The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-09-25
Mr.. Bayard in Staunton.I


Hon. Thos. f. Bayard addressed Thu
/ Democracy of Augusta county and Staun
ton last Monday. by special invitation
His audience was large the Opera house
being full, many voters from Rocking
ham, Albemarle and Rockbridge being
present, and q good proportion Of ladies
and boys. Such an audience should have
| inspired the distinguished statesman from
Delaware, to make plain the high states
manship of the Democratic party-to give
a clear and forcible statement of the high
political principles of the Democracy. and
some well defined plan for the application
of such principles to the administration of
the National Government. Such no DOUBT
the audience which greeted Mr.. Bayard at
the Opera house expected from one of the
most distinguished gentleman of the Dem
ocratic party.-and such they had just
right to expect on such an occasion. Mr..
Bayard had been speaking. we suppose
some twenty minutes before we entered
the hall. We do not therefore know what
had been said before that. but FROM that
time To the end Of his speech we heard
every wold nt it.--and we have got to hear
the first word us TO amy principle laid down
by the Democracy. or any aninapped out
tor the conduct of the party should it un-
| fortunately come into power.
The currency, the domestic policy. the
| foreign policy. the educational policy. We're
all utterly ignored--were not even alluded
| to-and the only reference to the great
| tariff question. was when the gentleman
| from Delaware stated that the tariff on
blankets doubled the price of that article,
| and that Gen Buffers monopoly of bunt-
ing increased the price of all the flags now
flying in the country. This allusion took
up possibly ten minutes of the time OF the
distinguished man from Delaware, and
the statement rs made was so garngly
weak, that amy school.boy. yet in his teens,
eaa3d have tilsii yrefWed it. Mhy did so
distinguished a statesman as The "mall of
Delaware, avoid all the great principles of
governmental policy.--why avoid telling
the leslple how the Democracy stands on
the great questions of the day. One, and
only one reason suggests itself and that is,
that The ''anan Of Netr YORK." has never
yet made known his views on IL single
question Of National importance-ha
never expressed an opinion. nor brought
forth a single idea upon which his friends
can advocate his claims to the high office,
for which he is Il candidate.
Having always regarded Mr.. Bayard as a
high-minded, fair and honorable states
man.-we must confess that we were
greatly surprised at the unfair, unjust ana
demagogical attack made upon Mr.. Blaine.
Taking up the old and exploded story Of
the "Mulligal" letters, Mr.. Bayard went
through all the details, with all the dra-
matte effect he could bring to bear, in the
proven totally false, and which no fair
minded man now pretendS to believe. He
made no allusion whatever to the last pub
LEGATION of the ''MulIigan letters,'' which
prove conclusively that for eight years
Mulligan and Fisher have allowed false and
malicious accusations to lie against the
character of Mr.. Blaine-who in further
allce of their effort to blacken Mr. Blaine.
published the letters, which hOnorably ac-
quit him and prove their own infamy |
Mr.. Bayards attack was wanting in |
manliness. for he knew there was no
one to reply to him. 1t was in direct dis
regard of facts long since established, and
confirmed by late publications, and con
sisted OF base and foolish inslnuations I'M
worthy of Il man occupying so dist i'll
guished a place before the people of this
country as does Mr.. Bayard.
Passing over in silence Mr.. Blaine's |
long and distinguished services to the
country, in a few words the distinguish ed
gentleman referred to Mr.. Blaine's oppo-
nent as the Man Of Neac York. OF him, !
he said he had occupied offices great and |
small. He eandidly confessed that he
could see in this man, nothing Of great ~
teltect or9,iliauae9s 'sbut he was a ae0c1SousF
man, and worked faithfully in his Office as
Governor OF New York. We waited very
impatiently for the name of the opponent
of Mr.. Blaine, but it was never uttered
by the speaker.
So far as Mr.. Bayard is concerned, the
opponent of Mr.. Blaine" is u nameless
man. He is only the Man of New York .
SO small man, of acknowledged want |
of intellect, nominated at the dictation Of
the vilest elements of New York politics,
and supported by the scurviest politicians
OF New York demagoguery- can not re-
ceive hearty support from the decent ele- |
ment of the party. Evidently Mr.. Bayard |
carries heavy burden, and has no heart |
in the work.