Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-02
Another Outbreak Of Bayardphobin.

Another Outbreak Of Bayardphobia.
The Philadelphia Evening Telegraph
and the Morning News OF this city,
both Republican organs Of the radical
protection stripe, are very much in
censed at Ambassador Bayard over his
latest address. delivered at the banquet
Of the City Of London Pension Society,
last Tuesday night. Both papers find
in this brief and informal talk fresh
cause for opening the vials Of wrath
and pouring their contents upon the
head Of our distinguished fellow
citizen.
From the rancor exhibited by these
two party organs it might be inferred
that Mr.. Bayard's address was per-
meated with rank treason, or that he
was engaged in holding up the govern
ment Of the United States to the con
tempt of the world, But nothing Of
the sort, What he said, as reported by
the pross agencies, was this
Your kindred beyond the seas are as
like as two peas to those Of Great Bril-
tain. The two peas are patriotism and
pluck,
Then, after reference to the chari.
table disposition of the race through
out the world, Mr., Bayard said Your
kindred beyond the seas arc not always
unanimous Nevertheless, there is one
voice that appeals 90 them all. Since
came to England | have never found
occasion 10 change my tone. There is
nothing | would say at homo that |
would not say here, and there is moth
ing l would say here that would not
say at home. | do not expect unanimity.
/ would almost say COD forbid. But
do not expect us TO speak in tone to
suit everybody, for in the system OF
government originated here and carried
beyond the Atlantic, there is something
that enables man to speak according
10 his own conscience. There, indeed,
is the strength of this country and the
strength Of my own, When the time
shall come that man shall not dare
to speak the thoughts that swell within
him for the public good, God help the
country.
Here lies that which shall keep both
countries moving onward and upward
in the cause of civilization. We will
mover suppress the truth foT fear Of evil
IunbtlututtSs DuL VIII ltll IL WltI0Br
we live or whether we have to die.
These utterances, delivered in re-
sponse to the very proper and neigh
borly toast, "Kith and kin beyond the
seas, have melted the deepest wrath
Of our Philadelphia contemporary and
our neighbor at home. They speak
with unanimity which suggests that
the one was prompted by the other, a
presumption made reasonable by the
fact that the Telegraph editorial was
printed several hours in advance Of tho
appearance Of the News. Without at
tempting to point out the Objectionable
features of the address, the Telegraph
holds that Mr.. Bayard has made him
self "a fresh object for the iustifablo
cenaure of his countrymen, and in
sists that he should "either resign his
high commission and become natural
lied and loyal Britisher for the rest Of
his life, or he should cease indulging
in such passionate fits Of abuse Of those
who have differed with him and exer-
cised their privilege of rrlticising his
course as public man. The News
secs in his remarks burst Of de-
tianco for tho House of Representa-.
tiyes' for having censurcd him.
Tho address will speak for itself 1t
is like all of Mr.. Bayard public utter.
ances, frank, manly, lofty in sentiment,
and, above all else, true. To read it 5
TO show ut once the pitlable partisan
spite Of those who take exception to il.
We feel constrained to refer these
carping, calloused critics to the follow
ing lines Of Tcnnysor. from which Mi
Bayard quoted In his London address
Its the land that freemen till,
That subeg.tintrd Freedom chose
lhe !1nt where, girt with friends or foes,
a man may speak the thing he will
A land Of settled government.
4 land OF inst aud 1ii fcnown.
Where Freedom slowly br0adcns down
From precedent 10 precedent
Where faction seldom gathers head.
liut by degrees to lltia~s wrought
HE strength Of some &. iusiyc tb6ught
Hath time and space 70 work and spread.
An act Of Congress passed in 1891
directed that tho ailyar in silver
toilar should weigh sixteen times as
much a. tile gold in elld dollar Az
that time one grain Of cold was worth
sixteen grains IL silver such WIZ the
ratio of silver to gold 1T that time in
the markets d tho werd. Since 1894,
owing to ttc decrease cost Of ,ainino
-lyor ana ts largely iucreasal pro.
du3tion, it# price has fallen 80 that the
ratio IL l,al was -. 3 10 i. IN 1sgt 39t.
Grains Of silver wore required to bul
one grain ~ g6Gl Iii othcr w0rrIs. IN,
silver minors 6uEd mining prodtabI,
whom they wgrt selling silver at Raj,
~ former price. In 1898 tho ayeraa,
ratio vas BIG 10 l. Ana yet tne adyo
Gates 9l free silver coinage insist thai
thn government shall coin silver dollar,
w"rtA aasfealy haf as much, intrinsi
aa.Iy,as the guld dollar, and force thct
Upon the country as ita chief cireula
ting medium. They contend that II,
stamp at tho mint, backed by the mora
.aree uI the law, will maintain tn
parity Of the two metals. and eaug
% ceata' worth of silver u pasa rurrsn
n even terms With 100 cents' worth o
gold. what nonsense. What uttcr folly
Ap9ut the only PERSONS III Nav ort
who io.k fayarahly upon the Eainc
l1uar niIi are tue hdto proprietars
lAs May Rall liqur dn Sundaye +,
s"afl4 with meals or ia their room