The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-03-19

former Cleveland administration, in clos
ing the debate of the day, commended the
utterances Of Mr.. Bayard as to the effect of
protection. and, to the great delight OF the
Democrats, read extracts from Senator
Chandler's interview alleging that the Nc.
KinIey boomers were levying on the pro-
tected industries. The debate will con-
clude tomorrow.
In opening his speech in favor of the
adoption of the resolution, Mr.. Hit re-
viewed the speeches delivered by Mr.. Bay
ard. The one at Edinburgh. delivered two
days after the November election. he
characterized as "a political diatribe."
Mr.. Bayard's auditors, he said. had that
day read election returns, no doubt with
great regret, and it was to sympathetic
foreign audience that he delivered his pas
sionate address. That speech called at
tention again to the speech previously de-
livered at Boston, describing the Ameri-
cans as violent people.
"That," he said, "was the case upon
which the committee on foreign affairs re-
ported their resolutions OF censure."
At first, he said, it had been hoped that
1t would be found on examination that the
Edinburgh speech was simply an academic
address, but IL was not SO. The words re-
parties and political issues here.
"Mr. Bsyard's sincerity. the truth or
falsity of the sentiment he uttered. have
nothing to do with the question"
Mr.; Hit here read some extracts from
the London press commenting on Mr..
Bayard's speech. The London Times, he
said, in a curious fit of flattery and con-
tempt, had asked what would be thought
of Sir Julian Pauncefote if he should de-
liver in the United States passionate
speech in favor of home rule, and had said
that such speeches as Afr. Bayard's would
not be delivered by a European diplomat?
Mr.. Hit referred to the manner In which
the presidential influence had been used to
drive reluctant members into voting for
the resolutions of the last congress censur-
ing Minister Stevens. In conclusion he
urged the propriety and duty OF the adop-
ton of the resolutions.
Mr.. McCrenry o., Ky.) followed Mr..
Hit. in opposition to the resolutions. At
the outset ne called attention to Mr.. Hits
error in saying the Edinburgh speech was
delivered just after the last congressional
elections. The last congressional elections
occurred in November. 1894. This speech
was delivered in November, 1895.
In declaring his opposition to the resolu-
tIOne # censure McCreary said that they
were unprecedented in congressional his
tory. The proposed action of the house
was an invasion of the rights and authority
of the president of the United States. and
if the speeches of Mr.. Bayard referred to
in the resolutions required action by the
executive. he was sure the latter would do
his duty at the proper time.
There was, however, one case, Mr.. Nc
Creary said, where the acts of diplomatic
officer had been condemned by the house
and that was Of a prominent Republican,
Hon. Robert Schenck, the minister of
Great Britain. whose conduct in connec-
ton with the Emma silver mine was inves-
tigated by a committee of the house and
resolutions reported condemning his ac-
ton. Mr.. Schenck was also made conspic-
uous while representing the United States
at the court of St. James by the address
which he wrote on the subject of poker
playing, but there was no effort made to
censure him for it. Mr.. Bayard was not
tho first diplomatic officer representing the
United States who had been assailed by
his political opponents while representing
his country in England, and a vote of CEN
sure now, prompted by prejudice and
partisanship,' will not, lie said, hurt Mr..
Bayard. The purpose was too we'll under
stood. 1t might prove a garland of dis
tinction and open the way to him for high
offices and greater hcnors. The people of
this country know that Thomas f. Bayard
has proved himself a patriotic, a states.
msnlike and faithful public servant, and
the people were behind him in his opposi-
ton to projections and trusts in far
greater numbers than they are behind those
who sought to condemn and censure him.
1t was perfectly clear to his mind that
the real gravamen of "this attack" against
Mr.. Bayard was the reference to ''protec-
ton" in the Edinburgh speech. The ques-
ton of so.called protection, McCreary de-
clared, was living, important, absorbing
question which was engaging the attention
of the civilized world. 1t was natural,
therefore, in a comprehensive address to
a6sI nt<Nro md ufpvhA Auto hat nwI
should give his views on protection.
Mr.. Draper, Republican of Massachu-
setts, member of the committee, in a few
words explained his position against the
resolutions of censure. This was not, he
thought, a time for sensationalism. We
had trouble enough. 'e thought, present
and prospective, in OF foreign relations,
without censuring on. chief diplomatic
representative. He agreed that Mr.. Bay
ards utterances were hardly proper, but did
not think they merited such harsh action.
The last resolution deprecating partisan
ship by diplomatic representatives he
thought entirely proper, and therefore
asked that the resolutions be divided and
separate vote had on each.
Mr.. Cousins. Republican of Iowa, also q
member OF the committee, supported the
resolutions.
"This deliberate and unexampled breach
OF diplomatic etiquette" said Cousins,
'tnls ungrateIuIs unprOvOked ana unbe-
coming insult to the majority of the people
of America; to the distinguished living,
and to her honored dead, by one who bore
their confidence. their mission aud ere.
dentials, must not be left uEchallenged,
since it is entered in the annals of our
diplomatic history"
Mr.. Bayard, he declared, toadied to the
Golden club and to the school of Manches.
ter and to his own prejudice, and told
Great Britain that protection in America
had bapished men of independent mind
and character from its councils, when he
knew that the list of it's illustrious advo-
Gates. beginning with the distinguished
names of Washington and Madison and
Franklin. had never ceased to grow where
the progress marked the way, until it had
recorded in the register of independent
minds and fame the names of Clay, of
jackson and of Webster, of Lincoln and of
Grant, of Garfield, of Randall and of
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 and most significant
majority that spoke their independence at
popular election in this county. He
knew when he uttered that libel on the
memory of the great statesmau of r,or.