
rebel bullets, and bayonets, for the love
of their native land, and for the per
petuation of Constitutional American
Liberty.
Those brave men were called Lincoln's
Hirelings, doughfaces, mudsills, and
many other approbrious names by the
Southern sympathiz-s and Mr.. Bayard F
voice was never heard condemling those
traitors for their conduct. l wish tc
treat Mr.. Bayard as a public man al
this time particularly. What have
been, and what now are his views on
the question of suffrage! l answer
they are we'll known and understood
here amongst our own people. Previ-
ous to the enfranc hisement of the col
ored race, heard him emphati-
cally declare "That suffrage was al
ready too free sin this countr'. That
suffrage was a privilege conferred not an
inherent right" Those views Senator
Bsyard thoroughly holds to-day. suf-
trags he says is a privilege conferred.
Conferred by whom, Mr.. Bayard? That's
the question that concern very many
who tolls for his bread in this country.
If suffrage is a conferred right simply,
then there must he soma superior order
Of beings in this Republic who so much
sympathize with the workingmen as to
allow them the privilege OF choosing
their rulers.
Who are those mighty men who have
SO much pity on the poor rs to allow
them to have voice in the selection OF
their rulers Surely Mr.. Bayard does
not place himself amongst the class
whom some superior order of beings in
this country has taken pity on. and al
lowed the privilege Of deposing his
ballot for men of his choice, Oh, no
certainly not. II he does not balong to
,b,t class. then he must belong to that
noble class who have allowed, mark
the word, allowed the masses the
priyi,ege, not the right, to deposit
their ballots to select their rulers. Mr.
Bayara during his entire life has re-
sided in Delaware. For several years
past he has represented this State in
the Senate of the United States. Now
in the first place we will review the
State of hiD birth.
The Democratic party ESQ called) have
almost uninterruptedly for the past
twenty years, hold control of this State;
and what is our condition as freemen
to-day? The city of Wilmington, the the
pride of our little State, with 4o.ooo
inhabitants, has but one vote IN poth