Daily Republican., 1882-08-23
"WEDNESDAY. AUGUST %. ISs9.
HNr, Baynrd ana HIaUches.

Mr.. BRyar ana Matches.
So far as the REPUBLICAN is co
cerned 1t has never charged that Sen
tor Bavard was influenced 5v mon
considerations in his defence of the oc
GUS match monopoly in the Unite
States Senate, hence there is NO eau
for the intense anxiety of Mr.. Swtf
that the character of Mr.. Bayard ma
suffer in that respect in this match di
Oussion. The only thing disclosed b
Mr.. Swift and Mr.. Bayard in the
statements to the public, is that tt
latter Is not the feed attorney of th
Diamond Match Company, which "
never charged him with being, but eve
had he been employed in that capacity
he would have been only one of man
United States Senators with fully a
fine sense of honor as the Delawar
Senator, who are paid attorneys il
cases that are Influenced by nations
legislation. We have no disposition
whatever of wrestling from Mr.. BayarC
the boasted distinction of not being tn
paid attorney of this grinding iniqui
t0us and odious match monopoly. W.
will permit him to rest with 1t in hi
possession and he can roll 1t as a sweet
morsel under his tongue, or harbor it as
= precious treasure to his sensitive bos-
ON, but still In the face of all this he
stands before the country as the de-
fender of monopoly which is defence
less, the apOlogist for a system of tax
alton which Expresses all the people of
the United States, wh"n the cause for
the levying of such tax has long
ago died away and been lost in the OBJ.
hvion of the grave of the rebellion.
From one end of the country to the
other has Senator Bayard's voice rever.
berated from the Senate chamber in de-
nuneiation of what he and his party
have denounced as the war tax, and
yet when an opportunity was offered to
repeal portion of that same war tax
he changes froRt and defends the most
OdiOus tax of all-the tax on matches.
Why this sudden change? Let the
people Of Delaware where the Senator
known everywhere is best known, ask
him why? Was he prompted by moth.
ing but the purest aud most patriotic
motives when he turned from the peo.
pie, whose special advocate he has al
ways claimed to be, to defend and pro-
tect monopoly that crushed out all
opposition and pockets S327, 900 profits
annually allowed commission on the
purchase Of stamps alone? We won.
der not that Mr.. Bayard hesitates to
explain his actions before an outraged
public They admit of no reasonable
explanation. His own speech made in
the Senate in defence Of the match mo. |
nOpoly, and just published In full in a !
Wilmington paper condemns him, and |
when his own words condemn him, he |
cannot consistently complain when the
people, feeling tho screw press of the
match monopoly bearing down upon
them, also complain. Had Mr.. Bay
ards anxiety for his constituents ex.
oeeded that for himself, the odious
match tax law would have been re-
pealed.
Mr.. Swift's great anxiety for his
friend must be appreciated by the pub
lie. The great monopoly, of which he
is President, in its oppression has not
crushed out and obliterate1 the
sense of obligation he is undor to Mr..
Bayard. Though as he says he has
paid him nothing and Mr.. Bayard says
he has received nothing, he feels that
he oweS him much, and though the )
Senator will accept neither silver nor
gold for his services, he volunteers to s
be the champion Of his honor, the de- g
fender of his integrity, the keeper of
his virtue. The distinguished Senator :
is after AL to be pitied. He has falleu
into the most unfortunate company,
and well may be exclaim: "Save me S
from my triends,"n If Mr.. Swift could b
aot come to TIE rescue Of the Senator, &
Who could come? Who had better tl
tight to come? The match tax was Y
bout to be repealed. Three million Q
wo hundred and seventy thousand rt
ollars in taxes on matches alone was tt
about to be removed from the shoulders m
the people. The head and front OF &c
his tax monopoly Is In Wilmington, se
md MI. Swift, Democrat and per- pl
onal friend of Mr., Bayard, is Prest- al
Dent Of the monopoly. The repeal of III
the tax would have taken out of the
profits of the monopoly 1927, 600 on the -
purchase of stamps. Mr.. Swift natur- -
slly opposed the repeal of the tax. Is -
here any body who believes that MI y,
'wift did not make personal appeal ~
% his personal friend, Senator Bayard,
o use his influence to have the tax re- J.
aimed? We make no charges that Mr.. ~ -
,wift feed the Senator. We make no W -
harges that the Senator even asked fer ~ =.
fee directly or indirectly. But he de- .
erved fee. If Senator Bayard was p
paid in proportion to the benefits he
eDdered to his friend Mr.. Swift and tt
he monopoly over which he is Presi- 81
Ient, his tee would have been a large W
me. But it is all for friendship; all for NJ
he good of the dear people; all for the v
'enefit of the government. Illustrious th
enator, what sacrifice 10,