Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
ms cpn.nre of MIR. nnnarn.


A recent issue of Harper's Weekly
editorially refers TO the action Of tho
House of Representatives in adopt
ing resolutions censuring Ambassador
Bayard, as follows:
Americans who regret the vote OF
censure which the House Of Repro.
eentatiyes saw fit TO pass the other day
upon Ambassador Bayard should find
solace in the reflection that when the
action of the House came to Mr.
Bayard's notice he understood precisely
what it meant. Some of the recent
discussions and votes in Congress re.
lRting to foreign matters, though futile
and harmless in Themselves, have been
deplored because of the certainty that
they would be misunderstood and their
Importance oyerrated by the foreign
nations which they seemed TO concern.
There is no trouble or anxiety of that
sort about the Bayard resolutions. Mr..
Bayard knows the present Republican
majority in the House as we'll as any
Of us do lIo knows how natural it is
that that majority should be offended
by the expression OF his convictions
about protection, or should feel il
| necessary to assume to be offended even
if it really isn't, He also knows just
how much the favor and approval Of
the present House of Representatives
are TO him. Out Of this largo compre-
hension of facts and bearings Mr..
Bayard may doubtless bo trusted TO
evolve reflections which will enable
him to endure the structures of the
Houae with equanimity.
Yet though he will understand how
| Republican Congressman may find it
necessary to show temper over his ro-
marks about protection, IL will proba-
bly, surprise him to no censured, oven
by the present House, for saying that
his countrymen like 10 have their own
way, and that it takes real man 10
| govern them. OF course they like to
have their own way. or course it
takes real man 10 govern them.
Washington, jackson, Lincoln, were
real men, and littc of their vigor or
reality was to spare when they were
Presidents. The idea that feeble or
undecided man is fit to be President Of
the United States is ridiculous; yet
that ia the idea that the House sue.
gested when it censured Mr.. Bayard
for saying what he did.
Mr.. Bayard is good man, and well
disposed TO good men, even whom they
are Englishmen. He is also an able
and experienced man, thorough
American in a high sense. 1t Is graft.
| flying to believe that the resolutions oI
tho House will cause him no greater
concern than they cause to his friends
at home, and that is not much.
The only concern that tho thinking
well-meaning people of this country
noed feel over the matter, is that there
should be in the House of Representa-
tives a partisan majority so bigotet
and narrow minded rs TO conceiv,
the idea of adopting resolutions o
ccnsure. Mr. Bayard told grea
truth in his Edinburgh address, but i
was pregnant with reproach for the
corrupt policy that has for years domi
mated the party now in control of tn
popular branch Of Congress. Tho trutl
ranking in partisan hearts stirred
their resentment to tho insane pitch o
attempting 10 make resolution o
consure wIpe away the sting of thoi
severe and searching arraignment.
Neither Mr.. Bayard nor his friend
will be likely to concern themselve
further over the matter. But the Re
publican partisans in Congress- viii
doubtless feel very much concernc,
over the folly OF their action, whicl
will become more and more apparent a
time rolls on.