Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1896-03-27
REPUBLICANS REFUSE TO OVER
LOOK BAYARD's SPEECHES.
MIR. suIzer Derided Mr.. Gibson and
Was Called Names Not
Complimentary.

liver an address before the Edinburg
Philosophical Institution. He accept
ed, and abused his official position by
attacking great political party in his
own country. / say protection Is the
foundation of the republican party. The
complaint against Bayard Is not that
he is a free trader in home politics. but
that as an ambassador of the Ameri-
can people, he took his home politics
with him to foreign country and ex-
plotted them before a foreign audience.
When an ambassador abandons his
non-partisan character he not only en-
harnesses the executive, but also in
vites the widest range of criticism on
all of his personal acts. 1t is urged by
way of extenuation and defense that
the address was especially admirable
on account of it's literary merit. Stand
ards of literary merit vary greatly, but
| venture to assert that a vast majority
of those who have read those addresses
and of those who have attempted to read
1t would join issue on this point at once.
Our self-esteem as nation suffered
slight shock when our ambassador in
effect insists that Anglo-Saxon civiliza-
ton nurtures and develops individual
freedom equally well everywhere with
reference to the form of government.
Undoubtedly the prophecies Of the occa-
sion required our amba ssador to main
tain that the individual freedom of the
Englishmen was as great as that of the
American, but in maintaining this what
right had he in singing out his people
to say. In my own country l have wit
messed the Unsuitable growth of that
form of state socialism styled protec-
tion.' Then followed the statements
and allegations which ought to cause
the blush of shame to any American
foreign representative publicly utteging
them in a foreign country.
I'm view of the fact that the Fifty
fourth house, with its remarkable re-
publican majority, succeeded to the Fiji
ty-third house with it's remarkable dem
ocratlc majority, Bayard condescends
to divide the membership of the present
house into two classes, the jobbers and
Charters, who are protectionists and re-
publicans, and the statesmen who are
free traders and democrats. If Bayard,
in yielding to the gentle and subtle in
fiuence of old age, had circulated his
ideas simply in the drawing rooms of
aristocratic London, little or no atten.
ton would have been paid to them, but
our ambassador proclaimed them upon
the platform of Eidinburg Philosophical
Institutions society composed of learn
ed men, who give tone to the sentiment.
For that reason he should be held to
a strict account for his statements"
The Opposition.
Mr.. Tucker of Virginia was the first
speaker today in opposition to the adop-
ton of the resolution Mr.. Tucker ar
gued that the republicans were delud-
ing themselves with the idea that Bay
ards Characterization of the American
people was offensive. Personally he was
proud of the description of them as a
''strong, self-eonfdent and oftentimes
violent people-men who seek to nave
their own way"
That was glorious description of
the history of the Anglo-Saxons as a
people. He argued that the American
people We're sometimes "violent." He
cited the strikes at Chicago and other
places, the mob violence at New Or
leans, the calling>out of militia in Ken
lucky a few days ago.
After some brief remarks by Mr.. Nc
Call of Massachusetts, in favor of the
resolutions, Mr.. Barrett of Massachu-
sets, author of'the original resolutions
OF impeachment. took the floor.
Heated Exchanges.
After some further remarks by Mr.
Cooper of Florida against the resolu-
tons and Mr.. Watson of Ohio and Mr.
Gibson of Tennessee in favor of them,
Mr.. Sulzer of New York enlivened the
proceedings with some ,~personalo re-
marks about the valor of republicans
who assailed Thomas f. Bayard when
he was not present to defend himself. :
He devoted most of his time to Mr.. Glib
son, displaying to the house a circular
which he. said was sent out under Glib.
sons frank, describing his qualities as
a, candidate, and entitled, Rally, Boys
Once Again. Send Gibson Back to Con-
gress and the Country Is Saved''
Mr.. Gibson with flushed and angry
face jumped ito his feet and shouted
that man who would make such
charge was a coward.
~ did not hear the gentleman's re-
mark" said Mr.. Sulzer, who declined
to yield +. 6.
Later Mr.. Sulzer accepted Gibson,s
disclaimer that the circular referred to
had not been sent out under his frank
He had been so informed, however. --..=s
This statement is an Infamous false
hood shouted Mr.. Gibson, land your
iHformer originated a vile SANDER and
you are no better than he is"
Il decline to YIELD" said Mr.. Sulzer.
Your tactics are those of a coward"
called out Mr. Gibson above the din and
confusion.
: When Mr.. Gibson returned home and
was asked. What did you do?' he
would reply, I'VE censured Bayard.
said Mr.. Sulzer.
When Mr.. Sulzer sat down Mr.. Gibson
got the floor and made a brief reply, in
which he denied that he had ranked
the circular. In fact. he said, 1t was stIli
In the hands OF the printer. Mr.. Sui
zer's copy had been stolen. 1t was a
well-known principle of law that If
there Were no receivers there would be
no thieves. Uaughter)
Mr.. Sulzer had. he said. fourished a
picture of him before the house. He
would in return give pen-pfcture of
Mr.. Sulzer.
He thereupon- read, amid bowls of
laughter, a description of Mr. Srlzer
from the New York World, which re-
marked on Mr.. -Salzer's resemblance 10
Henry Clay and spoke of him as .sdr
Sedlitz Powder 4. eg 81
when the gentleman goes home to
New York." said Mr.. Gibson In con-
ciusion, "and is asked what he has done
he will reply. I abused Mr.. Gibson