The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-03-18

that when a man becomes TOO am
bitious and greedy for power he is
checked in his career, and the admo-
milton comes to him: "Thus far
shalt thou go, and no further" If
he disobeys the voice and prosecutes
in his ambitious designgs, the day of
his destruction is not afar off. 1t was
one of the strange things in this con-
test that a caucus composed in great
part of German men should have
been the instrument to Illustrate Mr..
Germans designs. The Democratic
members of the legislature were most
of them men who followed the Cor
man banner. Whenever any impor-
tant political matter was to be ac-
complished Senator German came
down from Washington "to fix things
up" The cause of the rupture be-
tween Messrs. German and Cotton
lies in the latter's belief that Mr..
German did not intend to keep his
promise to make him president of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. 1t
is stated that Senator German prom
ised this Office to Mr.. Cotton last
summer when his aid in the Heating
campaign was very essential on &C.
count of the expenditures which it
involved, and it is understood that
Mr.. Cotton had some reason to be-
lieye that the pledge would not be
fulfilled. Senator Germans reslgla-
ton of the canal presidency his been
a matter of discussion ever snce his
election to the United States Senate.
1t was announced in June, 1880, that
Mr.. German would have resigned
then but for the pending litigation
against the canal in the United States
Circuit Court. In June, 1881, Mr..
German was placed in the unpleas-
ant position of being forced to remain
at the head of canal affairs by the
opportunities of stockholders, and
now it is more than probable that
Mr.. German will again suffer martyr
dom in being compelled by the
stockholders to retain the presidency
of the canal, the salary and travelling
expenses of the Office being $4,000 a
year. The meeting of the stOckhOld-
ers of the canal company is to be held
March 2lst, and it is expected that
the stockholders will again ask Mr..
German to remain at least until the
of the fiscal year. Of
course, Senator German cannot be so
hard-hearted a man as to refuse to
listen to such request and it is
possible that at the expiration of the
fiscal year in June, there will be no
one on hand to fill the place, and Mr..
German will again be compelled to
remain in his present position. A
Democratic politician, referring to
Mr.. Cotton, said few days ago that
Mr.. German forgot that Warwick,
who made the king. also dethrened
him. There is no parallel in the de
feat of Senator German and that of
Senator Whyte two years ago. Mr..
Whyte was defeated by legisla-
ture which was elected against him
through the aid of Messrs. German.
Cotton, Compton and others, and,
therefore, nothing else was to be ex-
pected of it. But Mr.. German was
beaten in the house of his friends.
There is considerable curiosity in
political circles to know what alli-
ances Mr.. German will now form.
There is no indication that he intends
to retire from politics. and, of course,
it will be Necessary for him to make
new combinations to replace the
friends he has lost. Messrs, Cotton
and Hines and their retinue having
left him, he has now with him among
the active leaders Messrs. Heating
and Compton. The anti German side
has now the prestige of victory, and
it intends to follow up the fight by
making a contest against Mr.. Cor
mans candidates for Congress. The
latter's preferences are known to be
for Fred &. Talbot from the Second
district, Chapman from the Fifth and
Vic. Baughman from the Sixth. The
AntI-Gorman men will fight each of
these three men. In view of the re-
suit of the caucus, Mr.. German will
take no part in the Congressional
fight in this city. The Anti-Gorman
men are opposed to any gerryman-
dering of the state, and they say that
the present division of the Congress
sional districts suits them. Mr.. Cor.
man is also preparing for the guber-
Material fight next year, and it is
understood that Messrs. G. Hawkins
Williams and Charles B. Roberts
both expect his support. 1t may he
that many of Mr.. Gorman's friends
will prove summer friends. One of
his followers ian officer of the last
House,, who was his unalterable
supporter, and who pictured him to
all persons as a Napoleon who would