The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1880-10-11
Philadelphia Sunday Times.
BAYARD'S SPEECH.
A GREAT GATHERING OF BUSINESS
MEN HEAR THE SENATOR ON THE
ISSUES OF THE HOUR.

A GREAT GATHERING OF BUSINESS
MEN HEAR THE SENATOR ON THE
ISSUES OF THE HOUR.
THE SENATOR'S SPEECH.
Ladies' and Gentlemen, Citizens of
Philadelphia, my Friends and Fellow
Countrymen Within a few days 1 vas
invited, in the name of the merchants
and business men of Philadelphia TO
come here and discuss the political issue
of the day, and am glad TO come.
[Applause.] My interests In Phila-
delphia are not Of to-day nor Of yester-
day. The roots of my attachment 10
the interests Of your people extend far
back into the past. More than a CEN
tury and half ago mau from whom
in part draw my blood was the Mayor
of your city. [ApplausF.l He was
merchant, and after him came his son
and his sons sou, holding the same
Office of Chief Magistrate Of this city
and both merchants of Philadelphia.
[Applause.1 For generations those men
whose names have been brough up TO
honor as my predecessors in an honest
life took part ia the government, welfare
anu prosperity ,,n ma A"p
plauSel anu ',,sn ...s ny .''n &c 'siae. IAN -. l.
nave Uouuen .;oo sno $3.50 .o - VI c om,s eny
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rHR SPIRIT FOR SUCH DISCUSSION.
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Mr' bayara AZ this poiu. Anpresseu
upon the auoience tns in'porIslce . o., oi sia sn'
terine VII" Pope. epin up"" ."o VIC
cussion oi tne great question now penu,
Ing Deiore the hnieiieau PeoPie' IL ma'
discussion tnst shouiu not De ais'
Inquired by ma'ice nor d"arieu ny hai
views.
You are citizens OF pennsylvania, ht
said, but the questions you are To vote
upon are not those that touch fennsyl
vania. You are bot here, ana you nave
no right TO be mere, 10 counsel selnshl>
for merely local advantage, but TO coun
sci for the welfare OF every member o
the great family OF STATES lAppiause'
You should do this not only 10 De JUS
to Others, out ior pfotectioh 70 your
selves. Applause anu cheerlDgl Ii yot
are the ke, stone, remember that shoul'
the arch crumole the iall OF the Keystone
is from the greatest height. lhenewe'
cheerng.]
The audience evidently understood
these remarks TO have been prompted b.
the recent public uiterances OF hepuoii
support of their theory of protection
whenever M mi' bay bay aS , t,is.lI"ir1 !,
mas an,hnsias,jcs,lv anpianded an
80 ~s ohsar"d
NJ poUard nronosed bovever to di,
nas ,ho m mat.ri,1 ,nIeresrs M Penns,
a can;o hnt he would NOT dwarf the dis
cnssion IN a sectional or geographic
view. This expression was applaudeu
such a course would be not only un
patriotic, but suicidal and unwise. Ii
would speak, animated by love for th
whole Of this country, and the audienc
evidently approved OF such a course, fo
again they cheered. The question Wa.
he declared "Sha1l it be for only bal
of this country or for the whole of it..
He had begun by expressing his abho'
renee of viewing any national questio
n a sectional light. He was to talk
money, of the tariff, of taxation aud c
the system Of banking. Those ques
tions had lately been forced into consld
Grafton. There had been a very re
markable change OF base In the move
ments Of the Republican party withl
the last two weeks
nnrn,,r
VERY LINE A m NAi
Applause and laughter followed thi
remark and the Senator continued
"Apd that movement savors yer
much of a retreat" GApplause an
lauphter.1 He asked his hearers t
recall the visit of General Garfield t
New York-in August he thought
vas. 1t was avisit of solicitation, an
Mr.. Bayard thought, might be calle
a visit of pepitence. General CARTEL
went to solicit pecuni Try aid for hi
canvass and to ask pardon for havin
hem nominated against the will of hi