Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-04-14
Senator Hosr,. rmpudence.

We doubt if there ever was more sub
by Senator Hoar in attributing by impli-
cation Phariseeism to Senator Bayard in |
the course Of debate in which Mr.. |
Bayard was standing where he ever has
stood as the persistent enemy of repudia-
ton in any and every form, while Mr..
Hoar was defending an open and corrupt
alliance Of his own party with repudia-
tors. No one familiar with the ms and
outs Of politics is ignorant of the fact that
opposition to Malone and all that that
implies is no new thing with
Mr.. Bayard. Before the Cincinnati Con.
vention, where it was known Mr.. Bayard
would be presented as candidate, was
had been elected, Mr. Bayard let his con-
tempt for the repadiating wing OF the
Virginia Democracy be known with
trankness that fairly terrified some advo-
Gates Of his nomination, who feared that
his outspokenness would lose him votes
from Virginia in the Convention, as it
did. No such consideration, however,
had any influence in preventing Mr..
Bayard from freely giving words of EN-
couragement and support to the advocates
OF honesty in Virginia.
This was but one Of many exhibitions
Of unseltish devotion to principle by Mr..
Bayard which the weak but virulent, be-
whiskered old woman who helps misrep-
resent Massachusetts, in the Senate can
hardly be expected to appreciate. OF
course we presume that even to himself
Senator Hoar could hardly appear as Il
possible candidate Of any party for the
Presidency, SO he cannot even in imagin-
alton put himself in Mr.. Bayards place
in doing such thing, while candidate
for the Presidency, but we presume that
since Mr.. Hoar has shown himself willing
to sacrifice all consistency and belle all
his professions by joining hands with
Repudiationists for the sake Of few
petty offices, that he is really incapable
Of conceiying Of any one doing such a
thing as prefer principle to his own
| political advantage and hence would like
the whole tribe of the tsmart" men
to which he belongs look for
omr Interior motive. Yet impossible
as it is Tor the modern Massachusetts,
style OF statesmen to conceive Of such a
thing Mr.. Bayard simply for the sake
: u truth and honesty gave open and
> warm expression OF his sympathy with
, lbc debt-paying portion of the Demo.
cratic party in Virginia, while Mahon,
had still enough influence in its counsels
2 to influence its delegates to oppose 6Ir
0 Bayard nomination.
5 But though Mr.. Hoar cannot under
l stand such things there are hundreds o
S thousands of plain and honest people il
: America who can, and all such vii
y appreciate the nonstrous absurdity ant
d nnpudence Of Senator Hoar ever mention
E ing the word Pharisee at all, and in con
5 nection with Senator Bayard of all men
{ Mr.. Bayard's reputation is safe from al
L such attacks and insinuations. He is II
If demigod, but he is every inch man
e with the courage OF his convictions, VIII
/. stands loyalty by his party as taras he cal
% but who never hesitates to assert til
= rights OF private judgment in matters ,
d conscience, and has always refused I
n sacrifice conscience, honor and consis
y eney at the command Of unscfupulou
Is partsans, as every decently incline
1t Republican in the senate is doing at TIL
p moment, in supporting Riddieberger t,
es Office as the price Of L corrupt bargai
ly with Mahone, made by Conkling an
T. ratified by the Republican caucus. Ho;
es is Just the last man, and this particuli
lis debate just the last occasion, to char.
sc Hypocrisy or Phariseeism Oh Senat
IS Bayard,