The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-21
President Makes Answer to the
House Resolution.
ASKING FOR INFORMATION
In Regard to Mr.. Bayard's Re
ported Utterances.
THE AMBASSADORS STATEMENT
His Speeches Were Before Liter
ary and Scientific Schools. and
Were Abstract Discussions of
Political Subjects.

ToHtlSdt
Washington, Jan. 30-The President
to-day made answer TO the House
resolution calling for information as
to whether Ambassador Bayard did.
at Edinburg and Boston, England,
deliver speeches referring to the
American people as strong, self-con-
fident and often times violent people,
whom it took a real man to govern,
and to "the insalubrious growth of a
form of socialism styled protection,
which has done more to corrupt public
life" etc, and if so, what action has
been taken theron by the President.
The answer is in the shape of let
ter by Secretary Olney, enclosing
copies of the two speeches which
have already been published in the
American press, and stating that eX-
cept as revealed in the correspondence,
no action has been taken by the State
department. This correspondence
begins with a letter from Bayard to
Secretary Olney, dated London, Decem-
ber 18th, last, in which he says he
had learned of the proceedings in the
House from the reports in English
newspapers and encloses copies of the
address in question. Continuing, Mr..
Bayard says:
'In the absence of precise informa-
ton of the text of the resolution said
to have been adopted by the House,
and not proposing to anticipate the
action of either of the Houses OF the
Congress-yet, observing that, in the
course of the discussions reference was
made to the personal instructions OF
the department of State to the diplo-
matte officers of the United States-I
respectfully advert to article Z, and
its sub-sections in order that your at
tention may be drawn TO the fact that
the address in question was delivered
before an institution purely literary
and scientific in its character, and
wholly uneonnected with political
parties, which had honored two Of my
official predecessors with similar in
yitations, which, in both cases, had
beeen accepted: Subjects political in
their nature cDemocracy," and ''The
Law of the Land,') have been respec-
lively treated with distinguished
ability.
"No political canvass was pending
or approaching in this country when
my address was made, and no inter
ference or participation in local or
party political concerns in this coun-
try was therefore possible.
''The address consisted Of my per
sonal opinions upon governmental in
stitutions in general-the moral forces
and tendencies which underlie them
and the governmental politics which
assist in the conservation of the free
dom of the individual as an essential
integer of human progress, and OF the
Dermanence of the civilization.
'.rhe judgments so delivered we're
formed by me after careful delibera-
tion and, in their presentation, sundry
historical facts and arguments tend
ing to sustain them were advanced.
When Congress shall have concluded
its action on the subject it is possible
that / may desire to submit further
statement, but meanwhile | consider
it proper 10 place before you the adj
dress itself in full, and the facts con
nected with it's delivery"
January 3rd, Secretary Olney cabled
Mr.. Bayard for DEATHS as to the Boston
speech and January 4th, the Ambassa-
dor replied in letter in which, after
promising to forward the newspaper
report of the speech and describing
the high character of the Boston
school. he SAYS: "The exercises were
of very simple and informal nature,
and without a note or prepared word
of any kind / made a short, predatory
speech and handed over the prizes to
the successful competitors. In the af-
ternoon we adjourned to public hall
or hotel where q dinner was served,
and as is customary here, there were
toasts and responses and / responded
to the health of the President of the
United States, and subsequently to
a toast to myself. So far as ] was con-
cerned everything was impromptu,
and a kindly, humorous, post-prandial
tone prevailed
Two days later Mr. Bayard sent to
Secretary Olney the Boston newspa-
pers containing reports of his speech
there, and, in transmitting them,
wrote:
''Sundry discrepancies are obvious
in these two reports, and they are
such as are usually incidental under
similar circumstances, but as TO the
remarks attributed to me, ! spoke
without generalization, without notes,
unaware Of a reporters presence, and
have no means except recollection
(now somewhat vague to enable me
to correct either report. Therefore /
shall not now essay it, although il is
obvious the reporters failed to catch
my words (sometimes Latin) and con-
fused them
''But both reports are sufficiently
full and accurate to describe the pur-
pose Of my visit and general nature
and intent Of my remarks
"If it is desired to gather the actual
purport and meaning of any statement
IT would appear to be necessary that