The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-12-11
THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OFF AMY M0RTE GARQGLNA DAILY

the elections at Cincinnati, in which
he held that the resolution was pri-
vileged.
Speaker Reed overruled the point OF
order and Mr.. Barrett took the floor to
make his argument in favor of the
adoption OF his resolution.
A hush fell upon the House. It was
the first exciting incident of the ses-
sion Mr.. Barrett spoke clearly and
forciblv, but briefly. He contended
that Mr.. Bayard's utterances, from a
public servant, reflected upon our do
nestic policy and were intended to
aggrandize his party, not his country.
He drew striking parallel between
the case of Mr.. Bayard and that of
Martin Van Buren,, whose nomination
was rejected by the Senate because, as
Secretary of State he had given to our
minister to England secret instruc-
tions to deal with the British foreign
Office in a manner calculated TO in
crease the prestige OF his party in this
country. The matter was thoroughly
discussed in the Senate at the time of
Van Buren's rejection, and Mr.. Barrett
quoted the strong words of Daniel
Webster denouncing Van Buren's con-
duct on that occasion for being the
representative of his party instead of
his country
Mr.. Barrett was given several rounds
of applause by the Republicans.
at is true that Martin Van Buren's
nomination was rejected by the Sen
ate" said Mr.. Cooper (Florida), inter
rupting the Massachusetts representa-
tive. but is it also not true that in
1886 the people of the United States
vindicated Mr.. Van Buren by electing
him President of the United States?'
applause by the Democratic side.)
And give you notice now, he added,
shaking his finger at the Republican
side, that Mr.. Bayard may be vindi-
Gated in the same manner.
The Republicans were amused at this
prediction of Mr.. Cooper regarding
the possible future vindication of Mr..
Bayard and broke into a cheer when
Mr. Barrett called Mr. Cooper's atten-
ton TO the fact that four years after
Mr.. Van Buren's yindication in 1910,
"he was buried so deep that he was
never heard of afterward.'
Ex-Speaker Crisp replied TO MIR. Bar
rett in rather an ironical tone. The
purpose OF the resolution, he said, was
evidently to give the gentleman on the
other side occasion to air their views
on protection. He did not think, he
said, that any gentleman elected to a
seat on the floor of the House believed
that this resolution contained grounds
for impeachment.
II acquit the gentleman from Mas
said Mr. Crisp, "of such a
%t. II ht tvtf.
gence requires that should do so"
Mr.. Crisp quoted Mr.. Bayard's words
in the resolution about protection and
declared them to be true to the accom-
paniment of Democrat plaudits, which
were renewed at great force when he
declared: IF you impeach Mr.. Bay
ard for those words you must impeaeh
a majority OF the American people.
The Republicans ieered at this, but
Mr.. Crisp proceeded to recall the over
whelming Republican defeat that fol-
lowed the enactment of the Mckinley
protective measure. He added that
now if the Republicans believed so
heartily in high protection they
should be brave enough to frame and
pass bill. 1t was the only way they
could Justify their position.
The resolution ought TO be referred
to the committee on judiciary and not
to foreign affairs He gave notice of
his intention 10 move TO so refer it.
Mr.. Mccall followed Mr.. Crisp and
said that Mr.. Bayard made a violent
partisan speech which was obviously
one of impropriety.
Mr.. Dingley, fMaine) followed Mr..
Mccall, and took the ground that Mr..
Bayard was an ambassador of the Uni
ted States and the question was wheth
er he should so far forget his duties as
to denounce the policy of one half of
the people of the United States. lie
asked Mr.. Crisp if the case was revers-
ed as to parties II he would approve of
Mr.. Bayard's position.
Mr.. Crisp replied that the question
which Mr.. Rayard discussed was not
local TO this country but was world
wide. Suppose, asked Mr.. Dingley
pursuing the idea. that week after
Mr.. Bayard had denounced the people
of this country who favored the un-
limited coinage of silver as corruption
lists, would the gentlemen from Geor-
gia endorse him?
Mr. Crisp replied that Nj. Bayard
WAS diNcuSStilS a merely dcditIlit
question; that his views as to whether
the position was right or wrong, cut
no figure He did not think the criti-
cism of the gentlemen from Maine was
a just one.
Mr.. Dingley "Has the Ambassador
of this country the right to go upon a
platform in foreign country and de
nounce one-half of the people in the
terms used by Mr.. Bayard 2"
Mr. Crisp-"Any citizen, no matter
who he may be, or what position he oc-
cupies, has the right to say what he
thinks upon economic questions"
Mr.. Crisp then turned questioncr.
He asked Mr.. Dingley If he thought
that the specifications in the resolu-
ton furnished ground for impeach-
ment,
Mr. DngIey declared, amid applause
on the Republican side, that his per-
sonal opinion was that the offense Of
Mr. Bayard was impcachable and
ought to be iuopeachable by the House.
Whether il was wholly for the House
to imDeach, was another question.
Il believe concluded Mr.. Dingley.