The Wilmingtonian., 1885-02-28
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

admirers, it is none the less just. Tastes
may differ as to the impetuosity used in crit
icism, but that is a matter of temperament,
and considering your standpoint of advoca-
ting the interests of the great body of peo-
pie, the provocation is strong and even
greater rigor would have been justfable.
In fact you would have been derelct of
public duty, both as an independent jour
nalist and citizen had you failed to con-
demn the recent public conduct Of Mr.. Bay
ard as injurious not only to tie people OF
this state but of the country at large.
If there is any possible way of getting on
the impractical side of any question, Sena-
tor Bayard is sure to find it. This he does
by system of abstract reasoning which,
however conscientious and specous it may |
be, is nevertheless useless if not injurious to |
the always greater question Of public prog
ress. 1t was ever better shown than in
his recent opposition to the bills for the re-
dempton Of trade dollars, and for prohibi-
ting the importation Of contract lab2rers.
Now what is there in the consideration of
these bills that involves anything but plain,
simple business methods. There may be
back of them questions of public policy,
but they if anything strengthen the argu-
ment in favor Of the bills. The plain, sim
pie question in one case is that the Govern
ment has issued SO many millions Of trade
dollars, received value for them and now re.
fuses to redeem them-a plain case of little
''smart" dealing. In another case an infa-
nous practice has grown up of binding by
contract the ignorant, degraded peasants of
foreign countries and importing them as
cheaper labor to compete with and degrade
American laborers, who are on better
plane of civilization, as if il were only mat
ter of machinery Call this practice what
you will, defend it with what sophistry you
please it is simply slave trade 1t may be
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slave trade, but in principle and effect it is
little better.
!, 1t is often amazing TO witness the weak
j., ness di played by men who are called great
in the consideration of practical everyday
questions of public business, they must sur.
round them with n mass Of extraneous non.
sense; build cumbersome structure Of fine
J. sounding abstract theories until they LOST
themselves in an intricate network of alb
stractions which no amount of common
sense facts will enable them to uuravel
Considering Senator Bayard's social ant
professional associations and training, hi
affinity with the old southern school of top
lofty, abstract reasoning, it is probably no
:. surprising to fnd him occupying such posi-
tions. Indeed his whole public life ha
been much more ornamentally moral thai
practically useful and his public reputation
divested Of all the glare and glitter wit
which this hero-worshipping admirers SUI
rounds il, becomes simply that of second
rate man. Outside Of questions Of constitu
tional and international law which com
within the scope of his profess ssional training
II his knowledge Of questions affecting th
IN material interests Of the people Of the Uni
or ted States is very limited, in fact too muc
,e limited for a useful, progressive representa-
SO tive, for what is a representative but a
,ss agent selected and sent By the people to al
10 tend to public business.
in Your warm commepdation also leads IN
Of to say few words about that capable
he warm hearted citizen, Charles B. Lor,
nv His name needs no title to make it NOR
nd honorable to any citiz IN of Delaware. Ifyo
nd have occasion to speak to him on the stree
rs or elsewhere, his salutation is, not the col
rvs descending, polls ed poli.eness of court
ali breeding which only theoretically recogn
a >, zes that men are created equal, but, of tt
I'm independent, warm plebeian heat that fee
md tho Sludllty w neh' w llH Gne rips ekpel
viii ence of long and useful lifetime, indefat
or gable enterprise, familiarity with the i
nv. telests of the people acquired in the pract
,nu cal way OF constant association with a
classes of them, he is pre-eminenty a ma
Or of the people and well qualified to becon
iles the successor of Mr.. Bayard in the Senat
van | mean no disparagement of the other ge
tbe tleman spoken Of They are honorab
men and good Democrats, but are young
and by force Of circumstances less Vualitit
than Mr., Lore. 1t is almost Incredible III
nod the Legislature can fail to recognize the
Al, important considerations or the fact of NJ
az Loles popular Endorsement by the large
,ws vote Of the people ever given to candida
,si- for Congress in this state. Respectfully,
on Wilmington, Del, Feb 2G. 1885. H.
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anu He was a bashlul woOer hut there was
ar certain manliness about him which indie