The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-06-23
Thomas Francis Rayard.
rNeus md Courier,1

Thomas Francis Rayard.
[News and C~ourter.l
The Democratic delegates to the Nation !
Convection arc on the eve of their departure
for Cincinnati. Seine Of them arc already on
the way. Few, we imagine, have closed tnGir
ears to argumcntand statement. inc Soulh-
ern delegates, weare sure, are 1,em 10 ' ~ n,iiiid.
ate, whoever he may be, shall be clecteo: anu
they desire It. because, In their driloeInIe
judgement, the country. as long as Inc pIih-
cipies of the Republican party controt me
Government, will drift towards the ceitraIl-
zation which Is death to the Republic. Inc!
seek, therefore. n candidate who can oeelcct
ed, and known that he must be Il Democrat
who has the Confidence and respect Oh Inc
! whole country, North as well as south. Inc
candidate who, In their Judgment. lnlnis
these conditions will receive their vote anu
we believe he will receive likewise the votes
Of q minority OF the delegates from the North
and West. Such IL candidate there us; me
, only one who fills the measure OF pollllrai
and patriotic necessity. The candidate VINO
will he elected. is Thomas Francs lii'yard.
Others areas upright ANA as falln'ni. otners
may not have had his opportunities. lrrlain
IL IS that no other Democrat has, without
seeking 1t, won In so high II degree the trust
of different sections of the country. Inc
manlinrss and Independence or ms pnbllc
character, joined TO his stainless lie, nave
given him even more strength, with the pc"-
pic, lat large. than with the leaders OF the
Democratic party. If Mr.. IIayard cannot he
elected, M Democrat can: II the Aiierican
ncnple refuse to make Mr.. BayArd their
chief Magistrate. their unchangethle resolve
Is to exclude the Democratic. purity rom
power, 1T all times and under all ircumstln
Cos
what he promises to ito. but because OF what
he has done. The history is the prorhcrcy !
On March I, lS6l, Mr.. laynrd iGok his seal
i'm the United States Senate. The one leading
! ;,Jnn tLr nninr Siur ,T jptpnt uS disclosed by
every vote cast and every word uttCrrd, was
to restore the Union IN reality and JON tne
country together by the tieSnf National !,:ide
honor and welfare. When the nr>t ku-kln%
Investigation Committee was appointed IN
ISL. North Carolina being the place oi illqt'l'
Sirion, Mr.. Bayard represented The Democrat
ic minority. In like manner he served III
the Investigations made in South Carolina,
l'loriia and Georgia. Atthc head OF the gal
liant little and Of Democratic Senators he
resolutlcy fought the first Force bill when
grew out Of the ku KluX investigator
When the second Force bill. writ OF Ifabe"i
Corpus WAS brought in, Mr.. Bayard was CLIO,
sen to lead the minority in the Senate. ans
the final victory of the party of law over inc
party OF force is due. in very great measure
to his TACT. endurance, and courage.
But 1t WAS not In political questions alone
that he shOne. One 0flhc best pieces or WORT
ever done by him was i'll the investigation OF
the affairs of the New York CuStOinchOtS
and the abuses OF the General Order system
There were but two Democrats on the ON
mittcc. MessrS. Rayar1 and tasscrlE. OppoS'
ed to them We're the Whitc-H House influences
the Deceive power Of the Treasury, ana evetA
protective and defensive agency that MI
tonkiing ana inc in;Joraty whei Ie w. ." ro,,'
pi"ie were li,e Hp0SureS ilnuG Wy sa.: nnSm
and his colleague, that not only we're l;rt,"n.
Stocking, the General Order lnOnopoltSt, re
moved, and the system abandoned, but TIC
whole moiety system fell with 1t. Custom
house was purified by the expulsion OF Col
lectOr Murphy, and the New YORK mercnamts
! a. - q ri ,rflr,I mn almost Uncomfortable relic
in Il C management OF their foreign business
Another admirable exploit OF NJ. Gayard WA
his service upon NE nppolhteu l'
investigate The affairs OF Mississippi nre'iou
TO the tlcctlou OF ih'b. me cHpCftatlon WI
to lay the fuucdatlen or The exclusion ot wv
eight electoral votes OF the state. Mr.: Bny
ards minority report. forced the Republican
to abandon their design. IN nolhlhs was !.
more conspicuous than In the discussion
preceding and following the election OF 1871
MIR. layard apprchended the direct consc
qucnce from the doubt and uncertainty r.
gnrd!hs the count Oh inc flcctorai :Vole. i
was openly boosted that wlIat thc troops ma
9 done ~ l.ou'slsila ihtH ShoGiu nom "aSllne
ton; MIR. Bnynru h9urcsSeu iil ms snerSnU
. To- ;De preparation o! Il reiiieuS, III .nc io'h u
ol taW, wren slou,u Nliuicate 'it resnt'S +,
popular clcct,olls, preserve me Guti oi tu
, people in INC Keep tAr coui
try frnm falling into such condition OF cor
fusion as woild give pretcNt TO inc mi'ii ~
c0nsliraiors to se;Ze the reliis OF power. In
) Elcplral bill passed the Senate OF, January z
: 1850, every D,mocrat voting for !
