Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-03-27
MIR. Bayard Censured.

The House adopted last Saturday, by
the strong vote of $50 to II, the resolution
censuring Ambassador Bayard for language
used last summer in speeches in England
and Scotland. On the resolution of direct
censure five Republicans voted nay and six
Democrats voted yes. On the second res
olution, declaring that no partisan speeches
ought to be made by diplomatic officials,
the vote stood 191 TO 80. No Republican
voted against it and nine Democrats, all
from Southern states, voted for it. Follow
ing is the text of the resolutions:
Whereas. Thomas F. Bayard, ambassador of
the United States to Great Britain, said in PUB.
lie speech delivered in Boston, England on Aug
?. 1895, as follows; He the President of the
United States) stands in the midst of a strong.
self-confident, and oftentimes, violent people
men who seek TO have their own way and who
need to have that way frequently obstructed and
tell you plainly that il takes real man TO gov.
ern the people Of the United states:" and
Whereds, Thomas +. Bayard said in a public
speech delivered In Edinburgh, Scotland, on Nov
Z, 1895, as follows: 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 ere
ate inequality of fortune, 70 corrupt public life
Danish men of independent mind and character
from the public councils, TO lower the tone OF ma.
create false standard in the popular mind, divorce
ethics from politics, and place politics upon the
low level or mercenary scramble than any other
single cause. II Cthe said policy Of pro-
tection) has unhesitatinglY allied itself with every
policy " hich tends TO commercial isolation dan
gerously depetes the treasury, and saps the pop
ular conscience by schemes of corrupting favor
and largesse to special classes whose support is
thereby attracted. Thus it has done so much to
throw legislation into the political market where
yoooeTs and chafterers take the place Of states
mem" therefore, be il
Resolved That 1t is the sense of the House of
Representatives that Thomas +. Bayard ambas
sador OF the United States TO Great Britain, in
publicly using the language above quoted, has
committed an offence against Diplomatic pro-
priety and an abuse OF the privileges of his ex.
alted position, which should make him the repre-
sentative OF the whole country and not OF any DO
htlcal party. Such utterances are wholly incon-
slstent with that prudent, delicate and scrupulous
reserve which he himself " hile secretary of state
enJoined upon all diplomatic agents of the United
states. In one speech he affronts the great body
or his countrymen, who believe in the policy of
protection In the other speech he offends all his
countrymen who believe that Americans are capa
BILE OF self government. Therefore as the imIne
IN their name, we condemn and censure the said
utterances OF Thomas +. Bayard.
Resolved, further, That in the opinion of the
House or Representatives public speeches by our
consular officers abroad, which display partisan
snip or which condemn any political party or
party policy or organization of citizens in the
United States, are in derelictiOn of the duty of
such oncers, impair their usefulness as public
servants and diminish the confidence which they
should always command at home and abroad.
When these resolutions were first intro
duced in the House it was given out that
Mr.. Bayard would resign if they were