Evening journal., 1896-06-09
LETTERS From 1Hs people.


and impartial public will have read with
feelings OF displeasure aud humiliation
tho tirAde OF uocailtd for abuse OF Am
bsssador Bsysid uttered by Henry Wat
terson at tue diAnsr piven IN london on
NJ mortal Day by the United States Con
Buls stationed In tbs United Kingdom.
The cable reports do not inforn us
whether or not the Rueats present bowed
their heads 10 shame when listening TO
the gratuitous insults n cred Mr.. Bay ard
who was present. But IL hey, d OF
then the sense Of ehsme In each Al al
was, indeed. dead letter After In
dulging n a vein Of yelled sarcasm Mr.
Watieison referred TO Ambassador
BAyard IN the following terms:
1T gees without saving and should
need no self seeking hunkey, eager for
social recognition, no resonant lip ser
vice. delighted to have an audiences aud
rejoicing at the sound Of ite own voice.
TO impress the intelligent EnelIshmah
with the truth that no Intelligent Anisr
lean desires anything bat the most COR
dial relation Of friendship
These remarks uttered by Mr. Waiter
son are not only rs weak As tue popular
Interpretation Of the FIRST sylsbis OF his
name, but the man himself seems to be
ignorant Of the duties devolving upon an
AMBASSADOR to monsr,bisl power.
10 almost every c, untry. With the *
ception of the United States. the cfics
OF ambassador is a life appoiotmsnt, the
tennts OF which not being depeL dent
upon the political convij ions of the In
cam bsnt For iDsia ance tie Accr, dit ed
ambassador from England to this country
is appointed for life Without the lsAst re-
gard TO his political lsanings. and It. Is
safe to assume that his diplomatic Efforts
In this country srs neither ridicu,.d nor
hampered by either the one or the other
Of the English politicsl parties 1t would
setm, however that whenever Il cabe
gram reaches this coubtry TO the effect
that Mr. Bsysfd has been the guest Of
Lord So-aDd So, or that MIR BAyHid
will shortly visit the Duke OF
so and-so. q satlfical smile rpplss the
check and We think ouselves amazingly
smart when We heard the opinion that
of course our smbasssdor to EnglAnd is
toRdying to he English people. Whenever
3 mRn indulges in any ouch line Of rction
and thought he not only does not exhibi
any sigus ofsmRrtDets but he rather evi
dehces his gross ignorance Mr. Biysrd
is neither an angomanic nor sy copa. NJ,
n
crooks tbe pregnant hinges Of the
knee A man Of Mr. Biyard's scholsriy
attainments can ford to leave eli such
Questionable practices to the considera-
ton OF lesser and more moons, al
ential a men than himself Mr. Bay
AID h simply cultured AID
srudite gentleman; man who ably
represents American letters abroad;
man we'll versed In the delicate arts Of
diplomacy-the Venfzuelan dispute to
wit-and a man who at this moment is
doing his level best to add a rssplendent
lustre so the great nation he for the
time being represents And | would
fsarlessly assert that any man, be he
Republican or Democrat, " who is qualified
as Mr.. Bayard Is qualified. to hold the
most important ambsssadorial portfolio
In the gift Of the United States Govern
ment IL a man whsss high office should
protect him from the coarse and un-
seemly insults of Au envious and
malevolent slanderer. Well, indeed,
would It be were the press Of this
country-to iDeulckta, by example, a mOrs
general feeling OF respect for such
American ambassadors aa the late james
Russell Lowell and the present Ar
Bayard, than whom no more able aud
distinguished men In the higher ard
nobler walks Of life ever crossed the seas
Let the high and responsible eflco.
II not tho man, Of United States
ambassador to the Court Of st. James be
treated by all shades Of politics Al opinion
with the respect it undoubtedlv com
mands, and let the foolish and fPpAnt
pars gr phist bs heard no more.
When the Peers OF Eoeland, who rep
resent The greatest aristocrecY OF the
world. and the faculties OF the various
English scholastic institute ms paid hom
age to the late MIR Lowell, United States
Republican minister to England, that hom
age was paid not by reason Of Mr.. Low
ellis political faith. but because be had
won golden opinions from all sorts Of
nen;" becaufe a man OF bis splendid
meutal calibre commanded that homage
aud. what is OF far more Importance. be-
cause Mr. Lowell upheld and continued
TO uphold, to the last moment. the true
dignity ard best interests OF the nation
bs so brilliantly and faithfully represent
cd And 10 day. the very same tfibutes
Of respeet are being tendsr,d by
the same people 10 Mr. BAyard, ana thst,
too, notwitbstAtding the fact Of Mr..
Bayard's political tenets being anti
bnolcAi 10 tuobe uoto Dy Tue ltlo Mfs
Lowell When two such incom parable
American ambassadors % the late illua-
trlous Jtm-s Russell 10 Sell and the
present distinguished Delawsrean,
Thomas + Bayafd, sie pA'd the highest
possible CEN 2liments not only by Her
NJ, ,jssty but also by the people OF the
ctuatry In which they temPor
.riiy reside Is It a.klng too
much that The reopls CT their
own nationality should not forget the
lgatlons OF d,cency ~ respect due
TO both the man aud the ttiee. The
man by the name OF Watterson Is not
only lhcking In common courtesy. hut
~ IL also tiresome creature, who ever
and spon gets blindly ''ints xIcated With
the sxnbet al CO OF Is oW n vtrbosity 10
the words ~ he immortal man Of
Sfrstford. ! would have such fello "
whipped for ov.idoirg T. rmsRtnt"
have the bOner 10 remain yonrB.
huly ERNST lslTr.
Philadelphia Jun. 1876.
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