The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-14

MINISTER BA YARD AND CONGRESS.
There is ground for satisfaction that
there is so much young blood in the new
Congress. The generation now passing
has had quite too much reverence for
English statesmanship; quite too much
awe OF fnglish opinion. asins asa
GRESHAM in the State department and
BAYARD abroad are notable instances Of
this dsplorabie seiiapasement. ~,
GRESHAM was led or misled by
| PAUNcEFoTE, even in minute details OF
diplomacy, and BAYARD seems to think
nothing good that does not bear an En-
| glish trade mark. There 10 no doubt that
he is a "persons grata' to Manchester
and Birmingham.
Indeed, from BANCROFT down, our min
listers to England have thoug ht too
much OF the Court OF ST. James. What
! the United States wants OF its envoys Is
something of the old spirit of FRANK
LIN, something OF that pride which
prompted PINKNEY's famous declaration,
| 'Millions for defence, not one cent for
tribute, " or WEEs-ERs proud reply to
the Austrians boast OF empire: "Com-
pared with the territories of the United
States the possessions OF the house OF
Hapsburg are but as patch on the
esrth's surface; or that independence
which moved General GRANT to shake
hands with VICTORIA, and, IL rumor be
true, with His Holiness, the Pope.
Fortunately, there has been reawaken-
ing of the slumbering fires OF '76 all over
the land. The centennial anniversaries
since the Lexington celebration in 1875
have been factors in the development o; a
true American spirit. One need only mark
the spread OF patriotic societies through
out the country societies the test Of
embership in which 10 to be American.
Tne old spread eagle is hack number.
The king OF birds now folds his wings in
calm repose, but he still carries the
thunderbolt in his talons and his We is
sleepless. The people Of the United
States, the "plain people, who have never
worn "small clothes" or seen the Inside
OF royal palaces, demand OF their political
servants at home and abroad absolute
loyalty to themselves and their institu-
tions. Such utterances as those OF Mr..
BAYARp will not be endured. And il
is safe to prophesy that they will not be
repeated. II the State Department can
not keep its agents in order the agencies
themselves will DO abolished. 1t is al
ready a question whether the embassi G
may not be safely done awey with. In
the palmiest days OF Venice that proud
power was represented by a Resident
who looked after the interests OF his
country but in no way represented its
sovereignty. In matters diplomatic the
State Department has already reduced
its ministers Ito mere mouthpieces-- but
in matters extra diplomatic it is not sy
for it to bride the unruly tongue
Mr.. BAYARD has been OF late years in
bad company. Mr.. CLEvELAND's Is admirers
have fostered an arrogance in high places
| which does not become Democratic
officials.
Whatever may be tho outcome OF the
resolution OF censure and surely no one
OF any party desires any severity toward
Mr.. BAYARD, whom every one respects,
certain II is that the lesson has been
read and in the future no man who seeks
political preferment will ever again vent
ure to cast slur on the policy or the
character of the American people.
| MILK AND TYPHOID
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