Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-04

dured this tOIture-f0r torture 1t oDvl-
ously was-for just two weeks. Then
ho gave the head waiter ten dollars to
seat the pretty women at the other end
of the dining room.
Perhaps the most interesting of our
presidential possibilities is Senator Pal
mer. This remarkable old man, now
past seyenty-fve, is as lively as cricket.
He walks to and from the Capitol, and
is often seen on Newspaper row talking
politics with the correspondents. He is
great admirer Of newspapers and news
paper men. He is the greatest newspa-
per reader in the senate. At homo
evenings he spends many hours listening
to his wife reading from the daily pa-
pers. Senator Palmer isn't frank about
the presidency, as Hill is. He doesn't
ndmit that he is candidate. He merely
thinks it possible things might come his
way, but isn't worrying much whether
they do or not. Senator Palmers col
league, Mr.. Cullom, is, on the other
hand, quite as frank as Senator Hill.
He simply says he wants to be nomi-
mated for president, and in decent,
dignifed way is doing what he can to
that end. Cullom is as plain and sim
pie as a pair of old boots, anyway.
A possible president who is now much
talked about is Senator German, Of
Maryland. He is as secretive as Hill is
frank. German is a master of the art
of silence. Yet even he sometimes
makes mistakes, as in a recent news
paper interview, when he was reported
as making statements about men and
affairs which raised the very deuce m
his state Will the art of newspaper
interviewing ever be so perfected as to
satisfy both the man who is interviewed
and the man who does the listening and
writing? fear not
German is SO much addicted to ST.
Ience, and does so much without max
ing any more expression about it than
is contained in smile, that people drop
into the habit of attributing to him the
methods of ~ Machiavelli
His reputation for skill and tact in
politics and legislation is as wide as the
land, and by many he is looked upon as
a master of finesse; yet those who know
him well know that q large share of his
adroitness and his so called adaptability
to intrigue is, after all, nothing but sin
cerity and politeness. The truth is Sen
ator German is natural leader of men,
| and to be that he must be honest, he
must keep faith, he must consider the
rights of others, he must be unselfish.
Else he could not be a leader.
Mr. German was recently asked by a
friend for the secret of his success
how it was that he always managed to
come out at the top of the heap. sit is
very simple matter" replied the sena-
tor. 81 keep my promises; l treat every
man with whom come in contact with
fairness and consideration; try to
make my enemies my friends instead of
| changing friends into enemies by fail
ing to keep faith with them; l do not
try to drive people my way, but help
them go their way"
Senator German has all his life been
a leader. To go to the front without
making any fuss about it, to influence
men without seeming to try to do SO, to
direct them while apparently deferring
to them, is as natural to him as breath
ing. He is now the recognized leader ci
his party in congress. In both senate
and house his voice is potent. Within
his party he has today greater influence
and power, ! think, than any other man
Yet his touch is velvety; the reins
which he holds are invisible; he il
almost demure in his unobtrusiveness
He is true genius, q born leader, who
can do this. AS to the presidency, NJ
one can accuse him of self seeking. HI
is not even candidate ''in the hands o.
his friends" He is doing nothing. Th'
delegation from his state in the Chicago
convention will at the outset probably
vote for another. Yet Mr.. Gorman'
friends hope and believe he will be th'
nominee,
Senator Gorman is such @ modest ant
unobtrrlsive mau that one does no
suspect how mucla there is in him til
acquaintance has ripened into friend
ship. Though always polite and affa
BILE, he is not communicative except y
those he has learned to trust. His friend
love him, and every one who is throw
in contact with him is insensibly wol
by a power more easily felt than ex
planned. He is strong and effectiv
though infrequent speaker in the senate
His home life is charming. With hi
wife, son and five daughters he is com
panion and playmate. Here his reserv
is thrown off and he laughs, romps, play
cards and tells stories till the young folk
are in ecstasies of delight.
Senator German is rich, having mad
J q fortune by lucky investments with hi
cousin, ex-senator Davis, in West VIII
ginia coal lands and railroads, but n
? breath of public or private scandal eve
) touched him. He rents a house /
. Washington, bat has a beautiful far1
Y and country seat at Laurel, betwee
t Washington and Baltimore.
r WALTER WELLMAN.
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