The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-03-21

0cnenck, the minister ia Grao+ 81.
a.n' whose conduct in connection ,,r,.,,
ZIG emma silver mine was invos+,o.a4s.
py committee Of the house ard ,.
tutions reported condemninp he aat;s
nil was also made conspicuous
- iepresenting the United States 81
e Sourt OF st. James by the address
wnlch ne wrote on the subject Of no,-ar
paying, but there was no effort mada
~ censure him for it. Bayard was not
.ne ilrst diplomatic officer representirg
.ne onlted States who had been assaile1
Oy ms political opponents while ranre-
senung his country in England and
vote or censure, now "promn+aa ~,
prejudice and partisanship." viii ~
ne said, hurt Bayard. The purnosa w., =
TOO We'll understood. 1t might nro,a :,
garland OF distinction and open tha wa,,
TO MIN for high offices and greater hon.
ors. MI
The people of this country. he contin-
ued, know that Thomas F. Bavard had
proved himself a patriot, statesman
and faithful public servant The oues-
ton Of so-called protection. Mr. No
Creary declared, was living. absorb
ing question, which was engaging the
attention OF the civilized world. It was
natural, therefore, in a comprehensive
address to educators and students that
Mr.. Bayard should give his views Of
protection.
Mr.. McCreary concluded, in part. as
follows: when citizen of our free
country becomes an ambassador or a
minister, should he be required to sur
render or suppress his true sentiments?
Should he not have the right to speak
! his sentiments politely and respectful
| ~, It they are in accord with the policy
| OF the government which he repre-
! sents?"
While Mr.. Mccreary was referring to
| the Boston speech, in which Mr.. Bay
ard said it took real man to gov
ern' the people of the United States,
Mr.. Grosvenor interrupted to ask if he
| (McCreary) believed the president gov
erned the people: if SO. whether he gov
erned the democratic party, and espe-
cially whether he governed the gentle
| man from Kentucky on any public
| question.
Mr.. McCreary replied lightly, that he
supposed Mr.. Grosvenor was trying to
| have little fun at his expense. Ser-
ously, however, he replied to Mr.. Gros-
| venor in the affirmative. He was al
| ways willing, he said, to uphold the
president when he was discharging his
| duty under the constitution.
Mr. Draper of massachusetts,, in few
words, explained his position against
| the resolution of censure. This was
not, he thought a time for sensational
ism. We had trouble enough, he
thought, present and prospective in ou1
foreign relations.
Cousins In Support.
! Mr.. Cousins of Iowa supported the
| resolutions. s'This deliberate and I'M
exampled breach of diplomatic ETH
quette," said Mr.. Cousins; this I'M
grateful, unprovoked and unbecomins
insult to the majority Of the people o.
America, to her distinguished living
and to her honored dead, by one who
bore their confidence, their mission ant
! credentials must not be left unchal
lenged, since it has entered the annals
of our diplomatic history. He knew
when he uttered that libel on the mem
ory of the greatest statesman OF Amer
lea that if you should blot out the lis
of names that identify the doctrine O
protection in our history. you Woul(
leave it a dreary desert. But last of all
orr ambassador confides to Edinburgh
the startling news that protection II
| America dangerously depletes tn
treasury Why, Mr.. Speaker everyon
in Edinburgh knows that the champl
ons of protection took the treasury o
/ the United States when there was noth
inc in it but democratic free trad
vacuum and filled it with gold am
silver coin. 1t took the credit OF In