Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-04-27
NEWSPAPER OPINION.
Blaine or Bayard-An the same.


Blaine or Bayard-An the Same.
New York sun.
The American case Is stated with
patriotic frmness and clear common
sense In the Forum for May by Secretary
Blsine's distinguished Democratic prede-
cessor, the Hon. Thomas r Baya1d The
Constitutional restrictions limiting the
possible action of our government with
respect to ltaly's demands have been dis
cussed with equal force, and in almost
the same language, by Secretary Blaine,
a statesman Of the party whose tendon
cies and political drift ars all
toward Capitalization, and by ex-
Secretary Bayard, q Democrat who
inherits the sound views OF Thomas
Jefferson and Andrew Jackson regarding
the reserved rights Of the states There
Ia only one answer to Italy. and Blaine
the Republican and Bayard the Democrat
have both made IL, Blaine no more clearly
than Bayari; Bayard not less firmly
than Blaine 1T is very evident, says
Mr. Blaines Democratic predecessor,
that II the Governments Of the United
States shall admit that it is liable to
indemnify individuals directly, or a
foreign government acting In their
behalf, for injuries inflicted upon citi.
zsns or subjects of such
foreign government within the United
States and in violation of its
laws, aud that such claimants are
absolved from all efforts to obtain redress
In the judicial courts, which are as open
TO the foreigRer as to our own citizens.
and where Justice is administered with
an equal hand to either and to both. ii
will create precedent which will not
merely be prolific Of international disseD
sions, but which will impair the struo
ture of our Government, seriously dis
arrange the sys EN- of checks and bal
ances under our state and Federal sys-
TENS and confuse aud destroy the essen
tial boundary between executive and
Judicial powers which Is one Of the
most important features in the consti-
tuition Of our Government. And In pre-
senting to the Italian Government bic
ture Of system of government with
which the American people are very well
satisfied, and which was not originally
devised for the convenience Of European
or for the accommodation Of
members Of the Malta, Mr. Bayard goes
even step beyond thu point which Mr..
blains's official responsibilities permitted
him to touch In his correspondence with
Rome, III the principles Of law" says
Mr.. Bayard, land the arrangements
for their exercise declared by
our courts to be consonant
with the provisions Of the constitution
and essential to the preservation of !
individual liberty. cannot be peaoeably |
possessed and enjoyed by our citizens. !
AMI be acknowledged aud recognized as |
the basis Of our government. because Of !
the presence within our borders OF alien |
subjects and ciizens OF foreign powers /
whose personal wrongs may not be
to their satisfaction, or TO that /
of their government. without the |
Impairment and disorder of our
system, then the time has ar.
rived when the urquestionable l
aud sovereign right Of the United States
TO determine by positive law who shall be |
permitted to enter our gates aud who |
shall be excluded, must be exercised 4"
The American people should be equally |
proud OF the Republican statesman who |
has undoubtedly thought this. but has
not said Is because he is In offiee, and Of
thu Democratic statesman not now in
office, who has both thought 1t and said
II fearlessly.