The critic., 1891-01-30


il is entirely fitting TO note the Presidents
part in the tragedy, and commend it to
the afIcctionate recognition of the Ameri-
can people. Only q good and kindly man
would have felt so true and tender an inn
pulse. Only gentleman could have re-
sponded to it so delicately and so well.
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TnECAGIFoRNIA LEGISLATURE has adopted
resolutions asking Congress to pass Senator
STANFoRD's Loan bill. California will
probably be alone in asking this.
That Mr.. GoR,tAN must be credited with
vast parliamentary skill and with cxtraor-
dinary address in the conduct of q great
party conflict, is now acknowledged on all
hands. THE CRrrc was first in calling
attention to Mr.. GoRMAN's brilliant leader
ship and to the great debt of the Demo-
cratic PARTY to him on that account TnE
CmTIC, furthermore, was first in pointing
out his pre-eminent title to the Democratic
nomination in 1892, not only because of
the distinguished party service he has
rendered but because of the high quail
ties of statcsmanship he has exhibited. It
is an everyday experience now to see Mr..
GoRNAN referred TO as the rightful leader
Of his party. The most influential jour
nails, whether Republican or Democratic,
have discovered his conspicuous qualiiica-
tions and prominent public men have, in
speech and writing, hailed him chief.
one Of the most forcible and significant of
these tributes to Senator GoRaAN appeared
this morning in the New York World over
hn IL of n ~ UT
Writing with that grace of diction that
depth of thought, that power and felicity
of expression which are inseparable from
his literary work, Mr.. BLACK says;
Among those entitled to the unbounded
gratitude of the American people for the
preservation of their institutions from
this deadly assault stands easily first
Arthur =. GoRMAN With him aud
around him, through all the vicissitudes
of an arduous contest almost unexampled
in parliamentary history, were the entire
Democratic minority, whose moral and
intellectual average, it is little to say, /.
equal to that of any other period in the
history of the Senate. Among them it is
difficult to distinguish degrees Of merit
where all served with so much devotion
and ability.
But to affirm that Senator GoRMAN was
pre-eminently the leader is to east no re-
flection upon his associates or to detract
i'll the least from the honor which belongs
TO each of them. He was their leader be
cause they made him so, and it is to theii
peculiar credit that they did In all tn,
long and heroic struggle they did nothing
wiser than this. AS chairman of the
caucus, Senator GoRNAH was the official
manager on the Democratic side, and thu
record he has made as such will stand moi
only to his own immortal honor, but tC
that Of those, who, having first place.
HIM where his talents and discretion werC
given their proper scope, followed him
with voluntary steadincss and enlightened
discipline. From first to last there was
not q single break or misstep. From tn,
= beginning of the session to the unex
pected and brilliant triumph of Monday
Mr. GoBMAy committed no single erro
and incurred nota word of adverse criti
Gism from any quarter.
There is absolutely no parallel to thi'
case in the history of England orE, America
Nor is this the first time Mr.. GoRM>,
has saved the Democratic party from dis
aster. When his share in the election o
President CLEVELAND and in the defeat o
the monopoly plot to count hin. out am
defraud the people of their choice, as il
1877, comes to be fully written it will be
chapter of extraordinary revelations
But for his order, issued on his own re
sponsibility to the Democrats 10 celebrat
that victory and to keep on celebrating II
day and night, until ii should be acknowI
edged, the country would not have bee
aroused to the Vaccinations of tn
monopolists until too late and CLRyELAS
would have been placed where TuDEN wa
But the real leader of 81 was this sell
same leader of 30, who, now upon tn
higher stage, and in full view of an anN
ious country, has shown, in admirable d,
yelopment knowledge, sagacity, courtes
and resolution, SO coInmingled as to max
the almost perfect political chicftain.
And what Mr.. BLACK says, hundre
newspapers and party leaders are sayin
III every part Of the country; with les
cloquence and force, perhaps, but wit
equal fervor. Senator GoRMis is in tn
thoughts of Democrats with greater hoI
and persistency aud enthusiasm than
any other man who figures in the hort
scope Of 1892.