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

WIS beaten In tHe SENATE manly Dy
his persistent and well-directed hos
tility to tho measure. While his
democracy In the essential and historic
points Of Democratic doctrine was not
challengeable he did not fail to assert
on numerous crucial occasions a Ger.
tain manly independence OF action and
loyalty 10 conviction which5was highly
creditable to him. In the Democratic
National Convention of 1876 MIR.
Bayard was instrumental in securing
the two votes required to nominate
Tilden.
Mr.. Bayard subsequently became one
OF the conference committee which re-
ported the bill creating the memorable
Electoral Commission He was also
member of tho commission and, though
a devoted admirer of Tilden and an
earnest defender of the Tiltlen cause,
he remained firm in his position that
the decision of the commission should
be supported and that faith should be
kept with the Republicans in the mat
ter. He was sound on the money issue
and refused to adopt the latter day free
silver vagaries of Organism. Early in
his Senatorial career he was in OPP
position to one of the financial bills for
the reason that it did not provide for
quick resumption of specie payments.
Upon his accession to the Presidency
in 1885, Mr.. Cleveland nominated Mr..
Bayard for Secretary of State. The
leading episodes which marked Mr..
Bayartl's incumbency were the Behring
Sea controversy, tho Russian and
British treaties and the Sackville- West
affair, which eliminated in tho recall
Of the British Minister. His manage
ment OF the department has been
characterized as too pacific, yielding
and conciliatory at times, notably in
the controversies with Great Britain.
In 1888 he was appointed Ambassador
to the Court of st. james, and, while
subsequent and very recent events
have relaxed the tension between the
two countries and havo brought about
an era of good feeling and a closer
international friendship, some of Mr..
Bayard's utterances In England on
public and official occasions excited
the animadversion of American critics.
But Mr.. Bayard's sincerity and mo-
tives were unchallenged.
Mr.. Bayards life was without re-
proach. His character was stainless.
He leaves to his country, to his State
and to his kindred a spotless name.
He was fine type Of American states
manship. His ideals of public life
were of the very best, and few Ameri-
cans in public station have realized
them SO faithfully as he has realized
them throughout a long official life.
In one of his college addresses he drew
| the portrait of his ideal of 10 public
man. He would have him observe
honor ana possess aeiicate PRICE IN
MS priVate anu pupiie conuuce, anu
tne moral lnnuence.to pe ontalheo py
| dignined seii,respect, inie,iieence anu
nigh personal l1tegrlly. In these
terms MI. baly ,i. un USd put
| photographicaily, produced por-
traitufe OF MS own personality
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aeepiy proyoheu toy so,he " ms
sgesu;nes' aiw WY aoh ~ a h,l
ail h MS olsanh ~ VI uinsracter, ms
1ign AIMS anu R,s eAaiseu SENSE OF
GUY mere n Maryilnu' where Mr.
payaIu was miuoIy AnoWh, auu wlicro
no oiVsn yisileu anu sp,9e' ms bopu-
arisy was WY sie"I tie was narS
iahu iaioioatu ~ e o1ls .ilne' uiia t,ie
liienlship u ms o'n.e Mas VI gIsaI
"ss,s.aso ~ n. - ne unsuoe.'sn'u Vi
oo p i9r slio ies .,sens,i n .,.
nayalu was Hon.'e.iui worheL, an9
5 Ans ,au "a liz ,rn one sb n ano =
ulleethess y nis puIpose, ineue mn q
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was nne ie'iaer' anu ne con.rlpu, 1sl
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sometimes went wrong, out IN this
respect no pupilc man = record IS IN
iaillnie' we prefer 10 thinK OF MIN as
senator rather IMAM as secretary OF
s5tate' where ne was oyershadoweo, OF
as AMBASSADOR 10 England where ms
extreme Angioism was very ulstasteiul
70 ms people, ana not at an appreciates
ny the Engllsn. handsome, County
ana courageous, NO mace dlstin,
guisneu presence IN the Senate and y
Is WIN regret that all reaa OF ms
death; since ne iett puniic life Dela'
ware mas suffered, and there VIII DC
many contrasts drawn between the Ole
Gays ana the new
MT. bayard uiu a service Tor tne
country IN the excited times OF 1871
whlch can never be too tully .appre
ciated. Ihere was meeting OF lead
! ing men ana unnamed speeches. nae
driven them to desperation. VIVA
would have amounted to another civi
conflict was imminent, when Mr.
, Bayard arose, and in speech, of rar'
temperance, completeness and power
! turned the tide, and won the day. Th'
death Of such man is great loss t.