The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-08
AMBASSADOR I. T. DAYARD
Addresses the Edinburgh PhiIo.
sophical Society
HE 0LORIFIED THE UNION
As Patriotic American Should Have
Done
And Paid His Respects to Socialism and Pro-
lection In Words of No Uncer-
tain Sound
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EDINBURGH, Nov. The United
States am bassador, Thomas f. Bayard,
delivered the inaugural address this even
ing to the phil sophie society. 1t was
entitled individual Liberty, the Germ of
National Progress and Permsnence.
The paper read by MIR. Bayard was a
scholarly and patriotic address in which
the institutions of the United States were
gorified, and upon it AIr. Bayard has
evidently devoted much labor. 1t maue
fifty pages of printed n aatter.
The most striking passages were those
in which he denounced socialism and pro-
lection. During the course of his remarks
he said:
The deep movement will not rest IN
the breasts of men. The weight of armed
repression and the upheavals OF popular
discontent are plainly discernible. While
in some co untries the consolidation OF
tile empire progresses markably, in
others its disintegration is unusually
significant. The old oynasties are drift
Ing bopelessly or sinking palpably."
Alter abiding to the preparations for
war on land and sea, which he asserted
we're never SO formidable as tuday, to the
increasing burdens of militarism and to
the hostile attitude assumed toward each
other of capital and labor, Mr.. Bayard re.
marked:
1.-The movement of today is toward
state socialism as an Opposing force to
autocracy, either of which is despot.
ISM
Mr.. Bayard then awelt a length on the
theme of his address, saying that how
ever society is framed, it is by personal
characteristics and individual qualities
that it's affairs in the end must be dscid-
ed. He cnn,inued:
we are witnessing the decline and fall
OF uncee mighty mpires as the result of
uespotic government and the destruction
of personal freedom, while those nations
which have safeguarded the freedom of
the individal have changed tue face of
the world.'
MIR. Bayard spoke at length Of the won
| derful growth and development of the
| United States, which, he assured his au-
dlence, was due to this cause, and earn
| estly invoked the opposition of his
hearers to state socialism in all forms.
He also sounded note of warning
/ against the many proposals of political
! interference and state management under
| the Rarb of philanthropic aid or paternal-
| ism.
! After discussing what he termed the
| tyranny OF labor organizations, Mr.. Bay
ard said:
"In my country have witnessed the
Unsuitable growth of that form OF state
| socialism styled protection. which, | be
lieve, has done more to foster class leeis-
lation and create inequality of fortune,
corrupt public life. Danish men of indie
pendent mind and character from public
councils. blunt public conscience and
nlaoa nOIitirS hn ipp laval Of
cenary ble than any other single
cause. Step by step, and largely owing
to the CONFUSION of civic strife,it has sue
ceedeu in obtaining control III the soyer-
egn power OF taxation creating the rev.
enue into an engine for selfish and pri-
vate profit.
'Its allied beneiciaries and combines
are called trusts and gradually the COM
mercial marine of the U tied States has
d isappeared, the few vessels lately built
being an exception, and proving the rule
as they were only built by mixing
breach in the general tariff and naviga-
ton laws"
Mr.. Bayard quoted at length from the
address of a former commissioner of nav
/ igatiun read at the recent national con-
eress of farmers at Atlanta, in contirma-
ton OF his views.
at is incorrect" said Mr.. Bayard, "to
speak of protection as a national policy.
That could never be, as IL will never be,
anything but fostering of special inter-
ests at the expense of the rest. 1t is
fatal to the hopes Of advancement or even
the retention of what has been obtained
by civilization"
In conclusion Mr.. Bayard ackrowle iged
the debt oMed by the United States TO
Scotland for Hamilton ana others. and
paid a trinute to the memory of Scotland
and Burns.
LONDON, Nov. s.-Most of the morn
ing papers com n ent upon the address by
United States Am basssdor Bayard before
the Phiosoph society at Edinburgh,
and all unite IN commentator of his
ideas.
The Daily News says ed torially of the
address, after concentrating Mr.. Bayard
alike upon his courage and wisdom in
denouncing the policy OF protection:
Nobody could speak upon the subject
with higher authority. His plan for il
dividnal freedom against socialist
tyranny was equally forcible and persuas-
i've.
The Times says Mr.. BaGard, IN replying
to a vote OF thanks Tor his address, stated
that his object in selecting the subject
Individual Liberty, the Germ OF National
Progress ana Pefmanence. was to ID
vance the adjustment OF differences be-
twean man and man on this side of the
Atlantic as well rs on the other.
The Dundee town council has ado oted
a resolution to present the freedom of
that city to Mr.. Bavard on the occasion
OF his visit. Wednesday next. to open tie
art EXHIBIT. The Chronical's editorial
commenting upon the address, is as fol-
lows:
after the remarkable Republican VIC
tory in America it required some courage
to so fervently deno1nce nrotectI on, but
evidently, like his famous namesake, MIR.
Bayard is not lacking in courage"
Editor Holster Dead