Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-25
+ Bayard Censured.

On Friday, the House of Represents
tives passed the resolutions concerning
Bayard, Ambassador to England, for
remarks made in a speech in Edin-
burgh. Scotland, by vote of 1870 to u
six Democrats voting for it, and five
Republicans against it. This will not
affect Bayard, nor detract from the
high estimation in which he is held.
A man may be run over by drove OF
asses, but fiis character will not be
affected thereby. Bayard will be es-
seened and honored. and his memory
will be green and cherished by those
who can appreciate an honest, and
able, and pure statesman, whilst those
who censured him will repose in OBJ
livion, and
Go down to the vile dust whence they sprung,
Unwept, unhonored, and unsung..
Wesuggest that it would be we'll for
the Democratic press to publish in full
an authentic copy of that speech, that
the people may see it and judge for
F, themselves of the action of Congress
| in reference to it. 1t would prove to be
good campaign document as it would
show the injustice that was done him.
Here is the part of the speech at
Edinburgh which has given such
mortal offense to the Republicans
I'm nv own country 1 have witness.
/ 4 /. &;c1 II youth nf that form
of State socialism styled protection,
| which believe has done more to foster
class legislation and create inequality
of fortune, to corrupt public life, t.
Danish men of Independent mind ano
character from the public councils, tt
lower the tone of national representa-
ton, blunt public conscience, create
false standards in the popular mind
divorce ethics from politics and place
politics upon the low level of mer
cenary scramble than any other single
cause. 1t has unhesitatingly alice
itself with every policy which tends t.
commercial isolation, dangerous!
depletes the treasury and saps thu
popular conscience by schemes OF cor
rupting favor and largesse to specla
classes, whose support is thereby. at
tracted. Thus it has done so much tt
throw legislation into the politica
market, where jobbers and chafferer
take the place of statesmen"
The truth contained in these re
marks is what hurts. and, it is said
that there are cases in which truth
the greatest libel, and so it seems to b
in this case.
:. Now compare Bayard's remarks will
the following expressed by Senate
Chandler, a distinguished Republican
| and see if he does not sustain tn
truth of what Bayard said
) 81 was very cautious in speaking
, about Mckinley he said in ali inter
view to-day, "but it certainly doe
seem to me that he is in the hands o
! INSCRIPTIONS managers. They sa.
that this year the Republicans Cal
elect a yollow dog if we nominate one
At the same time, look at the stu
alton. If Mckinley is nominated, w
7 shall have to meet the charge that WI
{ fried the fat out of the manufacturer
in the last campaign; that he fried tn
fat out of them again to secure III
nomination; that he is continuing
! to fry the fat to buy his election, an
as a result, he will pay his politica
debts with a high-tariff bill france
solely in the interests OF the manu-
facturers. With such-charges as thes
to meet on the stump, the campaign
! on the part of the Republicans will b
defensive instead of offensive"