Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-04-10
SENATOR BAYARD,s sPEACH


md fair sprinkline Of men whose repu.
'ation Ia national. The banquet cham Der
and the tables were isvishly decorated
with flowers, and from q gastronomio
IS well .s political point
3 great success. Edward M. Sheppard,
president Of the club, presided. About
$50 gentlemen were seated at the tables.
Among the notsbles present were
Judge h. a. Moore, ex-Mayor John W.
Hunter, Judge X, NJ. Cullen, Judge C. L.
Pratt, Jasper W. Gilbert, General J. b.
Woodward, Jere P. Robinson,J. Randolph
Tucker, William Marshall, 7. Il. Rod
man, George W. Chaunoey, Jacob ].
Bergen, General Horatio C. King,
Erskine N. Phelps, president Of the
lroqueis Clue OF Chicago /; District.
Attorney James N. Ridgway, Everett P.
Wheeler, Messrs. Spencer Trssk, Thomas
G Shearnan, William G. De Witt, George
\. Peabody, W. F. Herring, August Van
Wyck, president OF the board OF alder,
men; Theophilus olena, Attorney General
Fairchild, Samuel d. Bsboock, Frederick
R. Lse, DR.. George W. Boskourtz, James
Ras 'ovsr and many others.
1t was quite late in the evening when
the coffee was reached and MIR. Sheppard
raped for order. He made 3 clear and
telling speech and introduced Senator
Bsysrd TO respond to the first toast,
Three times three cheers were given with
great hesrtiness for the distinguished
senator. He thanked the sssemblsge Tor
the greeting. He spoke substantially a.
follows: The supreme law Of this land
n I 20 Isl Ia
words and manifested ia the forms Of the
writtsl charter of our government or
dained to secure it tor us and for our Doe.
terity. Applause. l mean by this that
The supreme law Of this land AID de.
Olsred so to be in the charter itself is BY
It's observance tine true and only means OF
maintaining liberty in this LAID.
THIS government has more than one
vital part. IL has mors than one seat OF
life. II the states are stricken down the
government dies. and II the government
10 stricken down the states fall to pieces
like column with no superintendent
root We see the results OF power grow
ing in lpsolence and disresarding the
ladder by which it mounted to its present
place. Applause. We see to-day the
insolencs, ihe powsf and the indifference
to supreme laws. We See substituted for
the supreme law OF tnis Land, the consti.
tuition and the laws made treaties, made in
pursuance of it to substitute for that Rov-
eminent and that supreme law the un-
oridled law OF congressional majority.
Applause From the heat of party
excitement We may expect excuses, bat
from the serenity of the Judgment seat
was it to be expeosd, that that fol which
all men struggled that which is CO.
existent with the liberty OF the person,
which is the right of contract and the
right OF property, should have been
moved from the bed rock OF the constilu
tion to the quicksauds OF party polilios
under the form of congressional
majority. [Applsuse ]
But the instinct Of sell preservation
among intelligent men and the very forms
Of that constitution tell us that where su
unlimited power over every contract of a
Tree people 10 given to congressional
msjouty controlled as 1t is by party under
our form Of government, there is mt
safety where nothing may be given iol
everything aud that VII Oh has no value
snail respond fer that which is stipulated
to have every value. l say thst urdei
that decision, and under the power con
ceded to the majority Of Congress, Their,
Is no security for any form Of property
representing tbs 9oeumulations OF labor
whether it be the hordss OF the million
sire or the earnings Of the needle girl il
her garrett.
There are two remedies for tbis-on,
present and tue other in the future
The people can at once protect themselve
by not sending 20 either branch OF Con
gress any man who believes it Just ali,
right TO pass worthless piece of pspe
Tor the earnings OF 81 honest mans wLul
life Applause. 10 the future, if
be touud that tbis fatal error does exist
sssit ID declared to eXiet in the constitu
!ion Of our government ard in GU
supreme Law, lei us deliberately, Ierms
, neatly, eheCtuaily amend IL. Applause.
AR BayaTd debated that .Ae ssnse {
az unbridl9d majority V as illustrated !
Congress almos. every day. The powe
OF taxation, the most sovereign tia
3 could be given inte the hands OF An
3 ruler, no matter what the form OF covert
ment, WAS now openly proclaimed 10 /
used not only for the PURPOSES OF til
pub ic and providing the revenues recel
safy TO maintain the government, bat
was declared That Congress- may 4
further and ought to go further, suoui
the will Of the people decree it,srd GOV,
the entire field of taxation and under Ii
q Federal government raise ali the none
that the states might need for their loo,
purposes. This perversicn went eve
further. 1t went so lar as to declare Thu
whether the Federal government neede
: 1t or Lot, or whether the atate needed
4 or not, the tax should be levied I,
, the purpose OF Transferring Il
property of the many into the pockets
the few [Applauss Why,geutlr mel
e said Mr. Bay what ia the tariff law,
il any other law executed upon such q has
r but legaiized communism. Applause
ire speaker edjured his hea ,ers to co
. slider that the safety Of property lies
3 obedience to law He was aware til
r the doctrine of state rights had be,
- repugnsnt to the northern people bsesu
of its identification with the defense
o slavery, which was at that time embodi,
d i'll the will aud the substance of Ii
n Federal constitution. Nov that slavel
had gone, and gone, thaUk God, torevp
Il doctrine OF Local self government al
n make II part of their political actio
a that they may secnre the blessings
liberty to themselves and children.
Only the other day be heard lesdil
r Republican senator rise in his place az
tauntinsly appeal to the Democratic Il,
OF the chamber, saving he would like
know what eoTt OF law there was th
Congress could not now pass and enfor
= since The late deoisiOns OF the Suprer
II Court of the United States This was
living issue aud it behOovgd Gll Amsricj
, citizens 10 consider it. He exhorted the
@ TO turn to the supreme Law of the lal
8 aud ask whether it was 10 he reyol
l. tionized under the system Of false co
v struciion aud Interpretation. Itihis we
permitted it would oYe throw our liberti
Z more eseily than could be daue
It the 5erried hosts OF au adverse powe
It suoh things, said hr. Bsysrd, grow
% into fJTcs, accepted ia silence by /
=, people, may leave them beiOre thew q
aware of it without the supreme law
10 the land which ia under God III,
n only just ruler. After citing Gen.l
10 jackson in enlogy OF the copstitutic
Senator Bayard concluded by sayi
& politics ID no; trick, government Is no
3 swindle. Politics ID an American rig
"a and tie supreme law of this land is /
A con7ti ution Of the United States q
- only those laws which are passed
s. pursuance Of "
le Senator Pendle!on pointed cut I
dangers ofthe euorMous treasury surplr
and Senator Blackburn dec sred II
- what he wanted ID free raw materials, I
y" free whisky,
4 MEN YORK FIRE.