Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-19
CENSURTNG BAYARD.
The D,blte 10 Tbs House Of Repre-.
senlaliYss CT. llsd.
TUE GALLERIES TnRoNGED.
The Representative Of the upiisd
states TO Great Britain Laid
on the Rack.


The galleries OF the House, despite the
Indictment weather, were well hllsd
today In anticipation Of the resumption
Of the debate on the resolution Ms to cen.
sure AmbassAdor Bayard, which were
called up Immediately after the read
ing Of the Journal.
TAFI's Address.
TAFT (Rcpublican, ONO took the
foor In support Of the resolutions. lie
said!
"Undsr the unwril,en law Of the
land, Sit. BAynrd, ~ an American
ambassador. was invited 10 deliver an
address before the Edinburgh phll0.
s0phical institution. He accepted the
Invitation aud this privilege rtivl.
lego secured solely by biz tfilcial
posltlon--he abused by attacking a
great uolliicai party In biz own coun.
| ny. / ssy political party tecsuso pro.
lection IN the oundatlon principle u
the Republican party. The complaint
against MIR. Bayatd IL not that he 10 a
ffso ttadcr In home politics, but that ~
On ambassador OF the A American people
he took his home politics with him tOA
iofoign country ana exploited them
before = foreign audionce.
"rO crltlzzs an American ambhnsA-
| dor 10 an ungfscious duty. The
Americans prefer 10 leave theit foreign
| representatives from all cfltiritme
whatevgf, especially Of partisan
| character to the end that those repte.
sentativvs may feel strong In tue I'M
! divided support Of their own country.
When an VmbsssAdor, however, abau.
/ dOns hls non. partisan character, hv not
only embAtTsssss the executive, but
also invites the widest range OF crit.
cism on all iis peuoEal acts. II Mr..
| B,yAfd sees nothing rspfchensible IN
those acts which arc almost universal.
| ~ fsc0guiz d by his own c0untrymeu
A. manifest violation Of diplomatic
etiquette, diplomatic duty Hnd diplo.
nauc honor, II must be because old
age Is mellIwing those men,Al powsfs,
which eevefal yeaTs ago dictated stTil.
gent rules Tor the government VI our
diplomAlio service, and which we're
~ keen a1 to dispose Of Lorl 5Ackvills-
West ior n comparatively uiNinl Of.
| Tense.
"tt I. urged by way OF extenuAtion
I
address was especially admirable en-
account Of iis literary merit. stand.
arcs Of literary merit vary greatly, but
| venture TO assert that y vast majority
VI those who have Totd this address
and OF those who have attempted TO
read IL would Join Issue on tbis p0iut
Al once. IL wGs an unfortunate Gus
tom which forced Mr. BayATd 10
enter upon literary platform In
quasi-compoiition with Mr.. Lowell aud
Mr. Phelps. 1 have been taught 10 be-
lieve thai tins Individual 10 THIS coun.
Try had a larger range Of pefsonAl
freedom thAn In Any o'hor Cuuutry on
tue hAbitablo globe. Our sslfUstttnl
as nation suffered a slight shock
| wuou our ambassador In effect lusists
that AnglO'saxJn civilization nuF.
lures and DEVELOPS Individual freedom
equally we'll every where within refer.
enoe to the form OF government IN.
doubleday the pTOprislies OF the coca.
sion required our ambassador 90 main.
tain that the individual freedom OF the
EnglishmAu was as great ~ that Of the
American, but Ia maintaining this,
what right had he, In Singing out hi.
own people TO say, ln my county |
have Witnessed the unsuitable growth
OF tina, form OF state socialism styled
pfOteclion?' Then followed tue state
ments anu allegations which ought 90
cause tho blush Of shame TO any
American foreign representative PUT.
liely altering Them In foreign c0uu.
try.t
"In view Of tho fact that the Fifty.
fourth House with Its remarkable
Republican ma lOrlty succeeded to the
| Y u -
DomoofaIic naistiiy, Nt. BAyATd cou.
detoenus To divide the membership OF
the present House into two classes, the
'JobbsTs and chafier,,' who arc proteo.
tlonists and Republicans, and the
statesmen who are tree traders and
Democrats. Every dollar OF salary
which Mr.. BAyard will draw from The
United States treasury during tho
coming year ought 10 sink deep into
his tender conscience, because the
dominant party OF I0bhers and chat.
sfs' controlling legislAtion IN this
House passed that amount 10 his
credit in the diplomatic appropriation
bill.Dl
Ho closes this part OF his address by
Rlleg ny that unusT tie ilfiuenos Of
protection "peIsOnal liberty ceases 10
be the great end Of the government"
What a mOnstTous iiuel upon his OW n
republic, anu yet this IA called a mere
discussion OF an economist theory upon
M academic platform. II was the NJ.
rAlRnment Of his own country before
the assembled culture Of Scotland; 1t
was a proclamation TO Great Britain,
that 10 tie United States where the
protection prevailed, personal liberty
hRd ceased 10 be- the great end OF tho
government
To be more effective aud therefore
tho more censuTablr, not to say the
more dishOuofablr, such an arTaigu.
ment must be upon an academic plat
form. II Mr.. Bsyard 10 yielding 10 the
gentle aud subtle influence OF old age
had circulated his Ideas simply In the
drawing rooms OF Arlsloctatic Lon
don, little or no attention. would hNye
been paid " them, but our ambassador
proclaimed them upon the platform OF
| inc Edinburgh Philosophical insutu-
tiOn--a society composed Of learned
men, VINO give tono 10 public sonti.
| menI.
"For that reason Acknowledgment 10
u strict account for his statements.
When the ambassador Of the United
States had reached the polnt where no
Il willing to secure pefs nal approOn.
ton al the expense OF The dignity Of
| his ow n country, anu when his sell,
! importance had buooms 30 expanded M