The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-29
BAYARD'S BAD BREAK.
From the Washington Post.

From the Washington Post.
The London Daily News of Nov. s prints
with approving comment Mr.. Bayard's
latest speech sss;h. =d tar ,Ssir gs the yG }ten % q f the
trade. The synopsis is given, as follows:
.'The opening address Of the Edinburgh
Philosophical Institution was delivered
the United States Of America, who select
ed for. the subject Individual freedom the
germ of national progress and perma.
nence.' He contended that the freedom of
basis of the freedom Of the state. In his
own country he had. he said, witnessed
the Unsuitable growth OF that form OF
state socialism styled protection which
he believed had done more to foster class
legislation and create inequality of for
tune, to corrupt public life, to Danish men
of Independent mind and character from
national representation. blunt public ON
science, create false standards In the
popular mind, to familiarize It with re-
lance upon state aid and guardianship IN
ties. and place politics upon the low level
| Of a mercenary scramble, thar any other
owing to confusion. Of civil strife. 1t had
| ereign power Of taxation, never hesitating
| at any alliance, or to resort to any combi-
nation that promised to assist Its purpose
Of ~perverting public taxation from its
Dim lIuc otiu Va Wv
ating revenues for the support of the gov
ernment of the whole people into an en-
CINE for the selfish and private .profit OF
allied beneficlaries and combinations
called trusts
Under its .dictation Individual enter
prise and independence had been op.
R% nssnsion aG dso ill., ensr sSd q d%i sasSHysry ant It
had unhesitatingly allied itself with every
policy which tended to commercial isola-
ton, dangerously depleted the treasury,
schemes Of c~orrupting favor and largesse
to special classes. Whose. support was
thereby attracted. Thus It had done much
to throw legislat ion into the political mar
ket, where jobbers and chafferers took
the place Of statesmen. 1t was incorrect
| to speak Of protection as q national policy,
for hat 1t could never be, because 1t could
never be other than the fostering. Of spe-
and this overthrow ne great principle OF
equality before the law, and that resultant
sense Of Justice and equity In the admins
tration Of sovereign O samss poT ;sssd wnien WA WA the tine
man contentment. The enfeeblcment of
Individual energies, and the impairment
OF manly self-reliance were necessarily In
yolyed, and the belief in mysterious
powers Of the state and a reliance upon
them took the place Of Individual exer-
ton, fostered the growth of state social
Ism and personal liberty ceased to be the
great emu VI BvtcTiHueht'
-
Either this country is in a very bad way
or Mr.. Bayard's mind needs treatment.
He says that protection Is the direct cause
Of inequality of fortune, and he says this
in England where free trade has been In
operation for generations and where the
inequalities Of fortune are greater than
in any civilized country on the face Of the
earth. SO much for his facts. His theo-
ries are equally absurd. He contends that
nations cannot be prosperous under pro-
lection, and yet France, the most prosper
GUS Of all nations. subsists under q tariff
great many other silly and e~xtravagant
things which, however, need not be con-
sidered here. His utterances are as fool
ish as they are offensive, and deserve con-
sideration only as aids to q correct dag
nosis of his case.
Surely, II we admit that Mr.. Bayard is
quite sane, we must regard with indigna-
ton and resentment this violent diatribe
against his own country and cOuntrymen.
He abuses us as no foreigner has ever
done. charging that public sentiment here
degrading methods. indissolubly welded
to dishonesty, and given over beyond hope
of recall to every base n evil practice
and aspiration. How can such a frantic
outbreak on Mr.. Bayard's part be recon.
and intellectual healthY Is It credible
that he was In his right mind when he de-
nounced his own country in such bitter
terms? He must not only have been at
hicted but he must have been far gone,
indeed, when he could forget that ne him
: :sls L on q. i SsS'ss; SSlSaSy1esS 5 t ~ part esrse of 4, osa tns
uion and special pieadsr for one Of the
most graspfng monopolies the country has
ever known.