Evening journal., 1896-02-07
BAYARD TALKS AGAIN.
Delivers an Address at a Ban
quet In London.
IT WAS A 7BRITABLB LOVE FEAST


British Clergy Express High Regard For
Americans In General and Mr.. Dayard
In Particular, and the Band Played
yankee Doodle"
LONDON, Fob. AT the annual dinner
of the St. Johns Foundation school at the
Hotel Actropolo the guests included mem
bors Of the clergy, diplomats, members Of
parliament and other public men. The
United States ambassador, Mr.. Bayard,
presided.
In proposing a toast to the queen Mr..
Bayard was greeted with tumultuous APP
plause. Above his seat were draped tho
Union Jack and the stars and stripes,
with their folds intcrlaced. Mr. Bayard
made a feeling reference TO the death OF
Prince Henry Of Battenberg.
Dean Hole, responding 20 the toast,
"The Clergy" referred to his visit 20
America and bore testimony to the sym
pathy Of the American bishops and clergy
for England and tho high regard of Prcsi-
dent Cleveland and all classes for Mr..
Bayard This statement was greeted with
cheers.
Mr. B0yard, when proposing the toast
to the st. Johns school, followed the I'M
usual course for him Of speaking from
notes. He said;
81 am not a citizen Of this country, but
am friend of it. The hearts Of tho low
ors Of England were lately stirred to con
slider the sources of her strength, and the
common patriotic idea naturally turned to
her great armies and navies and the stout
hearts and earnest conscience Of her peo-
pie"
Mr.. Bayard ventured to remind them Of
the noiseless but ever potential forces
which, by making England strong, should
make his own country strong. He meant
those fountains Of moral force found in
quiet homostends, which were the true
basis Of the worlds Advancement.
Ho proceeded to culoglze the work OF the
clergy as the class which furnished a large
share of the distinguished men Of the
country, a notable example being Nelson.
This speech was received with great ap-
plause.
Band Played yankee Doodle"
The Japanesa minister, Mr.. Kato Ia
kaaki, responded on behalf of the visitors.
Canon Duckworth proposed Mr.. Bay
ards health, and he said, England re-
joices in Americas prosperity, and we
welcome Mr.. Bayard as the proxy Of the
great people whose interests are indissolu-
bly, bound up with our own"
This toast was honored standing and
with three cheers, the band playing mean
whilo Yankee Doodle"
Mr. Bayard, in responding, said, IT am
gratifled that I am admitted to the per-
sonal sympathy of the English people.
Mr. Bayard continued, saying that when
he recognized the community Of sentiment
of the two countries ho felt that when he
crossed the Atlantic it was merely "a
change of faces and not of hearts. Yet
there were those who pretended that there
was something different between the aspi-
rations OF honest men here and in Ameri-
ca. He refused to believe it. He had spent
his life in America, and no came from a
people who had drawn nothing but Amer
lean air and doctrine for two centuries
and half. He came hero and found and
breathed the same air.
IF any difference exists" says Mr.
Bayard, lit is an artificial one. just let
the human heart speak, man to man, cor
al cor loquitur and you nnd all differ
ences can be arranged.
The speech was followed by loud and
prolonged cheers.