The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-11-19
SENATOR BAYARDss VIEW.
His Review Of the Politioal situatiOn.

To A representative of the Philadelphia
Times, who visited him on Sunday, Senator
Bayard talked informally for three hours:
ssSpeaking of this dominant idea lin New
York politics, which subordlnates national
issues To State affairs, Senator Bayard SAID
q am a great believer in local self-govern-
ment As the only means of perpetuating our
Union | do not believe the Union can be
successfully governed unless people OF each
State are allowed to control their domestic
affairs Ii is the school of American cltl-
zens A child to walk must not be forbid
den to take his first step in the nursery"
To the question why the Democratic party
had drifted away from its old moorlngs,
Senator Bayard said 81 think there has
been a palpable lack of purpose. They have
been in opposition. They have been so long
exiled from power that they have not been
willing to wait calmly and quietly the VIM
dicatiOn of their principles. There has been
a moral blindness in the manner OF their
olitical management in taking up the cast
off expedients of their opponents Ihat mas
been to me a most marvellous thing, that
men should be content to pick up these
discarded expedients. | think that this
result has been rather the work of class
than of a popular movement. Hard-run
SPECTATORS have been very willing TO use
the great organization to improve their
condition.
Senator Bavard spoke at great length upon
the false economy of negro slavery. Presl-
dent Lincoln's proclamation, was, he thought
a real benefit to the whole South who was
not glad when slavery was al an end.
As for the Presidential question, Senator
Bavard said that his countrymen seemed to
be so sensational that it was difficult to
know what their opinions really were
There is a general DESIRE" he said, 'tor
the welfare of the country and the preser-
walton of our good government, that is very
far beyond anything like personal cham
pionship." Senator Bayard would not speak
of a remedy.
a. ......4I t,uI4,Io.4 Or llIaUlLiI4~4y IA
politics, $50 long" he said, "as our elections
are free, our people have it in their power,
not only to avoid the repetitions of mistakes,
but to retrace their steps, therefore, think
that an intelligent self-interest, though it
may not prevent the people from laundering,
will always instruct them to recover from
the errors, provided the safety-valve of free
election is left OPEN
Speaking of Mr.. Thurman, Mr.. Bayard
said, Ex-senator Thurman is to DO out OF the
Senate | look upon it as a very great loss to
this country | think his defeat, if such it
be- is greatly to be deplOred, and that every
man in the country ought 50 To regard 1t.
He is man of the most perfect purity of
character, ana OF HTSl-c dDlllllSS'
What does the South need now i'll the way
of legislation from congress- ~
The South does not need legislation.
The South needs sympathy and respect. In
my judgement what they need is a realizing
sense that they are safely and securely in
the Union, bound up in its destinies, in
which they are to share the blessings as well
as the burdens | would not treat this I'm
ion an experiment. l would treat it rs
a fixed fact; that they were in the Union
and are soing to stay there; that they are
going to be part of the government, and not
only expect them to sustain and help it, but
make that part of the country a source of
strength to the world"