The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-17

the reception. From PHILADELPHIA came a
largo delegation headed By William NJ
SlnHcfiN, Democratic candidfsc for uuy.
eruor and Secretary of the Commonwealth
William f. Harity.
Deatening applause greeted Ambassador
Bnyari aS he was conducted upon tho
Opera House stage, and he was vi,ibly af-
1neted ny the warmth and spontaneous af.
feciiOn OF the grretng
The ceremonies were brief and simple.
without formally. senator Gray arose
and on behalf of the vast audience vel
coined the honorcd guest Of the evening,
saving that all Dclawarcans, without re-
gard 10 party affiliations. Joined in a hearty
welcome to tho man who hnd done SO much
to add to tn" glory Of the state. In re-
Spending Ambassador Bayurd spoke in
substancn as follows:
"Mf Gray. my kind friends, my dear
countrymon and my coed neighh0rs it is
very diiiicuit - tind phrases that IRE TO ex-
press wlini tccl tonight, for tonight is an
occusion of ceiling with me fur moro than
speaking, 1t Is no time for cut and dried
pliraaea 1t is 40 time for prepared speeches.
IL lSH time when human hearts arr to echo
with th" same good feeling Before can
1aake you Understand the deep gratifca-
ton 1t has given me, after have tried TO
live ancording to my own conscience, to
find that have lived according to yours
also. thcn do feel sustained. confirmed.
culnfultod ana elevated TO rntlnavor to CON
tinue 60 pursue the path that leads to tho
honaT and safety Of the people who are of
my own nationality and blood.
'NtA. ~ before in my life have ever been
severed for SO many months from the
hoiiv OF my nativity, and from the home
circle 10 which most clnS,,ly my affections
were at ,ci5ed; hut after nearly eighteen
months uf absence 7 return, AID my heart
swclls With gratitude wbeu | still sec the
f"i"Hdlj fact-. when ! still feel the touch
OF the ltighdl, hrnd4, when l recognize
the frinnd, voices aud t,4el that ono, more,
under the pravldcnoe of hcniticeut God.
am restored 10 my h0meH and my country.
'StandinR here tonight ] run back far
beyond The period of my own birGl-bnck
Into generations of that unsaltsh patriot
ism and struggle More than century ago,
which permits us To meet IN safety and in
honor here tonight. There was the strucr-
gle that edncated the men from whom it
was my hony to draw my name and blood,
but 1t was their inheritance of feeling.
tradition ard education commenced and
handed from father 10 son, it was that
that made Delaware hdnurcd In the past,
It was that that shall keep Delaware hon.
orcd and respected IN the future.
'"FhiS l1no pnrty sentiment. Parties may
come and parties may go, but this is Tho
sentiment which peryades the party that
give 1t is yniuc II is the education upon
the groundwork of high morality, OF up
right patriotism, Of unsellish public scr
vice.
''sio,gent'emcn / feel toni Fht as if the his.
al @ L,,i,
from her colonial period even unto today.
and when think over the sress part that
She has played In tie drama of American
independence and of national civilization,
feel glad ard grntiicd to have been II fun
blooded Delaware man.
81 value most deeply every exrrc sion Of
public respect undconllds nee and thenlore
that l receive the moro feel myself bound
to be worthy OF them SO fEras it lies within
my power 10 he; but II seems to mo after
hay ing gone abroad as your representative
and OF thy Frcist country of which we nre
so happy part, that it would be but COM
mon gratitude, but simple good manners,
to make some reference to that hospitality
that have enjoyed.
"Fr8'n ole and all in the country to
which nnsse hcen accredited has come TO
me ngthins 1-t the most up bounded cour-
tesy aud k'1'.Acss. Everywhere l fouud
the namc of an American was received
with homer; NHus received with fnvar such
as simply h2iiove has been extended To no
other people rhan ourselves From the be-
niticent, the benign, the venerable lady
whose virtues SO illustrate the happy reign
over contentrd people through the of
fcials, and down into tho vcry heart af tho
people III the mass have found nothing
but friendly hands, kind words and offices
of good service. / went US u friend to clear
up all Observation-Disclosures, and to bring to-
gethcr the hearts and the feelings of two
nations bound By ties such as exists be-
tween no other two nations on the glebe.
at is but just, my tountrymen, that
should testify 10 you the spirit Of respect
Cor / tw, tho law abiding spirit of that peo-
PIE. There is q consideration by the Off
cials for the feelings of the people; there
Is an obedience by the people to the spirit
of law incarnated TO the humber officials.
In n year aud hali's residence in England,
and most of the time in the city OF Lon
don, have never seen q policeman with a
bae@n or stick In his hands; have not
seen u bitTg struck by one; l have never
heard violent iapguage from one; have
not even seen violSuce in jest from one.
On the other hand that plain policeman is
obeyed and respected In TIC performance
Of his duty. There is responsive cord IN
the hearts of the people that rccognis sei him
as the instrument Of the general law >pd
teaches thcn that there is only safety in
obedience to law honestly executed.
Il have been q long time there, and do
not remember that have heard an oath.
1 haYs been long time there, and am
sure that l have never heard, Mt any en-
tertainment, In the height Of jest, story
that e man would object 10 telling to his
wife, his sister or his daughter. 1 feel it
my duty to say these things Of people
who have received me SO kindly nnd so
cordially. say ID because / am most sim