Daily Republican., 1880-02-25
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Exposition Of Mr.. Bayard's standin
during the war has been made. tn
reasons leading to the expose are sur
posed to be the jealousy OF Mr.. Tilder
So far as the fight against Mr.. Bayar
Is now concerned, it ia something !
which the Republicans have taken n
part. Confined exclusively to the Den
ocrats, we can afford to look on, an
see the Democracy like the Kilkenp
cats swallow each other NJ. We hav
always been aware Of the disloyalty
Mr.. BayaId during the war, the nam
for it being the only thing over whicl
there was any difference. sympathi
zers with the rebellion in those days
and Democrats of the latter day, called
Mr.. Bayard's position during the war I
loyal position, and all his utteranceI
were those of a true Union man. Unior
men Of that time and Republicans
since, who were in favor Of crushing tn.
rebellion by force Of arms, called Mr.
Bayard's position a disloyal one
and his utterances were looked upon as
but reflex Of the more stalwart trea.
son Of the South. We were fully aware
of this speech made by Mr.. Bayard, al
Dover, in 1861, and having been an eye
and ear witness, we are as fully aware
of his course during the whole war. 1t
was not, however, our purpose for
some time yet to hunt them mp,
and expose them to the public, un-
less in case of Mr.. Bayard's nomi.
nation for the Presidency when most
assuredly the exposure would have
been made. The fsuds and jealousies
ranking in the breasts Of the Democ,
racy however have saved us that trou-
BILE and the mine has been sprung be-
fore the nomination by the Democrats
themselves instead OF after the nomi.
nation by Republicans. Blu! no matter
how it has been done, or what we're
the actuating motives the exposure has
been made and the thin garb Of loyal
ty in which Mr.. Bayard has always
tried to wrap himself has been torn
away and he stands before the country
notssa whit more loyal than Lamar, Hill,
Hampton, Gordon and other Senators
now in Congress WHO not only main
tanned the same views that Mr.. Bayard
did, but who had the courage to fight
for them in the field ofsanguinary con-
fict. We publish to day fair synopis
of the speech referred to made by Mr..
Bayard at Dover, to which We would
call the especial attention Of our read
ers. We would ask them to read it
over calmly and deliberately and then
let them ask themselves whether the
language used was the ehusion of
loyal heart or the utterance of q loyal
tongue. 1t was at least not
the language Of those who threw
themselves in The deadly breach and
by force of arms saved the nation from
utter dissolution. There are thousands
yeF living who are familiar with Mr..
Bayard's conduct during the war, and
no body except those who sympatAizsd
with the South, never thought
Of looking upon him as a loyal man.
He never had a word to say in favsr of
putting down the rebellion by force,
but when the war ragged the hottest
and every patriot, whether Democrat or
Republican, (for there were some of the
'ormer,) was either in the field or Civ
ng of their means to subdue the re-
oellion. Mr.. Bayard never had a word
u sympathy for the Union cause, but
ike the weeping prophet, was continu-
Ally exclaimiDg as he did in his Dover
speech, "My country, what can do to
restore your peace and happiness ?"
But there is no use for us to dilate upon
The question of Mr.. Bayard's loyalty
where his record is SO we'll known as il |
8 in Wilmington, neither have We any |
lesire to tell at present all that Will |
knew Of his course during
he war. There will be ample time for
hat after he receives the barren nomi.
nation for the Presidency if he ever
will be nominated. His connection with
military company that had to be dis
armed for fear it would enlist on the
'ebei side and take Delaware out of the
JniOn ; his repeated refusals to con.
.ributs one cent for the relief of the
Widows and wives of soldiers in the
var his daily associations with those
Who at every rsbel victory hurrahed
or jeff. Davis and tue Southern Con.
'ederacy, and many other instances
o.oving his disloyalty We will leave to
% used as the future may warrant.
We ARE reminded by local in an
vening paper that paper called the
"Herald" OF this city, has
eased to exist. When We como to
hink about it now we do remember
hat there was a publication Of that
lind in our city, kind of close corpor-
tion which Sheriff Pyle carried in his
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