The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-11-14
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
LETTER FROM BALTIMORE
A Visit to the New Mayor-Wha he is
Doing-Senator German Other
Matters of Interest,
BALTIMORE, November IOth.ls


BALTIMORE, November 10th. 19S5
Messrs. Editors:-I did myself the rleasure
yesterday of making a brief congratulatrv call
upon our new Mayor, Mr.. James Hodges. lie
was busily engaged in his spacious apartments at
the City Hall, transacting such official BUSINESS as
presented itself, and also occasionally giving well
come to those who called to congratulate hin. He
looked remarkably well and fresh after Missing
through such heated, exciting politica cam
paign. He looks and acts the Mayor admirably,
seeming to understand his new duties as if aycus-
toned to them. He was prompt, courteous and
all that could be desired. His manner was espe-
cially polite and gratifying. Being markedly in
telligent and conversant upon all general
courteous to the fullest extent, those who called
seemed perfectly at home and much pleased His
polite and well informed private secretary, Col.
Love, who filled the position under Gen. Latrobe.
was in his adjoining room, ready to render any
official or other duties desired. Our new Mayor,
having been so accustomed to business yery
intricate and large one-in his own counting ROOM
extending over many of the United States and so
fortunate through many yeas cannot but dis
charge the duties of the Mayors office we'll and
satisfactory for the whole poTulace Of our CITY,
vi this no one entertains doubt. The only fear
is of his many friends and admirers being so we'll
| pleased and gratifed with his management of
municipal affairs, that they will want in due time
| to call him from where he now is to some higher
wider and more extended political position in Con-
gress, the Senate of the United States or to the
| Governorship of Maryland. He certainly has a
wide and extended field before him. He is now
at the period of life-being fully favored N world
ly goods-to give the residue of his days to politi
cal life, the people and the good of his country
| knowing him as 1 do, long and well 10 many
| years, can truly say he has been and il purely
| honest, conservative, calculated to please the
wi mill ha ~ IL L
doing what is just and right as a business man
and one of high intelligence, integrity and honor
1 speak thus of Mr.. Hodges because have kioSu
| him intimately and well for over quarter ~
century, during all of which time he has been one
of our most prominent business men and mer-
chants. possessed also of high, genial social quail
| ties. He has already done very generally yiat
| flying thing in the appointment of ex. Judge
Robert Gilmor, to the office of City Counsebr.-
He, am assured, pays due respect to the civil
service reform, and puts retains none but epod,
| competent men in Office Among the most imoor-
tant and high-salaried Offices which he has to gil,
should he purpose making change, will be that
of City Collector. 1t is highly responsible and
important position. Of course-Iike Others in
power-he will have many friends to accomno-
date and please. Mr.. Hodges does not accept the
Mayoralty for its money profit. The chances are
it will cost him more than it yields. He is deeply
interested in our cty's progress and welfare. In
these things oil know, he takes great pride on his
own account. Hence it will be for him to do for
the best under all circumstances.
Senator German is now entirely "out of the
woods" He has gotten enough and to spare, SO
he is sure of being his successor for sil more
years in the United States Senate Of this had
no doubt from the first, he cannot be beaten
with Democratic Maryla nders. He has thus far
made good, practical Senator and will have time
to improve. He was always attentive to h office,
and being rs he is q Democrat let us hope of him
for the best There must be in his position rep
resentative of one the other of the political par
ties, and as Mr.. German has had time to gain
useful information we will hope for the best from
him. l observed that he has leased the premises
formerly occupied by Secretary Marcy, in Wash
| ington, and moves his family there to- day.
| The late elections have gone, to great extent,
| Democratic This, however, was rather to be ex-
pected. 1t was an "off year." and our Democratic
friends were obliged to do their very best in order
| to make fair show. They had all at stake
| Had they allowed themselves to be beaten this
| time they might have been gone for many years
1t was, therefore, their duty politicians to do
SO. President Cleveland has been fully sustained
in his approval of and adhesion to the civil SER
vice law or principle. This is chief among the
| measures-as a national policy-that he has
maintained. 1t has given him popularity, and
now, since the late elections, he fully knows it.
Our DemOcTdtic ITleuUs, among whom were
Mayor Hodges and many others from Baltimore
had quite jolfcation at Frederick city last Sat
urday, on their taking captive that old county
from the Republicans. 1t was as angel visits and
may not he so again. Well, therefore, to make
good use of this accident. The rain was rather a
damper on the celebration, but it came off.
The Friends Quakers have their "yesrly
meeting" here now and there are many present,
particularly from Pennsylvania As a general
thing they bring rain and e. change of weather
with them.
The new moon and the planet Venus appeared
especially beautiful last evening in the western
sky. There was at the same time in the heavens
a very novel red, which added to the magnihcence
of the scene. 1t was such as rarely seen and
greatly admired by thousands.
Quite number of oar prominent merchants
have gone to Chicago to attend an important COM
mercial business meeting there.
Our city presents no very great change in bust
ness. Things are still rather dull. 1t is less like
war between any of the foreign nations. MyOwn
impression is there will be no war. It's all talk
If this be the high prices of grain -four pro.
visions, &C., cannot be looked for. Only COM
paratively moderate business on Change or in