Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-11-07
BAYARO AND COLLINS
Make Addresses at a Ban.
quet in Liverpool.
A DOCTRINE OF Comfy.
Consul General Says America Will
Seek Happiness For Her People.

LIVERPOOL Nov i.--Ia. lord mayor
gave II harquet 81 thr town hall last
evening Ia .ulor O.; l om q f. Bayard
the Amrriolu amha-~. DIR. Responding
20 toasr G. his heslth, Mr.. Bayard said
that he was proud Of 'hr courtesy extended
20 him by tile ord mayor and t munich
pa officers OF Liverpool, because OF the
repr santa i've oflic h, held.
Comfy was aow recognized 10 the e2
tent that civil Zed nations alreed TO exc
cute the laws OF rieully nations within
their own borders when his could be done
without injury To ..eir own interests.
The stronger feeling that he expected on
coming To England was that every advan-
tage should accrue TO this country that was
not preiudicial TO his own II the d ctrine
OF comfy were properly expounded In the
bond of union between all mankind IL
would cause the extension OF the est
principles OF Chr stian civilization. lie
knew of no country with which he was 30
anxious TO see the principle of comfy
established a d appl ed ia every possible
kind OF contact Ms with England.
Mr.. Collins Sentiment
General Patrick Collius, the United
States consul general, responded to the
toast, 1.-The COZ mercai interests OF both
countries" General Collins mentioned
the fact that trade had improved in the
United States, aud said its renewal would
be felt here II Engishmen showed them
selves TO be ~ wise IA their American
cousins The action OF congress In repeal
ing the silver purchasing law had simpli-
fed the stna'ion. Manufacturing houses
were reope Ing and buying and selling In
the United states. aud were beginning
again in the 81 fashi med way.
The speaker said tuat he noticed on
this side mistaken opinion was held AS to
what the future vi lation in the United
States was likely To he. He would beg
permission to say, AS man, that what-
ever tariff legislation might b. projected,
II would not De In the interest OF Europe,
but OF the American people. Their first
sentiment WAS patriotism. National pa
triotism was selfi-h II they pleased; they
had not heen wi, hout it in England, and
nobody found fault
Free Trade.
1t had some times been ch lrged on this
side of the water that the legislation TO BE-
enacted by congress would be free trade.
Well, il costs something to support the
government and even the little states of
the government Whatever, in its wis
dom, congress might see fiji to do, IL would
be that which would producs the best
effect on commerce. the least arrangement
of political industries and the greatest
happi .ess to the p -ople OF America
General Collins said he believed that in
his country customs duties and import
duties would be levied for > much longer
period than their gran icNldren would
live. and he believed that when only one
man was left ia America he would y
found near the custom house in New
York, binocular in hand, searching the
harbor aud wondering what ship was com.
lug In and speculatiug in regard to the
du To be levied on the good aboard, but
till that time his country would be con-
nected wi h Liverpool. The motto Of the
United States was Peace and commerce
wi, all nations, good Will towards all, ALI
ances with none"