Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-09-18
Wilmington. Thursday,Sept IS. 1884
senator Baya.d In nrooRIyn.

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evening 10 Brooklyn. The Senator dis.
ousEes the issues Of the campaign from
the standpoint Of one who Ia accustomed
90 measure and tsst the details OF gov
Ornamental policy by reference to the
basic principles which underlie our con-
atitutional system. He shows how the
key note Of Republican rule has been
what he Aptly terms the mercenAry
idea In politics, which he illus
trates very amply by reference to
the salient features OF the Administra-
tions Of the government by the party in
power in both the executive and legislA-
tive branches. He might add that the
present candidate Of the Republican
party typifes this mercenAry idea as
thoroughly as his party illustrates 1t.
Opposed to this is the true American
idea Of government which results
naturally from rigid Observance Of the
true principles Of our constitutional
government.
Utterly opposed TO this true American
idea is the whole oourse and plan Of the
Republican party. While Mr.. Blaine
poses as the advocate Of truly A nericau
policy par excellence, his whole campaign
is based upon an effort to array against
each othel what he tsrms classes. The
class idea which underlies the Republic
can campaign naturally results from
legislative policy which seeks to benefit
the few at the expense Of the many.
Mr.. Bayard treats with merited CON
tempt the frantic efforts Of the Republi.
cans TO court what ia called the labor
vote and the Irish vote and finds in this
and also in the result Of Republican rule
in the south further illustrations OF the
inability Of that party to govern the
whole country by any other principles
than the stirring up of race and sec.
tioual prejudices and the creation OF class
interests and divisions where none should
exist. The whole speech will repay care.
fnl reading and is an admirable Renerali-
cation which find its application in every
phase of Republican policy and supre-
macy.
Senator Bayard closed with very dis.
passionate contrast of the political char.
acter OF the leading candidates Of the two
great parties. Be dwelt upon and Ger,
tainly made perfectly clear to every fair
minded man who sat in that vast audi,
enoe gathered in Brooklyn last night, al
well as to every fair. minded man in thai
immensely larger audience to which tn,
pr ess has carried what he said, that tn,
cutlery which has gone up all over the
country against the candidate of the Re
publican party is not the outcome o
mere partisan clamor. He called the at
tention Of his hearers to the importance
OF bearing in mind that the proofs o
Blaine's unatness for any ciioe we're fur
nished, not by Democrats, but by mel
who had been the party associates O
biaine for 25 years. These men did no
wait until the candidate had been place
In the field to tell what they knew; q
honest Republicans who wished thei
party to deserve success, they CAV
months ago the reasons why they coul
not support Mr.. Blaine and they implore
their party to turn him down 40
give them leader for whom they coul
vote and work. They told their part
that Mr.. Blaine as speaker Of the Hons
had prostituted his high Office for privat
gain; they told how ne had not scruple
to lie and deiraud when ne could serv
his cupidity or evsde his just deserts b
doing 80 they told other things, tsdiou
to recapitulats, feeling sad and shame
for their party that honor required Il
knife to be applied msrciIessly
this cancer upon its vitality
they told these things aud the
backed up their uttersnces with irreirsl
able proof Of their truth and they gay
the unworthy slements which hsd game
control Of their party fair warning thi
they could not and would not auppo
Mr.. Blaine, and when those rsckless ell
ments had iisregsrded this warning an
the accompanying proofs of Blaine
mendaoity, corruption and venalit,
these men took the only oouri
that honest seltrespeo:ing me
can take when those respol
sible for the leadership OF the
party impose upon them suoh oandidat
They did not cease to be Republican
but, placing the welfare OF country aboy
mere party supremacy, they turned
the inoOruptibls candidate whom the
old political opponents had called to ii
front and they said 1--WE will ele
Cleveland II We can because he is
man OF integrity and because onl
" through his election can nation
" dishOnOr and certain public oAlsmii
Z" be sverted."
Thus spake the independents" az
they II Ia who have SrrsiRnsd, tried al
convicted and condemned the Republic
candidate. a." said Senator Bayar
"asR Democrat, believe ard fsel tn
what they Gays I true, and for 9th
aud additional reasons which | ha'
given you, believe hs election wou
" be public calamity"
Then, tuning to the Democratic cal
didSte, he dTSws q fair and lmpsrti
portrait. He Is mot brilliant" or ''ma
"netio," but he Ia a man OF sound jud
ment, Of vigorous intellect and with Il
industry capacity conscience and coural
to do hil duty ; the kind Of a man that
ia safe to tie to. ...
We cannot better express our earue
approval OF the broad and liberal ma
ner in which Senator Bayard has des
with tho topics which be discussed la
night than by quoting the following fro
the New York Berqid;
We hope that al organized effort will
made 10 put copy OF this great speech
senator Bsyard into the hands Of every vot
in the United States. II belongs with I
nobl0st productions Of American stateHma
ship; and no man, be he Republican
Democrat, who IL not a political bigot Of
political corrnptlonist, can read II wltho
oongratulating himself upon the prospt
that 10 organizing his administration Pre-
dent Cleveland will call Senator Bayard
the helm Of the ship Of state
The Campaign Opened.