The daily gazette., 1880-09-14
FIRST EDITION.
THE BAYARD CLUB.

Interested audience, the occasion being
the presentation TO the club, by the ladies'
Of the Eighth Ward of large and hand
some fa2. A number of ladies were
among the audience.
VIM. McMenamin, President of the
club, presided, and introduced Charles
b. Lore, Esq, who presented the flag to
the club on behalf of the fair donors.
Mr.. LOre's speech was brief, but ef-
fective and 10 the point. He gracefully
complimented the ladies for their kind
ness and patriotism, aud assured them
that their gift would ever be treasured
by the recipients as one of the most de-
lightfll incidents of this exciting cam
paign.
On behalf Of the club the aag was re-
ceived by Hon. Thomas +. Bayard, who
had just ventured from his trip to South
Carolina, and whose appearance was
greeted with prolonged applause.
Mr.. Baya"d thanked the ladies' on be-
half of the Bayard Club for the patriotic
feeling that had caused them 10 make
this beautiful emblem for the political
club which had honored him by adopt
ing his name. A flag Of Country was
the country's symbol, and 81 far as an
ensign went 1t typified the character Of
the government. Men are too apt, in
late years, tn take the flag of our land to
represent the force Of our land. They
fall far short Of compreher ding its true
meaning who take that view. The flag
of country represents the country's
law, government and peace, and all tina
force, moral and physical, which enables
a country TO endure. Look at this, said
the speaker, taking the folds of the ban
ner in his hand. Here are stars, moth
ing higher than 8 ars but what does
each star mean? A State, a community,
a community of free men, self-governed,
cOmmingling for law and not through
tear, to make a government for their
wives and children.
DO you mean to say that women have
no interest in the duty Of government
When we vote, who mOulds the senti-
ments Of those who cast the ballots? Low
ing wives, s,mothers and sisters.
When man G res out to fight, and
plunges into the death smoke and when
he lies grIevousiy wounded on the battle
field or marches proudly under the
victorious banner, of whom does he
think? OF the good women whom he left
at home and who are sending up prayers
for his safety.
To-day our flag floats proudly over a
vast domain. Al home IL is loved abroad
IL IS respected and in times of peace our
efio rts In its behalf should be no less
strenuous than in times OF war. And
here in Delaware do you suppose it was
an idle thing which set delicate fiugers to
work framing this beautiful emblem OF
our land. 1t had doep meaning. When
you take this flag you do so to keep IL
pure and clean. Politics, under its folds,
is to be no mean trick but fair struggle
for honest government. Here in Della
ware | am sorry 10 say we need this
struggle. We find arrayed against us
elements that threaten TO endanger the
| sacred institutions of our state. Let any
man look at the scenes which character
| iZed the late Conventions of the Republi-
Can party of Delaware. Let him look al
the character of the men who took the
leading parts in them. And lst me ask
| if any man is willing to place the safety
| Of his wife and little ones In such hands.
Look at that rAbble that went bowling
| through Wilmington the other night, and
tell me that you do not feel In Delaware
| that you have a task 20 perform In. guard
| ing the government that has been adhered
| to after years of test and found to be good
To-day, il our credit is good beyond the
| borders of our state, and if our bonds
cannot be bought because they are above
par, TO what IS it due? TO the fair
administration ofa government of laws.
That Is all.
| do not suppose that every man Is fit
TO make laws, but the theory OF oui
| government here in Delaware is that
there is enough intelligence in the masses
| to choose honest men to leglslate for them
| and to discharge those who are untitled
| for such task. To take men who'cannot
be swayed by passion or bought like
| sheep in the market. If the laws of a
state cannot protect the person of a
| citizen there is no use for him to remain
there and If he is wise man he will gel
out of it. II a man Is to be protected.
| then II is wolt tn his while TO remain and
endeavor, in pursuance of his duties as a
| good citizen to gain a good livelihood,
and our laws have provided that mems
| persons shall be protected. Ii man
steals he is punished Tor his crime. Ii
| he com mits an assault fine Is imposed.
If he kills a fellow-man it is consid-
cred such high crime and misde-
meanor against Che peace and dignity
| of the State that his life must be for
feited. But there are other crimes
than murder-there are crimes that are
worse than death. And, my friends,
if man will fight for anything, ifthere
be anything that will turn the coward's
heart to steel and the sluggard's blood
to flame, it is an assault on the vir ne
of q woman of the community. Right
here in this State we have seen a case
of this kind. A vagrant, black man
comes into the State of Delaware a
poor, miserable, friendless wanderer,
he is met by hospitable people, and he
returns kind treatment by crime
against a defenseless lady. He fees
aud in the night time is arrested. He
is given a fair trial before the highest
court in the State, assembled to see
that the law is vindicated and justice
done. He is poor, and unable to en-
ploy any one to plead in his behalf.
The State employ counsel whose fee IS
to come from the Treasury of the
State and twelve good and true men
open to objections and challenge, come
into the iury-box and "stand together
, and hear the testimony" After a
, fair trial, he Is pronounced guilty and
sentence IS passed. No man is found
who doubts the proof of the heinous
| -. ..,l,, thinko tha nrisOn6f in.