Evening journal., 1888-10-09
BAYARD ON THE TARIFF.
He Makes a Great Speech in
the Opera House.
SPEAKING OVER THREE HOURS.

Tariff is Tax and Reduced Duties VIII
Reduce the surplus How to Look a
Labor-why He is a Democrat.
Secretary of State Bayard spoke to hi.
friends and neighbors last night, anc
they manifested their appreciation Of his
great speech BY close attention and
frequent applause until after II o'clock.
When J. Frank Ball, ESQ, called the
meeting to order every nook and corner
of the building was filed. Mr.. Ball OF
behalf Of the Young Mems Democratic
Club named Lewis c. Vandegrift, the
president Of the club, chairman of the
meeting. Mr.. Yandegrift in a few re.
marks announced that Mr. Bayard would
address the meeting. The Secretary was
unable to speak for five minutes owing 10
the applause that greeted him. He said
in part
My friends and fellow townsmen
The pleasure that feel in coming back
to my homo and meeting you is very sin
cere and | desire TO make very simple
expression Of it. am glad TO observe
the interest taken by this assembly 1t
Is well that you feel t. The matters at
stake for your decision are important to
you. The questions you have to pass
upon place a great responsibility upon
you as far as you have influence and each
man is individually responsible for his
own vote on the 9th Of November
have had from Delaware the highest Of
all personal compliments. the compliment
of being trusted and believed Four
years ago you trusted me- and why should
! not come back and tell you what believe
is for your welfare2 This great country
has so many interests that one could talk
Of them every night in the year.
Very nearly four years ago / left my
place In the Senate as one Of your repre-
sentatives to stand by the side OF man
who was to meet one of the seyerest
tasks ever given an American statesman
took my stand beside Grover Cleveland
for one object and that was to aid in Civ
ing this country an honest and intelli-
gent administration of the affairs of the
American people. / left a place every
way delightful to me for one Of hard
labor, but was TO have the satisfaction Of
doing my duty in my day and generation.
1t has fallen 30 my duty TO conduct the
foreign affairs OF this government. | do
not propose TO speak to you of that. This
viii say: did not know until | went
into Office that partisan rancor could be
so bitter always supposed that when
man went to deal with foreign nation
that the whole people of the United
States were at his back. On the contrary
1 have seen that which was for the best
interests Of the American people defeated
by party spirit. But the record
has been made and there
it stands not In water. but in black
and white in print. am willing to stand
by the judgment of the American people
on il according to their sense of wrong
and right. But prophesies were made
and they had to be fulfilled You have
heard Of the disaster that was to come to
the country II the Democratic party came
IN power. Some gentlemen offered TO
sell their property at 80 per cent. off IL
Grover Cleveland was elected. They
made mistake II should have been 80
per cent. more for to-day business is bet
ter than ever before. The Republican
Senate has done everything in its power
70 defeat every effort made BY the Demo
cratic administration to better the condi-
tion Of the American people Such a
course Is calculated to be followed by
grave and dangerous results
There has been in this country a viola
tion of economic laws. In this country
with all all its vast industry and human
feeling, the evil effects Of any move can
be great and the blessings can be gigan-
tic.
There is fact that confronts us and
let us keep distinct the admitted and the
disputed fact Under the present system
tax making a great sum in the Treasury
is being taken from the people There Is
no one to pay it to. No one under
the law to receive 1t. It is surplus. II |
Is an excess. 1t is congestion Of the |
Treasury. II lies there idle and useless |
while the business Of the country needs |
it. It comes from the pockets Of the peo-
pie and it should 20 back to them. Ii |
threatens many evils in the way of ex-
travagance and it is increasing dav by |
day and month by month. What shall |
we do with it2 How shall YOU dispose of |
it without removing the causeg / have |
said / felt regret when left the Senate |
to stand by the side Of Grover Cleveland. |
but feel glad tonight to have stood by
the side of SO thoroughly patriotic a |
man as ! find him to be- It is a favor |
and feel a gratitude to be in such |
3 cause with such man. Go
where | would, day or night. /
and sometimes far after midnight.
would find that patient, true man at his
task. When Daniel Manning laid down
his lifes work he had accomplished the
task notwithstanding the efforts Of the
republican Senate to stop him, Of put.
ting honest men in Office TO collect the
taxes. Under those men the sum rolled
up. well remember the anxiety Of the
Presidents mind and that of his asso.
clates. You are not aware Of the danger
-oyerhanging the people Of the United
States in 1887. Panic was threatened
You know what a panic is and the effect
upon capital, for nothing is more timid
than capital The President to avert
TINS, thought very seriously Of calling
Congress together in October, 1887. to say
TO them what shall we do with
The congestion, etc. Every legiti.
mate effort was adopted to
to avoid il. Every dollar Of government
debt was paid. The sinking fund was
paid ia full and the evil was tided over
Tor the time being. This Is why the Pres
ldent only spoke Of one subject in his
message. There were other interests
We had foreign relations The President
said 4 will emphasize this and will 20
before the country and the people viii
share this responsibility And he told
You 1t was not theory but q condition
that cOnfronts you; $3.50 OOO. 900 MS a
surplus n the Treasury and $40 900. 600
every month coming in How has il
been metz What right has the govern
ment TO keep this money2 Ii is the
peoples. 1t is yours There is not a
dollar in the Treasury that does not rep
resent some mans day'slaboT Two com
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