Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-05-15
lisvs that this bill is frsught with dan.

lieve that this bill is fraught with dan.
ger to the peace Of our country" And
here is another: 81 appeal to the Senate
to rise above mere party views In this
case, and remember that we are all Amer.
loans, living under this government, and
all, hope, equally attached to our
have terrors to some men but have
been In one loo long, and l have found
too much comfort in being there to let
such propositions have any terror for me.
A man who makes the performance Of
duty his object, l am satisfied will be
happy, whether he be successful or not"
The unselfsh character of Mr.. Bayard's
patriotism is shown In numberless sem
tsnces of the many speeches he has made.
When he entered public life It was with
an honest and earnest determination to
do his duty, and with fine conception of
the dignity of that duty. He never de
scends from the high position he assumed
when he came into the Senate. Person
ally he ia filled with wrath by the per-
sistent efforts that have been making for
years to change the character Of the Fed
eral government. He feels most keenly
the assaults that have been made
upon the constitution. He ohsfes at
the restraints put upon him by
the misdireoted and dishonest power
which is destroying all that he has been
taught to be necessary for the safety and
we'll being Of the country. He denounoes
with great vigor the men who will not
argue, but who vote and act unconstitu-
tionally and Illegally without being
gracious enough to pretend to give a
reason for their position and their deeds.
And yet his personal feelings never enter
into his discussions Of public questions.
This is a government OF laws and not of
men, is his creed, and when he speaks on
the lofty theme in the constitutional
presence, he does 1t in worthy words and
in worthy frame of mind.
MR.. BAYARD IS ALWAYS IN EARNEST.
Trifing on grave public questions
irritates him. His belief that the insti-
tutions of this country are endangered by
loose legislation which is enacted in order
to give pecunisry help to localities, is
sincere, and he will not tolerate jesting
or quibbles on such subject. He will
not make a bad precedent for the sake of
his party. He will not resort to
subterfuge to gain q party triumph. II
his party is against the best interests OF
the country, he will fight It. II Mr..
Edmunds had been possessed OF Mr..
Bayard's high conception of the duties of
q senator, he would not have advocated
OWL rights laws and ku klux
acts; he would not have connived at
the stealing of the Presidency In
1873 he would not now be in favor of
oiroumventing the recent decision of the
Supreme Court Of the United States In
the civil rights law by bill authorizing
the removal OF cases iuto Federal courts
whenever the Issue of color r previous
condition of ervitude can he made, SO
that oause arisipg from dog fight, in
which black man is party. may be ap-
pealed to the Supreme Conrt, although
in an action between whits man the
amount involved must be at least SIC, 600.
He would not now try to tighten the
burdens Of tho highest tribunal in the
country, and at the same time geek to in
crease them for the purpose Of furthering
the policy Of his party.
MR. BAYARD's PERSONAL CREED
The earnestness of Mr.. Bsysrd is shown
best In private conversation or, rather,
one gets larger view Of 1t then than
when hearing his public speeches, be-
cause then one is nearer the man and
secs bis intensity more clearly. There ia
no doubling the honesty and sincerity OF
man who talks to you vigorously and
enthusiastically on questions of public
policy who watches every vote and
speech in both houses of Congress, and
applsuds boldness and vigor and right
thinking, and strongly condemns
all chicanery and loose legislation. Z.
Que knows without bsirg told, on
hearing him speak of his public
duties, that he regards them as the
highest trust that eau he imposed upon a
citizen aud We would not be sstonished
to learn that this man never took step
or said word looking to his own polti'
cal advancement. The traditions OF our
English institutions are still as strong
with him as when he first learned OF
Runnymsde and Magma Chsrts. Active
participation in politics has not hardened
him; his sense of propriety is still 30
delicate that he would soorn to seek any
position except by the fearless and con
scientious performance of his public
duties. His sentiment ia best expressed
in the words that he uttered
less than year ago to the
graduating GLASS of the law
school OF Yale College "Onr people do
not like senility to public opinion, which
is as false, unmsnly and treacherous as
that OF sny parasite or paDderer to
king. The strength Of any reputation
and its endurance ar. BEST secured in the
United States by seeking the respect, by
enlisting and encouraging the best qusli-
ties Of the manhood of our people. 0ut-
spoken uttersnces Of sincere opinionf
will be heard though in opposition, but
there is, and ought to be, intolerance oil
| oonosalmsnt of real judgments aud abso
lute unforgivness to that worst OF social
| offences--a lie."
On all the questions that aRitale the
country Mr.. Bayard stands on old Demo
cratic ground. He is for hard money, fol
taxation for public uses, for local ssif
government, for honest and economic
administration OF the government, and si
a man he is one of the bsst results o
American birth and training. II. N.