The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-24

DEAR SIRi Your sudden appearance
into Delaware politics has naturally rails
ed many rumorB concerning you and
your plans. No one reGliy seems to un.
derstand what is going to happen. and
am as much In the dark as others In re-
gard to your projects. l therefore ask
you to turn your face toward the sun.
light Of intelligence which is slowly but
surely breaking In this State, In spite OF
tie efforts of Boorbonism, who have en-.
deayorad In vain to find In you and other
Democratic leaders modern Joshua. ito
command the sun and the moon to stand
etiil." That sun Is still rising. and we
trust to Its power to dispel few popular
Illusions. which fog like. they have gath.
cred around your person.
You are said to be man of rare charm
and magnetism. MIR. Bayard. and we
would therefore ask you az respectfully
as possible, II 1t Is owing to that charm
that you are able to leave the affairs OF q
great Republic In the hands Of London
subordinate and come to little Delaware
to sleciioneer In behalf OF that Demo-
cratic oligarchy to whom you are indebt-
ed for your present position OF trust?
Has your peculiar suavity OF manner and
diplomatic ability enabled you to transact
to yourself the great foreign interests OF
this nation two months before they come
before you for your action? II so | give
you the palm as the greatest prophet
since the days OF Daniel.
l am aware Mr. Bayard, that the men
who till the minor places In our foreign
diplomatic service, often do come home
before their term Ia out. to electioneer for
their party. But even though imagins.
tion is made OF India rubber no stretch
thereof could call your present station a
minor one. The people expect you to
fill your high place as minister, not as a
mountebaok. even though you have been
promited beyond your abiiities
When all .tficer In the army Is reduced
to the ranks for incom potency he natural.
ly feels the sting OF the hamillatinR degra-
dalton. Now, sir, what were your feel.
ings when Grover Cleveland. fearing u
repetition OF the disgraceful blundcrs of
your first administration as Secretary OF
State. refused to confirm you In the sH me
Office upon his Reelection to the Presi.
dency. and gave Jou place In the ranks
instead? May / ask II that Is the way
Grover takes to establish his friends In
the confluence OF the American people?
III he thought THAT such weak-kneed
renegade as Walter @. Gresham was a
moro capable statesman thun you. what
estimate are Delaware democrats to place
on your merits?
Wo would like to know, Mr.. Bayard, II
IT. Is your purpose to seek II re election to
the United States Senate or III you are
here simply In behalf of the Bourbon
dynasty, to whom you are said to owe
obligations? In either case the motive ia
one not honorable to ali - merican hmbas-
sador to London. Does the constitution
q low you to hold two offices at once, AIR.
Bayard2
II you have done anything In your po-
lltleal career besides holding fat Offices
and conviving In preventing the repeal of
tho Infamous delinquent tax" law, which
was In force as long as Bourbon ohgar-
chy could resist popular clamor, let the
people of Delaware hear of iC 1t is the
q ttyt nj A1nnf 70 han
patriotic stateaman. but political
weather.vane they despise.
You have spoken gratefully of the hos
piiality you experienced while In London.
Dlslnterested hospitality is a great thing
but no Intelligent man can help thinking
that the British in your case. ctn we'll af-
ford TO give you heerty welcome, since
1t is to you and your party that they are
indebted for the gift OF the American mar
ket-the greatest in the world. There may
be hard times in America but Buch states.
men as YOU and Professor Wilson can al.
ways count on your English friends for a
good dinner II there should be any ditii
Guilty In procuring meal on the Amerl.
can side OF the Atlantic.
Your private character, Mr.. Bayard, is
above reproach But private virtues
never excuse public incaDacity, as you
might have learned from the last Louie oi
the Bourbon line. He had his physical
head removed; you will have your poilti.
cal ore Topped of.
1t is my impression. Mr.. Bayard. that
the people have got beyond the oligarehy
you represent. The trump OF doom has
sounded, and the reign of the Delaware
Bourbons Ia over. Soon the misty back
ground OF history will swallow both the
oligarchy and the leaders thereof.
Mr. Bayard. / will end as | have begun.
In The name OF all true Dsiawarsana ask
you for ali explanation of your political
course. Give us an honorable ono. III pos
sible; so that IL your defeat ho com passed.
there shal, be no disgrace attaching to
You. Let 1t be said II was the dis9raced
Democracy, and not the incapable states.
man that caused your defeat.
Yours, respectfully,
Il IIIttf