The San Francisco call., 1896-03-19


tude of all its employees, even to the lowest
consular officer. and pleading that 1t hao
not been violated
HIT was followed by McCreary CD OF
Kentucky in opposition to the resolutions.
He said: ST am opposed to the pending
resolutions and I hope they will not be
adopted. Tie delay of the Committee on
Foreign Affairs in reporting these resolu-
tions back to the House and the delay OF
the House IN taking them up, show that
there are many Republicans who are doubt
full about the propriety of the action pro-
posed and are not eager to vote cond demna-
tion and censure upon one of the worthlest
diplomatic officers in the service of the
United States. The resolutions were un-
precedented in Congressional history. No
diplomatic officer had ever in the past been
censured or condemned in the House of
Representatives for freedom of speech.
The House might as well censure Judge
of the Supreme Court of the United States
for decision rendered by him or a United
States Senator for speech made by him
as to censure diplomatic officer for his ut
terances."
The people of the United States, Nc
Creary declared, were behind Mr.. Bayard
in his opposition to protection and trusts.
The people knew that Mr.. Bayard had
proved himself patriot, a statesman and
a 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 Embassador of the United States
in England with ability and honor; that
he had won the respect and regard of the
English-speaking people, and that he had
done much to promote good will and
friendship between the people of Great
Britain and the United States.
The attack upon ambassador Bayard
was not because he made brief extern
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 Edinburgh
speech to projection" and trusts
The high priests of protection were not
willing to be criticised and they were OPP
posed to freedom of speech, even in an
academic address on the subject of pro-
lection and trusts.
McCreary said if Mr.. 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 considered.
Draper (R.) of Massachusetts said he was
not alone in the House IN believing that,
while Mr.. Bayard' remarks merited some
attention by the House, the severity of the
language of the first resolution was likely
TO defeat the object of the committee
Therefore he would move, at the proper
time, to separate the two resolutions so
that gentlemen who believed with him
that a conservative course should be pur-
sued could express their views, which
would not permit them to vote for both
resolutions.
The next speaker was Cousins (R.) of
Iowa, member of the committee. He re-
viewed the report of Mr.. Bayard S speeches
made to the House by President Cleveland,
and sarcastieally commented on the Boston
utterances. Referring to the statement
that the President is strong man the
speaker said: "Of course the President is
a strong man; but then, Mr.. Speaker, are
there not others? Look, for example, in
the Senate of the United States. Have our
Hercules who, less than a year ago, COM
PEELED our real and powerful and honest
President to acquiesce in bill of Iegisla-
ton which he had designated as 'perfdy
and dishonor2
AYE, Mr.. Speaker, it would seem that
strong men are found beyond official cir
cles, for hasit not been averred by gentlemen
upon this foor-and those, too, who will
oppose this resolution-that once upon a
time a certain business man of New York
City woye web of speculation about the
strong and honest will of the President
and extracted from his helpless, honest
hands. below The, market price, $62, ,0O0, 600
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 n alton of strong men,
But if Mr.. Bayard would behold real
Ajax, up-to-date, unterrified. let him go to
the Department of Agriculture and will
show him what is strong.
81 deny the declaration OF Mr.. Bayard
that the people of America are oftentimes
violent. A hundred years of free govern
ment in America challenges the history of
the world for corresponding century of
patience, morality and progress. And as
for the present time, no people since the
creation of the world ever exhibited such
enduring patience as have the people os
America under the past three years OF
gross and blundering misrule. If there
have been acts of violence they have been
exceptional and do not permit the charac-
terization uttered by isssrecreant EN-
bassador and applied to the people of
America as a whole
Proceeding then to Mr.. Bayard's speech
at Edinburgh, Cousins quoted the language
complained of, characterizing it as 'false,
extravagant and shameful and said
"Mr. 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 political
harangue, violating the express regulations
and instructions given by authority of our
own 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, ambassador
of the United States to Great Britain, on
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