Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-03-26
The ResolutIon. OF oensnre.

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Republicans voting against them
adopted tho resolutions censuring Ann
bassador Bayard for tho addresses in
Boston and Edinburgh, England, in
which he made some remarks that
deeply offended the hide bound advo-
Gates of high protection in this coun
try. The result, however, was just what
was expected, so nobudy will be sur
prised or disappointed.
One of the features of the proceeding
was the action of the Jumping jack
Congressman from Delaware, who saw
in the incident an opportunity for
making himself notorious. The fact
that he is the Congressman from Mr..
Bayard's State served to obtain him
recognition, and the Rev. Jonathan S.
Willis did the rest He declared that
feeling of State pride would not per-
nit him to vote for the resolution CEN
suring Mr.. Bayard, and then he pro-
ceeded TO load his distinguished fellow
citizen with fulsome praise in one
breath, and assail him with contempti-
bic reproach in the other But all that
he could really say was that Mr. Bayard
is an aristocrat, favorite resort Of OK
preston, by the way, for one who sees
in another the elements of commanding
ability and the attributes of a true and
noble character TO which he himself
can never hope to attain, The Rev.
Mr.. Willis succeeded for once in making
himself conspicuous, and with this he
will no doubt be complacently salts
fed, notwithstanding that he succeeded
also in showing the complete assinity of
his mental composition.
But the Republican partisans of the
House did not carry their narrow and
vindictiye assault upon MI. Bayard
without encountering thrusts that
made them squirm. Mr.. Turner Of
Georgia interiected some caustic re-
marks recently made by Senator Chan
dler, in discussing the candidacy Of
Mckinley, which were in a line with
Mr.. Bayard's severe, but just, denun-
citation of the degrading results of the
protective system, in the Edinburgh
address. "lf Mckinley is nominated, "
said Chandler, "we shall have to meet
the charge that We fried the fat out of
the manufacturers in the last cam
naign; that he fried the fat out of
them again to secure his nomination;
that he is continuing to fry the fat to
buy his election, and as a result. he
will pay his political debts with a
high tariff bill framed solely in the
interests of the manufacturers. With
such charges as these to meet on the
stump, the campaign on the part of
tho Republicans will be defensive in.
stead Of offensive ~
Compare this with Mr.. Bayard's re.
marks upon the same subject-pro-
lection as a reward for political
seryices-in his now famous Edin.
burgh address. Mr.. Bayard said:
In my own country ! 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 councils to
lower the tone of national representa-
tlon, blunt public conscience, create
false standards in the popular mind,
divorce ethics from politics and place
politics upon the low level of the mer-
cenary scramble than any other single
cause. 1t has nhesitatingly allied
iiSelf with every policy which tends
10 commercial isolation, dangerously
depletea the treasury and saps tho
popular conscience by schemes of cor.
ruptng favor and largesse to special
nlaRses whose support il thereby at,
tracted. Thus IL ha4 dono So much "a
throw legislation into the political
market, where iobbcrs and cGaiferers
take the place OF statesmen.
There is wido difference in the two
men who thus held up tho evils of pro.
lection before the rubIic view, but
Senator Chandler's surprisingly franl,
declarations arc practically an admia-
sion, by a Republican of bitter parti.
eanshlnof tho truth or every word said
about protection by Mr.. Bayard in his
hndinburgh address Senator Chan.
r'Ior, therefore, is also deserving of the
eensure u the House.
But after ALL the ofrenss of Mr.
bayarj, IN the eyes or the Republican
House, Is that he is Democrat. and
a further incident affecting this ridieu.
lous procedure il that this is tho wear
OF a Presidential election. "Wcrc bo
Republican,, says that able and
independent Journal the Springfield
Reuublican, not word Of censuro
iar tis Edinburgh or Boston 4peechce
would rise from tho Republican ma.
jority IN the House at Washington,
and were it not Presidential yea,
here would bo no laborod sxploitatiops
OF quotations Of his speeches by IIjtt
Cousins or any one O'se among tbost
who are now strainiul - hard 10 ma,,e
camralgn capital ont If them. This /,
hceNplanaton, complete ami accurate
q tir ntroilrti0n Of the resolution,
OF eelaure Into the House, thcir rcfer
enGe to the committee on foroio,
a''alrs' the committees report, anl
theprobauln passaIo Of the resolutions
Any one Who has carefully apd can
Htag followed tla history Of this
ailair must 50 read ,hc story, and oyor,
ro3-healed follower Of the dobat, an
tnia resolution 81 caasnro has reco,
n'12a the insiucerity Of tho indignatior
taey profess to "yuress, ana tho force
an2asat Bay1rd alleged insults to th,