The Wilmingtonian., 1885-03-14
Honor to Whom Honor is Due.

Honor to Whom Honor is Due.
1t was charitably supposed that as sool
as Hon. 7. F. Bayald had his attention call
ed to the article appearing in the Mornin.
Neus of the 9th inst, in relation to the post
office appropriation for this city that h,
(Mr Bayard) would hasten to correct iti
false implications.
That Mr.. Bayard has seen said article is
proven by the News of Tuesday, last, which
quotes from letter of his, explaining his
manipulation of said bill, but not single
reference is made TO the injustice which was
done Mr.. Lore by the friend of MIR. Bayard,
WHO penned that highly Bayard tinted arti-
Gle for the NesOs of the 9th inst.
The article in question failed to give any
recognition whatever to Mr.. Lore fol the
part he so laboriously bore in that sgnifii-
cant transaction, but boldly declared that
Senator Bayard not only originated but car
kSried to successful issue, the grand scheme
by which Wilmington is to have Federal
Building worthy her metropolitan charac-
ter.
The Congressional Record Sc distinctively
demonstrates that it was Congressman Lore
and not Senator Bayard who introduced the
bill for Federal Buildings for Wilmington
into the National Congress, that the Neoos
correspondent places Mr.. Bayard in the
awkward position of assuming to reap
where he has not sown.
A genuine chevalier would no sooner ap,
propIiate honors due another than he would
appropriate another's possessions, and the
friends of Mr., Bayard have been paralyzed
by his unbroken silence upon this matter
and we have revived the subject merely to
point the contrast between Mr.. Lore land
Mr.. Bayard.
At midday of the 4th OF March in order to
ascertain the exact fate of the "Post-ofice
Bill" Mr.. Lore was wired for data upon
that point and that his manly and dignified
position can be seen, we take the liberty
of reproducing his reply:
House OF REPRESENTATIVE U. S.,
Washington, D. O., March 4, 1885,
Editor IF The WiEmingtonjan, DEAR SIR:
In reply to your telegram would state that
the appropriation of s15O,0O for new Fed
eral Buildings at Wilmington passed finally
to-day. introduced it early last session.
After repeated efforts to reach the bills,
there was a dead leck in the House; in the
meantime Mr.. Bayard had kindly secured
the passage of the same bill in the Senate
so that in the House there was the original
bill introduced by me, and the same bill
passed by the Senate and read for passage
if the chance should come, so it stood at
the.close Of last session. This session, ev-
ery effort failed to secure recognition be
cause of the determined opposition to said
bill in the House and the shortness of time
left, SO that on Monday last hndlng some
such bills were being tackled on the House
sundry Civil Bill, by the Senate, went to
Mr.. Bayard; he at once got it added to the
bill, and to-day the bill came back to the
House and was passed, SO the end is secur-
ed. Although Mr.. Bayard did not originate
the measure, yet without his aid should
have failed in my efforts this session.
am this particular because much credit
is due to Mr. Bayard and, he should have it.
If you should mention the bill, please do so
on the above basis aud oblige,
Yours Very Truly,
CHAs. B. LORE.