The record-union., 1896-03-21

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In my judgment, Mr. Speaker, there
Is b1, e standard by which the diff
| ferences can be marked in the social
! standing of the human family, and /
wish to draw that standard here before
the young men of this House, who, |
trust, will be in it, it's pride and glory,
perhaps long years after many of US
who are older have gone to the other
land. There is just one standard Of
distinction, appropriately speaking, be-
tween men in this world, and that is
greater knowledge and better morals.
| (Applause)
ITO know more and do better-every-
thing else is subordinate to that. / do
not care to go beyond that. Old Mat
Pryor's epitaph was good enough for
me. His epitaph was:
Here lies Mat Pryor,
Descended from Adam and Eve;
II anyone can rank higher,
Use willing to give him leave"
| (Applause)
Willis was heard with great interest,
and closed with an appeal not to pass
the resolution of censure.
| Turner Oem.) of Georgia made a
strong speech defending the Embassa-
dor from the charges made against him
| and affirming that he was right in say
ing what he did.
| Newlands (Silver) of Nevada, in
speaking in favor of the resolution,
said that the strength of President
Cleveland eulogized by Bayard, was
the strength of destruction, not of con-
struction.
| The last speech was made by Bailey
(Dem) of Texas, who spoke particularly
of the Boston speech. Bayards utter
ances that the people of the United
States were a violent people, who fire.
quently needed to have their way OBJ
structed, was not only in violation of
the diplomatic etiquette, but an Of
fense against good sense and sound and
rugged patriotism. (Applause)
Whoever teaches" said Bailey, in
conclusion, that the will of the people
should be frequently or at all obstructed
assails the foundat ton of the Govern
ment, and whoever says the people are
turbulent is unworthy to represent the
Government anywhere in any capac-
ity." Extended applause)
The vote on the resolutions was then
taken, first on the resolution censuring
Bayard for his utterances, a separation
of the two being asked by Draper (Rep.)
of Massachusetts and Willis (Rep) of
Delaware. The roH-call resulted: Yeas
$50, nays II.
The vote was mainly along political
lines, the Republicans voting yea and
the Democrats nay. The Populists sup
ported the resolutions.
Willis (Rep.) of Delaware endeavored
to secure unanimous consent to amend
the second resolution by adding the
words ''or which reflects upon the Amer
ican people," but Pearson Rep) of
North Carolina objected.
The vote was then taken on this res
olution by yeas and nays, the roll-call
resulting: Yeas 191, nays 80
There were no Republican or Popu-
list votes cast against this resolution,
and the following Democrats voted for
it: Allen of Mississippi. Bailey of
Texas, Cummings, Hutcheson, Layton,
Owens of Kentucky, Pendleton of
Texas, Sorg and Stokes of South Caro-
lima.
The resolutions as agreed to are as
follows:
Whereas, Thomas r.. Bayard, EN-
bassador of the United States to Great
Britain, said in a public speech deliv-
cred in Boston, England, August 2,
1895, as follows: HE 0he President of
the United States) stands in the midst
of strong, seif-confident and often
times violent people-men who seek to
have their own way and who need to
have that way frequently obstrueted,
and I tell you plainly that it takes
real man to govern the people of the
United States; and whereas Thomas
F. Bayard, ambassador of the United
States to Great Britain, said in pub
lie speech delivered in Edinburgh, Scot
land, on November {, 1895, as follows:
''In my own country l have witnessed
the Unsuitable growth of that form of
State socialism styled protection
which / believe has done more to foster
class legislation and create inequality
of fortune, to corrupt public life, to
Danish men of Independent mind and
character from the public counsels, to
lower the tone of national representa-
tion, blunt public conscience, create
false standards in the popular mind,
divorce ethics from politics and place
politics upon the low level of a merce-
nary scramble than any other single
cause. It (the said policy
of protection) has unhesitatingly allied
itself with every policy which tends to
commercial isolation, dangerously de-
pletes the treasury and saps the popu-
lar conscience by schemes of corrupting
favor and largesse to special classes,
whose support is thereby attracted.
Thus it has done SO much to throw leg
islation into the political market, where
jobbers and chaffers take the place of
statesmen; therefore be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of the
House of Representatives that Thomas
F. Bayard, ambassador of the United
States to Great Britain, in publicly
using the language above quoted has
committed an offense against diplo-
matte propriety and an abuse of the
privileges of his exalted position, which
should make him the representative of
the whole country and not of any po-
litical party. Such utterances are who'll
" inconsistent with that prudent, del
icate and scrupulous reserve which he
himself, while Secretary of State, en-
joined upon all diplomatic agents of
the United States. In one speech he
affronts the great body of his country
men who believe in the policy of pro-
lection; in the other speech he offends
all his countrymen who believe that
Americans are capable of selfgovern-
ment Therefore, as in the interest of
the American people, and in their name,
we condemn and censure the said ut
terances of Thomas F. Bayard.
Resolved further, That in the opinion
of the House of Representatives public
speeches by our diplomatic or Consular
officers abroad which display partisan
ship. or which condemn any political