Omaha daily bee., 1895-08-14
TALK Apour DAyApD.


indianapolis News; To talk OF the presi-
dent OF the United States governing Ia top
lofticnl twaddlc. IL Mr. Bayard believes In
that sort OF thing. he is what Bundle the
beadle called the law--"The law Is an ass
said Bundle the bcadle.
New York Tribune: We are patiently
waiting for Mr.. Dayard TO deny. with right
eous Indignation, the published reports OF his
speech OF last week at Boston, England Ho
was represented to have said the president Of
the United States stood amid people who
sought to have their own way, and whom
1t took strong man to govern That would
mean that the people are not to have their
own way. but are to be ruled by the will OF
an individual dictator. Surely Mr.. Bayard
will make 1t clear that he is an American,
not a Russian.
Washington Star: The Cleveland he
sketched was Cleveland the Dictator, and
while II may be that Mr.. Cleveland would
like to be dictator there is no more of a
chance of his becoming one in this country
than there Is Of Mr. Bayard becoming un-
popular in England. President Cleveland
often does the right thing; sometimes he Is
wrong; very rarely does he do a rid cuous
thing. 1t is therefore most unkind for Mr..
Bayard to put Mr., Cleveland in an attitude
where these "sclf confident and oftentimes
violent people" cannot do otherwise than
laugh at the figure he cuts,
Chicago Record: Ambassador Bayard
seems to have caused a shock in diplomatic
circles by his recent candid speech concerning
diplomacy. Mr.. Bayard is quoted as saying
very bluutly that he does not believe in
diplomacy between nations. "In my opinion"
he continued "the best diplomacy consists
in perfect frankness and in preventing or re-
moving of MISUNDERSTANDING. 1t would 20
interesting, indeed, If the diplomats of the
world would adopt the practice of saying
what they mean and drop the usual air OF
mysterious secrecy. But they would. OF
course cease then to be diplomats.
Globe Democrat: Ambassador Bayard ap-
pears to have some curious notions about the
nature of his country's system of govern
ment and the character of Its citizens. In
an address at a banquet recently given to
him by his British admirers he said THE
president of the United States stands in the
midst of self-confdent and oftentimes vio-
lent people and 1t takes man such as Mr..
Cleveland to govern them" This implies
that our president corresponds to a king or
an emperor in the sense of exercising direct
and decisive authority over the masses. But
any American schooboy ought to know that
such is not the case. Our feople are not
subjects of the man who happens to hold
the office of president He Is their servant.
not their master, and has no power except
that which comes from them. The cOnstitu-
tion plainly defines and restricts his duties
and privileges, and he is responsible to the
people for his official proceedings. and may
be removed from office by the process of
impeachment. To say that he governs" the
people is to utter an absurdity. He Is sworn
to execute the laws enacted by congress and
to preserve and defend the const't tution and
he stands in the midst of the people simply
as an agent for the management of their af-
fairs in conformity with their wishes, for
which thpy nav him n liberal salary,