Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-12-13
AFTER MIR. BAYARD.
Republicans Want to Impeach the Ambas-
sador to Great Britain.

Republicans Want to Impeach the Ambas-
sador to Great Britain.
The first sensation Of the present
session of congress, was sprung in the
house of representatives on Tuesday.
REPRESENTATIVES Mccall and Barrett, OF
Massachusetts, are the authors of it.
They wanted to impeach Thomas F.
Bayard, ambassador of the United
States to Great Britain, for "high
crimes and misdemeanors." Mr.. Bay
ards alleged offence is certain utter
ances made by him in different speech
es to the British public, and rejecting
on the government of the United
States. One of the Objectionable utter
ances was made at Boston, England,
on August 2, 1895, and published in
the London Times. 1t reads as fol-
lows:
"The president stands in the midst of a
strong, self-confident people and often
times violent people; men who seek TO
have their own way. 1t takes real man
to govern the people Of the United States"
The other speech TO which exceptions
are taken, was made in Edinburgh,
Scotland on November 7. The portion
of it that especially rankles the Repub-
lican statesmen from Massachusetts,
reads as follows:
"In nv own country I have witnessed
the Unsuitable growth of form of social
ism styled protection, which has done
more to corrupt public life, Danish men
of independent minds from public coun,,
ellis, and to lower the tone OF the natlonal
representation, than any other single
cause. Protection, now controlling the
sovereign power of taxation, has been
perverted from it's proper function OF Gre
ating revenue to support the government
into an engine for selfish profit, allied
with combinations called trusts. 1t has
thus sapped popular conscience by giving
largessee to special classes, and it throws
legislation into the political market, where
jobbers and choppers take the place OF
statesmen"
The resolutions introduced by Rep
resentative Barret are couched in the
form of question of personal privi-
lege, and provide that the committee
on foreign relations ascertain whether
or not Mr.. Bayard, really said what he
is reported as saying, and if so, to re-
port to the house by impeachment or
otherwise. In explaining his resolu-
ton, Representative Barrett bitterly
arraigned Mr. Bayard for his criticism
of the protection system.
Mr.. Crisp spoke in reply. He said
the resolution was nothing but bun
combe, and was introduced for the pur-
pose of giving the Republicans an op-
portunity to air their tariff views. He
told the Republicans that if they were
not satisfied with the Democratic
tariff, to dare introduce bill them
selves and not take it out in saying
that such action is useless because of
the president and senate. Mr.. Bayard's
speech, he said, was all able and just
arugument against the doctrine of pro-
lection, and if he was impeached, a
majority of the American people would
have to be impeached with him.
As the result of the discussion, that
portion of the resolution suggesting
impeachment, was stricken out, and
the committee was instructed to simply
investigate whether or not Mr.. Bayard
had uttered the sentiments quoted, and
to make such report as should be
demanded by the premises. The house
then adjourned until Thursday.