Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-15
AMBASSADOR BAYARD VISITED
Interviewed In London by a
Baltimore Lawyer.
HIS DUTIES IN GREAT BRITAIN
A High Estimate of President
Cleveland.


B. Howard Haman, writing from
London, under date of September Both,
20 the Baltimore Sun, says: n
This morning called upon Mr..
Bayard. our Ambassador to Great
Britain.
had read Mr.. Bayard's great speech
delivered several days ago on the orca.
sion OF the banquet given by the
American Chamber of Commerce Of
Liverpool, at the Adelphi Hotel, in
Liverpool, to representative members
Of the British association. m&
This speech equaled in eloquence
any OF the English addresses OF Mr..
Bayard which l have read, and I
wished very much to meet him per.
Bonally and to ask him to say few
words 10 his many friends in Balti.
more, Nd. and the United States.
Nh Bayard Is known in Great
Britain as typical American Of the
best class. In my sojourns, lasting
altogether nearly two years in Great
Britain, / have always heard of him
Ms a representative OF true American
Ism.
Mr.. Bayard received me as brother
lawyer He spoke with great freedom
upon many topics. Some things
In a newspaper article. c
1t is very easy for one who has
Travelled in America and in England
to detect the slight peculiarities OF
accent, information and even of dress,
which mark the half. Anglicised Ameri-
can. Mr.. Bayard has none of these.
He is never Every pleased, !" but very
glad" to meet his friends, and such
ordinations as "fancy!'' and "Oh,
really!" have found no place in bis
vocabulary. He is an American in
every respect, of a lofty type which one
would be proud to recognize in any
foreign country.
Baltimoreans will be pleased to hear
that Mr.. Bayard is in vigorous health.
He is sprightly in motion ana ruddy
OF countenance. His manner has lost
none Of Its charm and grace.
His first questions-and they were
numerous and put in the viyacious
way Of the late Mr. Teackle Wallis
were about BaltiL.ore and Maryland.
He asked for several members of our
bar. He said: ~ feel very near to
Maryland through family, social and
friendly ties" He wished to know il
Baltimore was growing as manu-
featuring city, and il its industries
were generally prospecting; he then
spoke of England and America, and
the people of the two countries.
He said it had been one of his great
est pleasures and highest duties to en-
deavor to foster and increase senti-
ments of friendship between the two
great English-speaking nations. In
the'years have lived here, " said Mr..
Bayard, 81 have never heard Que word
from English people about my country
or my countrymen which was not
pleasant. 1t is "a password to all that
is agreeableiin England TO say that one
comes from America. Americans are
never regarded as foreigners. but as
members OF the same family have
myself often experienced this senti-
ment in England. and was glad TO have
my view so Endorsed.
In listening to this part OF Mr..
Bayard's delightful talk l thought of
the words of Erasmus, who wrote to a
friend about England when he first
visited this island, more than 400
years ago. The expressions be then
used are very applicable to-day. He
said. substantially: "You can have a
good time in England if you will OBJ
serve few simple rules You should
be always courteous, ever ready TO
yielc the wall little, to lift your hat
at the right time, and, last but not
least, speak pleasantly OF England.
Mr.. Bayard referred to bis public
utterances in England and said: ~
have never spoken a word in England
which / would not be glad to have re-
peated in America, but, of course /
have RETAINED from saying many
things hero which J would have
wished to say il had been in my own
country should like TO say some
things there now"--and here he rose
from his chair and walked rapidly to
and fro, the very picture of animation.
At this point he asked whether
Democrats were active in the work of
recognizing their party.
He wac also eager for news about
the Palmer ticket. W.
1 told him of the work which is
being done in Maryland by the younger
men and mentioned raany of them by
name, especially ono who is very near
to me.
Mr.. Bayard said: "The work of
Democratic reorganization cannot begin
too soon or be too thorough. That
party has been struck in the house of
it's friends, but it will be able to throw
off the elements which do not belong 10
it's life and 80 regain lite old vigor. One
should be patient, however, for you
cannot reform marty in day" n#
The talk then turned to the present
public relations between England and
America.
Mr.. Bayard showed me letter lust
received by him from the American
Chamber of Commerce in Liverpool
thanking him for his wise and noble
words" upon the topic OF arbitration
as method of solving differences that
may arise between England and
America
He said: II think, upon the whole.
the best uttcrance upon this subject
which have read was that which pro.
ceeded from the Lord Chief Justice OF
England on the occasion of his recent
address at Saratoga before the Ameri-
can Bar Association. have mot
formulated any plan for arbitration
more definite than that intimated in
this notable speech. II spirit OF
agreement and desire to come together
amicably upon all questions dividing
us prevails, the means OF effectipg this
result can readily be obtained.
Before concluding the interview, Mr..
Bayard said he lad no higher OF
better words to say to his American
friends than they should be faithful to
the best lights they had upon financial
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