The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-11-07

From the Baltimore Times, Nouember 1.
Senator Germans health has been 50 poor
that he has not been able to take as active
part in the present campaign as he had in
tended but the few speeches he has made
have been very impressive. His style OF
speaking is one which is most effective with
popular audience. The utter absence of all
rhetorical artifice, the lack of anything like
conscious display of powers of oratory, the
directness and simplicity with which topics
are presented are characteristic that take with
the people. Senator German makes no pre-
tensions to forensic talent and gives no thought
to the symmetry or elegance of his speeches.
Such considerations as to what shalt constr
tute the exordium and what the peroration he
leaves to those who's trade is words When
he makes a speech it is not performance for
the entertainment of the audience, but is a
direct and candid address to fellow citizens.
He speaks without notes and IN converse
tional strain. The words come hot from the
brain and the speaker IS IN as close and SYM
pathetic connection with his hearers as if he
was merely talking matters over with some
friends and neighbors.
Senator German has never been properly
appreciated in Baltimore. He comes from
small county, and is a man of the people.
His nature is of that kind which ''scorns de-
lights and lives laborious days, and he has
lived apart from our club sets and society
circles. He is an abstemious, elfcontained
man, whose time is necessarily occupied and
whose tastes are quiet and domestic. He
does not cultivate any of the arts of popularl-
ty and there is nothing of the demagogue IN
his composition. His successful career is
due to his great capacity as an administrator,
his fine executive abilities. dis opponents
account for his rise by the charge that he
L., of of al mt
but the truth is that no prominent Maryland
politician owes less of his influence to that
means. The appointing power as rule has
been hostile to him personally, but his ability
has been too marked to be suppressed or lg-
nored. The strength of his influence has
been in the counties, for there he is best
known.
Literature" said Bulwer, lis the conduct
of thought; politics the conduct of action"
Senator German is essentially politician.
He acts and lets others do the talking; but
those who are brought into contact with him
quickly find, as did Mr.. Wallis, that he pos
sesses IA broad, comprehensive, manly
intellect" When he speaks he speaks with
purpose. He never talks for talks sake.
Nothing could be more shallow than the sheer
that he has been silent member of the Sen
ate. "What speeches did he ever deliver p
said Mr. Findlay. Now, there is nothing so
cheap or easy as speechmaking in Congress.
The poorest and most ill-furnished mind can
readily produce a speech to get place IN the
reports and be franked to constituents. The
days of set speeches have gone by in Congress.
The constitutional issues on which senators
of the past used to pour out their eloquence
are dead issues This is an age of business,
of material development. The tariff, public
improvements, the currency-these are the
matters that really engage congressional eff
fort, and for effective service to his State in
caring for its interests Mr.. German is worth
a dozen brilliant Wallises. 1t is not true that
he has been silent member of the Senate.
He has taken part in debate whenever any
thing was to be done for Maryland, and IN
committee service is ranked among the ablest
members of the Senate. In the councils of
the nation Senator German has a weight and
influence that no mere orator could ever at
tain What is wind alongside of practical ca
pacity and solid achievements?
The persons who have devoted themselves
to personal abuse of Senator German are so
foolish as not to see that they have belittled
themselves. To say that man who has risen
step by step from the position of an obscure
country member of the House of Delegates to
that of United States Senator is an ignoramus
is an insult to the people of Maryland Sen
ator German has not had an open road. At
every stage of his journey he has had to show
the evidence of his ability. His enemies have
time and again combined to crush him, and
he has always emerged from the conflict with
an EXCHANGED reputation. In making him the
target of their abuse the Fusonists have con-
solidated the sentiment of the Democracy of
Maryland in his favor, and they will confer
upon him an honor never yet bestowed upon
upon anyone by the State of Maryland-a re-
election to the United States Senate.