The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-07
TO BE RECEIVED BY
BAYARD.
DlGNIFIED IN HIS REFUSAL.
POINTS OUT THAT AMERICAN LAW
LEAVES HIM NO OTHER
COURSE.
PLEASED WITH THE GOOD VILE
Which He Treasures as Highly a.
He Would the Proposed
Offering.

LONDON, Dec. Mr.. Bayard, the
United States ambassador, has written
10 the Daily Telegraph under date Of
Saturday, confirming the report cabIed
to the Associated Press on Saturday
that he would decline the proffered
Christmas gift intended as a compli-
ment to him and in honor of his efforts
to bring about an era of good feeling
between the United States and Great
Britain He has asked the proprietors
of the newspaper not to proceed to
carry out their kind and generous
proposition" along the lines planned
He then proceeds to describe the man
ner in which he first learned of the pro-
posal, Thursday afternoon, by reading
the announcement in the columns of
the Telegraph. He says that he was
naturally deeply touched and gratif1ed,
still more when the following issues of
the paper contained so many spontane-
Gus tributes of respect and kind feeling
from men of all classes, occupations
and varying degrees of fortune.
Continuing, he says "a few hours
OF reflection here brought me to the
sober judgment that holding my pres
ent office, invested with its discretion
and duties, / should scrupulously re-
spect and obey the spirit as we'll as the
letter Of my country's law, written and
unwritten, which inhibitS any one hold
ing an office of trust or profit under the
United States of America from accept
ing without the consent of congress,
any present from any king, prince or
government
1.-THE reasons for this inhibition ap-
ply with special significance to the rep
a of no frOx ycY-V1T@ Won't
abroad"
Mr.. Bayard continues his comment,
remarking that republican fofms Of
government require strict and delicate
obedience to such principles, so that
even the smell Of smoke may not Turk
in the folds of official garments.
1.-The ermine of the judge" says Mr..
Bayard, SHOULD not be more stainless
than the robe of the law giver, nor
that Of the legislator than that Of the
executive officer.
''The patriotic and admirable intent
of your Influential journal has been
surely accomplished, for it has evoked
such expression of widespread sympa-
thy and approval, as, like the breath
Of the ocean, will fill the sails of two
great ships of state as they are borne
onward by the irresistible currents of
our common civilization
Ambassador Bayard concludes with
and says that: while live will not
cease to thank the people of these
islands for the whole-hearted and un-
stinted welcome and warm hospitality
showered upon me and mine. l am
sure serve both countries best when
l decide as ambassador not to receive
the valuable and most delightful pres
ent proposed
In an editorial, the Telegraph an
nounces that the donations will be re-
turned, and repudiates the charges of
'meanness and presumption, but mo
regrets for the action taken are ex-
pressed, since such prompt sympathy
throughout England and America has
been produced, as evinced by the ca
biegrams received from Frederick r.
Coudert, 3. L. Godkin, ex-Gov Flower,
Bishop Potter, President Elliott, of Har-
ward university, and others.
In conclusion, the Telegraph says ed
1torially: Of the effort failed of it's
immediate and innocent purpose, it has
gone far enough to prove the sincere
good will Of the nation towards Am
bassador Bayard' -