IN tic minority III the House y
of Representatives, there were only, cisNtcr
Democratic votes. Mr.. Eayard had advocat
cd the bill earnestly, and as Il member OF tn
: Commission he considered himself II JUDI
, upon the Bench, What he said when the dcci;
J, ion of the tribunal in the Louisiana case WA
ratified by tho euntc, Illustrates his cirEc>l
ness and hts indignation II could nc
NV, even II / would. rei,eat mere l,ie INK ~,
l IscnlS ihauc ns .no iu'tnS a.. ~ no -,
VI ny Npli','lisHioiii ~ oFEonia'Vn II
SUI niraveo 10y eLn'o = H. h"rn ,rn,r:r -
lahorS ana my efforts nave hern crow
: n'iS ny i"iluie. neip. ,n"J.u, ~ nnyr
atl" IoiSnant my u.SuEpo ,ntn.enn. "".n,
ny Jn.nrt ior my ronMay > S.t, u, ~ VI tLn.
10 nie .i,mt nov on! Tne, u nt,i ,in.i rn
ciShL members le'cL ~ 'nc uusI niiu u, si"
t!ie c>Sentlnl SAFE guards OF INC colS'a"a,,.
ltrnacd 10 surroui:u ana pIotccl wv II ~
e. .hiri hlaGistraae ni In, ! mon, , j. tr"i
noulices 10 tne ppopic VI li'S lnnT '''. -, =" :,
and justice, honesty ana moTaiitf, nuc IL
longer lie csent,al o;s!s oi trei. Ir rn in,
power. ma iattr speech ne sniu;
in" that it was better, rather than that SUI
ana CONFUSION snouid ln:oH inc soNel".,ei
lntolilc iahgS Oh the oout VI .iei IVY S, ~
Only 700 ready 10 Gluten u oy me throat M.
put IL under the hlalicu nanu oi 'i'.,
forms of law shonld bt created, should IA oc To- D
loWeu, even thouSn ine graves app
imcnl arose; anu we Del'eSe ,inn'' tI wcr Ji
was lne oseIinr"M ", ~ III !, ,N i, ~
.E
cate the outlines o. INC WORK aonc ny MI
biiiEtru unrin& tnS liz zen ste'Si .,;,o,,v 90
W hht n,> pIinvIp,vo !" 10 W.. NJ ,n,,
ioTtn I'm l,s nndio.s .petE,irs, "" - :, Wy !,
l. VT. oatH'". heccLtinS umn nniMntinn a
uic renui,Sm VIZ nnu VI trsv "non "
81 cn ~ = a,G !, omo ETin,itatinn or .he 6rIp.,
, ,o' n,, u Gr Tho ., ynrnmcmt TITs docirim
,cu pn"e!s ~ ne Eaart ~ n,,r rnvermIncn
10 SUNS! Liz ""'9'' '" WI 49,
sought to limit power. and accomplished thci
end by the distribution OF power. inc yer
; distribution OF power was 10 Work us HILL
TALON IN another place nc sala: I'm
rights ofthe Stntcs wercJnSt as h9cu nhu posi-
tive are Today US esstial Tor INC Sooa govern
ment OF inns country ms thcrl@hls OF tie ven
eral Government. lhcy arcrart OF inc shi!
system, ana you cannot take away inc rlGnt
OF the STATES without wcakehlhS our VINO,
system. without destroying tne power nl VA
people by exercise 10 make themselves VI 10
Sclf-g0vcrnmcnt ana you cannot take ava.
the rights Of the General Government with
out making II Intellectual 10 carry out u
wishes Of the people alld make ut laws 10
Them
II. Mr.. Bayard is opposed to class legisln
ton, which always follows from the conSo'
dillon o%fgOvernnIcnt power. Power, ne nous
steals from the he many TO gire 10 the (eW, am
The INSTRUMENTS CLASS ic%lSlallon.
sucn legislation taxes tie shape on HsIiis ~
protection, the cStaDilsIncnC Oh 4>ntionh
Banks or the snbsidlhG Of rhiirohus i!'
steamship lines, he opposes ~ as tcndlhS L
break down the Safeguards OF freedom, 10 in
crease the expenses or Government, ant
make the rich richer ana the poor poorer.
III. Mr.. Bayard has consistently ana IN
rariahly advocated honest money. ''Ih
Good Book tells u.s." he says. in one of hi
open air speeches., NOT Tie ancleh
landmarks which thy fathers, have SET ant
in the am of our fathers, of washington, o
Hamilton, of Jefferson, Of Madison. OF WEB
ctnr nf IufI.S ca, np1 nf fn1hnun. ask tia