The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-21
This paper Is Democratic in principles
u is Independent IN its visws On all local
questions.
The NCsn.ure,, on Hayard.

The "Censurets on Bayard.
The House. of Representatives. more
properly. the reckless Republican ma
jority thereof-voted yesterday to adopt
a vote of censure upon Ambassador
Thomas F. Bayard. for some Of his ut
terances in England. Mr.. Bayard is an
old man. He has spent the greater part
of his life in the service of his country.
He has attained all the highest places in
the gift of the people. except the Presi-
dency, He has made nothing by politics.
He has sought to make nothing but hon.
or, and of that he has garnered a store
second to no living American. He is n
of the four or five most distinguished
men now living in the country, ranking
with William NJ. Evarts, John Sherman
and the President. He is a patriot. He
has been a patriot all his life. His whole
career has glowed with an ardent Ameri-
canism. His every act has been scru-.
pulously calculated to forward the pubic
good.
The two speeches which are the sub
ject of the Houses censure were pecul-
iarly happy efforts of impromptu ora
tory. They were beautiful in conception,
genial in tone and elegant in express
sion. They breathed owe of country in
every sentence, and a high intellectual
and temperamentai appreciation of the
--.4tc 11.-.A-+ ~ 0.Ar nofinnn1 hjg-
tory, and of the fine contrasts which it
affords with the old country. pervaded
the whole. There was besides a gener-
Gus chivalric spirit shown in the high
words of praise and admiration which
the Ambassador bestowed upon the
younger man who has overtaken and
passed him in the race for the highest
honor which the people Of the United
States can bestow. Altogether, the
speeches did the highest honor to the
fine mind that conceived them and
clothed their thoughts in eloquent die
ton. They reflected glory upon a coun-
try when possessed such a man to rep
IeSEIl L. lIc< Sl4Odld NC Ii ~
tiers of gold in our books and given to
our boys to read. TO help them learn
honor, truth, wisdom. generosity and
patriotism.
OF the despieable action of the vile
crew of partisans who uttered their cen
sure yesterday. to be written down by
rs-&or,- x,;+h +ha coor, which If deserves
we do not care to speak at any length.
The words of the Ambassador which
particularly CALLED them were these
from the Edinburgh speech
In my own country l have witnessed
State Socialism styled Protection
which I believe has done more to foster
class legislation and create Inequality 81
men Of independent mind and character
from the public councils. to owe the
tone of national representation nlunt pun.
the popular mind. to familiarize 1t with
reliance upon State add and guardianship
politics, and place politics upon the low
level of a mercenary scramble, than any
other single cause.
And while the Republican misrepre-
sentatives Of the people were adopting
their vote Of censure, a Republican Sem
ator was filling his own party with dis
sensions by the charge that the fragrant
use of protectionist bribess contributed
by the monopolistic beneiciaries of the
Mckinley law. have already %depraved
and corrupted the coming Presidential
contest. Senator Chandler has publicly
proclaimed 1t from the housetops that a
great corruption fund had been raised
among the mill owners and manufac-
turers, and that with it votes have
been bought in the rotten boroughs Of
southern Republicanism to nominate
William Mckinley at st. Louis and to
so conduct the coming election that in
case of Republican success a return to
the tariff system of 1890 would be an
inevitable ~sequen This allegation
OF the Senator from Vermont, himself
no mean adept in political corruption,
has elected shrieks of rage from his fell
low Republicans. whose cause it damages
with the people. bur the denials are few
and feeble: they are uttered with that
hasf-aearted tone which indicates con-
viction OF their truth.
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THE bar Of Burlington county has
made public protest against the elevation
or Prosecutor Charles f. Henaricksoh to
the bench of the Court of Errors and
Appeals. The ground is that as he pro-
poses to continue practicing ne should
not be made a member of a court before
which cases n which he is interested
are likely to come. This is the ground
fully sci forth by ssrhe News" in a re-