Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-09-16
TIE SENATOR In THE SOUTH
He Addresses a Large Audience
at Columbia, S. C.
ISSUES OF THE CAMPAIGN
The Democratic Party National
One, While the Republican Party
is Purely Sectional - The
Financial Shutting Of
" Honest John !"
Sherman.
THE PARTIES AND THE PUBLIC FAITH

The following ia the speech delivered
by Senator Bayard at Columbia, s. O., on
Tuesday upon the occasion of large rati
tieation meeting held there, and mention
of which was made in dispatch in EVERY
EVENING yesterday:
NM Friends and my F'eit0p Country.
men, citizens Of South Cdf0ina This is
the first time that / have ever entered
upon the soil of your State and taken part
in your political councils, and while am
rejoiced to zee this great gathering of the
men, aye, and of the women of the
State of South Carolina, because il shows
me that they appreciate the great i'm
portance of their duties under repub-
ican form of government; for without
earnest devotion and unseltish and earnest
attention by honest men apd honest
women in public affairs there is little
chance of making this the safe Govern
ment OF freemen, yet i must beg your
silent attention, for | am here, need say
to you, as the friend of every man und
woman upon the soil of this State. I'm
mense applause. Standing here sur
rounded by banners that bear such in
scriptons as meet my eye-the names of
Marion, of Sumpter and of Laurens-they
bring back to me the struggle in which
my own people had their part in common
witRyou. They recall those ancient tradi
tions of American valor and patriotism
directed to the defense of the common
cause of American freedom. The battle
field of Camden is, believe, but 30 miles
from the spot we occupy. On the mem
orable day OF that battle side ny side with
your own people, regiment from Della
were led by Baron De Kalb hid down
their lives almost to man for the great
cause of the freedom and independence
of this country. | would like,
indeed to visit that field. | would like
to pluck from the sacred soil some poor
blade of grass, some pretty twig or leaf to
carry back to my children to show them
that the American feeling is not bounded
by lines or sections. Applause Fellow
citizens, the topics upon which to treat
To-day are not local. do not address you
simply as South Oaroinians The issues to
which would call your attention are
national. They belong to the whole
country. You here to day, in my mind
and in my eye, are but part of that great
army of thoughtful, intelligent Americans
enrolled under the banners of the national
Democracy, which is organized in every
county, in every township, in every State,
from Oregon to Maine, from Minnesota to
Florida, from Texas to Massachusetts
All are moved by the same impulses that
move you, and all are marching on to the
same great end to which your organiza-
tion Is dedicated. Immense cheering.
Fellow citizens, while l thank you TOR
every expression of your approval, still
had rather have your careful attention
than your enthusiastic reception. The
matters have to speak of are not trifiing
and are not to be settled by cheers, but by
the strongest intellectual endeavor that
each of us can exert, and we should bring
to the discussion of these questions that
gravity which so great and holy e cause
demands. | say that in 1876 this great
party of which you are members polled in
the Union 4 800 900 of votes There was
popular majority of $50 900 that would
Nave prevailed had not the spirit
of revolution and despotism pos
ase 'Sed those in charge of our
Matt, anal Government and by fraud and
force prevented the honest results of a
great election by the people. Cheers.
That IN Njority is not to be decreased The
500 600 votes polled for Tilden and
Hendricks in 1876 will grow to 1000, ,0C0
of votes in 1880 for Winfield Scott
not -gay this as an idle boast. | don't
mean this as ali excited utterance from the
stump. l say that which l believe, that
the current of au honest public sentiment
what | may terui the instinct of self.
preservation-w cause such an expires
sion at the polls in November next that nc
one will be so wicked and daring or so dis.
honest as to attempt to defeat the voice OF
the great American people as it will there
and then be 40 positively expressed. Pro.
longed cheers. l address you as a part
of the great whole, as national and moi
as a sectional party. The time has never
been in my life when was member Of
sectional party. The time has never
been when | have asked any man to aceep
the unjust domination of another. have
been all my life not for the "solid South,
nor for the solid North, but for the sole
union of the North and the South OF
terms of peaceful and just equality
What task so easy as for me to speak here
to-day? There is pOthiug that have II
conceal. No portion of my heart i o
ever has been unfaitbful to any part o
this country, and what have to say il
this pine grove to dny would say Will
equal freedom upon the steps of tn
New York Chamber of Commerce o
need be hidden from any portion of ou
countrymen. We design neither tn
degradation nor the insult to any man VIII
lives under the flag Of our couatry. w
sneak in the same voice everywhere
everywhere the same principles; in tn
sun and in the darkness, always the same
fCheers. Now, If speak to-day of tn
value OF the South to the Union, in tn
same breath l speaB of the value of th
Union t6 the South. The one cannot
separated from the other, The health c
the living body Is dependent upon tn
health of all parts, and if there is cance
in one part it will spread, TO the mortiticf
ton of the whole body. Let me ask 80
this; What is there In the Republiea
party to-day to give it claim upon an
disinterested voter in America for his SUP
port? What il their claim? II thei
claims are greater than ours, then in con
mon justice l say that they should l
allowed but let MS ask why it is that an
fair-ninded man who wishes to be goo
citizen, p father, husband or friend, or
fill any relation in life properly and COL
scieniiously, what is there to bind such
,nan TO vote for or to favor the success
the Republican party? Is this party
sincere one? Does the past tell Il
American ptopio tilht A. WAL w "ino al
right 10 continue the Governmental pow
in their hands Have they brought bui
ness to the American people or have th'
i, ,iured them? First, let me say oi
IN, ug. The proper care of proper
ia essential to every good citize
II is one of the greatest Object
perbaps the greatest object, I
which government was designed. IL
law. with It's calm spirit of benetioenc
was intended to take the place of bru
force. The poor, the weak, the depende
all find in the law their best protectio
Constitutions and the fundamental Ia
are framed to protect minorities, L
maiorities. The strong man with an arr
at his back needs no aid. 1t is the pc
man standing alone by his principles W
needs something to appeal to, that bids
invader of his rights to pause in
course. Then come the laws for
exchange of property. Then con
money as the instrument for exehanl
Men cannot barter and exchange the sa
products always You have do do'
s,'ores in the country where everything
exo hanged in kind. Vet the value
ever, thing that is taken in exchange
the hun 'blest man to the smau coun
store mus,' be expressed in money M.H'
must be the language of all contracts
this country, and that money must
honest. So must men, when they d
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