Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-24

Eyes, am going there now for that very
purpose. shall speak at Dover on Tues
day night and at Wilmington on the fol-
lowing Friday night"
| 1.-THE reported prohibition of President
Cleveland does not affect you, then?'
! III do not think that any restriction OF
the actions of public officials was intended.
For that matter, my position is an independ.
ent one. Besides, when have known or
thought that my opinion was desired on
any question of public or national impor-
lance I have not hesitated to express it.
| If the people of my native state want It,
they shall have it. 1t is due them and
shall express it to them.
On the TariH.
II have selected no particular question
| for discussion. shall, of course, touch on
the tariff. To my mind the question of the
tariff is very, very important; very indeed.
But what features of it shall discuss |
cannot say. have not given that matter a
thought. No, not thought"
He was bordering, and he spoke deliber-
ately.
II believe now" he continued after a
brief pause, "as have always believed.
Recent events have but emphasized my old
opinions. My residence in England and the
observations which have been enabled to
make, have confirmed every previous im-
pre- ssiou. Yes, every view. I believe, too,
that my views will eventually become the
views of the whole country. They are not
new. They are not those Of new man.
Nor are they radical.
81 believe" and he spoke emphatically,
81 believe in free trade, that is, with taxes
sufficient to cover the expenses OF the gov
ernment / shall always believe thus"
| Ito what DO you ascribe, MIR. Bayard,
the disasters of Democracy in the recent
elections?"
II cannot understand them. cannot
unde rstand this reported feeling antage MIS-
tic to Democracy, apparent, perhaps, in
the Democratic losses in Democratic states,
and the unusual Republican gains in Re-
publican states. might even say that
nave not noticed these things, personally.
The business of the country, it is true, has
depressed fearfully. But, to say that the
depression is due to the Democratic admin
istralion-it is absurd.
1.-The income tax? Oh, yes. Well, l
have always held that such thing is just.
1t is lust in theory, but difficult in applica-
tion," he added, smiling. ''For my part, l
should not be sorry if nothing had been
done by Congress in regard to ii"
His Remarks on England.
Shortly after his arrival in this country,
Ambassador Bayard paid most lavish
tribute to the virtue and character OF the
English. This tribute, latest dispatches
from London report, has demeralized Eng
land. The new spapers have not hesitated
to declare their misgiviugs. The most
moderate of these expressions, that OF the
Westminster Gazette, conveys every evil
deace of doubt 1t wonders where he has
been in En- gland. "He has never stay ed, !"
| it says, sin any house where there were
not family prayers before breakfast. he
has never heard doubtful story, and it is
his assured conviction that meme of US ever
say anything stronger than Good gra-
tious' The AMBASSADOR is to be con-
graduated on the sobriety of the company
he has kept, but we are afraid it will not
| do to assert much more about it,"
The reporter conveyed to the Ambas-
sador the substance of these criticisms. He
responded.
81 know nothing of any comments on
my remarks. The English people spoke
very kindly of the people of the United
States to me ON many occasions. am
sure that they spoke sincerely. / am
equally sure that in responding with like
expressions there could be no insincerity.
am positive that the English really believe
them sincere. Anyway, the remarks were
not intended to provoke comment.
From this talk of the American Ambas-
sador two things are made plainly obvious.
He is 10 full accord with Cleveland in the
desire of having the tariff policy of the
United States satisfactory to British manu-
facturers and British merchants, however
inimical it may be to good wages of Ameri-
can workmen and the success of American
manufacturers. He seems, quite as much
as Speaker Wilson, opposedto the American
system of Protection, under which this
country enjoyed such remarkable prosperi-
ty, until the opening of the destructive war
hich Cleveland and bis free trade asso-
ciates have waged against it. Bayard also
snaps his fingers against the enforcement
of the Civil Service law as contemptuously
as Tammapy agent. If the American
Ambassador can leave his important post to
dabble in home politics, why not the Con-
suls, the Post Masters, the clerks and the
t:de-waiters? Where is this striking incon-
sistency and contempt of law and the spirit
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