Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1892-03-12
CLEVELAND. HILL. GoRMAN.

DClliOOi dl iOI tIIC C>iuCiiON
than Cleveland or Hill. 1t is
the opinion of the Chicago
Pest that Hon. Author p. Cor
man is the most prominent
man among the Presidential
possibilities. The Pest says
of him: Were German elect
ed there would be fewer sore
spots than would follow the
election of any other man. 1t
is no eXageration to say that
he is one of the most popular
men that ever breathed the
atmosphere of public life.
Not pupular in the sense Of
being hail fellow well met
with everybody who chances
to come along; bur in the
sense of genuine respect and
admiration. which all who
know him have for him. Since
first he took his seat in the
Senate he has not been known
to be otherwise than courte-
Gus to all who have had oc-
casion to meet him. Even
during the fight on the Force
bill, when he had charge of
the Democratic forces, and
by his ceaseless activity de-
feated a Republican majority
with the national administra-
ton behind it, even then he
was never known to lose his
self poise for an instant.
Calm, cool. unruffled by
threatened defeat or long de
layed success, he remained
throughout. And not even
in the heat of partisan debate
did he relinquish his grasp
upon himself He is by all
odds the Lord Chesterfield of
the United States Senate, and
that without the slightest bit
of affectation or aught than
sturdy manhood about him,
either.
The South idolizes him;
for to him more than any other
man they are indebted for
their escape from the rule Of
the obnoxious Force bill.
There is little that he could
ask of the South and not re-
ceive. And should the pres
ent situation remain unchang-
ed he will, in all probability,
90 to the national convention
with the solid delegations
from every Southern State
for him. Besides this the
moneyed East has confidence
in him and the West know 5
nothing against him. He has
it is true, been charged with
sharp political practice. SO
has every successful politician
and statesman. But investi-
cation has discovered nothing
more heinous than that he
has outwitted his adversarics
at their own game, a trick for
which the universally-admired
Gladstone is famous. He
doesn't believe that politics
should be run like a Sunday
school. He recognizes that
it is gigantic game, the
greatest known to man. In it
the sharpest intellects are en-
gaged-intellects trained by
a lifetime of experience. To
combat them with success re
quires a knowledge of the
game as played by ones adj
versaries and though the
methods employed are not
always the most agreeable,
they are the methods of war
or politics. which is pretty
much of the same thing, and
the warrior must meet steel
with steel. TO use weapon
of softer metal means defeat.
The jesuitical theory that
the end deserves the means
is held by many statesman.
German is one Of them. He
believes that the Democratic
party is the best for the coun-
try. Under its guidance he
6elltxesfhat the country will
attain the most good. To
put the Democratic party in
power therefore, is his earn
est wish, and If to do that he
must adopt the methods Of
his adversary. why. then. he'll
adopt them. Hill is account
ed by all a politician of great
ability. Brice is another. But
great as they both are. Cor
man is their superior. And
there is no one more ready to