Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-22
Mr. BAYARD IN LIVERPOOL.


dent Cleveland and to His Character.
AT a banquet given by the American
Chamber OF Commerce, in Brooklyn,
on September 23d, Ambassador Thomas
| #. Bayaid was one Of the principal
sneakers He was introduced by the
chairman, Sir Arthur Forwood, Bart,
who remarked to the assembled guests
/ that thoy had drunk the toast to the
| head Of ono great country (Great Bit
| ain1 and he had now the honor OF ask
| ing them to accept with the cordially
he knew they would the chief of an
other great English speaking people.
| Speaking there to Liverpool men, and
| as member Of the American Chamber
| Of Commerce, they would forgive him
for saying that they looked upon the
| President of tho United States before
| and above and beyond all rulers of
other countries except their own Zap
plause). He asked them to drink the
toasts IN two aspects, one OF personal
respect to the President, and the other
TO the President as the central figure
\ which embodied the people of that
country. He need say very little upon
the personal claims OF their regard and
the regard of the world 10 the resident
of.the United States (applause). The
people of that country had elected him
on two occasions to the greatest POSI-
tion that good man could occupy
amongst themselves. This was testi.
mony of the personal regard they had
for him, because although man
might be elected on the first occasion
from political or other motives-possi-
bly, be was unknown daughter yet
having sat on the throne, if he might
use the term, for period of four years
having been exposed to all the lights
that beat upon the Presidential chair
unless he was good man, an honest
man, man the people believed in, un.
less the country had come to regard
| him as an able and straightforward
) man, they might depend upon it he
would not have second election. Lei
him look at it from the other aspect
that of the President of a kindred PEG
pie with whom they were in the closes
relations commercial, Ian
guage, religion, and everything which
could make two people close and nea
to one another He was speaking
there in the name of a great CONNER
! cial body-a body which claimed tina
Z Liverpool was the European CONNER
9 cial capital of the United States zap
!, plause). Referring to the people of thi
= country and those of the United States
! he said that they were people OF on
! language; the people OF the Upite'
!, States sprang from us, and we wer
= proud of them, and doubtless as year
rolled on THEN relations would becom
4 closer and closer (applause). Speakin
= Of Mr.. Bayard, he said that no Ambaf
- sador had ever represented the Unite
- States with more diligence and faith
IL e.i.. g ptrk. N 4
- ceptability to the people of this Ian
y iapplause). He belonged to a famil
70 of statesmen whose role had been the
y, :, Of peacemakers (appiause).
20 The United States Ambassador, o
4. rising to respond, was received wit
~ tremendous and prolonged applause
u He had the best reason in the worlt
~, ", as much as any other living man,
~ feel the honor and the pleasure of n
L. spending to the toast of the chief maj
istrate OF his own country. The occl
sion was unusual and most marked.
was an anniversary dear to every ma
who had considered the value of GOO
I'M and settled free government to mankir
in (hear, hear, and applause). He cou
lis not forget-indeed, he was glad to r
If member-to couple the honor tendere
We to the chief magistrate of his count
rd on the day when the honored and b
he nigns Sovereign OF these realms hi
M reigned for longer time than ever W
us vouchsafed to any of her sex or to al
%. monarch in any country. Measure
im by beneficence, il it were measured
'ge those virtues upon which society
o. pended for its health and permanenc
OF then this was more marked in his jud
ks. ment than any that the tide of til
l a., . al fhaf n,
vas worthy woman had, with high CO.
on science, held the great trust Of pow
lad never to betray it, always to conserv
zen to carry in her reign, and through b
ty. personal influence, every trait up
which We depended for our person
and permanent civilization. And 80
al was glad to range alongside the me
IS arch of this free country-this honol
ark BILE, venerable, excellent woman, Que
ng Victoria, the free choice of an egua
mo free people, typifying manhood, no
'na esty, and integrity-the present Pre-
zee dent of the United States cloud a
me prolonged applaussD. They were 9
urt ulators for the advancement of the BIT
our piness, the welfare and prosperity
lhe every human being who lived unt
I'M, the rule of tho Governments viii
nell they equally and severally represents
art He 1.-THE American Ambassador) b
ing stood near the man who was the Oh
Magistrate of the United States
was by the course OF events made one
H. his constitutional advisers. He v
ny ny his close and intimate political col
,iou jutor. He became his close and p
pa sonal friend, and he would tell all
o. them who cared for free governme
and the blessings it might bestt
that there never was fairer friend
V at human rights and privileges, to
,tvs advancement and permanence of civi
h al cation, than the man who was too
the free choice of free people
= President of the United States The
hear and applause). There was nc
purpose, there had never been an
tent, that could not bear the brigh
a.m light to shine upon it--nay, the tierc
10 :, light. Topics ON passing politics W
's,t not fit for him in the position he be
a,eh There were some things that were
h.. passing, that were not temporary, t
, Al. were not confined to any one form
government, republican or monarchi
him, (applause). There were some thi
pr on which the society of mankind
,s,s pended. There were the elements
,iet. integrity in the financial conduct
o do the country tapplause). There
wv if fidelity to public obligations
plausel, not born in one generation