The sun., 1891-01-31
aORMiy-s wircHLEss sERy1CR
Described ny the Hon. Chnuuccy Black as
the Almost Perfect Political ChieOasn.

from ths Nen lort World.
wAsnSeroS, Jan ca-Amone those entitled IA IN,
uubounded gratitude of tho AmsricAn people for Tho
Preservation OF their Institutions from this deadly a.
| sau't stands easily nrst Arthur r German with him
and around him throueh at the vicssitudes OF an ay
ons contest almost unsxampisd In parliamentary his
tory. were the entire Democratic Majority whose
moral and intellectual average Il 10 lite to say II
soua 20 that Of any other period in the history Of IN,
Senate Among them II 10 difficult to disinsusb do
Grees OF merit whore ali served with 80 much ION
and ability. But to aY'rm that Senator German va,
prseminen'y the leader Is to cast no reflection upon
his associates or to dstract Ia the least from
the hsnor which belongs to each Of them He
was their leader because they made him so aud IL v d
their peculiar credit that they did In s their ,ous
and heroic struggle they did no,hins wer III AN ,hiA
A. Chairman OF the caucus Senator CORN the OF
hcial manager the Democratic sde and the record he
has made as such will stand only his own mnor
tai honor but TO that of those who having Ora. place
him where histaents and discretion were Rven their
proper scora followed him with voluntary steadipss,
and enlightened discipline From nrst to last there was
not snSls break or missten From tho TO thu
unexpected and brilliant triumph OF Monday Mr. Cor.
man committed no single error and incurred not a
WORD OF adverse criticism from any quarter
Thsre absolutely parallel to this case in the Mia
tory OF England or America-a man leading In s,rue
es vital TO the liberties and interes.s OF tbs vbo.
people involving possibly the very existence Of po,,t.
ioai party tho struggle extending through many
weeks win varying fortunes and chaucea and this
man trusted and commanded with ahso ute upanu,itv
a. every turn and accorded the full me asurs of credit
Tor his conduct at the end without solitary
voice. Not Gladstone nor Parne In reat Britain no,
even Randall In tho great conflict o, the Forty third
SasSress and certainly not any OF the Demos ratio
leaders snoe In the louss Of ha, con.
nn'sd page 80 fair and undisputed as this to the
annals OF English speaking freemen IL need no, b.
said that mons but Mr.. German could have accom-
psshed thts requires only to be repeated that Mr.
norman did accomplish It. and that as mere psrpon nj
achievement without example In the
history OF our race
IT'S possible that In time, at Degenerate period
not now anticipated tho Democratic party to which
mas oeen committed the keeping Of FREQ institutions in
this country may forget tho matchiess service nor
formed in this instance by Arthur r. German and his
knshtly associates in the Senate who though equal
chivarously accepted and obeyed his leadership for
tho common good hut is not likely. Il 10 a service
which will grow In tho public estimation % tho ysars
roll on and as the blessings OF self thus
saved shall become moro and more apparent
Nor Is this the first time Mr.. German has saved IN.
Democratic party from disaster when his share in the
election OF President Cleveland and In the defeat of the
monopoly plot to him and dsfraud the peonlo
OF their choice as In 1877 to be fully written IL
Will bo chapter OF extraordinary revelationa But for
his order. issued on his responsibility to the Demo
cras to celebrate that victory keep on oele
It, day and night until It should DO owedsod the
country would not have boon aroused to the machna-
tions OF the monopoliss until too late and Cleveland
real loader of "a tins sslsame leader of ga who
now upon the higher STAGE and In full OF an anx.
ious country. has shown, in admirable devoopment IL
knowledge sagacy. courtesy. and resolution 80 com.
mingled as to make tho almost perfect political chief
s~n. CuAuScEI r. BLACK.