Daily Republican., 1881-05-16
senator Bay ard and Froe Trade.

to acknowledge that they were gross
deceived after having read the recent.
published interview with him Dy
representative Of the Baltimore u''
zette. In referring to the leVyihg 0
taxes, Mr.. Bayard says III Is 'n'
Democratic doctrine that taxes snoaio
be imposed upon the cihzenS on'S ,o'
public purposes and justihaDie puDn'
ends, and not for the purpose OF si'ih9
ADVANTAGE to persons engaged in special
classes of pursuits over others Inc
political doctrine that looks TO subsidies
drawn from the public treasury in AID
of individual enterprises, or when
gives undue advantages in any way tc
classes, corporations or ASSOCIATIONS ol
any kind however meritorious, in the
shape of high protective tariffs or grants
of public lands, or unequal Legislator
in any form, are all anti-Democratic
and need the steady, unSwerving oppo
sition of those who believe the iamou'
apothegm of Mr.. Lincoln that this Is
t.government of the people, for the peo
pie, by the people.
Where now are those enthusiastic
Democrats. who at the late Presidential
election in Mr. Bayard's own city OF
$4,000 disfranohised voters, so far aS
State government is concerned who en-
tered upon the canvass with the arSu-
meut that Mr.. Bayard was rs good u
tariff man as the most ardent Eepub4l-
can prOtectionist and that the Demo-
cratic party was as much in favor OF
protection rs the Republican party was.
There never were utteranceS made IN
favor of the dogma of free trode more
plain and unmiStakable than those
which we have quoted and which were
made by Mr.. Bayard in the above
quoted interview. Strong indeed must
& the antipathy to the prosperity which
has crowned the people of the mted
States, that would induce Mr.. Bay
ard or any other man 10 denounce,
when every branch OF business Is team
ing with activity, that system which
made the nation powerful and prosper
GUS, at a time when European work
men are seeking our shores and entering |
our workshops by the thousand, on
account of the higher wages ana the !
better living afforded to workmen. MI |
Bayard deliberately assalIS the whole
system of protection to American IN
dustries which has brought about this
state of affairs He would if he could,
even in this day of prosperity, turn
back the dial wheel of business, repeal
all laws which gives special protection
TO the industries of this nation, and he
would if he could place us on a par with
the free trade nations Of Europe, from
which thousands are fleeing every day
to seek living i'll this more favored
country, and only more favored be-
cause il offers more protection to home
industries and is enabled 10 pay work
men and labor better wages.
If ever there was time when the
free-traders mouths should be closed
that time is now, when protection has
started every loom, every furnace ire
and forge started the building of rail
roads, the mining of precious metals,
the agriculture of the nation, after 4
long season of gloom and dependency
caused by the financial panic Of 1874
and 1879.
1t is hard to see why Mr.. Bayard is
80 infatuated with free trade, in the
face of bounding prosperity. Five or
six years ago there may have been room
for grumbling when every thing was
down at the heels and standing still.
Hard times make people discOntented
and encourages grumbling, but good
times and bHsineSs activity seem to
have that effect on Mr.. Bayard. What
is the matter with our Senator? Far
mers are raising good crops and getting
good prices for their products labor is
better paid than for many years before;
new life has been infused in every
branch Of manufacturing industries
prosperity almost every where and yet
Mr. Bayard is not happy. He looks
upon the oppression of England where
titled nobility holds sway and from
which thousands of skilled wOrkmen
are fleeing every day to enjoy the great
er freedom and more remunerativc wag-
es for labor in America, and he still
wants to make America like England.
His soul longs for free trade, and Oathes
that protection which to-day makes
thousands of his constituents happy
and comfortable. 1t is true as Mr..
Lincoln said, that this is government
of the people, for the people, by the poo
pie, but Mr.. Bayard should not per-
vert Mr.. Lincoln's sayings. The poo
pie alluded 10 by Mr.. Lincoln in these
words which have become national |
were the people Of the United States,
He did not, as Mr.. Bayard, include the
people of England, France, Germany
and other European powers Mr.. Lin
coins government was government of
protection to the people of the United
States, for the people of the United
States and by the people of the United
States. No sickly sentimental notions
of free trade ever entered into the prin-
ciples which were his guide in the gov
ernment of the people. He was an
American pure and simple, whose