The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-19
COMMENT OF THE PRESS.
The Decline Of Dayard.

Washington Post: mfr. Bayard has
been getting worse steadily, and by per-
The first symptom that aroused real So
licitude concerning him was his now IA
nous utterance.' in which he lauded the
civilization Of Lordon in such extrava-
CANT terms of praise. where he spoke Of
The sweetness and softness and ethereal
inildness of the English character; where
he declared that he had not heard a coarse
exclamation or witnessed a brutal spec
tacle in the two years Of his residence in
England; when he mourned. by inference,
oyer the moral inferiority of his own peo-
pie and wept. by suggestion, because of
their comparative .rudeness and barbar-
ism. Then came his remarkable speech
to the authorities and leading citizens of
the town of York, We think-in which he
said with emphasis and definition what
he had before only insiHuated as to the
lower morality, not to say the degradation
of Americans; where he referred to them
as an unruly and a violent people, and
only a ruler Of despotic temper and colos-
sal mould could keep them to a semblance
of civilization and confluence. And now
comes his latest misunderstanding the
way to violent denunciation of the Ameri-
can people, condemns their wickedness
and brutality and savage disregard of
decency in retiring the party of free trade,
and returning TO the party of protection.
What gives this special significance is the
fact that Mr.. Bayard is dwelling in Lon
don. where the commercial and financial
publications. daily. gloat over the DEM
Ocratic tariff legislation of 1894. and show
by u~nanswerable figures and statistics
that that legislation Is Immediately re-
sponsi BILE for the monetary troubles of the
United States, We do not wonder that a
and utterances during the past twelve
months is causing deep and genuine anx-
iety in the minds of those who really
know and admire and esteem him."
A-.n.-
Where Cleveland is Popular.
From Walter Wellman's Washington
Letter to the Chicago Times-Herald:
would Great Britain like to see Mr..
Cleveland elected to another term In the
white house? Probably; It is not likely
this as a reason why he should be nOmi-
mated to a fourth term, but II 1t is a fact
1t Is an interesting one. and there are
many reasons why, one may believe such
to be the case. 1t Is known here hat Mr..
Cleveland is popular with British states
men. This popularity does not originate
so much in the presidents attitude on the
tapiif Questions on a. as h Inc nigh ptots nNt M.
Cleveland's championship Of a sound cur
n more particularly IN account
of his reasonable view of all foreign ques-
lions. Mr.. Cleveland Is not a lingo. He
shoulder, daring som one to knock It off.
He is not always trying the political ex-
pertinent of twisting the lions tail. In his
handling of every International difficulty
the president is deliberate, careful. free Of
temper and free from quarrelsomeness.
From the time he bounced Sackville-
West till he and Secretary Olney raised
the Monroe doctrine in Venezuela Mr..
Cleveland has had no friction with the
statesmen In Downing street. Over there
the respect for him and his methods is SO |
great. and the fear of a constant round
of trouble in case some lingo gets into the
white house is so general in the English
ing the relations between the two gov
would be surprised If Great
Britain would play a pretty lively though
perhaps covert hand in thec coming presi-
Dental campaign"