Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-05-10
Hon. Sydney Indignant.

VlOuSly Ocen uepOSeu, UuG leuuCeu Hle
pay from Sc to 81 per day. AS soon
as the reinstatement became known a
howl went up from the hungry repub-
licans of Maryland who take it to be
grievous sin for the present admins
tration to retain Democrat in office;
never stopping to consider the great
inconsistency in their conduct now as
compared with it during the former
administration, when they took it to
be equally as grievous an offense fol-
Mr.. Cleveland to turn a republican
out. However, they fairly went wild
over the appointment of Mr.. German
and raided the Secretary's office il
Washington with a force sufficient to
capture the government and over
whelmed him with arguments and
reasons why Mr.. German should not
remain. Nevertheless the Secretary
remained firm and would not remove
Mr.. German until that gentleman re
signed Of his own accord to relieve, as
he himself stated. the Secretary from
any embarrassment in the matter.
Foremost among tho to demand
Mr.. Gorman's scalp was the Hon(?)
Sydney E. Mudd, the pseudo Con
gresham from this district, and if We
are to believe the reports of the Balti-
more american, Sydney fairly outdid
himself in his rage and Indignation,
going so far as to state that "Mr.
Compton might ROB him of Ills seat
in Congress, as he would retire from
the contest if Mr.. German was allow
ed to remain Now when We heard
this we felt inclined to say in the
vernacular of the street gamin-
FRats!' 1t is too good joke to con-
slider seriously, and broad smile
overspread the features Of all Who un-
derstand Sydney's status in this con-
test to suppose that he would give it
up for this or any other cause until
forced to DO so, as it is we'll known
that even the contest is god-send
that he never expected and that in its
continuance he has all to gain and
nothing to lose.
Let us take a brief review of this
case from the beginning and then see
if We can reconcile our judgment
with the belief that Sydney is as will
Z ing to give up the contest. Early last
spring the republican managers of
this district were hunting around for
man that would be willing to stand
for their party for Congress. A num-
ber of names were suggested, but sgd
pey's never, until he himself announc-
ed his willingness to make the race.
This he was quite ready to do, as be-
ing without means, he could not lose
pecuniarily Iy the canvass but would
be enabled to draw on the more sub
stantial financiers Of his party in the
district, who had heretofore come to
the rescue of impe candidates,
for the expenses of his campaign and
otherwise. And then Sydney's sole
object in seeking the nomination was
on what then seemed to be the des-
perate hope Of Harrison's election, IN
which event, as defeated Congress
sional candidate, he would be in bet
ter position to ask, as a reward for his
sacrifice, some minor government po-
sition. With this element removed
from the case Sydney would never have
gone into it, but would have still con-
tinued to attend the terms of court
here as nominal practitioner at our
bar.
But even afte. offering himself as
lamb for the sacrifice, Sydney was not
the choice of his party. Here in his
own county he was violently opposed
for the nomination and it was only
through the kind offices of his friend
Posey that he was enabled to secure
the delegation to the convention fa-
vorable to him and ultimately the
nomination. After making the race
close one as it turned out-owing to
the disaffections in our party in Bal
timore city. Anne Arundel and the
upper counties of the district, Sydney,
from past experiences being an adept
in election contests, conceived this to
be good occasion to continue his
former efforts. So he contested. This
fact alone placed him in a position to
be regarded as leader of tie repub-
lican phalaux in this district, and he
was SO recognized by the administa-
tion and taken into the councils Of the
two elected republican Congressman
to dispense the patronage. One Of
his frst acts, however, was not credi-
table to him-tbough it was one ad-
vantage resulting from his contest
for, after promising Posey, (who had
been largely instrumental in placing
him in the position he occupied that
he would support him for the office
Of Internal Revenue Collector, he went
squarely back on his word, pocketed
bis gratitude, and the pecunlary assist
ance and promises given ostensibly to
carry on his contest, and named an