Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-03-18
Toadyism Profound.

venerable editor of the Shield As we
saw his we'll known beaver fit past our
Office we felt that he had come home
on a mission which he felt bound by
all the ties which make mana "toady'
to accomplish We were not mistaken.
In the Shield Of Saturday last he re-
views in his own peculiar style the par
ticulars of the episode in the Maryland
Legislature wherein Gen. Herbert was
elected to be one of the Police Com
missioners of Baltimore City-to sue
coed himself (Herbert). The event,
of itself, certainly should astonish no
one. The people of Baltimore, doubt
less, recognizing the Generals worta
and fitness for the position, desired
that he should be reelected. With
this knowledge in view, the county
members, at least a sufficient number
of them, voted TO retain him in the po-
sition. He has made, and will con
tinue TO make, an efficient officer. So
far, so good. But it seems that the
little individual contest between Gen.
eral Herbert and Senator Bans (the
latter was candidate for the position)
has been seized upon by the Republi
can and o. l.. ID. factions as a pretext
for forcing the relative claims of two
politicians upon the Democracy OF
Maryland. Further than this, it is
urged that in the contest named
Mr.. George Cotton appeared as a
rival manager" as against Hon.
Geo. p. German, the acknowledged
leader of the Democratic party in our
State to-day. Mr.. German, il appears,
came to Annapolis on other business
than the said election, and being APP
pealed to by Mr.. Bans, used some lii
tie influence in the latter's favor. Not
that Mr.. German loved Herbert less,
but that he felt under some obligation
to Mr.. Bians for past favors Mr.. Cor.
man is certainly satisfied with the cleo
ton OF Gen. Herbert; the Democratic
party throughout the State is satisfied.
This being the case, there is really no
reason why Mr.. George Cotton should
be dragged before the public as a hero.
Nor does it justify the toadyism perpe-
trated in the Shield of last Saturday, in
which Brother Smith thus bombaStical-
ly lets fly the following edict: "Now
let the democratic press of Maryland,
and especially On this Shore even with
out distinction OF party, in view of
what he merits from it, support the
reasonable claims of Geo. Cotton for
the highest public position he may de
sire" Mr.. Cotton is, possibly, a good
Democrat after his own fashion. Yet
it is but few weeks since, that, as the
editor of the Baltimore Gazette lin
which capacity he made most misera
bic failure) he cried aloud in pitiful
terms for harmony in the party :"
He walled on the subject; he lifted up
his volce--aye away from the ancient
City of Jerusalem he sent word to his
brethren to g. be firm And now Mr.
Cotton turns up IN the character of a
dissenter, if we are to believe the
Shield---and pits his dwarfed body and
comparatively dwarfed brain against
tina. of the Democracy's chosen leader
Arthur p. German. OF the fitness
of the two men to " lead" our party
1t is not necessary here TO speak. If the
Democratic party of this State ever
owed Dir. George Cotton any recon-
pense for services performed or yet
TO be performed supposed or other
wise, the debt is more than paid. But
VT. Colton's obligations to the party
have not been fulfilled As for Mr.
German, he has been entrusted with
the high honor of leading our forces :;
the members of the party who have no
axe TO grind will continue him in the
position just so long as he does the
"correct thing" He has their conf
dence, and we believe that he is entire
ly worthy of it. Mr. Cotton, on the
other hand, appears now in the light of
" machine politician" "rule or
ruin " candidate for some (to him) un
attainable office And the " boom I"
which the Shield started last week
would seem to indicate that he aspires
to the Governorship of our good old
State and from the fact that the Shield
(whose editor is a warm friend of Mr..
Colton) wants the Democratic press.
without distinction of party. tn summon,