Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-01-23
Mr.. BAYARD'S TWO SPEECHES
The Presidents Reply to the
House Resolution.
ATTITUDE OF ADMINISTRATION
Did Not Criticise and Does Not
Intend To.
The Correspondence with Ambassador
Bayard on tho Subject Presented but
Aside From These Communications No
Action Taken by the state Department.

Bayard on the subject Presented but
Aside From These Communications M
Action Taken by the state Department.
Washington, Jan. 20. President
Cleveland 8 reply to Representative Nc
Calls resolution, as amended by the
House, in regard to Ambassador Bay
ards speech, confirms the statement
that the administration had not criti-
cised Ambassador Bayard for his anti
protection speech at Edinburgh, and
it has no intention OF SO doing.
The House foreign affairs committee
will now have TO consider what recon-
mendation it will make to the House
on the subject.
The President, is transmitting Sec
retary Olney's report on the matter,
says In response to that part of said
resolution which requests information
rs 10 the action taken by the President
concerning the speeches therein re-
ferred to, l reply that no action has
been taken by the President except
such as is indicated 1.-THE report and
correspondence herewith submitted. +"
THE EDINBUReH ADDRESS
The report after reciting the resolu-
tion, simply presents the correspond
ence with Mr.. Bayard on the subject,
and said that aside from these commu-
nications no action has been taken by
the Department. The first letter is from
Mr. Bayard to Secretary Olney, dated
London, December 18th, in which he
says he observes from the newspapers
in England the action OF the House of
Representatives looking to his impeach-
ment, and inclose printed copy of the
Edinburgh address, Mr.. Bayard adds !:
In the absence Of precise informa-
tion of the text of the resolution said
to have been adopted by the House,
and not proposing to anticipate the
action of either or both Houses of Con
gress, yet observing that, in the course
of the discussion, reference was made
to the personal instructions of tine De-
partment of State to tho diplomatic
officers of the United States--I respect
fully advert to Article VII and it's sub
sections-in order that, your attention
may be drawn TO the'fait that the ad-
dress in question was delivered before
an institution purely literary and scion
tific in it's character and wholly uncon-
nected with political parties, which
had honored two of my official prede-
cessors with similar invitations, which,
in both cases, had been accepted: sub
jects political in their 4pature, ('Dem.
ocracy" and 1.-THE Law Of the Land J
having been respectively selected, and
treated with distinguished ability.
NO POLITICS POSSIBLE.
mo political canvass was pending or
approaching in this country when my
address was made, and no interference
or participation in locahor party politi-.
cal concerns in this country was there
fore possible.
"1he address consisted of my per-
sonal opinions upon governmental in
stitutions in general the moral forces
and tendencies which underlie them
and the governmental politics which
assist in the conservation of the free
dom of the individual as an essential
integer of human progress-and of the
permanence of civilization.
1.-The judgments SO delivered were
formed by me after careful delibera-
tion, and, in their presentation, sundry
historical facts and arguments tending
to sustain them were advanced.
when the Congress shall have con-
cluded its action ON the subject it is
possible that | may desire to submit
a further statement; but, meanwhile,
consider it proper oplace before you
the address itself in full and the facts
connected with its delivery"
THE SPEECH AT BOSTON.
Mr.. Bayard adds in postscript
81 find upon reading over this note
that Mr.. Lowell's address on 'Democ-
racy' was delivered by him before the
Midland Institute, at Birmingham
an association similar in Its character
and purposes TO the Edinburgh Philo-
sophical Institution. "
Secretary Olney, Immediately on re-
ceipt of this, cabled the Ambassador on
January 3D., that the House resolution
asked not only whether the Edinburgh
speech was made, but also whether in
the Boston speech he used these words
1.-THE President stood in the midst
of strong, self-confident, and often
times violent people-men who sought
TO have their own way. 1t took a real
man to govern the people of the United
States. -
Mr.. Olney's dispatch also asked Mr..
Bayard to send any additional state
ment regarding the Edinburgh speech
he desired to make, and said the reso-
luton asked what, il any, action the
President had taken on the speeches.
Mr.. Bayard cabled the following day
that be would comply, and under the
same date wrote confirming the cable
gram. In this letter, dated January
4th, he says:
"The Boston Grammar School ia an
ancient foundation-of modest proper
tions-simple, honorable and respected.
1t is the antelope of Boston in Massa
chusetts, and my function was, in
qualification of head master and those
interested in the welfare of the school,
to deliver the prizes 10 the graduating
students At some personal iDcon
venience, and hoping to strengthen
the ties Of friendly good will between
the people of this country and my own,
| made the journey to Lincolnshire,
returning TO London by midnight
SIMPLE SCHOOL EXERCISES.
1.-THE exercises were of very simple
and informal nature, and without a
note or preparatory words of any kind
! made short predatory speech and
handed the prize to the successful
competitors. In the afternoon we ad-
iourned TO public hall or hotel,
where dinner was served, az is Gus
tomary here. There were toasts and
responses, and responded to the
health Of the President of the United
States and subsequently to toast to
myself. So far as | was concerned
everything was impromptu, and a
kindly, humorous, post-prandial tone
prevailed. 1t seems reporter was
present, but | did not see him, nor did
| know that any report had been made
until the local newspaper was sent to
me few days after in London. sent
copy to Mr.. Cleveland, because the