The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-11-08
"IND1vIDUAL FREEDOM,
Bayard's Address Before the Edin-
burgh Philosophical Society.

Bayard's Address Before the EdIn-
burGh Philosophical Society.
EDINBURGH, Nov. Hon. Thomas
+. Bayard, United States ambassador to
Great Britain, delivered the inaugural
address at the meeting of the Edinburgh
Philosophical Society this afternoon. His
subject was individual Freedom, the
Germ of \ ational Prosperity and Perma-
nence."
The address was Of q purely academic
character. 1t vindicated personal liberty
and Tree government SIS essential TO the
happiness, progress anu permanency OF
national prosperity. In the course of the
address Mr.. Bayard said the movement
of the day, sometimes open and some
times concealed in robes OF phiianthro-
ply, is toward state socialism as opposed
10 autocracy, but either is despoIism aud
fatal to that individual freedom by which
che world, under the laws OF its origin
aud progress, was raised from brutality
and barbarian. Autocracy, piutocracy
oligarGhy, socialism and mob rule is
eaun equally fatal TO well-oFGered gov
ernment, which depends upon the scfu-
pulous safeguarding of personal liberty
and personal thought and judgment.
Mr.. 8ayard proceeded to define Chris
tian morals as including perfect sphere
in which the laws of individual progress
operated.
MIR. Bayard said: I'm my own country
| have Witnessed the Unsuitable growth Of
a form of socialism styled protection,
which has done more to corrupt public
lie, 10 Danish men of independent mind
from public councils, and to lower the
tone Of national representation than any
other single cause. Protection, now con-
trolling the sovereign power OF taxation.
has been perverted from its proper func-
tIon OF creating revenue to support the
Government into an engine tor selfish
profit, allied with binatiOns called
trusts. 1t thus sapped the popular con-
science by giving corrupting largesse to
special classes, and throws Legislation
into the political market, whose jobDers
and che1ierrs take the place OF states
men,"
In concluding his speech MIR. Bayard
made a medley OF illusions to Adam
Smith, David Hume, Burns. Scott and
other mon and things Scotch.
TIE AMERICANS OUTCLAssED.
Defeated By English Oarsmen in the
Austin Regatta.
AUSTIN (Tex.), Nov. An immense
crowd witnessed the final contests be-
tween the American and English oarsmen
in the great regatta to-day, and they saw
the tail feather of the American e3gle
plucked again.
The first event was the single scull
three miles. one turn, between j. Gaud-
aur and Rogers tAmericans) and Bubear
and Haines (English) for the world $
cham pionship, the Fox challenge cup and
81 ,0O0 The course lay like great mir
ror, with scarcely q ripple on it, ana a
good start was made, Grauduar taking the
water fraction first, and leading Off with
his usual skill, Rogers pushing along
close behind him, but little IN the rear.
Bubegr and Haines evidently were inten-
tionally not in il, and were dallying along
behind To save themselves for the great
four-oared race 20 follow. About the first
quarter post Haines dropped out, and at
the three-quarters Bubear beat retreat,
leaving the field clear to Rogers and
Gaudaur. From the three-quarLers post
they got away together but Gauduar sue
ceedeu i'll turning the stake half-DoaL's
length in the lead. Down the course
home both men did some beautiful work,
Gauduar keeping the lead and putting
daylight between himself and Rogers
with u long, easy stroke OF thirty three.
He crossed The finishing line about three
t-IengthS ahead. 4ime-2l:00 Gaud-
aurs time over the same course last year
was 20:49.
Tho second race was the great four
cared contest. Ii was close and beauti-
faI contest, showing the result Oh careful
scientific training and breaking the
worlds record. Tho oarsmen were:
ish--Bubear, Barry. Haines and
Wingate; American-Ieemer, Rogers, G.
Gaudaur and J. Gaudaur. The English-