Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-06

ylted ME-. Bnynfu INTO consultations. ne
was the first Democratic Statesman 50 |
invited and to him was offered the first |
place in the Cabinet-the portfolio Of Sec |
Rotary of State. The Senator held the sec
rctaryship under adyiscmeilt for long
time. 1t was generally accepted that he
preferred the Treasury portfolio to any |
other, and on the other hand, for fear his
withdrawal from the Senate would tend
to weaken the strength of his party n
that body, leading Democrats strongly
advised him not to enter the Cabinet
at ALL But President-Elcct Cleveland
was urgent in his request and finally in-
duced Mr.. Bayard to become the Premier
of his cabinet.
With great ability he served at the
head of the foreign affairs of this nation.
The most noteworthy of the International
questions which came before him were
the Behring Sea difficulty with England
and the agreement which was reached
with Spain by which each country abM-
lshcd the discriminating duties against
the commerce of the other.
MIR. Bayard returned to private life and
the legal profession, at the close of MIR.
Clevelpnd's administration, but continued
to exert an influence in politics by bis
sound and patriotic deliverances, in
speeches and through the press.
From the wide experience and honor
able career in public affairs, he was emf
nently qualified for the position of Am
bassador to the Court of st. James, to
which he was appointed by President
Cleveland, in his second term, in April,
1893. He was the first TO fill the new
Office of Ambassador.
That he honored that high position and
reflected great credit upon his country
was attested not only by press and people
at home, but by those abroad, for he did
more, perhaps to lay the foundations for
n revival of good fellowship between
Mother England and the United States
than any other one man. The highest
| British authorities formed such posi-
| tive habit of bestowing distinguished hon
ors upon Ambassador Bayard that it be-
came a sort of second nature with them
\ to cultivate new and growing esteem for
| the nation he represented.
| Indeed, it was said of him that Ambas-
| sador Bayard bore resemblance to the
| admired foreign school of statesmen. He
| gave his youth, middle age and maturity
to the State. He knew this republic as
| tic statesman of his time knew it, save
possibly, George Il. Edmunds. In France
England, Germany or any constitutional
| country he would have been for the last
twenty years the only possible premier
of his party-the predestined leader Of
the opposition. Learned us Sumner,
deeply versed in the Constitution and its
constructions as Webster, he had GER
tain superiority over these most admired
Statesmen. in n more catholic adapta-
bility to his day and its vicissitudes. The
choice for over twenty years of the eul-
tiyated masses of his party for the Presi-
deney, and narrowly missing the nomina-
tion in two conventions, he served cheer
fully, loyalty his interiors In office, and
finally crowned his devotion by accept
ing q post which, while honoring any
other incumbent, was distinguished by his
presence.
REMARKABLE cAHEER AS AMBASSADOR.
Mr.. Bayard's career as Ambassador to
Great Britain was most remarkable. II
was marked by distinguished ability. II
was conspicuous'for its great accomplish
ments Like other great performances,
1t did not escape the shafts of calumy;
like others, it ended in a blaze of glory
/ notable incident in his Ambassador.
ial career was the partisan furore crea-
ted in this country by two of the many
public speeches made by him during his
sojourn abroad-one at Edinburgh and
/. one at Boston. In these addresses he
happened to refer to the selfish American
policy of a protective tariff In a manner
that 'caleld down upon his head tn,
/ condemnation of small-bore Republican
; politicians in the American Congress
resulting in resolution of inquiry of
: fered by one member and resolution o.
! impeachment offered by another. TIL,
, following letter by Mr.. Bayard in re
} Spouse to communications of the Stat
! Department, fully dissipates all the par
) tican clamor raised by his emnently JUS
/. and proper remarks upon these two oc
Il casions:
/ "In the absence of precise informa
r ton of the text of the resolution sal,
e to have been adopted by the House
/ and not proposing to anticipate tn
!. action of either or both Houses of Cor
3 gress, yet observing that, In the cours
S of the discussion, reference was mad
: to the personal instructions of the DE-
/ partment of State to the diplomat
;, officers of the United States-I respec
+ fully advert to Article VII and its sui
i sections-in order that your attentio
g may be drawn to the fact that the at
II dress in question was delivered befor
an institution purely literary and scier
4. tifc in its character, and wholly uncol
/, nected with political parties, whic
l. had honored two of my official pred
lie cessors with similar invitations, whicl
D, in both cases, had been accepted; SUI
It jects political in their nature c'Den
4, ocracy" and 'The Law of the Land
lie having been respectively selected, al
ii treated with distinguished ability.
" mo political canvass was pending ,
le approaching in this country when n
H. address was made, and no interferen.
ut or participation in local or party polii
cal concerns in this country was ther
Pr fore possible.
Mt THE address consisted of my pc
lis sonal opinions upon governmental j
IN sitututions in general--the moral fore
or and tendencies which underlie them
n and the governmental politics whit
e. assist in the conservation of the FIRE
lis dom of the individual as an essenti
r. integer of human progress-and of L
I'd permanence of civilization.
THE judgments 90 delivered we
in formed by me after careful deliber
les ton, and, in their presentation, sund
lie historical facts and arguments tendil
of to sustain them were advanced.
when the Congress shall have CO
I'M cluded it's action on the subject ii
en- possible that may desire to subn
Of further statement: but, meanwhi
IRE consider it proper to place before y
rot the address itself in full and the ia,
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