The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-03-19

called up III tne HOubt thlS AlNNAhSSH
by Mr.. Hit, OF Illinois, who made u
strong speech In support OF them. and
was followed by Mr.. McCreary. OF Ken
lucky. who opened for the opposition.
In opening his speech In favor Of the
abortion OF the resolution. Mr.. Hit re-
viewed the speeches dellevered BY Mr.
l;ayari. The one at Edinburgh he De-
Nyered two days after the November
election he characterized US u pollt-
teal dlatrtbe.
that dRy read the election returns. no
doub, with great regret and II was
10 a sympathetic foreign audience that
h4 delivered his passionate address.
Al first, he said, Il had been hoped
that IL would BE- found on examination
that the Edinburgh speech was simply
an academic address. but II was not So
The words referred TO his own country
and bore upon parties and political
issues here. As a private American citi-
zen he had q perfect right TO deliver
his opinion. but representing officially
The majority OF the United States. he
had no right TO utter words which
would reflect upon and wound the sensi-
b!ittles of his countrymen.
In declaring his opposition TO the
resolutions OF ccnsurs Mr.. McCreary
said that they were unprecedented N
congressional history. The proposed
action Of the house was an invasion OF
the rights and authority Of the Pre4l-
dent OF the United States. and II the
speeches OF AIr, Bayard referred to In
the resolution required action by the
executive, he was sure the latter would
DO his duty at the proper time. Since
the organization OF the government the
President. Mr.. McCreary said, had con-
trolled our diplomatic officers, recalling.
removing or reprimandlng them when
II. was deemd proper. There was, how
ever one case, Mr.. McCreary said.
where the acts OF diplomatic officer
had been condemned by the house. and
that was Of a prominent Republican.
Hon Robert Schencle. the minister TO
Great Britain, whose conduct in con-
nection with the Emma silver mine
was Investigated by a committee OF the
house, and resolutions repoTted COP
def1aiaE his action MrsSphenck was
also made conspicuous while represent
Ing the United States at the court or
81. James by the address which he
wrote on the subject OF poker playing,
but there was no effort made to censure
him for II,
Mr.. Bayard was not the first diplo-
matte officer representing the United
States who had been assailed by his
political opponents while representing
his country in England. and vote OF
oensure now. prompted by prejudice
aud partisansh!p," will not, he said
hurt Mr., Bayard. The animus and pur-
rnse arc TOO we'll understood. II might
nroye a garland OF distinction and open
the way TO him for higher offices and
greater honors.
1fr. Cousins spoals.
Mr.. Cousins CRep., Iowa). also a mem
Der OF the committee, supported the
resolutions. =,
This deliberate and unexampled
breach OF dlplomhtio etiquette" said
MI Cousins. this ungrateful. unpro-
voked and uhbRcomlng Insult to n
majority OF the people OF America, TO
her distinguished living and her hon
ored dead. by one who bore their con-
fidcnce, their mission and credentials.
must not be left uuchafienged since
II has entered the annals Of our dlplo-
matte history"
Mr. Bayard. he declared. toasted to
the Golden club and to the school OF
Manchester and to his own prejudice,
and told Great Britain that protection
In America had banished men Of inde-
pendent mind and character from It's
public councils. when he knew that the
list OF It's iiiustrious advocates, begin
ming with the distinguished names OF
Washington and Madison and Frank
lin. had never ceased to grow where
progress marked the way, until II mac
recorded in the register OF independent
mind and fnme the names OF Gay.
Jackson and Webster. OF Lincoln and OF
Grant. Garfield, Randall and Blaine
and he knew that almost on the very
day he uttered that Indictment the list
Of independent minds that champion
the doctrine OF protection In America
had grown to the greatest ana most
significant majority that ever spoke
their Independence at n peoples election
IN this country. He knew when he ut
tered that libel on the memory or the
greatest statesmen OF Americn that II
sou should blot out the names that
Identify the doctrine OF protection IL
our history you would l"nYe literary
desert rs insignificant md barren OF
achievement as DisrHells' grandfather
chapter OF events that never took place
What Protection Did.
The last OF all our ambassadors con-
Tdcs 10 Edinburgh the startling news
that protection In America dangerously
hepl"tc = the treasury Why Mt
SpeAkPr, even Edinburgh knows that
the champions Of protection took th'
treasury OF the United states whei
there was nothing in II but n Demo,
cratic free trade vacuum anu nlIed \
up with gold and silver coin. u tool
tho credit OF the republic. Hunken into
disgrace In the hands OF the Democracy
and made II as good aS the mnnied
powers NJ Europe. so good that Wen
dell phillips declared that our fundi
aesrnrl ns well in Europe IA Englant
consolS. and that the universal Hhio'
could borrow money as chenply
as Great Britain. And from tn,
time the party OF protection tooh
the treasury there was never n den
Ctency far twenty-five successive year
until the black raven OF free rhd'
psrchsd again above our treasury doOI
and hooted surplus. surpluH' never
moro"
NO. Mr. Speaker, our nmbassndol
10 Great Britain has not only yl0l"tct
the regulations u his commission, no
My been false TO his position. hut inl''
10 the facts OF his own country -" n,
would have thought TINT within prt!
years after the eyes Of the immhrtn
Lincoln were closed IN mnTtyred dcaih
amid the homage and the ad0rntlol
af this great and grateful land, INA
within 30 brief tim" N" nmhaHsnln
NJ his country tD the fHatheFfaHd wHA!'
~ rnr forget the diHniNcd and delicRt'
renuiFeTncnts NJ his hiSh position a. Y
mus stigmatize the honest eEcmpllhcfl
az one OF the hrSt and dearest principle
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