The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-12
THURSDAY, DECEMBER II, 1895.
They Fly the Flag.

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Senator HIN knows now that circus
n n better attraction than a aecture on
liberty. Mr.. Barrett gave an exhibi-
fiou when his career In congress
was only a few minutes long-he Is just |
starting out on his first term IN the |
house; he is brand new. But Barrett. |
through the kind Offices of Speaker |
Reed, got the floor Tuesday. and he |
made dramatic presentation OF prop |
osftaon to impeact Ambassador Bay
ard. Barrett gave flight to the Ameri-
can eagle. he rang in a little political
lore about Martin Van Buren,. he
quoted the late lamented Daniel Web
ster. he denounced Bayard and he tied
a hard knot in the British lions tail.
Barrett is riser: Hoar and Lodge
and the balance OF them in the Massia-
chusetts contingent may look to their
laurels.
Mr.. Cooper, a Florida democrat, tried
to talk back after Barrett had held the
boards for time. Cooper took up the
Van Buren, incident. remarlrng that
later IN life Van Buren, was vindicated
by the American people who elected
him to the office of president. And
give you notice." Cooper added. shak-
ing his finger at the republican side.
shat Bayard may be INDICATED IN the
same manner"
Perhaps Bayard will be, but we don't
believe II. Bayard has wanted to run
for president. 10. these many years. He
was a candidate before the democrattc
national convention In 1876. but not a
very dangerous one. He was a candn-
date for the nomination in 1880. and he
started out second strongest in the bal
loting. but Hancock won. His reputa-
tton hit high-water mark In 1884. That
year he was again a candidate for the
nomination, ranking next to Cleveland
on the two ballots taken IN the con-
vention.
The Bayards are OF account. Ambas-
sador Bayard had several terms in the
senate, following his conspicuous COP
perheadism in war times. He was the
nth member of his family holding
seats On the senate. He and his father
were elected on the same day by the
same legislature TO membership in the
federal senate-the like OF rhat has not
occurred In American history. He was
secretary OF state In the Cleveland first
term, and he served with marked
success.
But somehow Mr.. Bayard does moi
shine now-not. at least. from this
counItry's point of view. He rs nearly
seventy years old; he seems to study
TO be undemocratic. He frisks abou
with swelldom across the water: HI
says a good many things that are no
relished by the kind of people we
American people are. Mr.. Bayard is q
brainy man-at any rate. he used Il
be. But he Is a man of preJudices
Lee surrendered thirty-one years ago
come the ninth day OF next April; t
this hour. Baysrd is a sort OF unrecon
structed Northerner.
They used to say thar Mr.. Phelps
minister to Great Britain during M
Cleveland's first term. was a fop. H
was nothing of the sort. His record a
the court OF st. James Is better thai
the one Bayard Is making; beside
Edward John Phelps is one OF tn
ablest Ewing expounders of the consti
tuition of the United States. We do nc
believe that Mr.. Bayard will ever b
president; but IL he wants to run mex
year, it's our opinion that his part
would let him do 1t.
The Bayard incident Of Tuesday "a
of course. the sheerest buncomb'
There win be more of 1t. in the repul
ncan effort 10 make the administrator
ridiculous. IL a newspaper were a COZ
fessional. we would feel constrained
admit that the republicans cannot
blamed for R-the administration Ia
prepared for them a wide-open oppo