The Wilmingtonian., 1885-02-28
THE MAIN POINT,
WILL HE REPRESENT BAY
ARDS INTERESTS
The chief Qualification ENacted by the
Bayard Faction for their Nominee. The
citizens wishes of Minor Importance.

In regard to the course pursued by the
Bayard coterie in the present contest for
Senatorial honors there exists in too pro-
nounced phase the discreditabe fact that
the candidate of their choice is not sought
out for his personal merits, for his individual
worth, but the test of qualification is re-
stricted to the question as to the measure of
pliaucy and subserviency to the contingent
needs of the Hon. THos. f. BAYARD. Mr..
BAYARo's friends constantly ask, when a
candidates name is brought up, 'Will he
do as MIR. BAYARp wishes?" A guarantee
that he makes himself amenable to these
conditions, that he makes these promises, is
the sine qua non for any support fiom the
BAYARD coterie. The urgent necessity is
to ensure an easy re-occupancy OF his Sena-
torial position, by the present incumbent,
should he find it more to his inclination in
the future to resign the position of Secre-
tary of State, or in the more remote future,
at the close of President Cleveland's term,
that our far-seeing Senator, the Hon. THos.
F. BAYARD, may with ease slip back again,
and be saved the trouble of highly proba-
BILE Senatorial contest.
The man who will thus sacrifice individu-
ality and independence, who will remember
to serve BAYARD alone, and not his consti-
tuents, who sees no improperly in ac-
cepting tfiice under onditons-exactions
not recognized in any constitution, the man
whom the BAYARD faction has laid its hands
upon as the tool best suited for its discrimi-
mating ends is, we regret to announce, the
Hon. GEORGE GRAY Ex-Congressman
MARTIN was thrown aside by Mr.. BAYARD's
friends because he refused to give full guar
antees Of docile obedience to their behests,
to come and go at their bidding The
theory was, and they judged rightly, that if
sent to the National Senate he would serve
the people without regard to Tnos. F. BAY
ARDS personal needs or comfort. So his
name was thrown out He was toe in depen-
dent man. When Judge Wootten's claims
were considered he was dismissed from con-
sideration because of his Individual indepen-
dence and the lack of the characteristic Sub
.sorviency He was dropped like hot iron
because of his unwillingness to pose as any
other man but Judge Wootten! 0thers
whose names were mentioned were dr. pped.
At last the Hon. GEORGE GRAY was found
and accepted the proffered honor
If that gentleman was anxious for Sena-
torial distinction, why did he not come be-
fore his fr ends as an independent candidate
Did he doubt but that he would be warmly
received. He has few peers as citizen o.
Delaware, but as a stool-pigeon of an here
ditary office-holder, the honors that on thu
one hand would be cheerfully acceded to th'
! distinguished Attorney General oi our State
must under the former shameful guise b
peremptoriIy withheld from him.
Does a gentleman of MIR. GRAY's lega
acumen, of his constitutional experience
feien not to perceive the point raised tina
the nomination by our egislaturei is virtual
l a nomination by the people, and that TIL
acceptance of that position means clearl
d - d;.+i,ot H. aooantanna from the hand
d of the people, they the donor--tse sol
% donor! and that he, Mr.. GRAY, in this cas-
p has accepted the position or nomination, nI
ls from the people but from MR.. BAYARp,
'e piece of arrogance only equalled by his ow
'i purblindness, accepting any State or Fe'
is eral honor from aught but its constitution
ID source-the people That its proffer by
al one-mau-power is as great an outrage up'
the people as its acceptance from a one-ma
10 power and that he, MR.. GRAY, is thereto
Ill as culpable in this direction as Mr. BAYAR
he Can he harbor the thought for nome
se that single man Of this generation will ey
AS forget this disgraccful dicker in the histC
on of Democratic politics in the State of De
ag- ware. The illustration is altogether
an unique to readily pass out of mind.
om But the Hon. GEoRGE GRAY will alwi
oil remember to the last day of hls pOliti
to life, with the greatest regret that he
not come forward in this contest on his o
me- high individual merits. His associate
'lst, with MIR. BAYARD in this contest as ma
'on- shift place a lasting stigma upon his iut
any aspirations. Ills association with MIR
son, ARD and others in Senatorial caucusing
'ioh only hurt his prospects
the
any Political Heirs Not Popular.
WIN Kent News,
lited Assuming that Senator Bayard will :