Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-06
THE QUESTION OF CHARACTER.
Notable Utterances Embodyingthe
Idea of American craftsmanship.

Notable Utterances Embodyingthe
Idea of American craftsmanship.
Mr.. Bayard and Carl schurz ON the Per-
tinent issues of the Pending Campaign
courage and Honesty Demanded
Above All Things.
New York Times.
Within the past few days two nota-
BILE utterances have been made to the
country by men of mature experience
and high reputation, both embodying
the American ideal Of statesmanship-
Mr.. Schurz and Mr.. Bayard. Each has
been I'm hunored and eminent member
of the United States Senate. Each has
held position of difficulty and of
great responsibility in the executive
branch of the government Each is
familiar with the affairs and the gov
ornamental principles of other nations.
Mr.. Schurz has been minister resident
abroad. Mr.. Bayard has been Secretary
of State. Both are students Of history
and government. There are not two
men in the country whose Judgment is
more to be trusted, not only from
capacity, training and reflection, but
from intiexible integrity and habitual
candor. In regard to the present polit-
ical issues they have singular authority
from the fact that they approach them
from opposite directions us concerns
previous associations. Mr. l,ayard is q
lifelong Democrat of Democratic
family from Il Democratic State. Mr..
ochurz, in the mighty youth OF the Re-
publican party, gave his remarkable
powers as q thinker and II speaker
heartily to the Republican party. A
lover and soldier of freedom, he Joined
the party of freedom and fought in its
ranks and in places of command on the
fields of civil and of military conflict.
Where two such men can agree, having
In common the same ideals, viewed
from opposite points, it is very safe to
follow them.
There is one point of especial import
ance and significance as to which these
two leaders are in particular harmony,
and that is the nomination of Mr.. Cleye.
land by his party convention in re-
Spouse to the irresistible demand of the
great mass of the party, demand of
which the motive was the profound con-
tldencc of the common people in MIR.
Cleveland's character. Our readers have
still fresh in their minds the temperate.
measured, and very high estimate of Mr..
Cleveland submitted by Mr.. Schurz.
The words of Mr. Bayard are not less
impressive. He said:
Circumstances, as you well know, gave
me ample and full opportunity to closely
anu carefully scrutinize the character,
faculties and qualities of Grover Cleye-
land. The duties of the office which
held under his administration for four
years brought me into association with
him at all hours of the day and sometimes
even all night. ] saw him under great
pressure, anxiety, manifold labor, con
fronted with difficulties embarrassed by
partisan opposition, and in the hours Of
relaxation from business. | have been
near him in all these times, and can tes-
tify to you that he is, ever was, and always
will be true man, the faithful American
citizen that his countrymen believe him to
be. The people made no mistake in call
ing him again to be their candidate. They
simply gave another proof of their capa-
city to select wisely. Mr.. Cleveland has
not faltered. He has not misled them.
They have never been kept I'M slightest
doubt as to his opinion on any public
question. He may have at some time dis
pleased them. He has never deceived
them. His word is accepted by every in
telligent man in the United States. No
one distrusts his courage or fidelity. Year
W sSAl II 6IONIl III IlltIllAl
and moral vigor. Exercised in difficulties
he has developed strength in overcoming
them. Time has brought around him
domestic ties, and they have but disclosed
his domestic virtue Son, husband, father
citizen He has secured the respect and
affection of his countrymen and the adj
miration of the good and worthy in every
country in the world. You know the
causes of his nomination. You know the
moral force, the conscience of the country
compelled his nomination.
Some of our Democratic friends have
been little FESTIVE under the assertion
that Mr.. CleYeland's nomination was
compelled; !" but there is no discredit
in private or public affairs, in yielding
to the compulsion of moral force and
conscience, and it is to the highest credit
of the Democratic party that these in
tluences were so strong that they COM
PEELED respect. That, indeed, is the
soundest claim the party could have to
the confidence of the country. A politi-
cal organization that responds to such
demands and a party that is imp lied to
make them can be trusted The country
comes in time to think of such party
as Mr.. Bayard justly says of its candi
date: 1t may displease, it will not de-
ceive. When we consider the nature of
the work now needing to be done in the
national government, this element of
trustworthiness in the candidate and the
party's frank acceptance Of him because
he can be trusted become of the highest
value. The work of reform in the tariff
and in the civil service demands, above
all things, courage and honesty, and
these the Democratic party of to-day,
under the leadership of Mr.. Cleveland,
will bring to it.