Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-14
SPEECHBY SENATOR T.F.BAYARD
A Strong Plea for Independent, Manly,
Patriotic Political Action.
A SPEECH ON MANIFEST DESTINY.
In Which Col. Breckenridge ExpOunds
Political Doctrines With ElO-
quenca and Perspicacity.
Senator Bdyard interviewed.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. !

special Telegram to the GioDe.
CHICAGO, April 13.-The GLOBE repre-
sentative called on Senator Bayard, at the
Palmer house, to-day. The interview be-
gan by an allusion on the part Of the re-
porter TO the prospects of the Republican
party for securing the next president. Mr..
Bayard laughingly said that "there was a
good deal of vitality in the Republican
party yet, sufficient at any event, to war
rant me in opposing it. Whether the party
will recover from its reverses last fall is
an open question. The Democratic party
will not rely on the losses which the Re
publcans have sustained, however, but it
viii go before the country on living issues
and the inherent truths that underlie its
foundation, and I believe the asoendancy
Of the party to power is an assured fact.
but would rather not be quoted as say
ing anything about either party, if you
please"
"Senatsr, want to ask you to express
an opinion about the prospects of the re-
ciprocity treaty between the United States
and Mexico"
"Whsn I saw that the treaty was to be
laid over until next December, and an ex-
ira session of the senate avoided, it was in
my mind gratifying step to take, both for
the people and the senators who are to
consider it. By this postponement the
people will have time to read and study it.,
and when the treaty comes up for the
senate's deliberation we shall know what
the people think of the matter. There
has been good deal of bosh written and
spoken about the necessity of keeping
treaty ! stipulations and requirements
secret. Il am glad the idea is being done
away with. The publication of this
treaty is an indication that neither power
will be allowed to commit itself to a
project that will work injustice to the citi-
zens Of the two republics. 1 think that
the people who are assailing the treaty are
opposing it on the ground that they fear
reciprocity between the two countries will
have serious effect on import duties.
am neither friendly nor unfriendIy at the
present time to this treaty, because, as I
have just remarked, I stopped studying
the question as soon as its consideration
was postponed, and while 1 am ready to
say that [ look upon reciprocity in the
matter of trade between the two countrie
feasible and gratifying, still want moth
ing embodied in treaty that we would
care to undo Immediately afterward, and,
therefore, we will act with caution, and
build up business relations between Mex
leo and the United States with proper
safeguards surrounding them"
''What has become of the movement
asking the government to appoint COM
mittee of inquiry into the alcoholic liquid
traffic.
ooh, that was the agitation of set of
meddlesome busy bodies, they worked to
get before the country set of horrifying
statistics that would make capital for the
prohibition party:''
sand secure the enactment of sumptua-
ry lawsT"
''To endeavor to create a public senti
ment that would lead up to sumptuary
laws, in my opinion. I think the move
ment has been abandoned. 1t was talked
to death in the senate, and you may re-
member 1 made few short addresses in
opposition"
THE BANQUET.
CHICAGO, April 13.-A banquet was
given at the Palmer house In this city to-
night to mark the anniversary of the birth
of Thomas Jefferson by the Iroquois club,
one of the leading political social organ
izations of the city, to which were invited
many of the leading Democrats of the
country, and number having a national
prominence were included among those
named as speakers.
This is the second event of the charac-
ter, and had its ineipiency mainly to give
those prominent in party councils an op-
portunity to voice their sentiments to the
Democracy. Among those who had con-
ff1ently b cen expected to be present as
speakers were Henry Watterson, of Ken
lucky, and Ex-Governor Palmer, of Hi
nois, but they were detained by unforeseen
circumstances.
The gentlemen from abroad were the
particular guests of the Iroquois club and
were handsomely entertained during their
stay. An informal reception occurred at
the Palmer house during the forenoon and
a great number called to pay their re-
spects. Senator Bayard, of Delaware, who
had been named as chief orator of the oc-
casion, and whose utterances were appar-
emily looked forward to with some interest
in anticipation, possibly of radical state
ments, but whose address in the main was
quiet in tone, touched upon political
questions only in a general way.
The banquet proper was an elaborate
affair. and the number attending exceeded
800. Among those from abroad ana not
down as speakers, were, Hon. j. Sterling
Morton of Nebraska; Representatives J.
w. Singleton. R. w. Townshend and A, j.
Sparks, of Illinois. and ]. H Murphy. of
Iowa.
Letters of regret were read from Wade
Hampton; Gen. H. W. Slocum, of New