The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-20
IN rnE HOUSE.


said; .JTnder the ruwritren law Of the
land sir. Eayard. as an American srabassa-
der, was invited 70 deliver an address be-
fore the Edinburgh Philosophical Institute
He accepted the Invitation. and this priv
nege-a privileges secured solely by his
Official posstion-ae abused by attacking
A great political yArty IL this country. l
say POLITICAL party, because protection is
the foundation principle of the Republican
rarity. The Complaint against sir. Bayard
IS no; shat he IS 4 free trader In home poll
Tics. but that. as "a ambassador OF the
American peopls. hestcak his home politics
x1th him 20 a foreign country and ex-
plotted them before q foreign audience
To criiicise an American ambassador Is
an ungracious duty. The American people
prefer to relieve their foreign representa-
tiyss from all crttsssms whatever. espe-
cialIy of a PARTISAN character. to the end
that those representatives may feel strong
in the undivided support Of their own eoun-
try. When an ambassador, however. ahan-
dons his non-part.Ean character. he not
only embarrasses the executive. but also
invites the widest range OF criticism on all
Of his personal acts- II Mr.. Bayard sees
nothing reprehensihle In those acts. which
are aimost universally recognized by his
own countrymen rs m1nifest violations
OF diplomatic etiqaette, diplomatic duty
and diplomatic honar Fit must be because old
age Is iimming those powers which, several
years ago. dictated stringent rules for the
government OF oar dipiomatic service,
and which were so keen to dispose OF Lord
Sackville West for'a comparatively trivial
offensc.
''It is urged by way OF extenuation and
defense" said Taft. ~ti,at the address was
especially admissible on account of IT'S
literary merit. Standards of literary merit
vary greatly. but I venture to assert that
the vast majority OF those who have read
this address and of those who have at
tempted to read itswonld join issue on this
point at once. II was an unfortunate GUS
tom which force; Nr. Bayard upon a liter
airy platform in quas.-competition with
MIR. Lowell and Mr.. Phelps. l have been
taught to believe that the individual in
this country has a larger range Of per-
sonai freedom than in any other country
on the habitable globe. Our self-esteem as
a nation suffered a slight shock when our
ambassador in effect insists that Anglo
Saxon civilization nurtures and develops
individual freedom equally well every
where. without reference to the form of
government Undoubtedly the .proprieties
of the occasion required our ambassador
to maintain that the individual freedom
Of the Englishman was as great as that of
the American. but, in maintaining this.
what right had he. in singing out his own
L
messed the Unsuitable growth OF that form
Of state socialism styled protection?' Then
followed statements and allegations which
ought to bring the blush of shame to any
American foreign representative publicly
utter.ng them in foreign country.
I'm view of tbs fact that the Fifty
fourth house wfhFfts remarkable Repub-
lican ma iority. succeeded to the Fifty
third house with its remarkable Demo-
H. n.-t "A. Il
to divide the membership of the present
house into two classes. the "iohbers and
chaffers." who are proteetIonists and Re
publicans, and the statesmen who are
free traders and Democrats. Every dol
lar OF salary which Mr.. Bayard will draw
from the United States treasury during
the coming year ought TO sink deep into
his tender conscience. because the domi-
nant party Of 'jobbers and chaf1ers' CON
trolling legislation in this house passed
that amount to his credit in the diplomatic
appropriation bill. He closes this part Of
his address by alleging that under the in
huence of protection personal liberty
ceases TO be the great end of the govern
ment' What "A monstrous libel upon his
own republic.
And yet thrs is called mere discus
sion of an economic theory upon an aca-
demic platform. IL was the arraignmen, CT
his own country before the assembled cui-
ture of Scotland, il was a proclamation
TO Great Britain thai in the United States,
where protection prevailed. personal iib-
erty had ceased TO he the great end Of the
government. To be the more effective
and there fore the more censurable. not 10
say the more dishoncrable, such an ar
raignn.nt must he upon an academic
platform II Mr.. Rayard. in yielding 10
the gentle ana subtie influence OF old age.
had circulated his ideas simply in The
drawing rooms of aristocratic Loadon,
little OF no attention would have been
paid TO them. but our ambassador pro-
claimed them upon the platform Of The
Edinburgh PniIuscphie al Institute. So
eivty composed of learned men. who give
tone TO public sentiment For that rea-
son he should be held to strict account FOR
his STATEMENTS When the ambassador cf
the United States has reached the point
Where he IS willing to secure personal ar-
probation at the expense of the dignity oil
his own country. and when his set-lTn-
nortance has become so expanded as not
10 permit hin 10 recognize that his own
positton and influence in foreign iants de-
pend upon the support of united, disni-
ded and proud nation. il Is high tins that
this house in rejecting public sentiment,
should by resolutions OF ceusere cemInaAd
him 10 maintain the dignity OF his own
country. and to subordinate his own per
s.,n7hfv to the interests and good name
Of tho entire American people
When Taft concluded he yielded a few
,r,f-u.ss to Grosveror Rep. Ohio. to re-
,lv 10 the remark made by McCreary yes
tersiav about Gen. SChsnck- SrosN eno'
raf.rrea to Gen. SchncCks 5 disunsihsnfi
services in war and peace lie could not
understand the purpose Of the attaak. II
9 gFF.s ri fgfs1F \
slminr that poker eiayirs contra.sn.d
,hs nigh standard Of morality ST up ~
,h.. gentlemen from Kentucky, that "As
outside az official conduct
NrC-esrv said b, bad rnafe no alta
On Gen Schneck No one could deny
however. THAI this cundget should nave
been investigated
t;rosvsror replied THAT II y were nov m
tended 10 asSaii the memory Of dFsf
man ike a ghoal then the utteFaHces o.
Ng.s,-.s-z veere nls words. Regarding ih'
t,,,,v,,a mine. the best proof OF Schenck
saof tnten,ions was that ne hirsc II in
,-.-et.4 large SUMS n these stocks ans
! continued TO nay assessments 70 mis- deaih
4. o., ,he hook or draw poker, lee haf
,,-rt-te,, o,,r a few rules of the great Amer
f.an ,-,ras, al the request ot fFisnd. ans
hsd been very much chagrtnsd when p'iis
1t, rsf.rarc.- had been made IN them h'
amused no confidence when h SAID Gen
S.benck told a friend be knew just erfouxs
st.,ut f-oker always 10 lose his money A
a r.,ker player however. he died ~iiAon
leaving nnpaid poker debts
pearson. Rep y. G. sasd the good nan'
~ oar pubglc servants constituted isrg'
,,r, ~ our national wealth and . form O.
,,eslth that he would not barter Tor al
hat lis upon or beneath our seii- u saF'
-, m Measure 20 join 81 ths humiliation
- a Ieftv spirit or IN Ih~ feSTada ton n
u, 5lf,,<t~iou< name lie ceuid say In can
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