New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-02
THE DOWNFALL or BAYARD.
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SOME OF HIS MANY MIsHAPs.
tyRox An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENCE 'i - a
w ,su,NeToN. May 1.-Mr. Bayard seems a
.it,,e aazed by the suddenness OF MS ia, ,or+,.
aav he wae the model statesman " ' 80 ;, not
80 - ., dav I. none so poor TO do Nun re'eio'
par VI TO-DAY "o world He is still looking about
him In helpless way ''o
him and how IL was oone' ,.,s,a,oas Relmont
- no called the first Bayard had always Deeh ar
reI,pont's pet statesman For three sucooS0i'
,ons peuent had favored Bayard for the nomination.
"a held him ND as the gentleman ana the
.,.,oar Of the Marty tie against the suecessIul
,ddote from his own State aud for Bayard az Ohlcaso
lot snrng II was In the course OF his advocacy vi
Ravard there that is said to have used Tue pras
since 40 often repeated. Why ~ for this man OeNe
la from our State would not hire him for my butier'
- ., hch aIess feryd person Is said to have prompt
,vrenliea: We that doesn't prove much Mr. Beu9oht'
Won are n good deal OF banker, but wouldn't hre 70"
for mn butler sir" Naturally Mr. Belmont eN~c'cu W
have rreatinhuence with the State Department as SOON
rs Mr. Bayard went TO Its head. 49,.
Nov the net ambition OF the Belmont famAy was 'n"'
pA,rv shoula be promoted from Congress to the AS
stant secretaryship OF state. This has always oeen
considered the choice place for young or midde-ageu
man nj washington, carrying almost as mucn "sniS
,naeed as one Of the Cabinet offices, and being espeoa
valued for the social presti go IL confers Perry
q, no Assistant Secretary State very badly, but MT.
,1 failed 70 reeo ynze tho need OF depriving Long
f bis representative service In few days MI
pa,uoont himself was reported to be going ABOUT
NawyorS saving that he had personally desired
perry IN 90 into the Assistant secretary
shin for the advantages it woud give
him IN DIPLOMACY and general training for statesman
shin bu, tina. Perry was little perverse about 1t ana
raferres To remain In Congress Concident with tDis
nerverslty of Perry's came noticeable cooling OF MI
Remonts praises of Bayari and the GOODNESS is now
said to have developed almost ipto an iceOers.
nMr Bayard in discreet there as wen as uhSr".e
f he showed an equal lack OF tact in another case MI
Pulitzer the Il litor of Tn Nelo- YORK HorH anu Ooi
grossman-elect had a friend In St. Louis Mr. GiOsoh'
whom he wished given an important mission-Ehsn'n
FRENCH or German. Mr. Pulitzer was thought to nave
the right TO ask something and particularly 10 DC con
smiled Mr. Bayard did not seem TO realize MI fnlze
importance and wastel his missions No DOUBT Mr.
Pulitzer honestly believed Mr. Phelps an unsniiaole
person for the English mission, and Mr.. Kelley grossly
untitled for Rome bit keenness OF Mr. Patzers per
eeptous onthese points atleast the ferYor with wheh
they f,und expression, greatly developed by MT
Ravara's mistake about Mr.. Pulitzer himself
Next came the strained relations over the Panama
affair with Secretary whitney, whose little niger mas
more influence with Mr. Cleveland than Bayarts whole
body Next began ominons whispers about the muir
tude Of bluuders the state Dep has contrved 10
maize and there Is real to think that MI Ce'e-
land has already expressed with more or less poehess
a. Mr. Rayard himself the general feeling OF the CABINET
and the party that he has making woiu mess OF
things.
Mr. Bayard may not know it. and may consume some
time vet IN finding it out but day is His goose
ia cooked