The San Francisco call., 1896-03-21

"Whoever teaches" said Bailey in con-
clusion. "that the will of the people should
be frequently Or at all obstructed assails
whoever says the people are turbulent is
unworthy to represent the Government
anywhere in any capacity" Extended
applause.]
The vote on the resolutions was then
taken, first on the resolution censuring
Mr.. Bayard for his utterances, a separation
OF the two being asked by Draper (R) of
Massachusetts, AID Willis (R.) of Della
ware. The rollcall resulted: Ayes 180,
noes II.
The vote was mainly along political
lines, the Republicans voting aye and the
Democrats no. The Populists supported
the resolutions.
Willis (R.) OF Delaware endeavored to
secure unanimous consent to amend the
second resolution by adding the words
'or which reflects upon the American peo-
pie" but Pearson (R.) of North Carolina
objected. The vote was then taken on this
resolution, also by ayes and noes. The roll
call resulted: Ayes 191, noes SO.
There were no Republican or Populist
votes cast against this resolution, and the
of Mississippi, Bailey of Texas, Cummings.
Hntcheson, Layton, Owens of Kentucky,
Pendleton of Texas, Sorg and Stokes of
South Carolina.
Tine resolutions as agreed to are as fol-
lows:
WHEREAS, Thomas F. Bayard, ambassador OF
the United States to Great Britain, said in a
public speech delivered in Boston, Eng gland
August 2, 1895. as follows: "He (the President
of the United States) stands in the midst Of
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 it takes
real man to govern the people of the United
States; and, whereas, Thomas F. Bayard, EN-
bassador of the United States to Great Britain,
said in q public speech delivered in Edin-
burgh, Scotland, on November z. 1895, as fol-
lows: Gin my own country 1 have witnessed
the Unsuitable growth of 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, to Danish men of independent
mind and character from the public councils,
to lower the tone of National representation,
Dluut puDllC cOusCleQCe, create IalSe StaQQdTQS
in the popular mind, divorce ethics from poll
tics and place politics upon the low level of
mercenary scramble than any other single
cause. 1t (the said policy of protection)
has unhesitatingly allied itself with every
policy which tends to commercial isolation,
dangerously depletes the treasury and saps
the popular conscience by schemes of corrupt
ing favor and iargesse to special classes, whose
support is thereby attracted. Thus it has done
SO much to throw legislation into the political
market, where j0bbers and chaffers take the
place of statesmen; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That it is the sense of the Honse of
Representatives that Thomas f. Bayard, EN-
bassador of the United States to Great Britain
IN publicly using the language above quoted
has committed an offense against diplomatic
propriety and an abuse of the privileges of his
exalted position which should make him the
representative OF the whole country and not
OF any political party. Such utterances are
wholly inconsistent with that prudent, deli
cate and scrupulous reserve which he himself,
while Secretary OF State, enjoined upon all
diplomatic agents of the United States. In
one speech he affronts the great body of his
countrymen who believe in the policy of pro-
lection; in the other speech he offends
all his countrymen who believe that Ameri-
cans are capable of self-government There
tore as the immediate representatives of the
American people and in their name we con-
denim and censure the said utterances Of
Thomas F. Bayard.
Resolved further, That in the opinion of the
House OF Representatives. public speeches by