Daily Republican., 1880-10-16
Senator nsyard and Protection.

The desperate extremes to which the
Democrats are driven slice the Indiana
and Ohio elections were fully exempli-
fed by Mr.. Bsyard's speech last night
ut the Opera House. To say that the
distinguished Senator had large au-
dience fails to be credit, for any ordi-
nary speaker under the present state
Of political excitement! that prevails
all over the country, could not fail to
be honored with just such an audience
as he could possibly have in the build
ing. Desperate cases require desperate
remedies, and in view Of the terrible
rsut the Democrats met with in last
Tuesdays elections even Mr.. Bayard
threw of whatever restraint held him
back before, and he came to the rescue
in such way as only Democrats do
when their cause Is endangered.
II was hardly expected that Mr..
Bayard would have Iesorted TO the
same game Of brag and bluster that the
Democratic organs resorted to during
the campaign to bolster mp a sinking
cause, but he did. In referring to the
Indiana overthrow of the Democrats,
and the Indiana overflow Of the Repub-
licaDs, whether sincere or not he pre-
dieted that the State that had just
thrown of the Democratic shackles
would return to her old love in No
vembsr. But supposing she did not.
the Senator said there were other
States in the North and South, that
were counted for Hayes, that would
change those votes to Hancock now.
With the usual Democratic clap trsp
nonsense often called argument, he
spoke with deep feeling Of what he
called the Republican theft Of Louisi-
ana, Florida and South Carolina. He
said their votes would be cast this time
for Hancock, Eyes, and they would be
counted for him too," said the speaker,
"a he made gestures that had an IN.
mistakable meaning, and the cheers OF
the audience showed that he was not
misunderstood. But the height Of Mr..
Bsyard's insincerity was not reached
until he prsdioted that on the morning
Of the third Of November 1t would be
foand that the States Of Indiana, New
York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maine,
California, Nevada and Oregon had all
voted for General Hancock, giving him
two hundred and twenty-five electoral
votes, or thirty-seven more than would
be necessary to elect him. This we
only refer 10, that the character Of the
blow and bluster with which Democrats
usually carry elections may be fully
understood. Mr.. Bayard with very
great consideration did not claim the
States Of Pennsylvania, Iowa and Yer
mont for Hancock, though he might IS
consistently have done so and he would
have been cheersd just as Justify for
doing It.
But the causes which led to the Dem
seratic overthrow Of Tuesday, they
had to be explained in some manner.
The campaign was commenced with 3
violent hinging OF the bloody shirt, but
that was soon abandoned.
Then the rebel claims argument was
substituted, but Hancook's letter on
shat question effsotually disposed Of
that. Mr.. Bayard, however, was salts
fed mot to define his own position on
that question. What then caused this
tidal wave that swept over the West ON
Tuesday, II was the tariff. That was
the bugaboo. Mr.. Bayard then labored
the greater part Of an hour in telling
Shat tariff was and in explaining the
operations Of the tariff, but he failed TO
impress his audience with the idea that
the Democratic party was favorable to
the largest protection to American in
dustry. In fact Mr.. Bayard just proved
the mind Of every intelligent man in