Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-03-18


oirdupols may have to settle the bal.
ancs in the Senate, and on which sid,
l that hefty Senator will throw hi
! heavy weight is not AS yet known tt
. himself-if the newspaper correspon
dents at Washington are to be be
lieved.
But, in all this hurly. burly, gallant
old Maryland stands to the fore with
her services BILE sons. She has always
been well represented in the National
} councils, and of late years she has
been peculiarly fortunate in that re-
spect. Senator Whyte, who retired
with grace and honor from his high
position, acquired therein a truly ma
tlonal reputation, showing himself
eminently worthy to speak and vote
in the chamber where, in the long-ago,
reverberated the silvery eloquence OF
Henry Clay and the constitutional in
terpretations of Daniel Webster. 1t
gives us profound pleasure to here re-
cord our humble commendation of
Mr.. Whyte. not only as a Senator, but
as a citizen whose broad views are
confined by no "pent up Utica" In
regard to all the material interests OF
Maryland he was, as our readers know,
constantly vigilant and always emf
nently successful. But he has done
more than this: he has given in the
Senate, and to the world, national
reputation for excellent craftsmanship
to Maryland rs we'll to himself Elo-
Iquent always when occasion demanded
I-statesmanlike in the broadest sense
OF that word-and in every respect
d thorough Democrat; and we can
proudly point'to him and say "this is
one of Maryland's best beloved sons"
Unlike some others who have been
quite as highly honored by bis party,
he has never waged his personal am
bition against the veal and unity Of
the Democratic party, but in his every
act Of gubernatorial or senatorial
power he has uniformly subordlnated
his own interests to those Of the his
State and of his party. No Mary
lander has ever retired from the Uni
ted States Senate with greener or more
glorious lanrels on bis brow.
!" While Gov. Whyte has broad aud
comprehensive mind-always able to
rise above personal interests or petty
spite-we regret to say that some who
have occupied the same high and hon
orable. positions have not the same
breadth of mind, but whose whole
scope and calibre seems circumscribed
within the limits of petty spite, and Of
hatred and prejudice. But enough of
this at present ; We are willing to trust
the people, they are always right and
soon discern the difference between .
statesman and a demagogue. They
never loose sight of the fact that blus-
ter is not argument, and that there is
40 logic in an oath.
The seat Of Gov. Whyte was yester-
day filed BY a Younger Achilles, in
the person Of Hon. Arthur p. Gormarl.
Our own personal attachment to this
gentleman may possibly blind US rs
to his qualifications, but we honestly
doubt If Maryland has ever honorea
q more worthy son. He is fit sue
cessor to Gov. Whyte, and will never
lower to him or any other Senator the
flag of fealty to the best interests Of
MARYLAND and to the Democratic party
He has calamity fought his way up
to high seat in that Distinguished
oo,l y; and that he will fiil it superblv
IN a n,atSrially practical way, as we'll
rs gracefully, We have no manner. of
doubt And whenever he shall End
occasion to say anything to the Sen
ate he will say something, and say it
as forcibly and as earnestly as the best
and most experienced Senator. We
predict for him a substantial page in
our Nations history.
1t Is net-at-ali--iaaPprepriate to
quote In this connection q paragraph
recently printed concerning him, in
the Towsontown Journal. 1t is an
excellent pen-photograph Of Arthur
p. German. thus: "His career re-
minds us of that of trained athlete.
From his boyhood he had cleanly po-
litical ambitions, and he has devoted
himself to q constant mental training
with that one sole object in view. He
has allowed no other interests to him
der him, nor no other object to OBJ
struct the goal Of his ambition. Thus
accouttred, he has never failed in any
arena wherein he has thrown his glove.
Even in his many contests with the
Napoleon of railroads, he has never
been worsted. Such a man with such
vigorous schooling, rarely fails of his,
object; and whatever matter is en-
trusted to his executive ability is sure
to be we'll and thoroughly done
From this point of view, Mr.. Cor
mans present high position is no mat
ter of wondermeut, nor does even the
most partisanly partial gentleman
doubt that he fully deserves his abun-
dant success" g4-
Three new members of the House Of
Representatives from Maryland also
commenced their congressional career
yesterday. George W. Covington, oil
the First District, Fetter S. Hoblit-
zell, of the Third, and Andrew G.
Chapman, of the Fifth.-We belle We
this is Mr.. Covington's first appear
ance in any Legislative body, but his
ample training as a highly successful
lawyer is sufficient to assure him =
solid standing in Congress. He is a
gentleman of sterling worth, excellent
education, broad conservatism, and Of
unimpeachable Democratic fealty.
We shall be much surprised if he does
not at once assume an influential as
we'll as useful position among his fel-
Ion, n,ap,hars Y.rR4 arsssr .ra