The record-union., 1896-03-19
Dem) of Kentucky in opposition to the

adopted. The delay of the Committee
on Foreign Affairs in reporting these
(, resolutions back to the House, and the
delay of the House in taking them up,
show that there are many Republicans
who are doubtful about the propriety
of the action proposed, and are not
eager to vote condemnation and GEN.
sure upon one of the worthiest diplo-
matte officers of the United States"
| The resolutions were unprecedented
| in Congressional history. No diplo-
matte officer had ever in the past been
censured or condemned in the House
of Representatives for freedom of
speech. 1.-The House." he said, might
as well censure a Justice of the Supreme
Court of the United States for de-
cjsion rendered by him, or United
States Senator for a speech made by
him, as to censure a diplomatic officer
for his utterances.'
The people of the United States Nc
Creary declared were behind Bayard
in his opposition to protection and
trusts. The people knew that Bayard
had proved himself a patriot, a states
man and faithful public servant; that
he had been conspicuous for many years
as United States Senator, and faithful
and able as a Cabinet officer: that he
had filled the great office of Embassa-
dor of the United States in England
with ability and honor; that he had won
the respect and regard of the English
speaking people, and tina, he had done
much to promote good will and friend
ship between the people of Great Brit
ain and the United States.
The attack upon ambassador Bayard
was not because he made a brief extem-
poraneous speech at Boston, England,
when invited to address the grammar
school and present the awards, but it
was because of his reference in his Ed
/ inburgh speech to protection" and
trusts" The high priests of protec-
tion were not willing to be criticised,
and they were opposed to freedom of
! speech even in an academic address
on the subject of protection and trusts.
! McCreary said if Bayard was to be
| tried because of speeches made by him,
| he should not be tried or condemned
| upon a single phrase, but he should be
tried on the whole context, and the full
meaning of the speech should be con-
sidered.
| Draper .(Rep) of Massachusetts, said
! he was not alone in the House in be-
| lieving that, while Bayard's remarks
merited some attention by the House.
the severity of the language of the first
resolution was likely to defeat the OBJ
| ject of the committee. Therefore he
would move at the proper time to sepa-
rate the two resolutions SO that gem
tlemen who believed with him that a
| conservative course should be pursued
could express their views, which would
not commit them to vote for both reso-
! lutions.
The next speaker was Cousins tRep)
of Iowa. a member of the committee.
He reviewed the report of Mr.. Bayard' s
speeches made to the House by Presi-
dent Cleveland, and sarcastically re-
ferred to the utterances.
Referring to the statement that the
President is a strong man, the speaker
said "Of course the President is a
strong man, but then, Mr.. Speaker, are
there not others? Look, for instance,
in the Senate of the United States. Have
our memories lost the name of that
Senatorial Hercules who less than a
year ago compelled our real and power
ful and honest President to acquiesce
in a bill of legislation which he had
| u0SlSDdISU as peILQy anu OloiIOAIOI
AYE, Mr. Speaker, it would seem
that strong men are found beyond Off
cial circles; for has it not been averred
by gentlemen upon this fioor-and those,
| too, who will oppose this resolution
that once upon a time certain bust
ness man of New York City wove a web
of speculation about the strong and
honest will of the President, and ex-
1
hands, below the market price, sixty-tw
millions of Government bonds that
fasten the chain of debt upon the So
called violent people for generations yet
to come? Why, sir, we are evidently a
nation of strong men. But, if Mr..
| Bayard would behold a real Ajax up to
date, unterrified, let him go to the De-
partment of Agriculture, and I will
show him what is strong.
II deny the declaration of Mr.. Bayard
that the people of America are often
| times violent. A hundred years of free
government in America challenges the
history of the world for a corresponding
century of patience, morality and pro-
| gress And as for the present time,
no people since the creation Of the world
ever exhibited such enduring patience
as have the people of America under
/ the past three years of gross and blum
dering misrule. If there have been acts
| of violence, they have been excep-
tional and do not permit the charac-
| terization uttered by this recreant EN-
bassador and applied to the people Of
America as a whole
| Proceeding then to Mr.. Bayards S
speech at Edinburgh, Cousins quoted
the language complained of. character
izing it as false, extravagant and
shameful" and said:
MIR. Speaker, in the first place, every
| line and syllable of this diatribe against
the people of America is refuted by the
history and experience of the United
States. In the second place. it is a po-
litical harangue, violating the express
regulations and instructions given by
authority of our Government to all
consular officers of the United States.
Looking across the sea to his native
land. whose mission and confidence he
bore, the same T. F. Bayard, Embassa-
dor of the United States to England. on
the 9TH of November last saw the party
of protection and of progress carried
back to power on the tide of the popular
will. Putting his ear to the ground
even in foreign land he could hear the
/ victorious tread of the triumphant col
umn of protection, once led by the inn
mortal Lincoln, and he could not resist
the temptation, even though he had to
violate the delicate proprieties Of the
office which he held and the instructions
which he bore, to satisfy the vengeance
OF his ancient prejudice. And so he
toadied to the Golden Club, and to the